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Simutrans
Simutrans is a freeware and open-source transportation simulator. Your goal is to establish a successful transport company. Transport passengers, mail and goods by rail, road, ship, and even air. Interconnect districts, cities, public buildings, industries and tourist attractions.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“Wow. I thought OpenTTD was great. This game is also great! Highly recommend it! Also, for added depth and variety, try the Bata Branch Simutrans Extended version. What makes Simutrans different is that cargo, mail and passengers have ‘destinations’ in mind. Cargo also has…”
— a player, Steam review · 72 hrs played“Steep learning curve, but very rewarding to play once you get it down.”
— a player, Steam review · 36 hrs played“Играю в эту игру более двадцати лет. Игра состоит из перевозок грузов, пассажиров и почты между предприятиями и городами. Так же есть возможность ускорить работу предприятий(npc предприятий, игрок не владеет и не управляет ими) подведя электричество с электростанций, что…”
— a player, Steam review · 864 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 19:30 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Simutrans 124.5 Release Notes
Highlights of this version Stops can be shared without being public stops in networkgames Signals can be allowed to be passed without effect in the reverse direction. Full changelog Here's the full li
Simutrans 124.4 released
Highlights of this version Searchable comboboxes (just type when a box is open) Grouping goods/passengers by connection Overhauled city growth Improvements for the tutorial for pak64, pak64.german, an
Simutrans 124.3.1 Released
Highlights of this version Improved bridge building (now requiring dragging or two clicks) and multitile city buildings. Currency symbol can now be changed. Cost and maintenance can now be much higher
2024 Simutrans Screenshot Contest Winners
Polls are now closed, and the winner is… see the results on The Simutrans Blog !
Vote now on the 2024 Simutrans Screenshot Contest!
Submissions are closed: It's time to vote to choose a winner! As always, voting is done on the Simutrans Wiki If you want to see the original images in full quality check the 2024 Simutrans Screenshot
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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 | Free To Play, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Simulation · Free to Play · Trains · Strategy · Management · Building · Economy · Sandbox · City Builder · 2D · Moddable · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · LAN PvP · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Dutch, Finnish, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Swedish, Ukrain… |
| Achievements | 4 |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.simutrans.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or later Processor: 1 Ghz or faster processor Memory: 512 MB RAM Storage: 500 MB available space Additional Notes: Broadband internet connection required for network play