Games like Simutrans
If Simutrans is your kind of game, the closest matches are Transport Fever 2, Train Fever and Cities in Motion 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and immersive. 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 →About Simutrans: Simutrans is a freeware and open-source transportation simulator. Your goal is to establish a successful transport company. Transport passengers, mail and goods by rail, road, ship, and even air. Interconnect districts, cities, public buildings, industries and tourist attractions.
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Steam players who put hours into Simutrans also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Transport Fever 2
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Top pick for Simutrans fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Simutrans.
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!
Train Fever
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Simutrans.
Second-strongest match for Simutrans fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Simutrans.
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.
Cities in Motion 2
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Simutrans.
Third-strongest match for Simutrans fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Simutrans.
Cities in Motion 2 is the sequel to the popular mass transit simulation game Cities in Motion. Build, manage and lead your transportation network to provide cities with their ever changing needs. CIM2 introduces new features including multiplayer game modes, day and night cycles, timetables and dynamic cities.
Railway Empire 2
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Simutrans.
Ranked #4 for Simutrans fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Simutrans.
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.
RAILGRADE
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Simutrans.
Ranked #5 for Simutrans fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Simutrans.
RAILGRADE is the train RTS game! Construct dense vertical railroads, build cities, construct vast factory chains with train automation! Restore an off world colony's economy all in the intense story driven campaign or relaxing sandbox mode!
Cities in Motion
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Simutrans.
Ranked #6 for Simutrans fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Simutrans.
Manage transportation for commuters in four of the world's greatest cities - Vienna, Helsinki, Berlin, and Amsterdam
Railway Empire
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Simutrans.
Ranked #7 for Simutrans fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Simutrans.
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.
Industry Idle
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Simutrans.
Ranked #8 for Simutrans fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Simutrans.
Industry Idle is an idle game that combines factory building, resource management and market trading. Design & build your base, expand & scale up your productions, improve & optimize your economy. Plus all the incremental game goodies: offline earnings, prestige to unlock more powerful upgrades.
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Transport Fever 2
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Simutrans.
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 2
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Simutrans.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Simutrans.
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.
RAILGRADE
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Simutrans.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Simutrans.
RAILGRADE is the train RTS game! Construct dense vertical railroads, build cities, construct vast factory chains with train automation! Restore an off world colony's economy all in the intense story driven campaign or relaxing sandbox mode!
Frequently asked about Simutrans
- Is Simutrans free to play?
- Yes — Simutrans is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- Does Simutrans have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Simutrans supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, LAN PvP).
- What games are most similar to Simutrans?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Simutrans are Transport Fever 2, Train Fever, Cities in Motion 2.
- Who developed Simutrans?
- Simutrans was developed by The Simutrans Team.
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