Choose Trainz: A New Era
Choose Trainz: A New Era if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 1,679 Steam reviews back the pick.
Trainz: A New Era vs Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022
Trainz: A New Era and Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022 both land in Simulation on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Simulation games on Steam. Trainz: A New Era (2015) is 7 years older than Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022 (2022). Both sit near 80% positive on Steam (Trainz: A New Era: 1,679 reviews, Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022: 629). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022
Choose Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022 if you want the Online Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022 launched in 2022.
Both Trainz: A New Era and Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022 sit in Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (80% vs 79.2% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Trainz: A New Era |  Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2022 |
| Genres | Simulation | Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Price unknown | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80% positive (1,679 reviews) | 79.2% positive (629 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | N3V Games | N3V Games |
Side by side
- Both are Simulation games on Steam.
- Trainz: A New Era (2015) is 7 years older than Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022 (2022).
- Both sit near 80% positive on Steam (Trainz: A New Era: 1,679 reviews, Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022: 629).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Trainz: A New Era vs Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022 — FAQ
- Which is better, Trainz: A New Era or Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Trainz: A New Era sits at 80% positive (1,679 reviews), Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022 at 79.2% (629). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Trainz: A New Era or Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022 first?
- If you want chronology, Trainz: A New Era (2015) came out before Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022 (2022). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Trainz: A New Era and Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022 similar?
- They overlap on Simulation on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Trainz: A New Era and Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Trainz: A New Era ships Co-op; Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022 ships Online Co-op, Co-op.