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Train Fever

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

SteamGOG

CasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

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.

Train Fever is a 2014 Casual, Indie, and Simulation game priced at $19.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (64% of 3526 reviews).

11
playing now
64%
positive of 3.5k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$19.99
steam price (US)

11 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 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.

Trailer

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≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quiet
  • · 11 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 3% of 29,056 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 88k–212k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,526 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$1.99-90%
Steam$1.99-90%
GOG$19.99

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 98 of 128 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

2612026-09-14 22:00 — 7 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 5 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 8 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 9 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 7 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 13 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 6 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 10 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 18 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 11 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 18 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 6 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 26 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 9 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 9 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 16 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 9 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 8 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 12 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 10 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 11 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.2k7Sep 2014Aug 2026Sep 2014 — avg 1,165 · peak 3,319Jan 2015 — avg 559 · peak 1,312May 2015 — avg 346 · peak 984Sep 2015 — avg 405 · peak 1,049Jan 2016 — avg 457 · peak 1,077May 2016 — avg 455 · peak 1,036Sep 2016 — avg 373 · peak 843Jan 2017 — avg 197 · peak 499May 2017 — avg 96 · peak 222Sep 2017 — avg 154 · peak 572Jan 2018 — avg 109 · peak 271May 2018 — avg 79 · peak 184Sep 2018 — avg 68 · peak 154Jan 2019 — avg 72 · peak 161May 2019 — avg 65 · peak 157Sep 2019 — avg 48 · peak 109Jan 2020 — avg 48 · peak 123May 2020 — avg 42 · peak 90Sep 2020 — avg 26 · peak 60Jan 2021 — avg 35 · peak 86May 2021 — avg 25 · peak 67Sep 2021 — avg 20 · peak 45Jan 2022 — avg 20 · peak 57May 2022 — avg 16 · peak 37Sep 2022 — avg 16 · peak 39Jan 2023 — avg 18 · peak 44May 2023 — avg 13 · peak 42Sep 2023 — avg 12 · peak 31Jan 2024 — avg 14 · peak 34May 2024 — avg 11 · peak 26Sep 2024 — avg 11 · peak 27Jan 2025 — avg 10 · peak 23May 2025 — avg 9 · peak 22Sep 2025 — avg 9 · peak 22Jan 2026 — avg 10 · peak 31May 2026 — avg 8 · peak 23Aug 2026 — avg 7 · peak 22
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$34.99$1.492015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — 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 $1.992026-09-22 — best price $1.992026-10-14 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

10732026-06-01 — 10 pageviews2026-06-05 — 12 pageviews2026-06-09 — 6 pageviews2026-06-13 — 9 pageviews2026-06-17 — 11 pageviews2026-06-21 — 8 pageviews2026-06-25 — 5 pageviews2026-06-29 — 12 pageviews2026-07-03 — 8 pageviews2026-07-07 — 9 pageviews2026-07-11 — 12 pageviews2026-07-15 — 13 pageviews2026-07-19 — 19 pageviews2026-07-23 — 7 pageviews2026-07-27 — 18 pageviews2026-07-31 — 17 pageviews2026-08-04 — 10 pageviews2026-08-08 — 13 pageviews2026-08-12 — 13 pageviews2026-08-16 — 13 pageviews2026-08-20 — 10 pageviews2026-08-24 — 14 pageviews2026-08-28 — 32 pageviews2026-09-01 — 31 pageviews2026-09-05 — 19 pageviews2026-09-09 — 13 pageviews2026-09-13 — 35 pageviews2026-09-17 — 30 pageviews2026-09-21 — 29 pageviews2026-09-25 — 40 pageviews2026-09-29 — 107 pageviews2026-10-03 — 41 pageviews2026-10-07 — 46 pageviews2026-10-10 — 44 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…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2015-02-27 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

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

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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