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Derail Valley

Altfuture · 2019-01-25

Steam

AdventureIndieSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player

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.

412
playing now
97%
positive of 9.6k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
10
twitch viewers (latest)
95/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

412 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 412 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 8% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 241k–578k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,638 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

1.0k3052026-08-06 22:00 — 745 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 429 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 721 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 712 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 525 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 851 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 848 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 500 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 984 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 741 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 394 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 709 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 632 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 342 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 603 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 562 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 324 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 719 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 805 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 315 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 442 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 667 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 409 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 561 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 618 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 382 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 305 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 601 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 412 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

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

1602026-08-26 19:15 — 10 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 6 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-30 16:35 — 10 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…

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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