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Railway Empire

Railway Empire

In Railway Empire, you will create an elaborate and wide-ranging rail network, purchase over 40 different trains modelled in extraordinary detail, and buy or build railway stations, maintenance buildings, factories and tourist attractions to keep your travel network ahead of the competition.

Released Jan 26, 2018 Developer Gaming Minds Studios Publisher Kalypso Media Platforms Windows · Linux StrategySimulationManagementTrainsEconomy
View on Steam ↗ $5.99 (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.

82.8%positive9,416 reviews
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“Like model trains, but slightly less time consuming, and a lot less expensive.”

— a player, Steam review · 102 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“So good. Buy it. Watch a YT Video for understanding the mechanics a bit better, helps a lot.”

— a player, Steam review · 37 hrs played
Not recommended · 9 found this helpful

“I had no idea how fun it would be to plan railway networks and manage the economies of different cities and farms. There’s a really engaging and satisfying game at the core. But ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, the UI/UX is some of the worst I’ve ever experienced. Every simple thing feel…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:37 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

183playing at last check
17724-hour peak
5,404all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 1.2k avg · Mar 2019

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.

128achievements
2.6%median completion
0.4%rarest: Monster snack
89.9% of players 74.4% of players 69.5% of players 64.9% of players 57.8% of players 50.6% of players 45.6% of players 43.6% of players 40.8% of players 38.1% of players 34.3% of players 32.2% of players 28.3% of players 24.3% of players 19.2% of players 17.6% of players 16.2% of players 14.5% of players 14.1% of players 13.2% of players 9.0% of players 8.6% of players 8.3% of players 6.8% of players 6.1% of players 4.7% of players 4.3% of players 3.8% of players 3.6% of players 3.1% of players 2.7% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 89.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
89.9%What is a steam engine — First locomotive purchased
89.5%From A to B — 2 cities connected
74.4%We brake for nobody — First express train in use
Rarest badges of honor
0.4%Monster snack — The towns of Tokyo, Yokohama and Saitama reach a size of 250,000 inhabitants in the "Rising Sun" scenario.
0.4%Snake-a-rang — Establish an express line between Adelaide and Sydney in a free game in Down Under.
0.4%Tunnel-web spider — Found 30 settlements in a free game in the Down Under region.

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.

$5.99−80% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$29.99base price
$5.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-20
US5.99 USD−80%
EU5.99 EUR−80%
UK5.39 GBP−80%
Australia8.99 AUD−80%
Canada6.79 CAD−80%
Japan749 JPY−80%
Brazil27.80 BRL−80%
China29.80 CNY−80%

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

China≈$4.4 Japan Canada Brazil US Australia EU UK≈$7.2

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

$0 $25 $50 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.

Apr 28, 2025
Railway Empire and all DLCs on sale now with up to 75% off!

United States, 1830: ‘The New World’ is in its ascendancy. Industry is booming, and the race is on to establish the most dominant and powerful rail empire in all of North America. It’s time to outthin

Feb 03, 2025
Railway Empire and all DLCs on sale now with up to 75% off!

United States, 1830: ‘The New World’ is in its ascendancy. Industry is booming, and the race is on to establish the most dominant and powerful rail empire in all of North America. It’s time to outthin

Oct 31, 2024
Railway Empire Daily Deal up to 80% off

Railway Empire Daily Deal up to 80% off Railway Empire and all Railway Empire DLCs are on Sale: https://store.steampowered.com/app/503940/Railway_Empire/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/15227/Ra

Jun 10, 2024
Railway Empire and all DLCs on sale now!

United States, 1830: ‘The New World’ is in its ascendancy. Industry is booming, and the race is on to establish the most dominant and powerful rail empire in all of North America. It’s time to outthin

Apr 26, 2023
Pre-Order Now Available as Railway Empire 2 Nears Scheduled Departure!

Pre-Order Now Available as Railway Empire 2 Nears Scheduled Departure Deluxe Edition and pre-order details Today we have announced details for the Deluxe Edition and pre-order offer for the highly ant

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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 tagsStrategy · Simulation · Management · Trains · Economy · Building · Trading · Historical · America · Singleplayer · Western · Real-Time (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , German * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese, Italian, Spanish - Spain * , Polish, Korean, Japanese * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements128
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 (64bit versions) Processor: Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 @ 3.2 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: nVidia GeForce GTX460 or AMD Radeon HD5870 (1024MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 7 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card with latest drivers