Rank 01Why this
Also Real-Time with Pause and Trains, like Sid Meier's Railroads!.
- $9.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2007
Games like Sid Meier's Railroads!
- 31 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Sid Meier's Railroads! also play
The closest matches to Sid Meier's Railroads!: Railroad Tycoon 3, Railway Empire, Bounty Train, Transport Fever, and RAILGRADE. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares resource management with Sid Meier's Railroads!.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2018
Rank 03- $1.49 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2017
Rank 04 
Transport Fever
Why this: Shares route optimization with Sid Meier's Railroads!.
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RAILGRADE
Why this: Also Trains and Economy, like Sid Meier's Railroads!.
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Worldwide Rush
Why this: Shares network building and route optimization with Sid Meier's Railroads!.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Sid Meier's Railroads!
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Railroad Tycoon 3
Also Real-Time with Pause and Trains, like Sid Meier's Railroads!.
- 82% of 854 reviews
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- 8Worldwide Rush
Shares network building and route optimization with Sid Meier's Railroads!.
- 76% of 219 reviews
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- 16RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Platinum
Also Real-Time with Pause and Economy, like Sid Meier's Railroads!.
- 91% of 3,127 reviews
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- 19Victoria II
Also Real-Time with Pause and Historical, like Sid Meier's Railroads!.
- 93% of 9,038 reviews
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- Released: 2007
- Developer: Firaxis Games, Feral Interactive (Mac)
- Price: $9.99checked Nov 5
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 72% of 1,787 reviews
- Genres: Strategy
- Metacritic 77
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Balance simplicity with depth
- Compete for corporate control of rivals
- Design networks that feel satisfyingly efficient
- Atmospheric
- Chill
- Contemplative
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Reviewers mention these as similar to Sid Meier's Railroads!
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Railroad Corporation
Why this: Shares route optimization with Sid Meier's Railroads!.
Capitalism 2
Why this: Same contemplative mood as Sid Meier's Railroads!.
Transport Tycoon Deluxe
Why this: Also Trains and Economy, like Sid Meier's Railroads!.
Tropico 6
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Sid Meier's Railroads!.
Railroad Tycoon II Platinum
Why this: Also Trains and Historical, like Sid Meier's Railroads!.
Rise of Venice
Why this: Also Historical and Economy, like Sid Meier's Railroads!.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Sid Meier's Railroads! at current Steam store prices.
My Train Arrives
Why this: Also Real-Time with Pause and Trains, like Sid Meier's Railroads!.
Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™
Why this: Also Trains and Economy, like Sid Meier's Railroads!.
Patrician III
Why this: Shares resource management with Sid Meier's Railroads!.
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Stronghold HD (2012)
Why this: Also Historical and Economy, like Sid Meier's Railroads!.
Train Station Renovation
Why this: Same relaxing mood as Sid Meier's Railroads!.
More from Firaxis Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Firaxis Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Why this: Shares resource management with Sid Meier's Railroads!.
XCOM® 2
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Sid Meier's Railroads!.
Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Why this: Also Historical and Economy, like Sid Meier's Railroads!.
About Sid Meier's Railroads!
The closest matches to Sid Meier's Railroads!: Railroad Tycoon 3, Railway Empire, Bounty Train, Transport Fever, and RAILGRADE. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Sid Meier's Railroads! is your kind of game, the closest matches are Railroad Tycoon 3, Railway Empire and Bounty Train — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, chill and contemplative, and single out its corporate competition and network building. 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.
Sid Meier's Railroads! is a strategy game released in 2007 that tasks players with building and managing a railroad empire. The game features corporate-competition mechanics where players vie for control of rival companies, combined with network-building, route-optimization, and resource-management systems that unfold in real-time. Players describe it as atmospheric, chill, and relaxing, finding the experience contemplative rather than stressful. The design balances simplicity with depth, allowing players to make interesting strategic decisions without excessive micromanagement. Scenarios generate random city layouts for replayability, and players appreciate designing networks that feel satisfyingly efficient. Available for $2.49 on Steam, the game holds a 72% positive rating from 1787 reviews and is marked as playable on Steam Deck.
About Sid Meier's Railroads!: Sid Meier's Railroads! marks the return of the watershed title in simulation/strategy gaming that launched the popular "tycoon" genre, and inspired a new generation of games. Sid Meier's Railroads!
Is Sid Meier's Railroads! worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 72% of 1,787 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 12 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Balance simplicity with depth
- Compete for corporate control of rivals
- Design networks that feel satisfyingly efficient
- Make interesting decisions without micromanagement
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“At first this was a great fun trip down nostalgia lane. However only 5 hours into playing, occasional crashes became a crash every time you loaded a save game making the game completely unplayable. Furthermore, Steam refused to issue a…”
“Bought it. Played it for 2.5 hours. Then it started crashing every 5 minutes. Freezing and just closing. Sure, I only paid a few dollars for the game, but disappointing that it's not been optimized to actually work on newer systems. Waste…”
People who play it also play: Railroad Tycoon 3, Railway Empire, Bounty Train
Frequently asked about Sid Meier's Railroads!
Can I run it?
Does Sid Meier's Railroads! run on Steam Deck?
Sid Meier's Railroads! is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Sid Meier's Railroads! cost?
Sid Meier's Railroads! is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Sid Meier's Railroads! have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Sid Meier's Railroads! supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to Sid Meier's Railroads!?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sid Meier's Railroads! are Railroad Tycoon 3, Railway Empire, Bounty Train.
Who developed Sid Meier's Railroads!?
Sid Meier's Railroads! was developed by Firaxis Games, Feral Interactive (Mac) and published by 2K, Feral Interactive (Mac).