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JR EAST Train Simulator

ONGAKUKAN Co.,Ltd. · EAST JAPAN RAILWAY TRADING CO., LTD. · 2022-11-14

Steam

Simulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 19, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The official train company's authentic driving simulator is here! JR East Train Simulator" is a train driving simulator that allows you to experience live-action images and realistic driving sounds of JR East's actual train lines in your own home.

151
playing now
77%
positive of 1.2k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
bronze
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$22.99
steam price (US)

151 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 11:00 UTC (census sample)

High-definition images of JR East's train lines are captured in live-action. You can drive the train from the same perspective as the driver. You can enjoy driving from the same point of view as the driver. The sounds emitted from the trains and tracks in the simulator are recorded by JR East using actual trains, so you can experience the realistic running sounds that a driver would feel comfortable driving. The instrument panel displays the speedometer and other data just like the actual vehicle, and operates faithfully according to driving operations, speed, etc. The sound and instrument (Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 151 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 164 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~21/week).
  • · Review velocity up 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 29% of 6,674 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 25k–56k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,244 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $9.99 at Steam (2022-09-20)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $22.99 · on sale 1 of 4 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
19819820222026Week of 2022-09-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 117 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

181262026-08-15 22:00 — 57 players2026-08-16 14:00 — 121 players2026-08-17 06:00 — 104 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 35 players2026-08-18 14:00 — 136 players2026-08-19 06:00 — 87 players2026-08-19 21:00 — 28 players2026-08-20 13:00 — 152 players2026-08-21 05:00 — 70 players2026-08-21 21:00 — 38 players2026-08-22 12:00 — 181 players2026-08-23 04:00 — 121 players2026-08-23 20:00 — 32 players2026-08-24 12:00 — 144 players2026-08-25 04:00 — 62 players2026-08-25 19:00 — 32 players2026-08-26 12:00 — 126 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 79 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 26 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 144 players2026-08-29 03:00 — 104 players2026-08-29 19:00 — 34 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 151 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$9.992022-09-202026-07-272022-09-20 — best price $9.992022-11-15 — best price $29.992024-12-04 — best price $22.992026-01-18 — best price $18.392026-02-01 — best price $22.992026-07-20 — best price $20.692026-07-27 — best price $22.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

002026-08-26 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
33.9%
earned "Keihin-Tohoku Negishi Line arrival on time"
4.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam Input API SupportFamily Sharing32 DLC

1 supported languages: Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)750%137

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

FMVMechsTrainsDrivingRealisticSimulationSingleplayer2D PlatformerAutomobile SimTransportation

Census log

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

Recent updates

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