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Train Fever

Urban Games · Good Shepherd Entertainment · 2014-09-04

SteamGOG

CasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 04, 2014 (Mac), Sep 04, 2014 (Linux), Sep 04, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

It’s the year 1850, and there are great times ahead! Establish a transport company and be its manager. Build infrastructure such as railways and stations, purchase transportation vehicles and manage lines. Fulfill the people’s needs and watch cities evolve dynamically.

5
playing now
64%
positive of 3.5k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

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

Train Fever is a business simulation game by Swiss developer Urban Games, funded via the crowdfunding platform Gambitious on 20 March 2012 for a total budget of €300,000 and therefore published digitally by Gambitious Digital Entertainment and to retail by Astragon.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 23 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 28% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 9,617 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 88k–212k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,528 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$1.99-90%
GOG$1.99-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.99-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Fanatical (2023-11-20) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 73 of 95 observed days · $0.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
202020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1812026-08-06 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 7 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 13 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 10 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 6 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 5 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 12 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 6 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 7 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 4 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 10 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 7 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 5 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 8 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 6 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 6 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 11 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$34.99$1.492015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $26.242015-05-22 — best price $16.492015-11-04 — best price $8.792016-02-08 — best price $29.992016-07-17 — best price $7.492017-01-02 — best price $29.992017-06-06 — best price $5.292017-11-24 — best price $2.992018-05-31 — best price $19.992018-09-08 — best price $3.002019-01-04 — best price $2.992019-07-06 — best price $3.002019-12-02 — best price $2.662020-02-10 — best price $18.552020-05-16 — best price $16.392020-07-27 — best price $2.992020-10-05 — best price $16.882020-11-20 — best price $19.992021-01-10 — best price $16.882021-03-07 — best price $19.992021-05-04 — best price $1.992021-06-28 — best price $19.992021-09-04 — best price $16.392021-11-12 — best price $2.672022-01-07 — best price $16.882022-04-22 — best price $4.832022-08-07 — best price $14.692022-12-13 — best price $3.002023-04-27 — best price $1.992023-11-02 — best price $19.992024-03-08 — best price $1.992024-07-04 — best price $19.992024-11-13 — best price $1.992025-03-13 — best price $1.992025-08-14 — best price $1.992026-01-08 — best price $1.592026-05-19 — best price $19.992026-08-18 — best price $1.992026-08-30 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5932026-06-01 — 10 pageviews2026-06-04 — 17 pageviews2026-06-07 — 11 pageviews2026-06-10 — 6 pageviews2026-06-13 — 9 pageviews2026-06-16 — 8 pageviews2026-06-19 — 3 pageviews2026-06-22 — 10 pageviews2026-06-25 — 5 pageviews2026-06-28 — 14 pageviews2026-07-01 — 6 pageviews2026-07-04 — 8 pageviews2026-07-07 — 9 pageviews2026-07-10 — 27 pageviews2026-07-13 — 15 pageviews2026-07-16 — 9 pageviews2026-07-19 — 19 pageviews2026-07-22 — 10 pageviews2026-07-25 — 13 pageviews2026-07-28 — 6 pageviews2026-07-31 — 17 pageviews2026-08-03 — 15 pageviews2026-08-06 — 9 pageviews2026-08-09 — 7 pageviews2026-08-12 — 13 pageviews2026-08-15 — 15 pageviews2026-08-18 — 8 pageviews2026-08-21 — 13 pageviews2026-08-24 — 14 pageviews2026-08-27 — 54 pageviews2026-08-29 — 24 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

39
achievements tracked
79.4%
earned "First bus stop"
12.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing1 DLC

15 supported languages: English, German, Russian, French, Hungarian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Dutch, Italian, Czech, Polish…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,8582%39

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

Player tags

IndieCasualTrainsEconomySandboxBuildingModdableStrategyAdventureManagement

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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