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Also Trains and Transportation, like Chris Sawyer's Locomotion.
- $2.99 (Price checked Nov 14)
- Deck Playable
- 2016
Games like Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™
- 13 games
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Players who liked Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™ also play
The closest matches to Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™: Transport Fever, Train Fever, Railway Empire, Cities in Motion, and Railroad Tycoon II Platinum. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 14)
- 2014
Rank 03Why this
Shares economic simulation with Chris Sawyer's Locomotion.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 14)
- Deck Playable
- 2018
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SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition
Why this: Also City Builder and Economy, like Chris Sawyer's Locomotion.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™
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Same nostalgic mood as Chris Sawyer's Locomotion.
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- Released: 2015
- Developer: Chris Sawyer
- Price: $5.99checked Nov 14
- 85% of 379 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Build and optimize transport networks
- Competitor companies challenge your growth
- Deep economic simulation
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Nostalgic
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Transport Tycoon Deluxe
Why this: Also Trains and City Builder, like Chris Sawyer's Locomotion.
RollerCoaster Tycoon® 2: Triple Thrill Pack
Why this: Same nostalgic mood as Chris Sawyer's Locomotion.
Idle Transport Tycoon
Why this: Also City Builder and Economy, like Chris Sawyer's Locomotion.
About Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™
The closest matches to Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™: Transport Fever, Train Fever, Railway Empire, Cities in Motion, and Railroad Tycoon II Platinum. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™ is your kind of game, the closest matches are Transport Fever, Train Fever and Railway Empire — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and nostalgic, and single out its competitor rivalry and economic simulation. 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.
About Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™: Explore a vast and detailed world and build a Transportation Empire!
Is Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™ worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 86% of 379 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $5.99 (checked Nov 13).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 19 h when they wrote their review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Build and optimize transport networks
- Competitor companies challenge your growth
- Deep economic simulation
- Scenario editor for custom maps
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“After years of playing OTTD, the quality of life improvements it has makes Locomotion really dated. It's way too hard to upgrade roads, can't clone vehicles, etc. Fun, but needed better UI, even for 2004. Works on Steam Deck, just change…”
People who play it also play: Transport Fever, Train Fever, Railway Empire
Frequently asked about Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™
Can I run it?
How much does Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™ cost?
Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™ is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™ have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™ supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™ are Transport Fever, Train Fever, Railway Empire.
Who developed Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™?
Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™ was developed by Chris Sawyer and published by Atari.