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Sid Meier's Railroads!

Firaxis Games · 2K · 2007-05-04

SteamGOG

Strategy

Franchise: Sid Meier · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

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!

Sid Meier's Railroads! is a Strategy game released in 2007, priced at $9.99, with an estimated owner base of 500,000 .. 1,000,000 and a review sentiment of Mostly Positive (71% of 3473 reviews).

52
playing now
71%
positive of 3.5k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
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)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

52 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 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
  • · 52 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 7% of 14,201 Strategy games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 139k–278k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,473 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99

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 53 of 94 observed days · $8.40 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

107422026-09-15 13:00 — 70 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 81 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 42 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 81 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 99 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 46 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 57 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 83 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 66 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 77 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 97 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 73 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 48 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 80 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 71 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 47 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 59 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 89 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 44 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 91 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 85 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 51 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 55 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 52 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
31012Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 22 · peak 46Dec 2012 — avg 21 · peak 49May 2013 — avg 14 · peak 34Oct 2013 — avg 36 · peak 108Mar 2014 — avg 107 · peak 275Aug 2014 — avg 78 · peak 170Jan 2015 — avg 99 · peak 229Jun 2015 — avg 78 · peak 159Nov 2015 — avg 78 · peak 169Apr 2016 — avg 81 · peak 161Sep 2016 — avg 77 · peak 155Feb 2017 — avg 80 · peak 161Jul 2017 — avg 87 · peak 171Dec 2017 — avg 103 · peak 182May 2018 — avg 81 · peak 161Oct 2018 — avg 76 · peak 151Mar 2019 — avg 87 · peak 174Aug 2019 — avg 100 · peak 173Jan 2020 — avg 107 · peak 198Jun 2020 — avg 95 · peak 160Nov 2020 — avg 99 · peak 168Apr 2021 — avg 93 · peak 154Sep 2021 — avg 81 · peak 129Feb 2022 — avg 103 · peak 175Jul 2022 — avg 85 · peak 139Dec 2022 — avg 90 · peak 148May 2023 — avg 84 · peak 141Oct 2023 — avg 83 · peak 158Mar 2024 — avg 89 · peak 169Aug 2024 — avg 76 · peak 134Jan 2025 — avg 93 · peak 157Jun 2025 — avg 79 · peak 141Nov 2025 — avg 77 · peak 134Apr 2026 — avg 73 · peak 129Aug 2026 — avg 72 · peak 119
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$1.602015-01-012026-10-152015-01-01 — 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 $2.492026-09-18 — best price $2.492026-10-08 — best price $9.992026-10-15 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

111192026-05-29 — 46 pageviews2026-06-02 — 42 pageviews2026-06-06 — 45 pageviews2026-06-10 — 33 pageviews2026-06-14 — 56 pageviews2026-06-18 — 28 pageviews2026-06-22 — 36 pageviews2026-06-26 — 39 pageviews2026-06-30 — 24 pageviews2026-07-04 — 46 pageviews2026-07-08 — 43 pageviews2026-07-12 — 43 pageviews2026-07-16 — 37 pageviews2026-07-20 — 66 pageviews2026-07-24 — 41 pageviews2026-07-28 — 48 pageviews2026-08-01 — 45 pageviews2026-08-05 — 34 pageviews2026-08-09 — 34 pageviews2026-08-13 — 41 pageviews2026-08-17 — 31 pageviews2026-08-21 — 70 pageviews2026-08-25 — 38 pageviews2026-08-29 — 33 pageviews2026-09-02 — 38 pageviews2026-09-06 — 37 pageviews2026-09-10 — 19 pageviews2026-09-14 — 35 pageviews2026-09-18 — 36 pageviews2026-09-22 — 36 pageviews2026-09-26 — 27 pageviews2026-09-30 — 33 pageviews2026-10-04 — 37 pageviews2026-10-07 — 26 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerFamily Sharing

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

Where its players are

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

Player tags

CasualTrainsClassicEconomyBuildingStrategyHistoricalManagementSimulationMultiplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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