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SimRail - The Railway Simulator

SimRail S.A. · PlayWay S.A. · 2024-12-13

SteamPlayStation Store

CasualSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: Jan 13, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

SimRail is new, advanced railway simulator. Master high-speed long-distance EMU, heavy freight hauls and suburban trains. Travel 500 km of geodetic-data based real routes. Become train dispatcher and control the traffic according to the schedule or cooperate with other players on multiplayer mode.

SimRail - The Railway Simulator is a 2024 Casual and Simulation game priced at $34.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and Very Positive (85% of 5421 reviews).

356
playing now
85%
positive of 5.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
5
twitch viewers (latest)
2.5
viewers/channel (concentration)
3.37★
PlayStation Store rating (201 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$34.99
steam price (US)

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

Trailer

SimRail - The Railway Simulator trailer thumbnail

SimRail - The Railway Simulator | Xbox series X & S - release trailer

≈67,443 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 356 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 600 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~75/week).
  • · Review velocity up 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 28,977 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 112k–252k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,592 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $19.94 at Steam (2026-08-13)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $34.99 · on sale 6 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
67567520232026Week of 2023-01-01: 675 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 269 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 376 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 126 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

765262026-09-14 23:00 — 49 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 115 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 368 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 109 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 118 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 327 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 173 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 45 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 325 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 495 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 32 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 179 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 765 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 50 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 516 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 730 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 44 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 195 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 518 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 81 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 206 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 447 players2026-10-13 22:00 — 121 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 356 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
581162Jan 2023Aug 2026Jan 2023 — avg 581 · peak 1,771Mar 2023 — avg 242 · peak 651May 2023 — avg 246 · peak 814Jul 2023 — avg 193 · peak 457Sep 2023 — avg 164 · peak 442Nov 2023 — avg 321 · peak 2,274Jan 2024 — avg 288 · peak 720Mar 2024 — avg 224 · peak 549May 2024 — avg 290 · peak 908Jul 2024 — avg 197 · peak 481Sep 2024 — avg 173 · peak 425Nov 2024 — avg 175 · peak 495Jan 2025 — avg 271 · peak 723Mar 2025 — avg 231 · peak 657May 2025 — avg 295 · peak 1,054Jul 2025 — avg 204 · peak 480Sep 2025 — avg 184 · peak 491Nov 2025 — avg 201 · peak 502Jan 2026 — avg 360 · peak 1,936Mar 2026 — avg 350 · peak 1,328May 2026 — avg 210 · peak 557Jul 2026 — avg 214 · peak 537Aug 2026 — avg 341 · peak 1,079
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
772026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 6 new positive2026-09-21: 1 new negative2026-09-23: 4 new positive2026-09-23: 1 new negative2026-09-25: 4 new positive2026-09-27: 1 new positive2026-09-27: 1 new negative2026-09-28: 2 new positive2026-09-30: 2 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new negative2026-10-02: 5 new positive2026-10-02: 1 new negative2026-10-03: 3 new positive2026-10-04: 1 new positive2026-10-04: 2 new negative2026-10-06: 5 new positive2026-10-06: 2 new negative2026-10-08: 3 new positive2026-10-08: 1 new negative2026-10-10: 7 new positive2026-10-12: 4 new positive2026-10-14: 4 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$34.99$19.942023-01-132026-09-282023-01-13 — best price $31.492023-03-16 — best price $24.492023-04-18 — best price $27.992023-05-29 — best price $27.992023-06-29 — best price $24.492023-10-05 — best price $24.492023-11-21 — best price $24.492023-12-21 — best price $24.492024-01-13 — best price $20.992024-03-14 — best price $24.492024-04-22 — best price $27.992024-06-27 — best price $27.992024-09-16 — best price $24.492024-11-28 — best price $27.992024-12-13 — best price $22.742025-03-13 — best price $20.992025-06-27 — best price $24.492025-07-26 — best price $24.492025-09-29 — best price $24.492025-12-18 — best price $22.742026-01-22 — best price $26.242026-03-19 — best price $24.492026-06-25 — best price $20.642026-07-13 — best price $20.292026-08-13 — best price $19.942026-09-28 — best price $34.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

27102026-09-30 20:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-01 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 12:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-01 16:34 — 36 viewers2026-10-01 20:34 — 23 viewers2026-10-02 00:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-02 20:34 — 23 viewers2026-10-03 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 08:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-03 12:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-03 16:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-03 20:34 — 23 viewers2026-10-04 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 20:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-05 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 14:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-06 20:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-07 00:35 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 20:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-09 00:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-09 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 16:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-10 20:35 — 7 viewers2026-10-11 00:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-11 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 23:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-13 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 5 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

41
achievements tracked
76.1%
earned "Mission finished"
7.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam WorkshopCustom Volume ControlsStereo SoundStats7 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Czech, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Hungarian, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 6 DLC released, first 2024-04-22, latest 2026-08-13 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)9010%53
PS5 (PlayStation)180%36
Xbox Series (Xbox)150%35

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

TrainsDrivingPhysicsRealisticOpen WorldSimulationExplorationMultiplayerOnline Co-OpSingleplayer

Census log

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

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