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Railway Empire 2

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.

Released May 25, 2023 Developer Gaming Minds Studios Publisher Kalypso Media Platforms Windows SimulationStrategyTrainsManagementTransportation
View on Steam ↗ $24.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

72.6%positive2,132 reviews
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“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
Not recommended · 28 found this helpful

“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 played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:48 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

338playing at last check
33624-hour peak
3,095all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2024 2025 2026 1.8k avg · May 2023

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.

87achievements
9.1%median completion
0.1%rarest: Packin' Peking
86.9% of players 86.7% of players 86.5% of players 86.0% of players 82.4% of players 82.2% of players 82.1% of players 81.9% of players 80.1% of players 77.7% of players 72.0% of players 70.8% of players 59.4% of players 55.4% of players 53.6% of players 49.2% of players 48.5% of players 47.4% of players 45.7% of players 42.5% of players 41.8% of players 38.5% of players 38.4% of players 38.0% of players 34.8% of players 34.3% of players 33.0% of players 32.1% of players 31.4% of players 28.5% of players 27.5% of players 26.3% of players 24.8% of players 23.4% of players 22.6% of players 21.7% of players 17.6% of players 15.7% of players 12.7% of players 12.7% of players 12.3% of players 11.3% of players 11.3% of players 9.1% of players 8.1% of players 7.5% of players 6.3% of players 5.9% of players 4.9% of players 4.6% of players 3.5% of players 3.2% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 2.6% of players 2.6% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 86.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
86.9%Country Bumpkin — Connect one rural business
86.7%Departure — Buy your first locomotive
86.5%A new Journey — Activate your first train line
Rarest badges of honor
0.1%Packin' Peking — Produce a total of 24 loads of each: fireworks, tools and bicycles in Peking in one game.
0.1%All roads lead to Rome — Whole map of Italy: Connect all cities and businesses to Rome.
0.1%No Espresso, much Depresso! — South Italy: Make all goods available in Rome from 1910 onward.

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.

$24.99−50% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$49.99base price
$24.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-16
US24.99 USD−50%
EU24.99 EUR−50%
UK22.99 GBP−50%
Australia36.47 AUD−50%
Canada32.49 CAD−50%
Japan3,850 JPY−50%
Brazil109.50 BRL−50%
China124.50 CNY−50%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$18 Brazil Canada Japan US Australia EU UK≈$31

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $50 $100 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Dec 22, 2025
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Kalypso Media!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Kalypso Media! From all of us at Kalypso Media, we wish YOU a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Throughout the year, your passion and support have he

Dec 16, 2025
Railway Empire 2 - Update 1.8.1

Railway Empire 2 - Update 1.8.1 Tycoons, We have just released Railway Empire 2’s Update 1.8.1 for all available platforms. This update includes fixes for reported issues and crashes. Please find the

Oct 28, 2025
Railway Empire 2 – Steel Dragons DLC Out Now, Full Steam Ahead into China!

Railway Empire 2 – Steel Dragons DLC Out Now, Full Steam Ahead into China!All aboard for the far East - We have officially unleashed the latest DLC Railway Empire 2 – Steel Dragons upon the Middle Kin

Oct 28, 2025
Railway Empire 2 - Update 1.8

Railway Empire 2 - Update 1.8Tycoons! We have just delivered Railway Empire 2’s Update 1.8 to Steam, Microsoft Store, Epic Games Store, PlayStation 4|5, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One consoles (support

Oct 27, 2025
All Aboard - Railway Empire 2 – Steel Dragons Release Stream!

All Aboard - Railway Empire 2 – Steel Dragons Release Stream!October 28th at 3.30 pm CETTune in tomorrow, October 28th, to our Railway Empire 2 – Steel Dragons livestream at 3.30pm CET and join us as

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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.

GenresSimulation, Strategy
Player tagsSimulation · Strategy · Trains · Management · Transportation · Sandbox · Economy · Resource Management · Building · Exploration · America · City Builder (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian, German * , Spanish - Spain * , Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese * , Simplified Chinese * , Japanese * , Russian * , Arabic, Turkish, Korean *
Achievements87
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
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.