Single-player games like NIMBY Rails
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to NIMBY Rails, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Transport Fever 2
Single-player alternative to NIMBY Rails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with NIMBY Rails.
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!
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Rail Route
Single-player alternative to NIMBY Rails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with NIMBY Rails.
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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Railway Empire 2
Single-player alternative to NIMBY Rails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with NIMBY Rails.
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.
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Cities in Motion 2
Single-player alternative to NIMBY Rails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with NIMBY Rails.
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.
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RAILGRADE
Single-player alternative to NIMBY Rails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with NIMBY Rails.
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!
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Citystate II
Single-player alternative to NIMBY Rails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with NIMBY Rails.
Create your own Nation, build cities and bring prosperity to your people. Citystate II is a unique city-builder featuring realistic economics and complex political options. Slums or skyscrapers, experiment and bring about your vision of the ideal society.
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Worldwide Rush
Single-player alternative to NIMBY Rails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with NIMBY Rails.
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.
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Simutrans
Single-player alternative to NIMBY Rails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with NIMBY Rails.
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.
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The Spatials
Single-player alternative to NIMBY Rails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with NIMBY Rails.
It's the year 5781 -- and you have been chosen to build and lead a space station in a wild corner of the galaxy! Attract visitors and explore hundreds of planets to fund your station.
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The Spatials: Galactology
Single-player alternative to NIMBY Rails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with NIMBY Rails.
The Spatials are back with Galactology! Design, build and protect your colony station from the many enemies you will make while exploring the galaxy and exploding their homeworlds.