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NIMBY Rails

Weird and Wry · 2021-01-26

Steam

SimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jan 26, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Design and run your own railroads for the real world. Solve global transportation dilemmas. Unleash your inner railway engineer and transit policy manager.

NIMBY Rails is a Simulation and Early Access game released in 2021, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (90% of 2320 reviews).

267
playing now
90%
positive of 2.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

267 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

NIMBY Rails is a railway simulation game developed by Carlos Carrasco. The game involves developing a railway network on an in-game map based on the real world. It was released as an early access game in 2021.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 267 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 162 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~20/week).
  • · Review velocity up 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 16,694 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 47k–105k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,325 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $15.19 at Steam (2023-08-28)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 5 of 11 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
24724720212026Week of 2021-01-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3241012026-09-15 16:00 — 255 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 132 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 159 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 310 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 162 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 131 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 282 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 184 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 158 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 324 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 227 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 115 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 185 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 203 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 152 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 203 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 227 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 101 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 180 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 295 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 129 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 141 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 267 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
425109Feb 2021Aug 2026Feb 2021 — avg 425 · peak 776Apr 2021 — avg 180 · peak 335Jun 2021 — avg 130 · peak 234Aug 2021 — avg 129 · peak 227Oct 2021 — avg 124 · peak 253Dec 2021 — avg 128 · peak 213Feb 2022 — avg 137 · peak 255Apr 2022 — avg 138 · peak 235Jun 2022 — avg 130 · peak 228Aug 2022 — avg 143 · peak 248Oct 2022 — avg 147 · peak 275Dec 2022 — avg 140 · peak 234Feb 2023 — avg 140 · peak 252Apr 2023 — avg 136 · peak 250Jun 2023 — avg 123 · peak 200Aug 2023 — avg 138 · peak 234Oct 2023 — avg 166 · peak 325Dec 2023 — avg 170 · peak 286Feb 2024 — avg 180 · peak 327Apr 2024 — avg 166 · peak 302Jun 2024 — avg 205 · peak 372Aug 2024 — avg 202 · peak 343Oct 2024 — avg 190 · peak 341Dec 2024 — avg 188 · peak 311Feb 2025 — avg 193 · peak 330Apr 2025 — avg 183 · peak 315Jun 2025 — avg 186 · peak 329Aug 2025 — avg 210 · peak 361Oct 2025 — avg 211 · peak 395Dec 2025 — avg 197 · peak 328Feb 2026 — avg 227 · peak 392Apr 2026 — avg 195 · peak 348Jun 2026 — avg 195 · peak 352Aug 2026 — avg 227 · peak 382
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
222026-09-252026-10-142026-09-25: 1 new positive2026-09-27: 1 new positive2026-09-29: 2 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new positive2026-10-09: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$15.192021-01-262026-07-092021-01-26 — best price $15.292021-05-27 — best price $15.292021-06-24 — best price $15.292021-08-30 — best price $15.292021-10-28 — best price $15.292021-11-24 — best price $15.292021-12-22 — best price $15.292022-01-27 — best price $15.292022-04-11 — best price $15.292022-06-23 — best price $15.292022-09-05 — best price $15.292022-11-22 — best price $15.292022-12-22 — best price $15.292023-03-16 — best price $15.292023-05-08 — best price $15.292023-06-30 — best price $15.292023-07-20 — best price $18.992023-09-04 — best price $18.992023-10-23 — best price $18.992023-11-28 — best price $18.992024-01-04 — best price $18.992024-01-15 — best price $18.992024-03-21 — best price $18.992024-05-13 — best price $18.992024-07-11 — best price $18.992024-08-12 — best price $18.992024-09-23 — best price $18.992024-12-04 — best price $18.992025-01-02 — best price $18.992025-03-20 — best price $18.992025-05-12 — best price $18.992025-07-10 — best price $18.992025-08-18 — best price $18.992025-10-06 — best price $18.992026-01-05 — best price $18.992026-02-16 — best price $18.992026-03-26 — best price $18.992026-05-11 — best price $18.992026-06-25 — best price $15.992026-07-09 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

119142026-05-31 — 33 pageviews2026-06-04 — 44 pageviews2026-06-08 — 38 pageviews2026-06-12 — 20 pageviews2026-06-16 — 39 pageviews2026-06-20 — 31 pageviews2026-06-24 — 20 pageviews2026-06-28 — 54 pageviews2026-07-02 — 26 pageviews2026-07-06 — 32 pageviews2026-07-10 — 47 pageviews2026-07-14 — 35 pageviews2026-07-18 — 119 pageviews2026-07-22 — 48 pageviews2026-07-26 — 40 pageviews2026-07-30 — 24 pageviews2026-08-03 — 38 pageviews2026-08-07 — 45 pageviews2026-08-11 — 26 pageviews2026-08-15 — 16 pageviews2026-08-19 — 36 pageviews2026-08-23 — 31 pageviews2026-08-27 — 32 pageviews2026-08-31 — 42 pageviews2026-09-04 — 30 pageviews2026-09-08 — 29 pageviews2026-09-12 — 41 pageviews2026-09-16 — 26 pageviews2026-09-20 — 16 pageviews2026-09-24 — 16 pageviews2026-09-28 — 23 pageviews2026-10-02 — 42 pageviews2026-10-06 — 31 pageviews2026-10-10 — 22 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

102026-10-01 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 09:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-07 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-15 00:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam WorkshopSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Where its players are

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

Player tags

2DEconomySandboxBuildingPoliticsStrategyCapitalismManagementOpen WorldSimulation

Census log

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

Recent updates

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