We offer you a list of the best games about trains, where you can find the most realistic and interesting simulator, as well as economic strategy and other similar games on the aforementioned topic.
If your childhood you could tirelessly look how the toy locomotive hauls cars on miniature rails of your child’s railroad, or dreamed of becoming a full-time driver in adulthood, but for whatever reason, have not become him, our article will definitely be interesting to you.
That’s where we collected the best railroad simulators, allowing to visit the cockpit of the old, modern and even futuristic trains, or build your own railway empire.
TRAIN SIM WORLD 2020
August 20, 2020 Dovetail Games has released a new version of its world-famous train simulator Train Sim World, in which players expected ultra-realistic graphics and authentic motion physics, impressive first-person view (from the cab), detailed transferred control and precise observance of all train specifications, and fine-tuned gameplay parameters. The last detail of Train Sim World (together with the tutorials) is a very important element, making the game attractive not only for seasoned train drivers, but also for novice players.
RAILWAY EMPIRE
A very beautiful simulator that allows you to engage in the development of your own railroad company. Players are given the opportunity to choose their own routes for the railroad tracks, purchase and repair trains (more than forty types of locomotives and nearly thirty cars of different types), as well as placement and development of stations, depots, warehouses, workshops, and more.
The proposed action unfolds on a huge, detailed reproduction of the U.S. map, covering territory from one coast to the other. With absolutely free construction we get a grandiose, unparalleled railroad sandbox.
TRAIN VALLEY SERIES
A series of railroad simulations with elements of puzzle and economic strategy. The goal of Train Valley is to lay new railroad tracks, build passenger stations and upgrade your fleet with new powerful locomotives to meet the demands of fast-growing cities. Train Valley differentiates itself from other simulation railroad games due to its nice low-poly graphics and relaxing music, which together create a dreamy and cheerful atmosphere.
MASHINKY
An economic train game offering to build your own railroad empire on a randomly generated map. Mashinky gives a very pleasing to the eye picture, as well as unusual gameplay, combining a construction simulator (in construction mode, the camera switches to isometric view), a deep economic system and elements of a board game. Players can also take a ride on any of their own trains, surveying the surroundings and plotting the trajectory for future routes.
Despite the fact that Mashinky is still in early access, it was able to achieve unexpectedly high popularity for a project of such a specific genre. In addition, a Russian version of the game is available on Steam, which is another argument in its favor.
TRAINZ: A NEW ERA
A representative of the popular Trainz series of railway simulators, released in 2015 and distinguished by a high level of realism. Trainz: A New Era has nice graphics with dynamic lighting, support for dust particles, light, smoke and so on, as well as numerous weather phenomena (rain, fog, snow, etc.). There is also a very believable physics of the train, and its model works not only outside the train, but also inside.
There is also an advanced editor that allows you to create new routes and share them with your friends (Trainz: A New Era has multiplayer). In total, the game is currently available for more than 200 thousand routes created by other players.
TRAIN FRONTIER CLASSIC
Train Frontier Classic is a train simulator, designed like a sandbox. The game has a convenient and versatile editor, with which you can not only create bizarre routes, immersed in the green settlements, incomparable in its beauty stations, warehouses and other objects adjacent to the railroad tracks, but also to work with individual elements of their design and even change the landscape.
TRAIN SIMULATOR
We can say the whole railway simulator franchise, pretty old and well known to fans of virtual locomotives, still enjoys well-deserved popularity due to regular updates and additions. There are hundreds of different DLCs for Train Simulator that open access to the new trains and locations. You can download almost all additional content from the link below.