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Derail Valley

Altfuture · 2019-01-25

Steam

AdventureIndieSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Virtual Reality

Releases: Jan 25, 2019 (SteamVR), Jan 25, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 25, 2019 (Oculus VR)

Drive massive trains and build your career in a vast open railway network. For both PC and VR.

Derail Valley is an Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Early Access game released in 2019, priced at $39.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (97% of 9783 reviews).

236
playing now
97%
positive of 9.9k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
12
twitch viewers (latest)
4.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
95/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
1,369
Nexus mods (2.0M downloads)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

236 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Derail Valley trailer thumbnail

Derail Valley - Early Access Trailer / Jan 18, 2019

≈460,292 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 236 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,176 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~147/week).
  • · Review velocity down 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 247k–593k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,876 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $19.99 at Steam (2019-01-26)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 1 of 2 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
68268220192026Week of 2019-01-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 682 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 308 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 340 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 336 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 289 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 338 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6051742026-09-15 12:00 — 330 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 367 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 211 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 421 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 605 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 269 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 242 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 464 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 331 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 411 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 437 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 276 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 187 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 339 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 373 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 177 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 286 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 322 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 174 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 471 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 494 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 211 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 236 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
9340Oct 2017Aug 2026Oct 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2Jan 2019 — avg 51 · peak 113Apr 2019 — avg 25 · peak 71Jul 2019 — avg 12 · peak 67Oct 2019 — avg 11 · peak 28Jan 2020 — avg 17 · peak 48Apr 2020 — avg 20 · peak 54Jul 2020 — avg 102 · peak 207Oct 2020 — avg 73 · peak 156Jan 2021 — avg 77 · peak 165Apr 2021 — avg 81 · peak 177Jul 2021 — avg 50 · peak 104Oct 2021 — avg 66 · peak 180Jan 2022 — avg 57 · peak 249Apr 2022 — avg 77 · peak 176Jul 2022 — avg 61 · peak 113Oct 2022 — avg 57 · peak 127Jan 2023 — avg 94 · peak 206Apr 2023 — avg 80 · peak 271Jul 2023 — avg 934 · peak 2,612Oct 2023 — avg 275 · peak 536Jan 2024 — avg 194 · peak 387Apr 2024 — avg 135 · peak 274Jul 2024 — avg 135 · peak 245Oct 2024 — avg 128 · peak 268Jan 2025 — avg 429 · peak 852Apr 2025 — avg 519 · peak 1,191Jul 2025 — avg 356 · peak 704Oct 2025 — avg 303 · peak 611Jan 2026 — avg 368 · peak 740Apr 2026 — avg 271 · peak 543Jul 2026 — avg 620 · peak 2,412Aug 2026 — avg 597 · peak 1,573
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
22222026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 22 new positive2026-09-21: 2 new negative2026-09-22: 4 new positive2026-09-23: 5 new positive2026-09-24: 4 new positive2026-09-25: 3 new positive2026-09-26: 4 new positive2026-09-27: 3 new positive2026-09-28: 6 new positive2026-09-29: 2 new positive2026-09-30: 2 new positive2026-10-01: 3 new positive2026-10-04: 2 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new positive2026-10-06: 1 new positive2026-10-07: 6 new positive2026-10-08: 2 new positive2026-10-09: 4 new positive2026-10-10: 2 new positive2026-10-11: 3 new positive2026-10-12: 4 new positive2026-10-13: 3 new positive2026-10-13: 2 new negative2026-10-14: 3 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$39.99$19.992019-01-262026-07-272019-01-26 — best price $19.992023-05-12 — best price $39.992025-06-07 — best price $29.992025-06-21 — best price $39.992026-07-20 — best price $29.992026-07-27 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

3902026-09-30 22:34 — 23 viewers2026-10-01 04:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-01 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 17:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-02 23:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-03 05:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-03 12:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-03 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 07:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-04 13:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-04 19:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-05 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 05:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-06 11:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-08 00:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-08 06:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-08 12:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-09 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 03:34 — 26 viewers2026-10-10 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 15:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-10 22:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-11 04:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-12 02:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-12 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 14:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-12 20:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-13 02:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-13 11:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-13 17:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 06:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-14 12:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-14 18:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 12 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerTracked Controller SupportVR SupportedCamera ComfortAdjustable DifficultyKeyboard Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeStereo SoundPartial Controller Support1 DLC

16 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Finnish, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-05-15 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

VRIndieTrainsDrivingEconomyPhysicsRealisticOpen WorldSimulationEarly Access

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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