Railroad Tycoon 3

Railroad Tycoon 3

Steam Deck · unrated

PopTop · Management · May 4, 2007

Worth it for the right player.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $2.49.

77%
Mostly Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 59 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

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
45% of themes are praise22% are divided33% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The economy simulation is very fun, even if the graphics are dated.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I gave it 5 minutes to limited progress and no successful gameplay.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Me and a friend enjoy the multiplayer but its a bit buggy yet this classic gem is fun to play and we enjoy the Tycoon building.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Linux compatibility
Players who bring up Linux compatibility mostly praise it.
It's plug and play on Linux though.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Graphics52 reviews
Gameplay16 reviews
Multiplayer6 reviews
Linux compatibility6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters14 reviews
86%
Interface13 reviews
62%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes59 reviews
37%
Bugs9 reviews
78%
Difficulty8 reviews
100%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

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Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
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