- #1 Train Valley
97% matchVery Positive90% of 3,436 reviews2015
Dev: Alexey DavydovPub: Flazm
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build railways, manage traffic and stay accident-free. Play in Europe, America, Japan and USSR in 1830-2020. Complete the story mode from the Gold Rush of 1849 to the first manned spaceflight, and then explore the random mode. Management. Construction. Trains. Welcome to Train Valley!
Why similar: Transportation 27.3% ★, Trains 27.2% ★, Resource Management 12.3%, Time Management 9.4%, Management 6.9%
- #2 Train World
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Turn Point Games
Windows
Become a railroad pioneer in Train World - a railway simulator that spans centuries as you design, manage, and operate your own train network. Start at the dawn of railroad technology and evolve into a complex, modern railway company.
Why similar: Trains 26.4% ★, Transportation 23.2% ★, Automation 7.7%, Sandbox 7.6%, Economy 7.4%
- #3 Train Valley Origins
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 290 reviews2025
Dev: FlazmPub: Polden Publishing
Windows
The cutest management game about trains. 🚂 Choo-choo! Manage increasingly complex railroad. The rich history of railway transport awaits! From steam engines to futuristic marvels. Explore different eras and countries and witness the evolution of train technology. 🛤️🚂🚄❤️
Why similar: Trains 28.2% ★, Transportation 26.3% ★, Level Editor 12.9%, Time Management 11.3%, Management 7.6%
- #4 Rail Route
95% matchVery Positive89% of 2,523 reviews2024
Dev: Bitrich.info
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 117.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
In Rail Route, you will design, construct, upgrade, and automate your railway network in one of the many maps based on real-life cities worldwide. Dispatch the trains to make the traffic flow and the network grow!
Why similar: Trains 22% ★, Transportation 21.6% ★, Automation 11.6%, City Builder 10%, Time Management 9.8%
- #5 Railway Empire 2
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,601 reviews2023
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Don the coat of a clever entrepreneur, take over a small railway company in the early 1800s and turn your steam engines into the workhorses of the economy. Grow your company into the largest railway company of the continent and outsmart your competitors.
Why similar: Transportation 26.4% ★, Trains 24.6% ★, City Builder 9.6%, Economy 8.3%, Resource Management 7.5%
- #6 Transport Fever 2
93% matchVery Positive90% of 31,979 reviews2019
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 66.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way!
Why similar: Transportation 29.1% ★, Trains 24.4% ★, City Builder 11.6%, Management 8%, Economy 7.8%
- #7 Train Fever
94% matchMixed64% of 3,525 reviews2014
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 29.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
It’s the year 1850, and there are great times ahead! Establish a transport company and be its manager. Build infrastructure such as railways and stations, purchase transportation vehicles and manage lines. Fulfill the people’s needs and watch cities evolve dynamically.
Why similar: Trains 41.3% ★, Transportation 13.9% ★, Economy 10%, Management 8.8%, City Builder 8.2%
- #8 RAILGRADE
92% matchVery Positive85% of 1,228 reviews2023
Dev: Minakata Dynamics
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
RAILGRADE is the train RTS game! Construct dense vertical railroads, build cities, construct vast factory chains with train automation! Restore an off world colony's economy all in the intense story driven campaign or relaxing sandbox mode!
Why similar: Trains 27.2% ★, Automation 12.7%, Transportation 11.6% ★, City Builder 11.2%, Resource Management 8.7%
- #9 Factory Town
91% matchVery Positive91% of 4,454 reviews2021
Dev: Erik Asmussen
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Build, automate, and optimize a giant factory on 3D terrain using conveyor belts, trains, chutes, pipes, and airships. Sell your goods to nearby villages to expand their borders, increase happiness, and unlock even better technology!
Why similar: Automation 15.6%, Transportation 15.5% ★, Trains 12.9% ★, City Builder 11.6%, Resource Management 9.5%
- #10 Transport Fever
91% matchVery Positive83% of 10,827 reviews2016
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 47.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Transport Fever is a railroad-focused tycoon game. Players start in 1850 and build up a thriving transport company. As an emerging transport tycoon, the player constructs stations, airports, harbors and makes money by connecting areas requiring transport services. Build up your own Empire!
Why similar: Transportation 26.7% ★, Trains 25.3% ★, City Builder 12.6%, Economy 9.4%, Sandbox 7.8%
- #11 Sweet Transit
90% matchMixed68% of 1,256 reviews2024
Dev: Ernestas NorvaišasPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Sweet Transit is a unique city builder where the railway is king. Build and automate the dream supply chain for your citizens, giving them all they need to expand quaint villages into bustling cities. Progress from steam power to diesel and beyond in this advanced train-driven experience.
Why similar: Transportation 22.7% ★, Trains 21.7% ★, City Builder 10.3%, Level Editor 9.8%, Economy 7.4%
- #12 Railway Empire
89% matchVery Positive83% of 9,677 reviews2018
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In Railway Empire, you will create an elaborate and wide-ranging rail network, purchase over 40 different trains modelled in extraordinary detail, and buy or build railway stations, maintenance buildings, factories and tourist attractions to keep your travel network ahead of the competition.
Why similar: Trains 32.6% ★, Transportation 17.8% ★, Economy 10.4%, Management 9.8%, City Builder 7.3%
- #13 Super Loco World - Cozy Train Automation
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 365 reviews2025
Dev: Andrii BychkovskyiPub: Curve Games
Windows
Effortlessly build and automate intricate railroads and deliver goods to meet the demands of a dynamic world! Make clever use of signals and signposts to avoid traffic jams, and watch your villages blossom into bustling towns in this cozy take on the train tycoon genre.
Why similar: Transportation 25% ★, Trains 24.5% ★, Automation 12.8%, Economy 7.6%, Sandbox 6.9%
- #14 Voxel Tycoon
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,774 reviews2021
Dev: Voxel Tycoon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Voxel Tycoon is a management sim set in an infinite voxel world. Mine resources and process them into goods in your custom factories. Set up supply chains and passenger routes with a huge fleet of trains, trucks, and buses, and turn small towns into prosperous megacities with a thriving economy!
Why similar: Transportation 27.4% ★, Trains 23.7% ★, Automation 8.7%, Economy 8.2%, Management 7.2%
- #15 Transport INC
87% matchMixed70% of 1,079 reviews2020
Dev: DIGIFOXPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Become the manager of the largest transport corporation ever! Create new planes, bus, trains and truck connections. Optimize them to ever-changing demands and adapt to unexpected events. Beat the competition. Connect cities all around the real world map!
Why similar: Transportation 24% ★, Trains 20% ★, Sandbox 8.2%, Economy 7.9%, Automation 7.6%
- #16 Mashinky
86% matchVery Positive85% of 2,799 reviews2018
Dev: Jan Zelený
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 36.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Mashinky is a transport strategy game about trains. The goal is to create your own transport empire on a procedurally generated map. It’s a unique blend of realistic graphics combined with an isometric construction mode and board game-like rules.
Why similar: Trains 26.6% ★, Transportation 25.7% ★, Economy 9%, Level Editor 8.8%, Sandbox 7.4%
- #17 Train Valley 2
85% matchVery Positive90% of 3,123 reviews2019
Dev: Alexey DavydovPub: Flazm
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Build bigger and more complex railway networks than ever before! Building on the success of the original, you’ll get more of what you loved about the original and then some. With increasingly difficult and complex challenges from local industries, the Valley has never felt so vast! ALL ABOARD!
Why similar: Trains 40.9% ★, Level Editor 21.2%, Management 11.2%, Minimalist 9%, Strategy 5.7%
- #18 InfraSpace
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,928 reviews2023
Dev: Dionic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Create an extrasolar efficiency utopia from scratch! In this sci-fi city builder you need to start mining operations, plan production, and lay down transportation routes to ensure a smooth supply chain.
Why similar: Transportation 23.8% ★, Trains 14.7% ★, Automation 12%, City Builder 11.3%, Resource Management 7.4%
- #19 Railroad Tycoon 3
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,249 reviews2007
Dev: PopTopPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Railroad Tycoon 3 features 25 scenarios challenging players to recreate magnificent feats of railroading history from around the world. Players can lay track (including tunnels and overpasses), pick from over 40 locomotives from early steams to modern bullets, choose to haul over 35 types of cargo in a dynamic economy, and participate in...
Why similar: Trains 50.1% ★, Management 22.9%, Economy 8.3%, Strategy 7.7%, Simulation 3.8%
- #20 Railbound
83% matchVery Positive95% of 1,900 reviews2022
Dev: Afterburn
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A relaxing puzzle game about fixing train connections and travelling the world - now with a level editor!
Why similar: Trains 38.6% ★, Transportation 33.7% ★, Resource Management 12%, Management 9.2%, Strategy 5.2%
- #21 Simutrans
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 664 reviews2016
Dev: The Simutrans Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Simutrans is a freeware and open-source transportation simulator. Your goal is to establish a successful transport company. Transport passengers, mail and goods by rail, road, ship, and even air. Interconnect districts, cities, public buildings, industries and tourist attractions.
Why similar: Trains 39.1% ★, Transportation 12.4% ★, Management 9.1%, Economy 8.2%, Simulation 7.7%
- #22 Good Company
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,782 reviews2022
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Good Company is an in-depth management sim about building a trail-blazing tech corporation. Assemble complex production lines, manage employee logistics, and sell high-quality products on the market to become the best company in the whole county!
Why similar: Automation 19.2%, Economy 13.6%, Resource Management 12.7%, City Builder 12.2%, Sandbox 10.7%
- #23 Transport Tycoon Deluxe
81% matchMixed53% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Chris SawyerPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Transport Tycoon Deluxe challenges you to become the ultimate Transport Tycoon by creating a transit empire. Build a network of trains, trucks, ships, planes, and more to grow your business, make money, and fend off rivals in this 1995 building sim from Chris Sawyer.
Why similar: Trains 32.8% ★, City Builder 12.8%, Automation 12.7%, Time Management 12.1%, Capitalism 10.3%
- #24 Station to Station
79% matchVery Positive89% of 1,920 reviews2023
Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Prismatika
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 47%
‘Station to Station’ is a minimalist & relaxing game about building railway connections. Grab your conductor’s hat and bring the voxel-art world to life through the magic of trains!
Why similar: Trains 30.4% ★, Transportation 26.3% ★, City Builder 9.6%, Automation 9.1%, Management 7.4%
- #25 NIMBY Rails
80% matchVery Positive90% of 2,255 reviews2021
Dev: Weird and Wry
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 40.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Design and run your own railroads for the real world. Solve global transportation dilemmas. Unleash your inner railway engineer and transit policy manager.
Why similar: Transportation 30.8% ★, Trains 16.1% ★, City Builder 9.6%, Capitalism 9.4%, Economy 9.4%
- #26 Transports
82% matchMixed66% of 107 reviews2018
Dev: Jens P. Behrens
Windows
Transports is a transportation business simulation game. Build your business empire by building transportation routes for trucks, trains, ships and planes to transport goods between industrial buildings and cities.
Why similar: Transportation 25.5% ★, Trains 21.7% ★, Economy 8.5%, City Builder 8%, Resource Management 7.3%
- #27 My Train Arrives
81% matchVery Positive86% of 96 reviews2019
Dev: Kochkin Dmitry
Windows
My Train Arrives is a railway construction simulation game. Build railroads, open new routes for trains. Enjoy the pleasant atmosphere of the game.
Why similar: Transportation 28.1% ★, Trains 26.4% ★, City Builder 10.1%, Economy 6.4%, Management 6.4%
- #28 Railroad Corporation 2
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 385 reviews2026
Dev: Corbie GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
The 20th century heralds the new age of electrification for the railroad, and a new opportunity to make your fortune. Build your corporation carefully, as you deploy modern electric and diesel locomotives, lay new tracks, transport goods and passengers, and stay ahead of the competition.
Why similar: Trains 30.5% ★, Transportation 24.6% ★, City Builder 9.8%, Economy 9.6%, Sandbox 7.9%
- #29 Mini Motorways
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,124 reviews2021
Dev: Dinosaur Polo Club
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Mini Motorways is a strategy simulation game about designing the road map for a growing city. Build a traffic network, one road at a time, to create a bustling metropolis. Redesign your roads and place your motorways to get everyone where they need to go. How long can you keep the city moving?
Why similar: Transportation 36.5% ★, Management 13.2%, City Builder 10.1%, Strategy 9.9%, Minimalist 9.7%
- #30 STATIONflow
77% matchVery Positive86% of 502 reviews2020
Dev: DMM GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
STATIONflow is a game about controlling the flow of thousands of passengers by building and managing an efficient underground train station.
Why similar: Trains 25.4% ★, Transportation 14.7% ★, City Builder 10%, Level Editor 7.6%, Resource Management 7.1%
- #31 Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™
78% matchVery Positive87% of 667 reviews2015
Dev: Chris SawyerPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Explore a vast and detailed world and build a Transportation Empire!
Why similar: Trains 40.3% ★, Transportation 23.4% ★, Management 10.6%, Simulation 9.8%, Strategy 8.5%
- #32 Cities in Motion
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,087 reviews2011
Dev: Colossal OrderPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Manage transportation for commuters in four of the world's greatest cities - Vienna, Helsinki, Berlin, and Amsterdam
Why similar: Transportation 25.8% ★, Trains 22.5% ★, City Builder 12.1%, Management 12%, Simulation 10.1%
- #33 Train Station Simulator
79% matchMixed57% of 256 reviews2017
Dev: Appliks Apps Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Train Station Simulator is a station builder and manager game. Create and maintain your dream station! Ride the rails and operate your ultimate grand central empire!
Why similar: Trains 48.2% ★, Management 13.7%, Simulation 7.9%, Strategy 7.4%, Economy 6.1%
- #34 Worldwide Rush
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 540 reviews2025
Dev: Memel Games
Windows
Worldwide Rush lets you experience passenger transportation and management on a global scale. Expand your company, meet the growing travel demand, compete against other companies, and discover new continents with its unique vehicles. The entire world is yours to control.
Why similar: Transportation 37.5% ★, Capitalism 14%, Economy 12.3%, Sandbox 9.2%, Resource Management 8.9%
- #35 Derail Valley
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,196 reviews2019
Dev: Altfuture
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 37.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Drive massive trains and build your career in a vast open railway network. For both PC and VR.
Why similar: Trains 38.2% ★, Transportation 32.9% ★, Economy 8.1%, Resource Management 7.5%, Sandbox 6.5%
- #36 Rise of Industry
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,178 reviews2019
Dev: Dapper Penguin StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Put your entrepreneurial skills to the test in the first title in the ROI series as you create & optimise intricate production lines. As an early 20th-Century industrialist, grow your empire & adapt to an ever-changing business landscape with unexpected events that could lead to boom…or bust.
Why similar: City Builder 13.3%, Transportation 12.6% ★, Economy 11.4%, Trains 10.6% ★, Management 9.9%
- #37 Railroads Online
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,971 reviews2024
Dev: Stefan KelnbergerPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 66.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build your dream railroad across a huge open world! You can build tracks and stations, drive detailed locomotives, and transport goods to earn money and experience. Play exciting Online Multiplayer sessions with your friends or create your very own sandbox!
Why similar: Trains 48% ★, Economy 13.6%, Sandbox 12.1%, Online Co-Op 12%, Management 10.4%
- #38 Sid Meier's Railroads!
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,441 reviews2007
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Sid Meier's Railroads! marks the return of the watershed title in simulation/strategy gaming that launched the popular "tycoon" genre, and inspired a new generation of games. Sid Meier's Railroads!
Why similar: Trains 58.9% ★, Economy 14%, Management 13.1%, Strategy 8.1%, Simulation 5.1%
- #39 Overcrowd: A Commute 'Em Up
73% matchVery Positive81% of 1,753 reviews2020
Dev: SquarePlay Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Design and build the most efficient metro stations known to man! Excavate. Expand. Set staff priorities. And manage the commuter flow. Overcrowd is a 2.5D management/tycoon/simulator set below the bustling city of Lubdon Town.
Why similar: Trains 22.7% ★, Transportation 20.4% ★, City Builder 14.5%, Management 9.5%, Resource Management 8.8%
- #40 Steam: Rails to Riches
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 119 reviews2017
Dev: Acram Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The official version of one of the best board games - Steam: Rails to Riches. Take control of a railway company, issue shares, build railroads, deliver goods along an network of tracks and stations and make profit to expand.
Why similar: Trains 77.2% ★, Strategy 12.6%, Simulation 4.5%, Indie 3.5%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #41 Mini Settlers
70% matchVery Positive81% of 720 reviews2025
Dev: Knight Owl GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Mini Settlers is a minimalistic city builder! Settle islands, construct cities, and design efficient logistic networks to fulfill your buildings' needs and fuel population growth to adventure into new worlds.
Why similar: Transportation 23.1% ★, Trains 17.4% ★, Automation 14.6%, City Builder 11.5%, Sandbox 7.2%
- #42 A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 204 reviews2021
Dev: ARTDINKPub: KOMODO
Windows
In the world of A-Train, people gather around stations, gradually developing the surrounding town. What kind of railroad will you create? How will you develop the town? All these choices and more are yours to make.
Why similar: Transportation 20.4% ★, Trains 16.8% ★, City Builder 13.2%, Economy 8.7%, Level Editor 8.1%
- #43 Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,181 reviews2022
Dev: N3V Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 171.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Drive, Explore, Operate and Create the railroad of your dreams - and now you can collaborate in real time with Multiplayer Surveyor! TRS22 showcases a range of high quality routes, sessions and trains to drive, plus all the scenery you need to make your own masterpiece.
Why similar: Trains 35.3% ★, Transportation 28.5% ★, Level Editor 17.5%, Sandbox 9.4%, Simulation 5%
- #44 Rolling Line
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,532 reviews2018
Dev: Gaugepunk Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Build your own model railway tracks and scenery or explore pre-made maps, including 1000s of player-made maps and mods on the Steam Workshop! Play solo and in multiplayer, both in virtual reality and on PC!
Why similar: Trains 32.1% ★, Transportation 27.9% ★, Level Editor 15.1%, Sandbox 8.8%, City Builder 8.5%
- #45 Train Life: A Railway Simulator
71% matchMixed63% of 1,676 reviews2022
Dev: SimteractPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
For the first time in railroad simulation, play as both the driver and company director! Take the controls of your locomotives and grow your railway empire by negotiating deals and developing your network.
Why similar: Transportation 37.3% ★, Trains 32.1% ★, Management 10%, Economy 8.5%, Simulation 6.5%
- #46 Train Frontier Classic
71% matchVery Positive88% of 245 reviews2017
Dev: Team Train Frontier
Windows
Train Frontier Classic is a stylized landscape building and multiplayer train riding sandbox, inspired by the fun of model railroad building. Fill a scene with miles of scale track, hundreds of props, and a personal train car setup -- then go online to share and ride your creation with friends!
Why similar: Trains 65.2% ★, Simulation 9.5%, Transportation 9.5% ★, Level Editor 5.1%, City Builder 4.9%
- #47 OpenTTD
67% matchVery Positive95% of 16,779 reviews2021
Dev: OpenTTD
Windows · Mac · Linux
OpenTTD is a business simulation game in which players earn money by transporting passengers and cargo via road, rail, water, and air. It is an open-source remake and expansion of the 1995 Chris Sawyer video game Transport Tycoon Deluxe.
Why similar: Transportation 25.2% ★, Trains 24% ★, Economy 10.4%, City Builder 8.5%, Sandbox 8%
- #48 Plan B: Terraform
66% matchVery Positive91% of 3,542 reviews2025
Dev: Gaddy Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Terraform a lifeless rock into a lush and habitable world. Build trucks, trains, and sprawling factories on an enormous hexagonal planet. Grow its population to millions. Enjoy a dynamic simulation of atmosphere, temperature, water, and forests.
Why similar: Transportation 27.5% ★, Trains 23.1% ★, Automation 15.2%, Resource Management 9.5%, Sandbox 7.3%
- #49 Iron Village
68% matchVery Positive89% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar Chippy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
With the help of your railway, build houses, farms, warehouses, and more to create your village. Trade what your people make for other resources and gold to grow your village into a prospering town, and grow the railway into a powerhouse.
Why similar: Trains 27.5% ★, Transportation 26.5% ★, City Builder 13.8%, Economy 8.7%, Management 6.4%
- #50 Cities in Motion 2
72% matchMixed58% of 2,500 reviews2013
Dev: Colossal OrderPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cities in Motion 2 is the sequel to the popular mass transit simulation game Cities in Motion. Build, manage and lead your transportation network to provide cities with their ever changing needs. CIM2 introduces new features including multiplayer game modes, day and night cycles, timetables and dynamic cities.
Why similar: Transportation 39.1% ★, City Builder 13.2%, Trains 11% ★, Management 10%, Simulation 8%
- #51 Airport CEO
68% matchVery Positive83% of 8,268 reviews2021
Dev: Apog Labs
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Build and manage an international airport!
Why similar: Transportation 22.2% ★, Automation 12.2%, Capitalism 10.9%, Resource Management 10.3%, City Builder 9.6%
- #52 Steam Revolution: The Age of Rail
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Partially Differentiated Games
Windows
Build rail networks that link industries in 1844 Europe. Complete levels to expand across nations, and compare the efficiency of your solutions against a leaderboard.
Why similar: Trains 44.6% ★, Automation 22.7%, City Builder 16.1%, Simulation 6.7%, Top-Down 5.2%
- #53 Cargo Company
70% matchMixed58% of 72 reviews2022
Dev: Ambiera
Windows
Cargo Company is a transport simulation tycoon game where you make money by transporting passengers, wood, steel, goods, cars, tanks and more - using trains, trucks, busses, and even rockets between planets.
Why similar: Transportation 26.2% ★, Trains 26% ★, City Builder 9.7%, Economy 9.3%, Management 7.5%
- #54 Transporter
69% matchMixed49% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: Shattered Mirror Studio
Windows
Modern transport sim game combining realistic simulation with indie game style, old-school grid environment, newest features, and modern transport options. Transport a wide variety of cargo and passengers over road, rail, and water, and create your own transport company!
Why similar: Transportation 41% ★, Trains 19.4% ★, Management 9.9%, Level Editor 8.7%, Economy 5.7%
- #55 Railroad Corporation
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,487 reviews2019
Dev: Corbie GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Relive the pioneering spirit of the Golden Age of Steam by establishing your own railroad empire across 19th century North America. Bring settlements together, produce and trade goods and develop new technologies to stay ahead of the competition. Want more? RAILROAD CORPORATION 2 Out Now!
Why similar: Trains 30.5% ★, Transportation 24.7% ★, Management 8.4%, Economy 8%, Capitalism 7.5%
- #56 Tiny Rails
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 706 reviews2018
Dev: Trophy Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Tiny Rails is a relaxing train management adventure. Travel across an immersive and meticulously crafted pixel world. Collect hundreds of beautiful cars, each with their own set of stats, to create your own unique multi-car masterpiece!
Why similar: Trains 35.4% ★, Transportation 31.8% ★, Resource Management 11.5%, Economy 6.7%, Management 5.4%
- #57 Parkitect
66% matchVery Positive94% of 8,084 reviews2018
Dev: Texel Raptor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Parkitect is a business simulation game that charges you with the construction and management of theme parks! Bringing back the best of classic theme park games with many new features and content on top. Now supports online co-op with up to 8 players!
Why similar: Level Editor 19.5%, Time Management 13.6%, City Builder 12.8%, Capitalism 12.6%, Economy 12.5%
- #58 Train Driver 2
67% matchMixed56% of 747 reviews2025
Dev: TTSK
Windows
Polish railway simulator emphasizing multiplayer and realism. Become a train driver, operating faithfully recreated trains, or a dispatcher, managing traffic and signalling equipment at your post. Cooperate online, build stations in the editor, and join railway enthusiasts!
Why similar: Trains 48% ★, Transportation 29.2% ★, Simulation 8.4%, Management 6.9%, Online Co-Op 5.5%
- #59 Soko Loco Deluxe
68% matchVery Positive81% of 98 reviews2019
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Soko Loco Deluxe is a cute train tycoon! 🚂🧱🎁💎 Transport resources, develop towns and build a giant monument! Choo-choo!
Why similar: Trains 34.1% ★, Transportation 33.8% ★, City Builder 13.7%, Strategy 7.9%, Simulation 7.9%