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Also Trains and Transportation, like SimRail.
- Free
- Deck Playable
- 2021
Games like SimRail - The Railway Simulator
- 22 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked SimRail - The Railway Simulator also play
The closest matches to SimRail - The Railway Simulator: SimRail - The Railway Simulator: Prologue, Derail Valley, Train Sim World® 4, Railroader, and Train Life: A Railway Simulator. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- Deck Playable
- 2019
Rank 03- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2023
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American Truck Simulator
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like SimRail - The Railway Simulator
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- Released: 2024
- Developer: SimRail S.A.
- Price: $34.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 81% of 902 reviews
- Genres: Simulation
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Detailed route networks
- Multiplayer coordination
- Realistic train control
- Immersive
- Stressful
- Route network management
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About SimRail - The Railway Simulator
The closest matches to SimRail - The Railway Simulator: SimRail - The Railway Simulator: Prologue, Derail Valley, Train Sim World® 4, Railroader, and Train Life: A Railway Simulator. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If SimRail - The Railway Simulator is your kind of game, the closest matches are SimRail - The Railway Simulator: Prologue, Derail Valley and Train Sim World® 4 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as immersive and stressful, and single out its multiplayer coordination and realistic train control. 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 SimRail - The Railway Simulator: 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.
Is SimRail - The Railway Simulator worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 81% of 902 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- On sale: 45% off, now $19.24 (checked Nov 9).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 41 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 67 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Detailed route networks
- Multiplayer coordination
- Realistic train control
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I have to give a negative review because the game looks like aiming the same monetization and DLC models like Dovetail Rail Simulator games which is in my book is a red flag! The game is still in EA, why not putting those DLC content into…”
“Don't buy the game, it's a waste of money if you want to play multiplayer. The admins ban people for no reason to make room on the server for themselves and their friends, And when you write this on the forum, they threaten you that next…”
People who play it also play: SimRail - The Railway Simulator: Prologue, Derail Valley, Train Sim World® 4
Frequently asked about SimRail - The Railway Simulator
Can I run it?
Does SimRail - The Railway Simulator run on Steam Deck?
SimRail - The 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 SimRail - The Railway Simulator cost?
SimRail - The Railway Simulator is listed on Steam at 34.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does SimRail - The Railway Simulator have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — SimRail - The Railway Simulator supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to SimRail - The Railway Simulator?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SimRail - The Railway Simulator are SimRail - The Railway Simulator: Prologue, Derail Valley, Train Sim World® 4.
Who developed SimRail - The Railway Simulator?
SimRail - The Railway Simulator was developed by SimRail S.A. and published by PlayWay S.A..