# Games like Railroad Tycoon 3

> The closest matches to Railroad Tycoon 3: Sid Meier's Railroads!, Railroad Tycoon II Platinum, Railway Empire 2, Railroad Corporation, and Train Fever. 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. [Sid Meier's Railroads!](https://imho.run/games/7600/sid-meier-s-railroads) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Trains, like Railroad Tycoon 3. 1,787 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/7600/)
2. [Railroad Tycoon II Platinum](https://imho.run/games/7620/railroad-tycoon-ii-platinum) — Also Trains and Historical, like Railroad Tycoon 3. 1,029 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/7620/)
3. [Railway Empire 2](https://imho.run/games/1644320/railway-empire-2) — A frequent pick in Railroad Tycoon 3 players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,044 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1644320/)
4. [Railroad Corporation](https://imho.run/games/797400/railroad-corporation) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Trains, like Railroad Tycoon 3. 653 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/797400/)
5. [Train Fever](https://imho.run/games/304730/train-fever) — Also Trains and Economy, like Railroad Tycoon 3. 1,267 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/304730/)
6. [Transport Fever](https://imho.run/games/446800/transport-fever) — A frequent pick in Railroad Tycoon 3 players' libraries, and another Simulation. 4,153 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/446800/)
7. [RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Platinum](https://imho.run/games/2700/rollercoaster-tycoon-3-platinum) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Economy, like Railroad Tycoon 3. 3,127 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2700/)
8. [RAILGRADE](https://imho.run/games/1355090/railgrade) — Also Trains and Economy, like Railroad Tycoon 3. 710 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1355090/)
9. [Cities in Motion](https://imho.run/games/73010/cities-in-motion) — Also Trains and Economy, like Railroad Tycoon 3. 360 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/73010/)
10. [Railroads Online](https://imho.run/games/1696810/railroads-online) — A frequent pick in Railroad Tycoon 3 players' libraries, and another Indie. 4,317 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1696810/)
11. [Europa Universalis III Complete](https://imho.run/games/25800/europa-universalis-iii-complete) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Historical, like Railroad Tycoon 3. 913 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/25800/)
12. [Train Valley World](https://imho.run/games/2244470/train-valley-world) — Also Trains and Economy, like Railroad Tycoon 3. 153 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2244470/)
13. [Hearts of Iron III](https://imho.run/games/25890/hearts-of-iron-iii) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Historical, like Railroad Tycoon 3. 2,730 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/25890/)
14. [Train World](https://imho.run/games/2132350/train-world) — Also Trains and Economy, like Railroad Tycoon 3. 51 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2132350/)
15. [Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™](https://imho.run/games/356430/chris-sawyer-s-locomotion) — Also Trains and Economy, like Railroad Tycoon 3. 379 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/356430/)
16. [SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition](https://imho.run/games/24780/simcity-4-deluxe-edition) — Also Economy, like Railroad Tycoon 3. 5,328 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/24780/)
17. [Anno 1800](https://imho.run/games/916440/anno-1800) — Also Historical and Economy, like Railroad Tycoon 3. 11,586 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/916440/)
18. [My Train Arrives](https://imho.run/games/1137020/my-train-arrives) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Trains, like Railroad Tycoon 3. 58 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1137020/)
19. [Sweet Transit](https://imho.run/games/1612770/sweet-transit) — Also Trains and Economy, like Railroad Tycoon 3. 744 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1612770/)
20. [Bounty Train](https://imho.run/games/371520/bounty-train) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Trains, like Railroad Tycoon 3. 558 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/371520/)
21. [The Guild 3](https://imho.run/games/311260/the-guild-3) — A frequent pick in Railroad Tycoon 3 players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,643 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/311260/)
22. [Stronghold: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/2140020/stronghold-definitive-edition) — Also Historical and Economy, like Railroad Tycoon 3. 3,039 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2140020/)
23. [Tropico 5](https://imho.run/games/245620/tropico-5) — Also Historical and Economy, like Railroad Tycoon 3. 4,759 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/245620/)
24. [Voxel Tycoon](https://imho.run/games/732050/voxel-tycoon) — Also Trains and Economy, like Railroad Tycoon 3. 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=7610&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=7610&n=20&coop=true
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=7610
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/7610
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Railroad Tycoon 3

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...

## Game info

- **AppID:** 7610
- **Developer:** PopTop
- **Publisher:** 2K
- **Genres:** Strategy
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 4, 2007
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 80
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/7610/railroad-tycoon-3)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=7610&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/7610/)
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