Rank 01Why this
Also Trains and Transportation, like Train Life: A Railway Simulator.
- $39.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2019
Games like Train Life: A Railway Simulator
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- Deck Playable
- 2024
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- Deck Playable
- 2022
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Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator
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- 96% of 5,882 reviews
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- 65% of 1,366 reviews
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- 67% of 518 reviews
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- 24NIMBY Rails
Also Transportation and Economy, like Train Life: A Railway Simulator.
- 88% of 1,215 reviews
- Released: 2022
- Developer: Simteract
- Price: $19.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 55% of 454 reviews
- Genres: Simulation
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Atmospheric driving experience
- Large european map with diverse cities
- Pick up and play accessibility
- Immersive
- Relaxing
- City development
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About Train Life: A Railway Simulator
The closest matches to Train Life: A Railway Simulator: Derail Valley, SimRail - The Railway Simulator, Train Sim World® 3, Transport Fever, and Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Train Life: A Railway Simulator is your kind of game, the closest matches are Derail Valley, SimRail - The Railway Simulator and Train Sim World® 3 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as immersive and relaxing, and single out its city development and freight delivery. 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.
About Train Life: A Railway Simulator: 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.
Is Train Life: A Railway Simulator worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 55% of 454 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 15 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 13 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Atmospheric driving experience
- Large european map with diverse cities
- Pick up and play accessibility
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The game has potential, but it has many flaws in its design. For starters, you start with a boring tutorial. And the management of the company is confusing and not very intuitive. Not to mention that the developers seem to have abandoned…”
“It was fun game when it was released, but then they started to cut the some features - radio was cut off from the game when you compare versions. Now? Game that is forgotten by its makers. No bugs will be fixed. Don't waste your money.”
People who play it also play: Derail Valley, SimRail - The Railway Simulator, Train Sim World® 3
Frequently asked about Train Life: A Railway Simulator
Can I run it?
Does Train Life: A Railway Simulator run on Steam Deck?
Train Life: A Railway Simulator 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 Train Life: A Railway Simulator cost?
Train Life: A Railway Simulator is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Train Life: A Railway Simulator?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Train Life: A Railway Simulator are Derail Valley, SimRail - The Railway Simulator, Train Sim World® 3.
Who developed Train Life: A Railway Simulator?
Train Life: A Railway Simulator was developed by Simteract and published by Nacon.