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.
Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Train Sim page.
Ranked picks
- 1
BRIO World - Railway
Single-player alternative to Train Sim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Train Sim.
Build your dream railway using BRIOs classic wooden-style parts. Lay tracks, place stations and figures, create unique train sets, and explore a charming world filled with fun missions to complete.
- 2
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.
- 3
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!
- 4
Super Loco World - Cozy Train Automation
Single-player alternative to Train Sim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Train Sim.
Effortlessly build and automate intricate railroads and deliver goods to meet the demands of a dynamic world! Make clever use of signals and signposts to avoid traffic jams, and watch your villages blossom into bustling towns in this cozy take on the train tycoon genre.
- 5
Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
Single-player alternative to Train Sim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Train Sim.
Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You're in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart's content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.
- 6
Universe Sandbox
Single-player alternative to Train Sim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Train Sim.
Create & destroy on an unimaginable scale with a realistic physics-based space simulator. Explore the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. Use science to bend the laws of gravity, collide planets, boil away oceans, fire epic space lasers, and customize your universe.
- 7
Train Simulator Classic
Single-player alternative to Train Sim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Train Sim.
The ultimate railway hobby for more than 15 years! From historic steam locomotives to modern high-speed and heavy freight trains, and routes around the world, Train Simulator Classic is the simulation made by railfans for railfans.
- 8
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?