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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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“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 count fetched 2026-07-11 11:40 UTC · history 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.
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Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). 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 2026-05-20.
| 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 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
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.