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Japanese Rail Sim: Journey to Kyoto

Japanese Rail Sim: Journey to Kyoto

The "Japanese Rail Sim" is a railway simulation game that allows you to experience a authentic railway operation with live-action images and a realistic reproduction of the driver's seat. Anyone can enjoy the feeling of being a train driver by simply operating the master controller and the brakes.

Released Jun 22, 2022 Developer Sonic Powered Co.,Ltd. Platforms Windows SimulationTrainsDrivingTransportation2D Platformer
View on Steam ↗ $59.99 (US · as of 2026-05-18)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

87.5%positive120 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Developed and published by Sonic Powered Co.,Ltd., Japanese Rail Sim: Journey to Kyoto offers a refreshing take on railway simulation by placing authenticity above spectacle. Instead of relying on fully rendered 3D environments, the game presents actual high-definition footage…”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
Not recommended · 2 found this helpful

“WTF is this ? 60$ for one line? oh wait 1 rail line and 1 extra stop... Not the whole JR network,not Kyoto Prefecture, not Kansai. One. Freaking. Line!!!! and its not even a long one either its like what ? 10 miles max ? 10 mile video for 60$ LMFAO :))))) even on 75% sale I feel…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

34achievements
12.9%median completion
2.3%rarest: Legend
80.1% of players 74.1% of players 71.1% of players 62.2% of players 57.1% of players 53.8% of players 44.8% of players 36.3% of players 35.9% of players 35.9% of players 33.9% of players 23.8% of players 23.4% of players 20.8% of players 19.2% of players 19.1% of players 13.2% of players 12.9% of players 12.5% of players 10.5% of players 10.4% of players 9.1% of players 8.2% of players 7.6% of players 7.5% of players 6.6% of players 5.1% of players 5.0% of players 4.1% of players 3.2% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.3% of players 80.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
80.1%Freshman — [Section Mode] Arrived at a station for the first time.
74.1%Better safe than sorry — Arrived at a station in one section without speeding.
71.1%Calm driver — Arrived at a station in one section without penalty.
Rarest badges of honor
2.3%Legend — Earned all Achievements.
2.8%Early summer memories — Driven through Green Maple Tree Tunnel at 30 km/h.
2.9%Gold medal collecter — Collected all gold medals.

Latest official news

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

Sep 19, 2024
The latest edition to the Japanese Rail Sim series is now on sale!

The latest title in the Japanese Rail Sim series of live-action train operating games, Japanese Rail Sim: Hakone - Town of Natural Beauty and Hot Springs, is now on sale! https://store.steampowered.co

Apr 14, 2023
The Japanese Rail Sim MEITETSU Line store page is now up.

The store page for the latest game in the Japanese Rail Sim series, Japanese Rail Sim MEITETSU Line, is now up. Only the Japanese version is currently available, so please be careful when purchasing.

Jan 22, 2023
January 23, 2023 Update

Ver1.0.3 It is now possible to customize keyboard settings. Settings can be easily customized from the title screen or even while driving. The default settings for keyboard operation have been partial

Jun 29, 2022
June 29, 2022 Update

Ver 1.0.2 -Fixed a deficiency in the English text on the setting screen. -Added the game version information to the title screen.

Jun 24, 2022
June 24, 2022 Update

Fixed the problem that caused the train whistle to sound when the left stick of the controller was moved from directly above to the left. The game now pauses when the controller is disconnected (while

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresSimulation
Player tagsSimulation · Trains · Driving · Transportation · 2D Platformer · Automobile Sim · Realistic · Mechs · Singleplayer · FMV · 2D · Immersive Sim (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · DualShock Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil
ControllerFull support
Achievements34
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows10 64bit Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10400 CPU Memory: 16 GB RAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 26.2 GB available space