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Railway Empire 2
Don the coat of a clever entrepreneur, take over a small railway company in the early 1800s and turn your steam engines into the workhorses of the economy. Grow your company into the largest railway company of the continent and outsmart your competitors.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
51 of the 87 reviews raise this.
“I bought this game thinking it would be a fun game to play with my kids. Turns out this game is definitely not a game that 12 year olds can play easily. LOL Instead, I am completely engrossed in this game and have spent…”
“this game finaly got to a playable state. Tried a few years back because i loved the tycoon series and was disappointed with this game then. Now it has most of the features i loved in the old railroad sim games. Still…”
8 of the 87 reviews raise this.
“this game finaly got to a playable state. Tried a few years back because i loved the tycoon series and was disappointed with this game then. Now it has most of the features i loved in the old railroad sim games. Still…”
“Great fun and challenging ways to optimise production.”
“Endless hours of solving logistic issues. Love it. Keeps the brain cooking.”
8 of the 87 reviews raise this.
“I enjoyed the first game, so I decided to try this one. The graphics are more realistic, but not everything actually looks better. The UI, in particular, feels like a downgrade — it’s less intuitive and harder to use.…”
“Its a fun game and it is exactly what the pictures and videos show. There are quite a few negative reviews, but it seems that the reason for those is that people compare it to some other game that this never claimed to…”
“Best railroad tycoon game since RT3. Some things seem a bit weird at first (like not really needing to pick what carriages you need for the train - it auto picks up based on supply and demand), but due to other…”
3 of the 87 reviews raise this.
“This game puts you at the center of a railway company. Good mix between a tycoon and a simulation game. Plenty of scenarios and DLC maps to keep you going. I got it when it first came out and still play it. I like the…”
“took me 120 hrs to finish this but ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ worth it love the game waiting for RE 3.”
3 of the 87 reviews raise this.
“I really enjoyed the gameplay. A big part of it for me was just watching the trains run—sometimes I’d sit back and just observe everything moving. The POV camera views made that even better, especially seeing how the…”
“Excellent game, a clear step up from Railway Empire in most areas, especially track laying and the general feel of setting up lines. All round extremely enjoyable game for rail enthusiasts. It dovetails very nicely with…”
“Very fun game if you like the original. This is a great addition to the series. Track building has been greatly improved from the pervious game. There is not too much left that is tedious in the game. I don't know what…”
20 of the 87 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
9 of the 87 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Game is always forcing you ahead offering no time to enjoy it. The track builder has numerous issues such as the Water Towers/Track Inception being marked red and track offshoots which pass on the outside but fail on…”
“This isn't fully polished and there are some minor errors. It could be a lot better. But if you are still playing Railway Empire, you should switch to this for the automatic signaling if nothing else. That took so much…”
8 of the 87 reviews raise this.
“This is a step down from the previous version. First, no random maps. That is a step backward. You get two very large maps (Europe and USA) that you are allowed to prune down in to 4 smaller maps. You never get to…”
“Most irritating pile ♥♥♥♥ I have ever played, couldn't even make it through the first chapter it annoyed me so much. Track placement, explanation as to why trains aren't using the maintenance buildings is severely…”
“The game is shallow as ♥♥♥♥ with severe Limitations, like only 6 Warehouse slots. The icons are discriptions are misleading (e.g. sharing of goods between train stations in the same city) and leaves little agency for…”
5 of the 87 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I bought this game thinking it would be a fun game to play with my kids. Turns out this game is definitely not a game that 12 year olds can play easily. LOL Instead, I am completely engrossed in this game and have spent…”
“The game is fun, complex but with a steep learning curve. Do not buy this game unless you enjoy railroad tycoon and capitalism.”
“Sadly this is not as good or as easy as the first one. I think that they have tried to go to far on this and they have sort of failed. However, it is the best train construction game out there but like the first one,…”
5 of the 87 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“of limited value. sorry has good bones, but no editor makes it BORING. same maps forever and ever and ever and ever and ever.”
Counted across 87 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 72.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Very relaxing as well as challenging. The many different scenarios will keep you captivated for hours. I utilize this game for relaxation from previous military traumas, which allows me to immerse myself in constant thought with the challenging play. Great graphics as well as…”
— a player, Steam review · 112 hrs played“Absolutely love the game. Exactly what I was looking for to replace Railroad Tycoon 3 and Sid Meier's Railroads. I'm addicted.”
— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs played“So close, but so far. I like the track laying. General aesthetics. But it feels goofy and disappointing next to the classics. The core problem of this game is it is so arcady and goofy in the maps. Why even bother using real word maps when you are going to insert random…”
— a player, Steam review · 442 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Simulation · Strategy · Trains · Management · Transportation · Sandbox · Economy · Resource Management · Building · Exploration · America · City Builder (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian, German * , Spanish - Spain * , Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese * , Simplified Chinese * , Japanese * , Russian * , Arabic, Turkish, Korean * |
| Achievements | 87 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64 bit) Processor: 4 core | Intel i5-3450 | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: 4 GB VRAM | Nvidia GTX 780 | Radeon RX 480 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 40 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card with latest drivers Additional Notes: DirectX Version 11 and Shader Model 5.0.