Single-player games like Train Sim
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Train Sim, 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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MakeRoom
Single-player alternative to Train Sim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Train Sim.
Build rooms, gardens, and camper vans with 1,100+ objects and the ability to make your own furniture from scratch. Learn with gentle design requests, then relax and create at your own pace.
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Transport Fever 2
Single-player alternative to Train Sim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Train Sim.
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!
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RAILGRADE
Single-player alternative to Train Sim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Train Sim.
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!
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Railway Empire
Single-player alternative to Train Sim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Train Sim.
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.
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Train Valley 2
Single-player alternative to Train Sim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Train Sim.
Build bigger and more complex railway networks than ever before! Building on the success of the original, you’ll get more of what you loved about the original and then some. With increasingly difficult and complex challenges from local industries, the Valley has never felt so vast! ALL ABOARD!
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Stardew Valley
Single-player alternative to Train Sim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Train Sim.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
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Mini Metro
Single-player alternative to Train Sim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Train Sim.
Mini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient. Decide where to use your limited resources. How long can you keep the city moving?
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Strange Antiquities
Single-player alternative to Train Sim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Train Sim.
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!