Single-player games like Trainz™ Simulator 12
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Trainz™ Simulator 12, 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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Trainz Railroad Simulator 2019
Single-player alternative to Trainz™ Simulator 12 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Trainz™ Simulator 12.
Much more than just a train driving simulator. Build, drive and operate the railroad of your dreams with Trainz Railroad Simulator 2019.
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Trainz: A New Era
Single-player alternative to Trainz™ Simulator 12 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Trainz™ Simulator 12.
Our "Platinum Edition" bundle provides fantastic value for new or existing customers. Expand your Trainz collection with a huge range of additional routes, sessions, locos and rolling stock, all at 75% off the regular pricing.
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Train Simulator Classic
Single-player alternative to Trainz™ Simulator 12 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Trainz™ Simulator 12.
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 Trainz™ Simulator 12 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Trainz™ Simulator 12.
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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Train Fever
Single-player alternative to Trainz™ Simulator 12 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Trainz™ Simulator 12.
It’s the year 1850, and there are great times ahead! Establish a transport company and be its manager. Build infrastructure such as railways and stations, purchase transportation vehicles and manage lines. Fulfill the people’s needs and watch cities evolve dynamically.
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Railway Empire 2
Single-player alternative to Trainz™ Simulator 12 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Trainz™ Simulator 12.
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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Trainz Plus
Single-player alternative to Trainz™ Simulator 12 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Trainz™ Simulator 12.
Drive, Explore, Operate and Create the railroad of your dreams - and now collaborate in real time with Multiplayer Surveyor! And with Trainz Plus memberships, you get more content, more features and the latest Trainz has to offer!
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Train Frontier Classic
Single-player alternative to Trainz™ Simulator 12 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Trainz™ Simulator 12.
Train Frontier Classic is a stylized landscape building and multiplayer train riding sandbox, inspired by the fun of model railroad building. Fill a scene with miles of scale track, hundreds of props, and a personal train car setup -- then go online to share and ride your creation with friends!
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Derail Valley
Single-player alternative to Trainz™ Simulator 12 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Trainz™ Simulator 12.
Drive massive trains and build your career in a vast open railway network. For both PC and VR.
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SimRail - The Railway Simulator
Single-player alternative to Trainz™ Simulator 12 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Trainz™ Simulator 12.
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® 5
Single-player alternative to Trainz™ Simulator 12 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Trainz™ Simulator 12.
The Rails are Yours in Train Sim World 5! Take on new challenges and new roles as you master the tracks and trains of iconic cities across 3 new routes. Immerse yourself in the ultimate rail hobby and embark on your next journey.
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Trainz Simulator World Tour
Single-player alternative to Trainz™ Simulator 12 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Trainz™ Simulator 12.
In Trainz Simulator World Tour you drive powerful trains across the USA, UK, and Australia with 4 detailed routes, 16 gameplay sessions, and iconic locos from steam to diesel. Your adventure starts now!
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Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022
Single-player alternative to Trainz™ Simulator 12 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Trainz™ Simulator 12.
Drive, Explore, Operate and Create the railroad of your dreams - and now you can collaborate in real time with Multiplayer Surveyor! TRS22 showcases a range of high quality routes, sessions and trains to drive, plus all the scenery you need to make your own masterpiece.
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Trainz: Classic Cabon City
Single-player alternative to Trainz™ Simulator 12 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Trainz™ Simulator 12.
Classic Cabon City is a large city with over 180 stations and a two-track system enabling full choice in the route to your destination. Drive two different Trams with their own cab and follow your route on the HUD interface, Switch junctions directly from the Driver's cabin and explore the vast city laid out before you.
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Trainz Settle and Carlisle
Single-player alternative to Trainz™ Simulator 12 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Trainz™ Simulator 12.
We take you to one of the most famous and scenic British main lines at the time of the transition from steam to diesel power. With 10 different types of locomotives and dozens of rolling stock items at your disposal you decide what train to drive.
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Trainz: Murchison 2
Single-player alternative to Trainz™ Simulator 12 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Trainz™ Simulator 12.
Murchison 2 is a merging of the original Narrow Gauge Murchison logging layout with an extensive Standard Gauge rail network. By incorporating landscape based on actual New Zealand electronic map data with specially developed Nature Series sets (animated waterfalls, river splines, textures, cliff splines, rail ledge splines, rock...
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Trainz Trouble
Single-player alternative to Trainz™ Simulator 12 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Just one wrong move could spell disaster! Can you keep the wheels in motion as trains speed to their various destinations?