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Rail Route

Rail Route

In Rail Route, you will design, construct, upgrade, and automate your railway network in one of the many maps based on real-life cities worldwide. Dispatch the trains to make the traffic flow and the network grow!

Released Feb 22, 2024 Developer Bitrich.info Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux BuildingManagementSandboxEconomyLogic
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (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.

89.9%positive2,159 reviews
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“I really enjoy the game, definitely worth a buy. I even bought it on switch so I could play a game on the go should I wish to. I do have a slight issue with experience points (green/red train tokens), although the beginning is slow I still feel like some of the upgrade token…”

— a player, Steam review · 183 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Great train network management game. There's a cool intro to get the gist of the system with The Story of Jozic (which also works as a free demo), and from there it's quite easy to understand how the rest works. The automation adds another interesting twist, and the few game…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Fun, if you are interested in this kind of stuff.”

— a player, Steam review · 294 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:19 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

150playing at last check
14924-hour peak
1,026all-time peak
0 250 500 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 249 avg · Jun 2021

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

76achievements
9.6%median completion
0.3%rarest: Dual Century Dispatcher
79.8% of players 78.2% of players 77.0% of players 76.3% of players 74.8% of players 71.1% of players 70.2% of players 63.6% of players 52.2% of players 48.2% of players 45.2% of players 45.1% of players 39.7% of players 36.8% of players 36.7% of players 35.9% of players 34.7% of players 34.5% of players 33.9% of players 28.8% of players 28.7% of players 20.6% of players 19.7% of players 16.6% of players 16.1% of players 15.8% of players 15.3% of players 14.7% of players 14.7% of players 14.7% of players 13.9% of players 13.2% of players 12.5% of players 12.0% of players 11.7% of players 11.6% of players 10.9% of players 10.1% of players 9.6% of players 9.3% of players 8.7% of players 8.3% of players 7.8% of players 7.5% of players 7.4% of players 7.3% of players 7.1% of players 6.9% of players 6.1% of players 6.0% of players 5.9% of players 5.7% of players 5.6% of players 5.0% of players 5.0% of players 4.9% of players 4.9% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 4.2% of players 79.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
79.8%Story of Jozic — Start the story with Jozic.
78.2%Off and Gone — Dispatch your first one-time train.
77.0%Go Time — Complete the signaling tutorial.
Rarest badges of honor
0.3%Dual Century Dispatcher — Run 200 on-time trains per cycle
0.6%Magnate — Have 200 ongoing contracts on a map.
1.0%Hourly Hundred Hero — Run 100 on-time trains per cycle

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.

$9.99−60% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$24.99base price
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-20
US9.99 USD−60%
EU9.99 EUR−60%
UK8.39 GBP−60%
Australia14.76 AUD−60%
Canada13.99 CAD−60%
Japan1,160 JPY−60%
Brazil29.59 BRL−60%
China35.20 CNY−60%

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

China≈$5.2 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$11

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 24, 2026
Expect Delays is Out Now!

The timetable said July 24. For once, no delay. https://store.steampowered.com/app/4540370/Rail_Route__Expect_Delays/ Hey dispatchers, Rail Route: Expect Delays is out now. After months of building, t

Jul 16, 2026
Waypoints for Everyone

Expect Delays releases July 24 , and it does not travel alone. https://store.steampowered.com/app/4540370/Rail_Route__Expect_Delays/ Hey dispatchers, The DLC arrives together with the free update 3.0

Jul 05, 2026
🚦 Rail Route: Expect Delays is coming July 24!

Hey dispatchers, Rail Route: Expect Delays is coming on July 24. This DLC adds the kind of trouble every dispatcher secretly fears: slow orders, failures, incidents, weather, and maintenance problems

Jun 20, 2026
Expect Delays - What Actually Goes Wrong

Last time: the train that fixes things. This time: the things it fixes. https://store.steampowered.com/app/4540370/Rail_Route__Expect_Delays/ Hey dispatchers, Trouble comes to your railway in two ways

Jun 12, 2026
Meet the Service Loco

Last time: your railway wears down. This time: the train that fixes it. https://store.steampowered.com/app/4540370/Rail_Route__Expect_Delays/ Hey dispatchers, A service train has been on the suggestio

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

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

GenresCasual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsBuilding · Management · Sandbox · Economy · Logic · Puzzle · City Builder · Time Management · Base-Building · Trains · Automation · Simulation (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · LAN Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards
LanguagesEnglish * , German, Russian, French, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Dutch, Japanese, Korean *
ControllerFull support
Achievements76
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://railroute.eu
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 64bit Processor: 1.6 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: On board Storage: 2 GB available space