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Railroads Online

Stefan Kelnberger · astragon Entertainment · 2024-12-05

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

IndieSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Oct 01, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 05, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Dec 05, 2024 (PlayStation 5)

Build your dream railroad across a huge open world! You can build tracks and stations, drive detailed locomotives, and transport goods to earn money and experience. Play exciting Online Multiplayer sessions with your friends or create your very own sandbox!

58
playing now
75%
positive of 6.0k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

58 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Set in a huge open world reminiscent of the great American Midwest during the golden age of steam trains, Railroads Online puts you in the role of a pioneer helping to shape the future of America. Build tracks, traverse vast landscapes in various steam locomotives, transport goods to earn money, and customize and buy new locomotives and equipment as you grow to become a railroad tycoon. Play in single-player or with up to 15 friends in the online cooperative multiplayer mode. Design your dream rail network from the ground up. Scout the best route, lay down embankments, and build tracks, switc(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 58 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 258 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~32/week).
  • · Review velocity up 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (721 reviews).
  • · Top 8% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 120k–271k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,018 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$14.99-50%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $11.99 at GamesPlanet US (2026-04-10) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $34.99 · on sale 99 of 162 observed days · $18.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
56556520212026Week of 2021-10-01: 565 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 156 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 340 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 166 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

119262026-08-07 00:00 — 44 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 44 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 78 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 77 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 60 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 88 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 90 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 53 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 108 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 84 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 45 players2026-08-10 17:00 — 74 players2026-08-11 01:00 — 89 players2026-08-11 09:00 — 45 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 79 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 57 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 35 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 79 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 80 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 34 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 67 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 60 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 41 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 80 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 83 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 44 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 54 players2026-08-29 10:00 — 58 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 58 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$34.99$12.202021-10-012026-08-282021-10-01 — best price $34.992023-03-16 — best price $31.492023-07-24 — best price $27.992023-09-14 — best price $24.492023-10-30 — best price $34.992023-12-11 — best price $21.512024-01-18 — best price $24.492024-03-04 — best price $28.032024-04-01 — best price $31.462024-05-21 — best price $34.992024-07-08 — best price $33.242024-08-20 — best price $24.392024-09-23 — best price $33.242024-10-21 — best price $15.862024-12-19 — best price $29.742025-01-21 — best price $33.242025-03-20 — best price $34.992025-04-23 — best price $33.242025-06-05 — best price $29.692025-07-10 — best price $34.992025-07-28 — best price $34.992025-08-24 — best price $24.322025-09-15 — best price $29.932025-10-16 — best price $27.642025-11-01 — best price $27.162025-11-25 — best price $17.682025-12-10 — best price $29.932026-01-21 — best price $34.992026-02-16 — best price $17.502026-03-16 — best price $24.492026-04-05 — best price $34.992026-04-22 — best price $34.992026-05-08 — best price $14.992026-05-28 — best price $34.992026-06-26 — best price $17.992026-07-17 — best price $29.392026-08-02 — best price $20.992026-08-22 — best price $34.992026-08-28 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

32
achievements tracked
32.4%
earned "The Golden Age"
5.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opFamily Sharing2 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3431%32
Xbox Series (Xbox)914%32
PS5 (PlayStation)907%32

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

Player tags

TrainsDrivingEconomyPhysicsSandboxBuildingManagementOpen WorldTeam-BasedExploration

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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