Games like Sid Meier's Railroads!
by Firaxis Games, Feral Interactive (Mac)
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!
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$29.99RAILGRADE
Oct 13 · Minakata Dynamics
Both: Trains · Building · Management
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!
TrainsStrategySimulationResource ManagementAutomationCity BuilderModdableBuildingManagementEconomy👍 1,207
$29.99Railroads Online
Dec 5 · Stefan Kelnberger
Both: Trains · Building
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!
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$24.99Rail Route
Feb 22 · Bitrich.info
Both: Trains · Building
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!
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$29.99Railroader
Dec 7 · Giraffe Lab LLC
Both: Trains
You and your fellow railroaders are the lifeblood of your railroad, just like it is the lifeblood of the communities it serves. Switch cars at industries. Keep people moving while running local passenger trains. Run trains with a purpose in transition era Appalachia – in Railroader!
Early AccessSimulationTrainsTransportationAutomobile SimOpen World3DImmersive SimCinematicFirst-Person👍 3,348
$19.99Trans-Siberian Railway Simulator
May 30 · Pentacle
Both: Trains
Take control of a Soviet locomotive and embark on a dangerous journey along the world's longest railway line. Face mafia rivals, bandits, wild animals, constant breakdowns, severe frosts, hunger, and... a hangover. How far will you get before your supplies run out?
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$24.99Industry Giant 4.0
Oct 17 · Don VS Dodo
Both: Management · Economy · Building
Build an industrial empire from scratch in Industry Giant 4.0. Produce goods, build up your industries, construct transportation networks, plan production, manage finances, and navigate global events. Become the next business tycoon and write history!
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$34.99SimRail - The Railway Simulator
Dec 13 · SimRail S.A.
Both: Trains
SimRail is new, advanced railway simulator. Master high-speed long-distance EMU, heavy freight hauls and suburban trains. Travel 500 km of geodetic-data based real routes. Become train dispatcher and control the traffic according to the schedule or cooperate with other players on multiplayer mode.
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$19.99Empire Builder
Nov 20 · Zombie Possum Games Inc
Both: Trains · Economy · Management
Empire Builder train game boardgames brought to the digital world. Starting with Empire Builder - Europe as the base game, we will release each of the games in this series for all to enjoy.
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Sep 17 · Dovetail Games
Both: Trains
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$29.99Train Sim World® 4
Sep 26 · Dovetail Games
Both: Trains
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$4.99Space Station Tycoon
Nov 1 · Lunheim Studios
Both: Management · Building · Economy
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Oct 24 · Iceflake Studios, Colossal Order
Both: Building · Management · Economy
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Oct 3 · Galaxy Grove
Both: Trains · Management
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Mar 26 · Ubisoft Düsseldorf
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$39.99Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
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$19.99Unrailed 2: Back on Track
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Both: Trains
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Both: Management · Economy
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Both: Management · Economy
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$14.99Supermarket & Internet Cafe Simulator
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$29.99Voidtrain
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Both: Trains
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Both: Management · Economy
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Both: Building · Management · Economy
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Both: Management · Building
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Both: Economy
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Both: Building · Management · Economy
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Both: Management · Economy
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Both: Classic
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Both: Management · Economy
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Both: Building · Management
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Both: Building
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Both: Management
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Both: Trains
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