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Derail Valley
Drive massive trains and build your career in a vast open railway network. For both PC and VR.
View on Steam ↗ $39.99 (US · as of 2026-09-05)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
81 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This is pretty special. Not sure why I waited so long to buy. It's a 10/10 My first delivery had it all. Started getting dark, raining, slippery track. Left the sand on and ran out so I couldn't quite make the last…”
“I have several different train games, the dovetail classic, trans-Siberian railroad, railroader. This is currently the best. Trains here have a learning curve. It runs well on a lower end system like mine. Downsides are…”
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This is pretty special. Not sure why I waited so long to buy. It's a 10/10 My first delivery had it all. Started getting dark, raining, slippery track. Left the sand on and ran out so I couldn't quite make the last…”
“This game simulates what it's like to die in a horrific train crash due to operator neglect but return with your newfound knowledge and safety rules written in blood. There are like 15 things I quadruple check before…”
“I don't often write reviews (too much of a novice...LOL). This game is fun to play and a quite a bit challenging, when you're hauling a 1.1km train in excess of 3Kt from one corner of the map to the opposite corner, on…”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“If you’re even remotely interested in trains, logistics, or immersive simulation, Derail Valley is an absolute standout. What makes it special is how it balances realism with freedom. You’re not just driving trains.…”
“The game has a realistic simulation of locomotives, good physics, and a decent map with interesting tracks. There is a good progression of locomotives (via licenses) to make it easier to get started. It also has a open…”
“Very chill, pretty good looking, great sound design, and the progression of unlocks and challenges is just about perfect. The map is pretty huge with plenty of challenging sections of track to navigate particularly with…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Great Simulation, a nice balance of game to real life. Fun areas to check out and nice variety of locomotives. Looking forward to future updates”
“Incredibly fun, and I only have a passing interest in trains. Actually has gameplay compared to TSW or other similar games, and while I've completed basically everything there is to do in the current build (except…”
“This game is loads of fun. At the time of this review I have 46 hours, I've only owned the game for 8 days. I do work a full time job yet I've put in 46 hours in 8 days, do with that info what you will. But this game is…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This is pretty special. Not sure why I waited so long to buy. It's a 10/10 My first delivery had it all. Started getting dark, raining, slippery track. Left the sand on and ran out so I couldn't quite make the last…”
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
“I don't often write reviews (too much of a novice...LOL). This game is fun to play and a quite a bit challenging, when you're hauling a 1.1km train in excess of 3Kt from one corner of the map to the opposite corner, on…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“I have several different train games, the dovetail classic, trans-Siberian railroad, railroader. This is currently the best. Trains here have a learning curve. It runs well on a lower end system like mine. Downsides are…”
“Great game physics. Buuut... the map is way too small for a simulator, there are rarely any updates and there is no locomotive variety.”
“Well, usually I don't paly Early access but I really had fun driving these trains for 20 hours! No game crash and almost no bugs (just fell trough the map once in 20 hours on an early access. Not bad). Gameplay is fun…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“High level of simulation but also intuitive and relaxing.”
“Very chill, pretty good looking, great sound design, and the progression of unlocks and challenges is just about perfect. The map is pretty huge with plenty of challenging sections of track to navigate particularly with…”
“Cool and fun simulator that isn't very complicated”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“It's like Snowrunner but with trains. Still plenty of work to be done on the game too.”
“You love trains and simulators in general? Then most definitely get this. Run great, good train physics, it's a great time killer. No real game breaking bugs or bugs in general to be seen, create Early Access game. Why…”
“Great game physics. Buuut... the map is way too small for a simulator, there are rarely any updates and there is no locomotive variety.”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“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“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“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 playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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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
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
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
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
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
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Trains · Simulation · Realistic · VR · Transportation · Driving · Open World · First-Person · Physics · Immersive Sim · Economy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Tracked Controller Support · VR Supported · Camera Comfort · Adjustable Difficulty · Keyboard Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Finnish, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian |
| Official site | https://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