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Railroad Tycoon II Platinum
Includes Railroad Tycoon II and the expansion The Second Century It can take you from New York to South Africa. It can take you from the year 1804 to the year 2000. It can take you from penniless manual laborer to powerful multi-millionaire.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Railroad empire building” (18 of 84 reviews) and “Challenging scenarios and learning” (6); the most common complaint is “Crashes and save failures” (9). 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 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
18 of the 84 reviews raise this.
6 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“I enjoy the many challenging scenarios to test ones resolve it will keep you up and going for hours of the day without even realizing it.”
“very enjoyable game, if you like building games. I also like that you can make it much more challenging by increasing the difficulty and no. of players. the no. of players really helps make it more challenging. Seems to…”
3 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“I enjoy the many challenging scenarios to test ones resolve it will keep you up and going for hours of the day without even realizing it.”
3 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“very enjoyable game, if you like building games. I also like that you can make it much more challenging by increasing the difficulty and no. of players. the no. of players really helps make it more challenging. Seems to…”
9 of the 84 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
3 of the 84 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 84 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“It's an old friend changed hardly at all from all the hours I spent playing off of a disc.”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“simple, old school simulator owning a railroad. love the old school ones”
— a player, Steam review · 64 hrs played“Great game, nothing new come close , it always missing some special sauce , this gem have. I wish there is just update for higher resolutions (but without changing /breaking original User Interface)”
— a player, Steam review · 1,104 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.
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 (2026-10-21). Relative comparison only.
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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 | Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Management · Trains · Simulation · Economy · Classic · Singleplayer · Historical · Great Soundtrack · Transportation (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Windows 95/98, Pentium 133 (recommended 166), 16 MB Ram, 100 MB disk space, 1024x768 capable video card AND a monitor capable of this resolution.