Train Life: A Railway Simulator

Wait63%

Mixed · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Simteract · Simulation · Aug 25, 2022

Player review score
63%
Mixed
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
40
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
14
Full audio1 of 14
Subtitles14 of 14

Should I buy Train Life: A Railway Simulator?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 61 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 38 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise25% are divided42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
61 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Its have a lot of potential, great idea (basically ETS/ATS with trains - and thats why i love it!), fun gameplay.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It was great being able to travel around Europe and the weather effects and graphics looked good too.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Keyboard and controller support are both functional, though some actions—especially in menus or during emergencies—can feel a bit clunky.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The upgrades are a pretty interesting mechanic, the difficulty settings lets you tweak your campaign to your liking, there are a lot of different hauls to carry arround and there arent many game braking bugs Ive experienced.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay61 reviews
Graphics53 reviews
Controls10 reviews
Difficulty9 reviews
Divided opinion
Multiplayer
20% still recommend
Audio
60% still recommend
Optimization
50% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
26% still recommend
Crashes
32% still recommend
Performance
71% still recommend
Interface
33% still recommend
Monetization
11% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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