# Games like Railway Empire

> The closest matches to Railway Empire: Railway Empire 2, Railroad Corporation, Bounty Train, Rise of Industry, and Transport Fever 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. [Railway Empire 2](https://imho.run/games/1644320/railway-empire-2) — Shares resource management with Railway Empire. 1,044 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1644320/)
2. [Railroad Corporation](https://imho.run/games/797400/railroad-corporation) — Also Trains and Western, like Railway Empire. 653 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/797400/)
3. [Bounty Train](https://imho.run/games/371520/bounty-train) — A frequent pick in Railway Empire players' libraries, and another Strategy. 558 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/371520/)
4. [Rise of Industry](https://imho.run/games/671440/rise-of-industry) — Shares economic simulation with Railway Empire. 1,866 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/671440/)
5. [Transport Fever 2](https://imho.run/games/1066780/transport-fever-2) — Also Trains and Transportation, like Railway Empire. 10,269 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1066780/)
6. [RAILGRADE](https://imho.run/games/1355090/railgrade) — Also Trains and Transportation, like Railway Empire. 710 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1355090/)
7. [Sid Meier's Railroads!](https://imho.run/games/7600/sid-meier-s-railroads) — Also Trains and Historical, like Railway Empire. 1,787 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/7600/)
8. [Train Valley](https://imho.run/games/353640/train-valley) — A frequent pick in Railway Empire players' libraries, and another Action. 1,259 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/353640/)
9. [Railroader](https://imho.run/games/1683150/railroader) — Also Trains and America, like Railway Empire. 2,747 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1683150/)
10. [Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic](https://imho.run/games/784150/workers-resources-soviet-republic) — Also City Builder and Historical, like Railway Empire. 8,217 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/784150/)
11. [Cities in Motion 2](https://imho.run/games/225420/cities-in-motion-2) — Also Trains and Transportation, like Railway Empire. 577 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/225420/)
12. [Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™](https://imho.run/games/356430/chris-sawyer-s-locomotion) — Shares economic simulation with Railway Empire. 379 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/356430/)
13. [Anno 2070™](https://imho.run/games/48240/anno-2070) — Also Real-Time and Trading, like Railway Empire. 6,846 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/48240/)
14. [Tropico 5](https://imho.run/games/245620/tropico-5) — A frequent pick in Railway Empire players' libraries, and another RPG. 4,759 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/245620/)
15. [Port Royale 4](https://imho.run/games/1024650/port-royale-4) — Also Trading and City Builder, like Railway Empire. 586 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1024650/)
16. [Corsair Cove](https://imho.run/games/1368140/corsair-cove) — Shares resource management with Railway Empire. 3,443 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368140/)
17. [Factory Town](https://imho.run/games/860890/factory-town) — Shares resource management with Railway Empire. 2,390 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/860890/)
18. [Mashinky](https://imho.run/games/598960/mashinky) — Also Trains and Transportation, like Railway Empire. 932 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/598960/)
19. [Mini Metro](https://imho.run/games/287980/mini-metro) — Also Trains and Transportation, like Railway Empire. 6,926 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/287980/)
20. [Sweet Transit](https://imho.run/games/1612770/sweet-transit) — Also Trains and Transportation, like Railway Empire. 744 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1612770/)
21. [Train Simulator Classic](https://imho.run/games/24010/train-simulator-classic) — A frequent pick in Railway Empire players' libraries, and another Simulation. 10,602 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/24010/)
22. [Train World](https://imho.run/games/2132350/train-world) — Also Trains and Transportation, like Railway Empire. 51 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2132350/)
23. [American Truck Simulator](https://imho.run/games/270880/american-truck-simulator) — Also America and Transportation, like Railway Empire. 91,834 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/270880/)
24. [Transports](https://imho.run/games/659920/transports) — Also Trains and Transportation, like Railway Empire. 51 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/659920/)

## 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=503940&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=503940&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=503940&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=503940
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/503940
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Railway Empire

Railway Empire is a strategy and simulation game developed by Gaming Minds Studios and published by Kalypso Media, released in 2018. Players engage in economic simulation and railway construction within a historical setting, managing resources while competing against AI rivals in competitive multiplayer. Reviewers highlight the complex resource management and intricate economic simulation, with players describing the experience as challenging and immersive. The game features a rich historical setting and is playable on Steam Deck, priced at $29.99 USD, with an 80% positive rating from over 3,700 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 503940
- **Developer:** Gaming Minds Studios
- **Publisher:** Kalypso Media
- **Genres:** Strategy, Simulation
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jan 26, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 74
- **Platforms:** windows, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/503940/railway-empire)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=503940&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/503940/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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