Choose Holyday City: Reloaded
Choose Holyday City: Reloaded if you want an Indie and Free To Play game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Holyday City: Reloaded launched in 2018.
Holyday City: Reloaded vs Train Metropolis
Holyday City: Reloaded and Train Metropolis both land in Casual 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 Casual games on Steam. Holyday City: Reloaded (2018) is 7 years older than Train Metropolis (2025). Holyday City: Reloaded is free; Train Metropolis is paid (4.99 USD). 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 Train Metropolis
Choose Train Metropolis if you want a Strategy and Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Train Metropolis launched in 2025.
Both Holyday City: Reloaded and Train Metropolis sit in Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Holyday City: Reloaded |  Train Metropolis | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Strategy, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 76.7% positive (666 reviews) | 7 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Holyday Studios | Crystalline Green Ltd. |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Holyday City: Reloaded (2018) is 7 years older than Train Metropolis (2025).
- Holyday City: Reloaded is free; Train Metropolis is paid (4.99 USD).
- Holyday City: Reloaded is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Train Metropolis has no Deck rating yet.
Holyday City: Reloaded vs Train Metropolis — FAQ
- Should I play Holyday City: Reloaded or Train Metropolis first?
- If you want chronology, Holyday City: Reloaded (2018) came out before Train Metropolis (2025). 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 Holyday City: Reloaded and Train Metropolis similar?
- They overlap on Casual 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.
- Is Holyday City: Reloaded free?
- Yes — Holyday City: Reloaded is a free-to-play Steam title. Train Metropolis is paid (4.99 USD).
- Does Holyday City: Reloaded run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Holyday City: Reloaded is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Train Metropolis doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.