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Rail Route cover art

Rail Route

Bitrich.info · 2024-02-22

SteamGOG

CasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jun 23, 2021 (Linux), Jun 23, 2021 (Mac), Jun 23, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 20, 2025 (Nintendo Switch)

In Rail Route, you will design, construct, upgrade, and automate your railway network in one of the many maps based on real-life cities worldwide. Dispatch the trains to make the traffic flow and the network grow!

Rail Route is a Casual, Indie, Simulation, and Strategy game released in 2024, priced at $24.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (88% of 2596 reviews).

116
playing now
88%
positive of 2.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
−60% · $9.99
was $24.99
steam price (US) · on sale

116 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Expand your system, add new trains, optimize everything as best you can within the limits of the map. Build tracks to new stations, accept new train contracts and upgrade your rail network!(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 116 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 193 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~24/week).
  • · Review velocity down 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 29,056 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 53k–118k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,627 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$12.49-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.99 at Fanatical (2025-03-13)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 92 of 158 observed days · $2.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12212220212026Week of 2021-06-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202472026-09-14 22:00 — 82 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 58 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 115 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 82 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 69 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 125 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 156 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 70 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 131 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 202 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 74 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 126 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 146 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 66 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 147 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 165 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 65 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 93 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 159 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 75 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 74 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 127 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 78 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 116 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
24978Jun 2021Aug 2026Jun 2021 — avg 249 · peak 446Aug 2021 — avg 119 · peak 242Oct 2021 — avg 87 · peak 197Dec 2021 — avg 79 · peak 169Feb 2022 — avg 89 · peak 189Apr 2022 — avg 131 · peak 366Jun 2022 — avg 91 · peak 222Aug 2022 — avg 125 · peak 269Oct 2022 — avg 95 · peak 181Dec 2022 — avg 111 · peak 239Feb 2023 — avg 96 · peak 194Apr 2023 — avg 92 · peak 280Jun 2023 — avg 88 · peak 188Aug 2023 — avg 88 · peak 190Oct 2023 — avg 96 · peak 232Dec 2023 — avg 99 · peak 204Feb 2024 — avg 194 · peak 1,026Apr 2024 — avg 134 · peak 276Jun 2024 — avg 121 · peak 325Aug 2024 — avg 111 · peak 250Oct 2024 — avg 100 · peak 203Dec 2024 — avg 111 · peak 248Feb 2025 — avg 102 · peak 211Apr 2025 — avg 128 · peak 242Jun 2025 — avg 105 · peak 271Aug 2025 — avg 128 · peak 267Oct 2025 — avg 110 · peak 234Dec 2025 — avg 107 · peak 219Feb 2026 — avg 101 · peak 216Apr 2026 — avg 93 · peak 192Jun 2026 — avg 95 · peak 207Aug 2026 — avg 147 · peak 455
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$9.992021-06-232026-10-142021-06-23 — best price $13.492022-11-29 — best price $19.992023-06-29 — best price $15.992023-10-23 — best price $24.992023-12-19 — best price $18.622024-02-13 — best price $22.392024-03-23 — best price $24.992024-04-20 — best price $22.392024-05-30 — best price $24.992024-07-19 — best price $24.992024-08-23 — best price $22.392024-09-24 — best price $18.892024-10-30 — best price $19.152024-12-02 — best price $24.992025-01-07 — best price $11.552025-02-03 — best price $18.892025-03-11 — best price $12.492025-04-08 — best price $12.892025-05-02 — best price $14.492025-06-03 — best price $24.992025-06-27 — best price $19.152025-07-19 — best price $14.492025-08-19 — best price $10.292025-09-23 — best price $24.992025-11-06 — best price $14.492025-11-25 — best price $14.492026-01-01 — best price $24.992026-01-19 — best price $24.992026-02-28 — best price $12.492026-04-03 — best price $24.992026-05-11 — best price $14.492026-06-14 — best price $22.392026-08-01 — best price $19.512026-08-30 — best price $24.992026-09-11 — best price $24.992026-09-23 — best price $12.492026-10-05 — best price $24.992026-10-14 — best price $12.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
80.2%
earned "Story of Jozic"
14.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopDualShock Controller Support4 DLC

12 supported languages: English, German, Russian, French, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Dutch, Japanese, Korean

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2024-02-22, latest 2026-07-24 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,4411%76
Switch (Nintendo)80%0

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

Where its players are

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

Player tags

LogicPuzzleTrainsEconomySandboxBuildingAutomationManagementSimulationCity Builder

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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