Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Crashes: 176 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Multiplayer: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 3k 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
56% of themes are praise11% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game is one of Sid Meyer's best from back in the day, and it balances well the ability to play as a sandbox builder vs a super-competitve crazy land.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game is best balanced at "Tycoon" (2nd hardest) difficulty level: and even then it is pretty much over after 70 years. - If you want to see the later trains, choose the later starting date.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game has a charming art style more akin to an HO or N scale model train layout than the ostensible real world look of the previous Railroad Tycoon games.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Super-easy interface and a really fun three-level game: railroad construction and operation; financing your railroad; and fights for corporate control of your competitors (or them fighting to take over you!).
Linux compatibility
Players who bring up Linux compatibility mostly praise it.
4 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
For this reason, I was delighted to find out that under Linux the Steam version combined with the Steam provided Wine/Proton works out of the box.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay25 reviews
Difficulty21 reviews
Graphics20 reviews
Interface5 reviews
Linux compatibility4 reviews
Divided opinion
Co-op100% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes59% still recommend
Multiplayer100% still recommend
Bugs60% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Multi-player
- Single-player
Controller
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Family Sharing
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$2.49$9.99−75%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
7 points recordedtoday · $2.49
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