Games like Railroads Online
If Railroads Online is your kind of game, the closest matches are Railroader, American Truck Simulator and Motor Town: Behind The Wheel — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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.
Get personalized picks →Railroads Online is an indie simulation released in 2024 by Stefan Kelnberger, published by astragon Entertainment. Set in an expansive open world, the game centers on building rail networks and operating locomotives across a living industrial landscape. Core systems include track layout design with realistic engineering constraints, locomotive operation, and industry management where players transport goods to earn money and gain experience. Players can tackle the massive sandbox solo or join online co-op sessions with friends. Players describe the setting as atmospheric, and reviewers note the experience feels contemplative and nostalgic. Currently holding a 76% positive rating from over 4,300 Steam reviews, the game runs in playable state on Steam Deck and is priced at $29.99.
About Railroads Online: 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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Railroader
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Railroads Online.
Top pick for Railroads Online fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Railroads Online.
You and your fellow railroaders are the lifeblood of your railroad, just like it is the lifeblood of the communities it serves. Switch cars at industries. Keep people moving while running local passenger trains. Run trains with a purpose in transition era Appalachia – in Railroader!
American Truck Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Railroads Online.
Second-strongest match for Railroads Online fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Railroads Online.
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.
Motor Town: Behind The Wheel
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Railroads Online.
Third-strongest match for Railroads Online fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Railroads Online.
Enjoy realistic driving in the open world. Relaxing cargo deliveries or driving buses and taxis will give you enough money to buy new cars and parts. You can test your driving skills at the race track. It's all about pure driving pleasure!
Euro Truck Simulator 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Railroads Online fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Railroads Online.
Travel across Europe as king of the road, a trucker who delivers important cargo across impressive distances! With dozens of cities to explore, your endurance, skill and speed will all be pushed to their limits.
Derail Valley
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Railroads Online.
Ranked #5 for Railroads Online fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Railroads Online.
Drive massive trains and build your career in a vast open railway network. For both PC and VR.
SimRail - The Railway Simulator
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Railroads Online fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Railroads Online.
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.
Gold Mining Simulator
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Railroads Online fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Railroads Online.
Become a gold miner. Work hard, dig deep, explore the world, and you’ll become the wealthiest person in Alaska. Use a variety of specialist machines to find as much gold as you can.
Construction Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Railroads Online.
Ranked #8 for Railroads Online fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Railroads Online.
Construction Simulator has returned – larger and more impressive than ever! Fulfil your ambition to become a successful construction entrepreneur by establishing your business from scratch, assisted by your mentor Hape.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Railroads Online
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Railroader
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Railroads Online.
Reviewers of Railroads Online cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Railroads Online.
You and your fellow railroaders are the lifeblood of your railroad, just like it is the lifeblood of the communities it serves. Switch cars at industries. Keep people moving while running local passenger trains. Run trains with a purpose in transition era Appalachia – in Railroader!
Rolling Line
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Railroads Online cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Railroads Online.
Build your own model railway tracks and scenery or explore pre-made maps, including 1000s of player-made maps and mods on the Steam Workshop! Play solo and in multiplayer, both in virtual reality and on PC!
Railroad Tycoon 3
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Railroads Online.
Reviewers of Railroads Online cross-mention this title as a similar play.
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...
Transport Fever 2
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Railroads Online cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Railroads Online.
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!
Railway Empire
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Railroads Online.
Reviewers of Railroads Online cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Railroads Online.
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.
Railroad Corporation
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Railroads Online.
Reviewers of Railroads Online cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Railroads Online.
Relive the pioneering spirit of the Golden Age of Steam by establishing your own railroad empire across 19th century North America. Bring settlements together, produce and trade goods and develop new technologies to stay ahead of the competition. Want more? RAILROAD CORPORATION 2 Out Now!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Railroads Online at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Railroads Online on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Railroads Online.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Railroads Online on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Railroads Online.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Railroads Online on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Railroads Online.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Railroads Online on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Railroads Online.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Railroads Online on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Railroads Online.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Railroads Online on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Railroads Online.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Railroads Online.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Railroads Online.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Railroads Online.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
93, Kuindzhi
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Railroads Online.
Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.
DORONKO WANKO
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Railroads Online.
『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Railroads Online.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
American Truck Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Railroads Online.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Railroads Online.
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.
Euro Truck Simulator 2
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Railroads Online.
Travel across Europe as king of the road, a trucker who delivers important cargo across impressive distances! With dozens of cities to explore, your endurance, skill and speed will all be pushed to their limits.
Construction Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Railroads Online.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Simulation with Railroads Online.
Construction Simulator has returned – larger and more impressive than ever! Fulfil your ambition to become a successful construction entrepreneur by establishing your business from scratch, assisted by your mentor Hape.
Frequently asked about Railroads Online
- Does Railroads Online run on Steam Deck?
- Railroads Online 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 Railroads Online cost?
- Railroads Online is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Railroads Online have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Railroads Online supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Railroads Online?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Railroads Online are Railroader, American Truck Simulator, Motor Town: Behind The Wheel.
- Who developed Railroads Online?
- Railroads Online was developed by Stefan Kelnberger and published by astragon Entertainment.
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