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Games like Train Fever

  • 24 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Train Fever also play

The closest matches to Train Fever: Transport Fever, Cities in Motion, Railway Empire, RAILGRADE, and Railroad Tycoon 3. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Also Trains and Transportation, like Train Fever.

    • $29.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2016
  1. Rank 04

    RAILGRADE

    • $29.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2023
  2. Rank 05

    Railroad Tycoon 3

    Why this: Also Trains and Economy, like Train Fever.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2007

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Train Fever

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Transport Fever

    Also Trains and Transportation, like Train Fever.

    • 81% of 4,153 reviews
  2. 2
    Cities in Motion

    Genres: Simulation

    • 72% of 360 reviews
  3. 3
    Railway Empire

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 80% of 3,732 reviews
  4. 4
    RAILGRADE

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 87% of 710 reviews
  5. 5
    Railroad Tycoon 3

    Also Trains and Economy, like Train Fever.

    • 82% of 854 reviews
  6. 6
    Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 85% of 379 reviews
  7. 7
    Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic

    Shares logistics management with Train Fever.

    • 90% of 8,217 reviews
  8. 8
    Train Valley

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 88% of 1,259 reviews
  9. 9
    Sid Meier's Railroads!

    Genres: Strategy

    • 72% of 1,787 reviews
  10. 10
    Train Simulator Classic

    Genres: Simulation

    • 73% of 10,602 reviews
  11. 11
    Bounty Train

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 68% of 558 reviews
  12. 12
    Corsair Cove

    Also City Builder and Economy, like Train Fever.

    • 86% of 3,443 reviews
  13. 13
    Mini Metro

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 96% of 6,926 reviews
  14. 14
    Rise of Industry

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 74% of 1,866 reviews
  15. 15
    Voxel Tycoon

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 76% of 836 reviews
  16. 16
    A-Train 9 V4.0 : Japan Rail Simulator

    Genres: Simulation

    • 64% of 58 reviews
  17. 17
    STATIONflow

    Also Trains and City Builder, like Train Fever.

    • 82% of 241 reviews
  18. 18
    Simutrans

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation, Free To Play

    • 76% of 327 reviews
  19. 19
    Mashinky

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 84% of 932 reviews
  20. 20
    Sweet Transit

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 69% of 744 reviews
  21. 21
    Rail Route

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 86% of 1,057 reviews
  22. 22
    Railroads Online

    Genres: Indie, Simulation

    • 76% of 4,317 reviews
  23. 23
    Transports

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 59% of 51 reviews
  24. 24
    Super Loco World - Cozy Train Automation

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 75% of 180 reviews
Train Fever — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2014
  • Developer: Urban Games
  • Price: $19.99checked Nov 3
  • 57% of 1,267 reviews
  • Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual
  • Metacritic 67
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux

Players highlight

  • Build realistic rail networks
  • Manage competing industries
  • Master steep grade engineering
  • Challenging
  • Contemplative
  • Nostalgic

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About Train Fever

The closest matches to Train Fever: Transport Fever, Cities in Motion, Railway Empire, RAILGRADE, and Railroad Tycoon 3. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Train Fever is your kind of game, the closest matches are Transport Fever, Cities in Motion and Railway Empire — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and nostalgic, and single out its competitive industries and industry chain optimization. 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.

Train Fever is a 2014 simulation game developed by Urban Games and published by Good Shepherd Entertainment. Set in the industrial era of 1850, the game tasks players with establishing and managing a transport company, building railways, stations, and vehicle routes to fulfill urban needs. The core gameplay centers on logistics management and industry chain optimization, where players must navigate competitive industrial environments and master realistic track engineering including steep grade challenges and collision physics. Players describe the experience as contemplative and nostalgic, with a retro atmosphere fitting its historical setting. Priced at $19.99, the game offers a massive and challenging simulation loop, though its 57% positive rating from 1267 Steam reviews indicates a mixed reception among players.

About Train Fever: 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.

Is Train Fever worth buying?

Players are split

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • 57% of 1,267 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 9).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 24 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 13 h before their negative review.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“Get Transport Fever 2 instead. This the game that came before. Many of the negatives in the other reviews are addressed in TF2. The only good reason to have this game is if you were in 2014, and Transport Fever 2 hasn't existed yet. It was…”
247 h played
“No. This game is like a buggy boring beta testing for Transport Fever. I'd want to write a more detailed review, but there's nothing to review more here. If you so want - buy Transport Fever instead. More reviews on my curator page…”
13 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Transport Fever, Cities in Motion, Railway Empire

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Frequently asked about Train Fever

Can I run it?

How much does Train Fever cost?

Train Fever is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Train Fever?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Train Fever are Transport Fever, Cities in Motion, Railway Empire.

Who developed Train Fever?

Train Fever was developed by Urban Games and published by Good Shepherd Entertainment.