The Game Census
RAILGRADE cover art

RAILGRADE

Minakata Dynamics · 2023-10-13

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 29, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 29, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 29, 2022 (Mac)

RAILGRADE is the train RTS game! Construct dense vertical railroads, build cities, construct vast factory chains with train automation! Restore an off world colony's economy all in the intense story driven campaign or relaxing sandbox mode!

59
playing now
85%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$8.99
steam price (US)

59 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 07:00 UTC (census sample)

RAILGRADE is a construction strategy game about building railway networks to connect future, off-world cities with valuable industry. As the last remaining employee on a corporate-owned earth colony, it’s up to you to salvage the remains of the planet’s economy following a disastrous management mishap. With dozens of trains at your disposal, it’s up to you to manage the production of goods and ensure the delivery of essential resources in order to create a thriving industrial colony once more. In a near-future, corporations have transformed distant planets into industrial colonies, harvesting(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 29% of 6,689 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 25k–57k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,256 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$8.99-70%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$8.99-70%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.49 at Steam (2026-07-20) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 39 of 61 observed days · $1.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

64132026-08-11 22:00 — 33 players2026-08-12 14:00 — 30 players2026-08-13 06:00 — 24 players2026-08-13 21:00 — 30 players2026-08-14 13:00 — 31 players2026-08-15 05:00 — 26 players2026-08-15 21:00 — 37 players2026-08-16 13:00 — 46 players2026-08-17 05:00 — 13 players2026-08-17 21:00 — 32 players2026-08-18 12:00 — 29 players2026-08-19 04:00 — 20 players2026-08-19 20:00 — 33 players2026-08-20 12:00 — 23 players2026-08-21 03:00 — 14 players2026-08-21 19:00 — 31 players2026-08-22 11:00 — 25 players2026-08-23 03:00 — 31 players2026-08-23 18:00 — 39 players2026-08-24 10:00 — 28 players2026-08-25 02:00 — 19 players2026-08-25 18:00 — 29 players2026-08-26 10:00 — 22 players2026-08-27 03:00 — 24 players2026-08-27 19:00 — 29 players2026-08-28 11:00 — 38 players2026-08-29 00:00 — 34 players2026-08-29 15:00 — 64 players2026-08-30 07:00 — 59 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$7.492022-09-292026-08-302022-09-29 — best price $17.992022-12-15 — best price $15.992023-05-18 — best price $15.992023-09-26 — best price $29.992023-12-13 — best price $19.492024-01-24 — best price $29.992024-02-14 — best price $19.492024-03-14 — best price $19.492024-04-21 — best price $29.992024-05-27 — best price $17.992024-06-19 — best price $17.992024-08-01 — best price $17.992024-09-10 — best price $14.992024-10-16 — best price $29.992024-11-05 — best price $29.992024-12-12 — best price $14.992025-01-14 — best price $14.992025-02-21 — best price $29.992025-03-13 — best price $14.992025-04-11 — best price $14.992025-05-22 — best price $29.992025-06-12 — best price $29.992025-07-28 — best price $29.992025-09-03 — best price $29.992025-09-25 — best price $9.892025-11-03 — best price $29.992025-12-18 — best price $8.992026-02-18 — best price $8.992026-03-17 — best price $9.002026-04-06 — best price $8.992026-05-25 — best price $8.992026-07-09 — best price $29.992026-08-12 — best price $29.992026-08-30 — best price $8.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

37
achievements tracked
94.8%
earned "Trevithick's Legacy"
24%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,7142%37
Switch (Nintendo)230%0

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

Player tags

MiningPuzzleTrainsEconomySandboxBuildingCraftingModdableStrategyAutomation

Census log

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

Players also track

Star Control®: OriginsUnclaimed WorldSupreme Ruler UltimateSol 0: Mars ColonizationPlanetbaseAnother Brick in The MallStartup CompanyComputer Tycoon

Similarity via IGDB.

Official site ↗Reddit ↗