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Railroader
You and your fellow railroaders are the lifeblood of your railroad, just like it is the lifeblood of the communities it serves. Switch cars at industries. Keep people moving while running local passenger trains. Run trains with a purpose in transition era Appalachia – in Railroader!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“As a game, Railroader has a lot going for it, and, as you can see from the number of hours I have invested in playing it, I have had a great time with it in its current pre-release form. The game's basic scenario is that you are rebuilding a mid-19th century railroad that has…”
— a player, Steam review · 653 hrs played“Nice every 10 years a game manages to get it right; some perfect blend.. where something simple turns addictive.. this game manages to do that; like a work of art. Game Design for connaisseurs. I love every detail of this one… you start to live in this valley, know every bend,…”
— a player, Steam review · 288 hrs played“I came to this game as an avid Transport Fever player who was dissatisfied with MS Train Simulator and Trainz New Era, and I am glad someone finally hit the sweet spot between those types of games. The train driving mechanics are in depth enough to actually feel like you are in…”
— a player, Steam review · 116 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:22 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.
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 (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
July 2026 Development Update
Hello, Railroaders! It's been a busy month for us here on the Railroader Dev Team. We've got three things to share with you today. First, it's Train Fest here on Steam, which means it's a great time t
Maintenance of Way Preview Video for National Train Day
157 years ago, the driving of the golden spike marked the meeting of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads at Promontory Summit – the first transcontinental railroad in the United States. We
March 2026 Development Update
Hello Railroaders!We wanted to give you an update on where things stand with the MoW Update. The beginning of this year has been particularly productive, and while we are happy with the state of the g
November 2025 Development Update
Hello Railroaders!Can you believe it’s been almost two years since Railroader was released in Early Access? Some of you have been with us since before it was called Railroader! Many of you have joined
New Bundle: Running the Railroad - Railroader & Rail Route
Railroader has coupled up to Rail Route, the railroad design and dispatching strategy game, for a railroading bundle! Take command behind the signal board in Rail Route, where you’ll design, expand, a
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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, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Simulation · Trains · Transportation · Automobile Sim · Open World · 3D · Immersive Sim · Cinematic · First-Person · Realistic · Top-Down (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1660 6GB Storage: 8 GB available space