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Islands & Trains
Craft tiny railway dioramas in a stress-free island sandbox. No rules or timers - just design, build, and enjoy.
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 2026-05-14.
“Its a good game, a bit glitchy but definately relaxing. I played this with my four year old and she loves it. I would love to see cars and planes running or flying by themselves. It would look so amazing. Can the devs PLEASE look into this?”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Cozy little train game - spent 2 hours solid placing sheep on a hill :)”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Easy to figure out, a low price, and lots of content to choose from. If you're into dioramas, this is a game for you.”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-13. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Quality of Life updates!
Hello everyone, We hope you’re all enjoying the changing seasons, we know we are! 🌞 We have just launched a quality of life update as a lot of you have been requesting these improvements! This include
Islands & Trains at Christmas time!
Hey everyone, It’s that time of year again where the tracks are covered with snow, train carriages carry gifts for loved ones and Santa’s reindeer pull the sleigh alongside! If you enjoyed the Xmas up
Daily deal and new update is here!
Hey folks, We’re dropping by to let you know our daily deal has just begun, so be sure to grab Islands & Trains while it’s 40% off! If that wasn’t enough to entice you, we’ve also just dropped a new u
The long awaited update has finally arrived at the station!
Hey everyone, We are so excited to bring you this new update as we know a lot of you have been wanting multiple trains since we launched! We really hope you love this new addition and all the other fe
We’re in the ‘Games Forged in Germany’ Event!
Hey all! Just a quick one to say we’re really excited to be in the ‘ Games Forged in Germany ’ event which has just kicked off, you can go check it out over here . It means a lot to be a part of this
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | City Builder · Sandbox · Trains · Building · Minimalist · Procedural Generation · Simulation · Nature · Relaxing · Casual · Stylized · Family Friendly (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Hungarian |
| Achievements | 15 |
| Official site | https://www.islandsandtrains.com/home |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7, 8 or 10 Processor: Intel Core i3 2.00 GHz or AMD equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX950 or higher