# Games like Railroader

> The closest matches to Railroader: Railroads Online, Derail Valley, Railroad Corporation 2, American Truck Simulator, and Railway Empire 2. 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. [Railroads Online](https://imho.run/games/1696810/railroads-online) — Also Trains and Automobile Sim, like Railroader. 4,317 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1696810/)
2. [Derail Valley](https://imho.run/games/588030/derail-valley) — Also Trains and Transportation, like Railroader. 5,882 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/588030/)
3. [Railroad Corporation 2](https://imho.run/games/1677970/railroad-corporation-2) — Shares resource logistics with Railroader. 212 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677970/)
4. [American Truck Simulator](https://imho.run/games/270880/american-truck-simulator) — Also America and Transportation, like Railroader. 91,834 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/270880/)
5. [Railway Empire 2](https://imho.run/games/1644320/railway-empire-2) — Also Trains and America, like Railroader. 1,044 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1644320/)
6. [SimRail - The Railway Simulator](https://imho.run/games/1422130/simrail-the-railway-simulator) — A frequent pick in Railroader players' libraries, and another Simulation. 902 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1422130/)
7. [Train Sim World® 4](https://imho.run/games/2362300/train-sim-world-4) — Also Trains and Transportation, like Railroader. 1,357 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362300/)
8. [RAILGRADE](https://imho.run/games/1355090/railgrade) — A frequent pick in Railroader players' libraries, and another Strategy. 710 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1355090/)
9. [Motor Town: Behind The Wheel](https://imho.run/games/1369670/motor-town-behind-the-wheel) — Also Transportation and Automobile Sim, like Railroader. 5,065 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1369670/)
10. [Transport Fever](https://imho.run/games/446800/transport-fever) — Also Trains and Transportation, like Railroader. 4,153 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/446800/)
11. [Euro Truck Simulator 2](https://imho.run/games/227300/euro-truck-simulator-2) — Shares modding support with Railroader. 140,442 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/227300/)
12. [Train Fever](https://imho.run/games/304730/train-fever) — A frequent pick in Railroader players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,267 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/304730/)
13. [Train Life: A Railway Simulator](https://imho.run/games/1330660/train-life-a-railway-simulator) — Also Trains and Transportation, like Railroader. 454 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1330660/)
14. [Sweet Transit](https://imho.run/games/1612770/sweet-transit) — Also Trains and Transportation, like Railroader. 744 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1612770/)
15. [Diesel Railcar Simulator](https://imho.run/games/750170/diesel-railcar-simulator) — Also Trains and Transportation, like Railroader. 219 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/750170/)
16. [Mashinky](https://imho.run/games/598960/mashinky) — Also Trains and Transportation, like Railroader. 932 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/598960/)
17. [Train Valley World](https://imho.run/games/2244470/train-valley-world) — Also Trains and Transportation, like Railroader. 153 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2244470/)
18. [Rail Route](https://imho.run/games/1124180/rail-route) — Also Trains and Economy, like Railroader. 1,057 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1124180/)
19. [Sid Meier's Railroads!](https://imho.run/games/7600/sid-meier-s-railroads) — Also Trains and Economy, like Railroader. 1,787 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/7600/)
20. [Loco Shortline Operations](https://imho.run/games/1827660/loco-shortline-operations) — Also Trains and Economy, like Railroader. 50 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1827660/)
21. [Rolling Line](https://imho.run/games/754150/rolling-line) — Also Trains and Transportation, like Railroader. 2,058 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/754150/)
22. [Train World](https://imho.run/games/2132350/train-world) — Also Trains and Transportation, like Railroader. 51 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2132350/)
23. [Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022](https://imho.run/games/1784570/trainz-railroad-simulator-2022) — Also Trains and Transportation, like Railroader. 629 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1784570/)
24. [Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™](https://imho.run/games/356430/chris-sawyer-s-locomotion) — Also Trains and Transportation, like Railroader. 379 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/356430/)

## 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=1683150&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1683150&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1683150&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1683150
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1683150
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Railroader

Railroader is a first-person strategy and simulation game set in transition-era Appalachia, where players rebuild a regional railroad network following catastrophic flooding. Key systems include managing resource logistics, coordinating interchange zones, and distributing rolling stock under era-specific constraints. The massive-length experience supports online co-operative play and modding, with reviewers noting how realistic the resource management feels and how the modding community extends replayability. Players describe the atmosphere as atmospheric and contemplative, with the difficulty described as challenging. The game holds a 97% positive rating from 2,747 Steam reviews, is priced at $29.99, and runs in Playable mode on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1683150
- **Developer:** Giraffe Lab LLC
- **Publisher:** Giraffe Lab LLC
- **Genres:** Strategy, Simulation, Early Access
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Cloud, Online Co-op, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Dec 7, 2023
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1683150/railroader)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1683150&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1683150/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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