Railroad Tycoon II Platinum

Buy90%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

PopTop · Strategy · May 4, 2007

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Price
$1.24−75%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Railroad Tycoon II Platinum?

Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k 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
63% of themes are praise12% are divided25% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It has a largely warm colour pallet in its graphics, from the UI to the tiles of the environments.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Add in the semi-random placement of buildings in cities on the map, and replayability is excellent.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Once you get a grasp on it, the game really opens up and you can start to enjoy the scenarios and sink your teeth into the higher difficulty levels.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Great soundtrack too and even has old vintage clips of the old railroad industry, along with old vintage clips/gifs that play in your little icon box when you click on a button to do something like build more tracks or purchase trains.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
3 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are obviously dated, but the game runs great on Windows 10, and, unlike with most games this old, multiplayer on the local network required zero troubleshooting whatsoever- started the game up, created a game, we were playing within five minutes.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Graphics47 reviews
Gameplay38 reviews
Difficulty22 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Multiplayer3 reviews
Divided opinion
Linux compatibility
100% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
100% still recommend
Crashes
43% 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

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$1.24$4.99−75%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $1.24