# Games like Rail Route

> The closest matches to Rail Route: RAILGRADE, Transport Fever 2, STATIONflow, Rail Route: The Story of Jozic, and Overcrowd: A Commute 'Em Up. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [RAILGRADE](https://imho.run/games/1355090/railgrade) — Shares sandbox mode with Rail Route. 710 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1355090/)
2. [Transport Fever 2](https://imho.run/games/1066780/transport-fever-2) — Also Trains and City Builder, like Rail Route. 10,269 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1066780/)
3. [STATIONflow](https://imho.run/games/1122120/stationflow) — Also Trains and Base-Building, like Rail Route. 241 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1122120/)
4. [Rail Route: The Story of Jozic](https://imho.run/games/1896900/rail-route-the-story-of-jozic) — Shares train dispatching with Rail Route. 77 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1896900/)
5. [Overcrowd: A Commute 'Em Up](https://imho.run/games/726110/overcrowd-a-commute-em-up) — Shares upgrade system with Rail Route. 1,061 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/726110/)
6. [Railway Empire 2](https://imho.run/games/1644320/railway-empire-2) — A frequent pick in Rail Route players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,044 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1644320/)
7. [InfraSpace](https://imho.run/games/1511460/infraspace) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Rail Route. 1,000 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1511460/)
8. [Factorio](https://imho.run/games/427520/factorio) — Also Base-Building and Automation, like Rail Route. 114,794 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427520/)
9. [NIMBY Rails](https://imho.run/games/1134710/nimby-rails) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Rail Route. 1,215 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1134710/)
10. [shapez 2 - Factory](https://imho.run/games/2162800/shapez-2-factory) — Also Trains and Base-Building, like Rail Route. 8,187 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2162800/)
11. [Sweet Transit](https://imho.run/games/1612770/sweet-transit) — Also Trains and City Builder, like Rail Route. 744 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1612770/)
12. [Derail Valley](https://imho.run/games/588030/derail-valley) — Also Trains and Economy, like Rail Route. 5,882 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/588030/)
13. [Captain of Industry](https://imho.run/games/1594320/captain-of-industry) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Rail Route. 5,423 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1594320/)
14. [Factory Town](https://imho.run/games/860890/factory-town) — Also Trains and Base-Building, like Rail Route. 2,390 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/860890/)
15. [Rise of Industry](https://imho.run/games/671440/rise-of-industry) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Rail Route. 1,866 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/671440/)
16. [Mini Airways - ATC simulator](https://imho.run/games/2289650/mini-airways-atc-simulator) — Shares sandbox mode and upgrade system with Rail Route. 423 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2289650/)
17. [Automation Empire](https://imho.run/games/1112790/automation-empire) — Also Trains and Base-Building, like Rail Route. 1,482 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1112790/)
18. [Cities in Motion 2](https://imho.run/games/225420/cities-in-motion-2) — Also Trains and City Builder, like Rail Route. 577 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/225420/)
19. [Train Valley World](https://imho.run/games/2244470/train-valley-world) — Also Trains and City Builder, like Rail Route. 153 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2244470/)
20. [Train Fever](https://imho.run/games/304730/train-fever) — A frequent pick in Rail Route players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,267 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/304730/)
21. [Transport INC](https://imho.run/games/936500/transport-inc) — Also Trains and Time Management, like Rail Route. 458 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/936500/)
22. [Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic](https://imho.run/games/784150/workers-resources-soviet-republic) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Rail Route. 8,217 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/784150/)
23. [SimRail - The Railway Simulator](https://imho.run/games/1422130/simrail-the-railway-simulator) — Also Trains, like Rail Route. 902 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1422130/)
24. [Voxel Tycoon](https://imho.run/games/732050/voxel-tycoon) — Also Trains and Automation, like Rail Route. 836 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/732050/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1124180&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1124180&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1124180&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1124180
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1124180
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Rail Route

Rail Route is a strategy and simulation game released in 2024 by Bitrich.info, priced at $24.99 USD. Players design and manage railway networks across maps inspired by real-world cities, handling tasks such as network management, timetable creation, train dispatching, and system upgrades within a sandbox mode. The game supports online cooperative play and has been verified for Steam Deck. Reviewers note that the experience is challenging, offering a medium-length session designed for focused sit-down gameplay. Players describe the gameplay as immersive and stressful, with tactical positioning matters as a core hook, according to Steam reviews which show 86% positive from over 1,000 reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1124180
- **Developer:** Bitrich.info
- **Publisher:** Bitrich.info
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Includes level editor, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Feb 22, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1124180/rail-route)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1124180&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1124180/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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