Single-player games like Sid Meier's Railroads!
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Sid Meier's Railroads!, 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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Railroad Tycoon 3
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Railroads! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Railroads!.
Railroad Tycoon 3 features 25 scenarios challenging players to recreate magnificent feats of railroading history from around the world. Players can lay track (including tunnels and overpasses), pick from over 40 locomotives from early steams to modern bullets, choose to haul over 35 types of cargo in a dynamic economy, and participate in...
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Bounty Train
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Railroads! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Railroads!.
Explore the dangerous life, the accurate historic events and contemporary inventions of the North American/US 19th century. Acquire one of the most legendary steam machines and transform it into a fortress on rails.
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Railroad Corporation
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Railroads! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Railroads!.
Relive the pioneering spirit of the Golden Age of Steam by establishing your own railroad empire across 19th century North America. Bring settlements together, produce and trade goods and develop new technologies to stay ahead of the competition. Want more? RAILROAD CORPORATION 2 Out Now!
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Railway Empire
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Railroads! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Railroads!.
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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Railway Empire 2
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Railroads! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Railroads!.
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.
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Railroad Tycoon II Platinum
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Railroads! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Railroads!.
Includes Railroad Tycoon II and the expansion The Second Century It can take you from New York to South Africa. It can take you from the year 1804 to the year 2000. It can take you from penniless manual laborer to powerful multi-millionaire.
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RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Platinum
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Railroads! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Railroads!.
Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum combines the excitement of rollercoasters with the fun of a great strategy simulation. RCT3 Platinum combines the roller coaster theme park fun of the Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 with included expansion packs Soaked! and Wild! Now enjoy more options than ever.
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Train Fever
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Railroads! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
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.
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Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Railroads! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Railroads!.
Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?
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Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Railroads! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Railroads!.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
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XCOM® 2
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Railroads! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Railroads!.
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
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Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Railroads! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Railroads!.
The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known!
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Railroads! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Railroads!.
The XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Slingshot Pack is Now Available!
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XCOM®: Chimera Squad
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Railroads! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Railroads!.
XCOM: Chimera Squad delivers an all-new story and turn-based tactical combat experience in the XCOM universe.
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Marvel's Midnight Suns
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Railroads! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Railroads!.
FIGHT AND STRATEGIZE LIKE A SUPER HERO IN THE DARKER CORNERS OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE. Play as The Hunter, a legendary demon slayer who must lead a team of Super Heroes and supernatural warriors facing apocalyptic threats.
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Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Railroads! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Railroads!.
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth is a new science-fiction-themed entry into the award winning Civilization series. As part of an expedition sent to find a home beyond Earth, lead your people into a new frontier, explore and colonize an alien planet and create a new civilization in space.