Rank 01Why this
Also Transportation and City Builder, like NIMBY Rails.
- $39.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Verified
- 2019
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The closest matches to NIMBY Rails: Transport Fever 2, Rail Route, Railway Empire 2, Cities in Motion 2, and RAILGRADE. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Also City Builder and Economy, like NIMBY Rails.
- $24.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Verified
- 2024
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- 2023
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Citystate II
Why this: Also Politics and Political Sim, like NIMBY Rails.
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Worldwide Rush
Why this: Also Transportation and Capitalism, like NIMBY Rails.
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- Released: 2021
- Developer: Weird and Wry
- Price: $19.99checked Nov 6
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 88% of 1,215 reviews
- Genres: Simulation, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Ability to build extensive networks
- Immersive
- Relaxing
- Economic management
- Network design
- Procedural generation
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Why this: Shares procedural generation with NIMBY Rails.
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Why this: Also Political Sim and City Builder, like NIMBY Rails.
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Why this: Also Transportation and City Builder, like NIMBY Rails.
The Guild II Renaissance
Why this: Also Politics and Political Sim, like NIMBY Rails.
Sid Meier's Railroads!
Why this: Same relaxing mood as NIMBY Rails.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Transport Fever 2
Why this: Also Transportation and City Builder, like NIMBY Rails.
Rail Route
Why this: Also City Builder and Economy, like NIMBY Rails.
Worldwide Rush
Why this: Also Transportation and Capitalism, like NIMBY Rails.
About NIMBY Rails
The closest matches to NIMBY Rails: Transport Fever 2, Rail Route, Railway Empire 2, Cities in Motion 2, and RAILGRADE. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If NIMBY Rails is your kind of game, the closest matches are Transport Fever 2, Rail Route and Railway Empire 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as immersive and relaxing, and single out its economic management and network design. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
NIMBY Rails is a railway sandbox simulation developed and published by Weird and Wry, released in 2021 with a price of $15.19 USD. Players take on the role of transit policy managers and railway engineers, designing and operating railroad networks using procedural generation to simulate realistic economic and logistical challenges. The sandbox building focus allows for extensive network creation, with mechanics centered on economic management, network design, and tactical positioning. Reviewers describe the experience as immersive and relaxing, with players highlighting the satisfaction of building expansive transit systems. The game supports single-player mode only and is classified as playable on Steam Deck. It runs as an Early Access title and currently holds an 88 percent positive rating from over 1,200 Steam reviews.
About NIMBY Rails: Design and run your own railroads for the real world. Solve global transportation dilemmas. Unleash your inner railway engineer and transit policy manager.
Is NIMBY Rails worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 88% of 1,215 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 10).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 128 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Ability to build extensive networks
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I want to love the game, but the execution just fails on so many levels. My main gripe is that I don't want to follow real-life railways, but anything else requires me to either build purely underground or bulldoze (not a game mechanic…”
“I love the idea of this game and there is no game quite like it. However the world feels extremely flat, like google maps. The city is stale, with no people, cars or any life. The only thing you can actually see change in your world are…”
People who play it also play: Transport Fever 2, Rail Route, Railway Empire 2
Frequently asked about NIMBY Rails
Can I run it?
Does NIMBY Rails run on Steam Deck?
NIMBY Rails is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does NIMBY Rails cost?
NIMBY Rails is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does NIMBY Rails have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — NIMBY Rails supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to NIMBY Rails?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside NIMBY Rails are Transport Fever 2, Rail Route, Railway Empire 2.
Who developed NIMBY Rails?
NIMBY Rails was developed by Weird and Wry.