JR EAST Train Simulator

However although the game interface is well optimised for English, most of the announcements or audio prompts you hear in the cab are Japanese only (the developer could maybe take some liberties here and add or replace with English localisation).

I can recommend JR East Train Simulator for fellow dedicated railfans that would like to have a realistic experience while remaining entirely in the cab, the gameplay of JR East Train Simulator is very intuitive and straightforward, pick a line, a schedule, and do your service without operational errors, or as low as possible, stop at stations, open doors, alight and embark passengers, close doors, drive off, rinse and repeat until arriving at the destination.

Graphics on the other hand, the photorealism is unmatched, when you drive trains you feel like as though you are where the service is supposed to be, contributing to immersion.

When I read the manual I saw that the ZUIKI MASCON controller was supported, so I imported the controller over from Japan to Europe.

Could be great to have SteamDeck support as it just came out in Japan as well, might not be too hard to pinpoint the problem to have Proton support.

Controls are a bit difficult on Keyboard and Mouse, but on controller it's another story, they become intuitive and easy to use.