Single-player games like Railroader
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Railroader, 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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Railroads Online
Single-player alternative to Railroader — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Railroader.
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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Derail Valley
Single-player alternative to Railroader — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Early Access with Railroader.
Drive massive trains and build your career in a vast open railway network. For both PC and VR.
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Railroad Corporation 2
Single-player alternative to Railroader — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Railroader.
The 20th century heralds the new age of electrification for the railroad, and a new opportunity to make your fortune. Build your corporation carefully, as you deploy modern electric and diesel locomotives, lay new tracks, transport goods and passengers, and stay ahead of the competition.
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American Truck Simulator
Single-player alternative to Railroader — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Railroader.
Experience legendary American trucks and deliver various cargoes across sunny California, sandy Nevada, and the Grand Canyon State of Arizona. American Truck Simulator takes you on a journey through the breathtaking landscapes and widely recognized landmarks around the States.
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Railway Empire 2
Single-player alternative to Railroader — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Railroader.
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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SimRail - The Railway Simulator
Single-player alternative to Railroader — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Railroader.
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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Train Sim World® 4
Single-player alternative to Railroader — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Railroader.
Feel the power of simulation in your hands. Experience immense velocity and express unrivalled creativity with Train Sim World 4! Expand your rail hobby and discover the raw emotion of driving a diverse array of iconic routes and trains. From training center to mountain pass, this is your journey.
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RAILGRADE
Single-player alternative to Railroader — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Railroader.
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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Railroad Tycoon II Platinum
Single-player alternative to Railroader — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Railroader.
Includes Railroad Tycoon II and the expansion The Second Century It can take you from New York to South Africa. It can take you from the year 1804 to the year 2000. It can take you from penniless manual laborer to powerful multi-millionaire.
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Train Simulator Classic
Single-player alternative to Railroader — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Railroader.
The ultimate railway hobby for more than 15 years! From historic steam locomotives to modern high-speed and heavy freight trains, and routes around the world, Train Simulator Classic is the simulation made by railfans for railfans.
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Transport Fever
Single-player alternative to Railroader — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Railroader.
Transport Fever is a railroad-focused tycoon game. Players start in 1850 and build up a thriving transport company. As an emerging transport tycoon, the player constructs stations, airports, harbors and makes money by connecting areas requiring transport services. Build up your own Empire!
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Railway Empire
Single-player alternative to Railroader — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Railroader.
In Railway Empire, you will create an elaborate and wide-ranging rail network, purchase over 40 different trains modelled in extraordinary detail, and buy or build railway stations, maintenance buildings, factories and tourist attractions to keep your travel network ahead of the competition.
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Railroad Tycoon 3
Single-player alternative to Railroader — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Railroader.
Railroad Tycoon 3 features 25 scenarios challenging players to recreate magnificent feats of railroading history from around the world. Players can lay track (including tunnels and overpasses), pick from over 40 locomotives from early steams to modern bullets, choose to haul over 35 types of cargo in a dynamic economy, and participate in...
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Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition
Single-player alternative to Railroader — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Railroader.
From gliders and helicopters to wide-body jets, fly highly detailed and accurate aircraft in the Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition. The world is at your fingertips.
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Train Travel Simulator
Single-player alternative to Railroader — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Railroader.
Simulator of travel in the carriage of a passenger train across Russia.
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Trainz Railroad Simulator 2019
Single-player alternative to Railroader — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Railroader.
Much more than just a train driving simulator. Build, drive and operate the railroad of your dreams with Trainz Railroad Simulator 2019.