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OpenTTD
OpenTTD is a business simulation game in which players earn money by transporting passengers and cargo via road, rail, water, and air. It is an open-source remake and expansion of the 1995 Chris Sawyer video game Transport Tycoon Deluxe.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Addictive logistics strategy” (63 of 102 reviews) and “Continuous long-term development” (8); the most common complaint is “Predatory corporate paywall” (13). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
63 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Excellent game. Get it free from the website. A very heartfelt "please explode" to Atari execs. That is it, that is all.”
“its an absolute tragedy what has happened, you can still get the game for free through openttd's website, don't give atari money because they strong armed the devs.”
“OpenTTD is an awesome game by awesome developers for an awesome community. This bundle on Steam though is nothing but a cash grab by Atari. If they want to work together with the community behind OpenTTD, then there are…”
8 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“OpenTTD is an awesome game by awesome developers for an awesome community. This bundle on Steam though is nothing but a cash grab by Atari. If they want to work together with the community behind OpenTTD, then there are…”
“I've been playing this on/off for over a decade. Was such a treat to see when it finally was on steam. I fully believe this is the only reason transport tycoon deluxe received any attention from Atari. I'm glad they…”
“It's a classic business management sim that stays relevant thanks to the activity of a dedicated fan community. No longer available on Steam for free, unless you downloaded it prior to the release of Transpot Tycoon…”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“very good game, ludicrous amount of mods to customize your own gameplay”
“Once you start playing around with the various different, extremely large and expansive mods of this game, you add an additional couple thousand hours of play time. Worth every penny here gents, don't miss out. Was…”
“good moding”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Excellent game. Get it free from the website. A very heartfelt "please explode" to Atari execs. That is it, that is all.”
“Yup, this is the one. That one that you've been looking for for a while. The one with all the things. Plus more things (mods). Also it's free (or cheap maybe if you're from the dystopian future). You can relax now, you…”
“free, good logistics”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Incredible for laptops and or just burning time”
“a very good game for low-end device and transport fan”
13 of the 102 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“its an absolute tragedy what has happened, you can still get the game for free through openttd's website, don't give atari money because they strong armed the devs.”
“OpenTTD is an awesome game by awesome developers for an awesome community. This bundle on Steam though is nothing but a cash grab by Atari. If they want to work together with the community behind OpenTTD, then there are…”
“Pretty fun game if you're into the transportation of goods and people. It really sucks that the game is no longer free. You really got to harness your inner capitalist.”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“This is a great fantastic game, It's a shame that you have to pay for the original, but frankly it does make sense. Play this, it's hard to learn but man it is a blast”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“A truly great game for a father-son game. A fantastic concept and execution. The graphics are wonderfully simple and timeless. Each battle between the worms encourages players to think logically and try out different strategies. It's not just an old nostalgic game; it's a title…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“Great game, free why won't you just play. Why are you reading the reviews.”
— a player, Steam review · 72 hrs played“Game made with passion, but hijacked by corporations. Don't spend money on people who are hijacking this game. Download it here: https://www.openttd.org/”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
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.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
OpenTTD 16.0-beta5 released
The default Guru X2 helicopter’s life has been extended to remain available in vanilla games. The industry cargo chain window has been redesigned. Fixed a network desync after moving a station sign. F
OpenTTD 16.0-beta4 released
Oops. Terraforming land in a multiplayer game no longer causes a desync that kicks you from the game If you find any bugs, please report them here . Changelog Bug tracker Questions and player support
OpenTTD 16.0-beta3 released
We’ve got another round of bugfixes for you, and we couldn’t help ourselves so have some features too. The latest beta includes the following: NewGRF authors can now create double-ended ships that mov
OpenTTD 16.0-beta2 released
The latest beta includes the following: The game no longer crashes when switching between road and tram toolbars. Depots can now be built under (very tall) bridges. The maximum vehicle limit has been
OpenTTD 16.0-beta1 released
We’ve been working on some exciting new features for OpenTTD 16, and they need testing! The first beta release is now available, and we’ve opened the competition to create the title game for the next
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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 | Casual, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Simulation · Building · Free to Play · Economy · Sandbox · Management · Trains · Transportation · Multiplayer · Resource Management · City Builder · Moddable (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · LAN PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · LAN Co-op |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Russian, S… |
| Official site | https://www.openttd.org |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 11, 10, 8, 7 (32 Bit and 64 Bit) Processor: Yes Memory: 256 MB RAM