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Sid Meier's Railroads! cover art

Sid Meier's Railroads!

Firaxis Games · 2K · 2007-05-04

SteamGOG

Strategy

Franchise: Sid Meier · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Oct 27, 2006 (Mac), Oct 17, 2006 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Sid Meier's Railroads! marks the return of the watershed title in simulation/strategy gaming that launched the popular "tycoon" genre, and inspired a new generation of games. Sid Meier's Railroads!

61
playing now
71%
positive of 3.5k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (17 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

61 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Sid Meier's Railroads! is a business simulation game developed by Firaxis Games on the Gamebryo game engine that was released in October 2006 and is the sequel to Railroad Tycoon 3. Although Sid Meier created the original Railroad Tycoon, subsequent versions were developed by PopTop Software. Railroads! was the first game in the series since the original to have direct input from Sid Meier himself. After a visit to Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany, Meier was inspired to reinvent his original creation. A version for the Mac OS X was published by Feral Interactive on November 1, 2012, under the latter's Feral Legends label. A mobile version was released in April 2023.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 61 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 101 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~13/week).
  • · Review velocity up 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 5,887 Strategy games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 139k–278k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,469 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.49-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.49-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.59 at GamesPlanet FR (2016-04-08) · bundled 11×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 30 of 54 observed days · $0.90 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
424220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

103462026-08-06 22:00 — 87 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 56 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 89 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 87 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 70 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 89 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 80 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 59 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 102 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 98 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 48 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 68 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 85 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 49 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 84 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 84 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 51 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 97 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 100 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 55 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 66 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 103 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 54 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 74 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 79 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 46 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 57 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 77 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 61 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$1.602015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $2.492015-03-23 — best price $9.992015-05-21 — best price $7.772015-09-07 — best price $9.992016-01-04 — best price $9.992016-04-10 — best price $1.602016-07-04 — best price $9.992016-11-29 — best price $9.992017-05-29 — best price $9.992017-09-13 — best price $7.992018-02-02 — best price $9.992018-08-02 — best price $9.992018-09-26 — best price $9.992019-02-26 — best price $9.992019-09-05 — best price $9.992020-01-31 — best price $9.992020-04-08 — best price $2.492020-07-16 — best price $8.692020-08-18 — best price $8.992020-10-01 — best price $8.912020-11-11 — best price $8.992021-02-01 — best price $9.992021-04-01 — best price $9.992021-09-23 — best price $9.992022-01-31 — best price $9.992022-04-21 — best price $7.122022-07-22 — best price $9.992022-11-23 — best price $2.492023-02-15 — best price $8.912023-04-24 — best price $9.992023-11-29 — best price $9.992024-05-05 — best price $9.992024-12-12 — best price $2.492025-06-02 — best price $9.992025-12-11 — best price $2.492026-04-24 — best price $9.632026-08-29 — best price $2.492026-08-30 — best price $2.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

111212026-05-29 — 46 pageviews2026-06-01 — 48 pageviews2026-06-04 — 31 pageviews2026-06-07 — 28 pageviews2026-06-10 — 33 pageviews2026-06-13 — 40 pageviews2026-06-16 — 23 pageviews2026-06-19 — 28 pageviews2026-06-22 — 36 pageviews2026-06-25 — 21 pageviews2026-06-28 — 42 pageviews2026-07-01 — 40 pageviews2026-07-04 — 46 pageviews2026-07-07 — 29 pageviews2026-07-10 — 38 pageviews2026-07-13 — 25 pageviews2026-07-16 — 37 pageviews2026-07-19 — 36 pageviews2026-07-22 — 47 pageviews2026-07-25 — 49 pageviews2026-07-28 — 48 pageviews2026-07-31 — 31 pageviews2026-08-03 — 38 pageviews2026-08-06 — 31 pageviews2026-08-09 — 34 pageviews2026-08-12 — 22 pageviews2026-08-15 — 35 pageviews2026-08-18 — 36 pageviews2026-08-21 — 70 pageviews2026-08-24 — 36 pageviews2026-08-25 — 38 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

002026-08-26 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 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 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain

Player tags

CasualTrainsClassicEconomyBuildingStrategyHistoricalManagementSimulationMultiplayer

Census log

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

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