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Derail Valley

Derail Valley

Drive massive trains and build your career in a vast open railway network. For both PC and VR.

Released Jan 25, 2019 Developer Altfuture Platforms Windows Early AccessTrainsSimulationRealisticVR
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

96.3%positive7,375 reviews
Recommended · 19 found this helpful

“I've been playing Derail Valley for two, maybe three years at this point. I recall playing it back when it was still called Overhauled before the Simulator update. The game has come a long way. It's now genuinely one of my favorite sims, full stop. The thing that sets it apart…”

— a player, Steam review · 57 hrs played
Recommended · 17 found this helpful

“TL/DR: A Train game that breaks all known molds, Read more. OK First of all: Full Disclosure, "Simulator" is just a subtitle, it does not reflect what the game is. This is a game first and foremost, not a simulator. That being said, the game fills kind-of a niche category that…”

— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played
Recommended · 11 found this helpful

“fun train sim both in vr and flat screen mode. I love trains and even in this games current state its one of the best train sims out there, and with the dev's plans for 2026/27, there is huge potential for it to become one of the best on the market.”

— a player, Steam review · 38 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:44 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

351playing at last check
42224-hour peak
2,935all-time peak
0 500 1k 2019 2021 2023 2025 934 avg · Jul 2023

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$29.99−25% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$39.99base price
$29.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-20
US29.99 USD−25%
EU29.99 EUR−25%
UK26.81 GBP−25%
Australia41.96 AUD−25%
Canada35.99 CAD−25%
Japan3,825 JPY−25%
Brazil93.74 BRL−25%
China102.75 CNY−25%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$15 Brazil Japan Canada Australia US EU UK≈$36

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 20, 2026
B100 Progress Update 1

Hi everyone! We have a couple of items to discuss today: reporting on the progress of our next major update; taking part in Train Fest 2026; celebrating 10 years of Derail Valley development and; anno

Oct 04, 2025
Unity Security Patch

Hey everyone!About This PatchWe have a small and quick update today. Two days ago, Unity, the game engine that Derail Valley is based on, announced a newly discovered security vulnerability and a patc

Aug 02, 2025
B99.7 - More Small Bug Fixes

Hello everyone!We've released another set of minor fixes today. Thank you for your bug reports! You can see the changes listed here:B99.7 ChangelogIn the meantime we're hard at work on the next major

Jul 18, 2025
B99.6 - Bug Fixes, Ladder-climbing & More

Hi everyone! As promised, we’re delivering more bug fixes in today's release - addressing many of the remaining less critical issues. Thank you for your bug reporting!To spice it up a little, we've al

Jun 07, 2025
B99.5 - Long-term Stability, Discount, Performance Boost & More

Hi everyone! Over the past several weeks, we've released 8 hotfixes that resolved the last remaining major bugs and more than doubled FPS in certain situations. With today's hefty hotfix just out, we'

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Indie, Simulation, Early Access
Player tagsEarly Access · Trains · Simulation · Realistic · VR · Transportation · Driving · Open World · First-Person · Physics · Immersive Sim · Economy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Tracked Controller Support · VR Supported · Camera Comfort · Adjustable Difficulty · Keyboard Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Finnish, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.derailvalley.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 64-bit Processor: Intel i5-7400 or equivalent Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 650 (VR: GTX 970) Storage: 6 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR or Meta Quest Link