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Railroad Corporation
Relive the pioneering spirit of the Golden Age of Steam by establishing your own railroad empire across 19th century North America. Bring settlements together, produce and trade goods and develop new technologies to stay ahead of the competition. Want more? RAILROAD CORPORATION 2 Out Now!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“My first train-theme business management game. Let's start off with some negative: - The achievements was bugged during my first run and didn't pop after the initial Tutorial achievement.. a problem that has been noted by people, but thankfully, once I reset my game, it finally…”
— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played“You know, I have had this game in my Steam library for about 2 years, and played it only once when I first bought it. At first, I thought it was mediocre. BUT... Boy was I wrong! I was bored this weekend, and thought I would give this game a serious go. And wow! I have to say I…”
— a player, Steam review · 131 hrs played“Normally I write long reviews but here I won't. This game makes watching paint dry more fun than playing a train simulator. It's basic, boring, fairly ugly and could best be described as pedestrian and terribly mediocre.”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:58 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Railroad Corporation 2 Releases Out of Early Access on February 25th!
Hey everyone, We're really excited to share the news about our sequel:Railroad Corporation 2 is leaving Early Access and rolling into 1.0 on February 25, 2026! Watch the date announcement trailer here
Railroad Corporation 2 - Out Now in Early Access!
Great news, everyone! Railroad Corporation 2, the sequel to Railroad Corporation, has been released into Early Access! Check out our Early Access launch trailer below: What’s New in Railroad Corporati
Celebrating Steam’s Capitalism and Economy Fest!
Hello everyone! As we enter 2024 in full speed ahead, we’re delighted to be a part of and celebrate all things tycoon and capitalism in Steam’s Capitalism and Economy Festival! Railroad Corporation wi
Railroad Corporation 2: Designing Locomotives
Hello everyone! We’re back again with another dev log today, and we’ll be covering the core feature in the game: Locomotives in Railroad Corporation 2. If you've been with us since Railroad Corporatio
Railroad Corporation 2: Where we've been and what lies ahead
Hello everyone! It’s been a while since our last update, and after a period of silence, we’re now at the stage in the development process with Railroad Corporation 2 where we can start to showcase som
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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.
| Genres | Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Trains · Management · Simulation · Historical · Transportation · Multiplayer · Economy · Real-Time with Pause · Sandbox · Building · Competitive (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English, German, Russian, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Ukrainian |
| Achievements | 79 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.railroadcorporation.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 (64 bit) Processor: Intel Core i5-650 3.2Ghz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX560 Ti or ATI Radeon HD 7850 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 11 compatible sound card with latest drivers