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Train Sim World® 5

Dovetail Games · Dovetail Games - TSW · 2024-09-17

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Simulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Sep 17, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Sep 17, 2024 (PlayStation 4), Sep 17, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 17, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Sep 17, 2024 (Xbox One)

The Rails are Yours in Train Sim World 5! Take on new challenges and new roles as you master the tracks and trains of iconic cities across 3 new routes. Immerse yourself in the ultimate rail hobby and embark on your next journey.

Train Sim World® 5 is a Simulation game released in 2024, priced at $39.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (79% of 5244 reviews).

29
playing now
79%
positive of 5.2k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3.77★
PlayStation Store rating (5,412 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

29 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Train Sim World® 5 trailer thumbnail

Train Sim World 5: Launch Gameplay Trailer

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

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 29 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 47 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 68% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (246 reviews).
  • · Top 5% of 16,797 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 105k–236k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,244 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$49.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.99 at Fanatical (2025-06-28) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 22 of 45 observed days · $42.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
18518520242026Week of 2024-09-12: 185 positiveWeek of 2024-09-12: 61 negativeWeek of 2024-09-19: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-09-19: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-09-26: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-09-26: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-10-03: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-10-03: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-10: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-10-10: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-10-17: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-10-17: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-24: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-10-24: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-31: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-10-31: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-07: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-11-07: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-14: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-11-14: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-21: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-11-21: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-28: 133 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-05: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-12-05: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-12-12: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-12-12: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-19: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-12-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-26: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-12-26: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-02: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-01-02: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-09: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-01-09: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-16: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-01-16: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-23: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-01-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-30: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-06: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-02-06: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-02-13: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-02-13: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-02-20: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-27: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-06: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-13: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-03-20: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-03-20: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-03-27: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-04-03: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-10: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-17: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-24: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-08: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-05-15: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-05-22: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-29: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-19: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-26: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 44 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-07-17: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-07-24: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-28: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-04: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-11: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-18: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-23: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-30: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-13: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-27: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-20: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-20: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

14202026-09-15 15:00 — 140 players2026-09-16 23:00 — 49 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 37 players2026-09-19 14:00 — 122 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 51 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 25 players2026-09-23 13:00 — 99 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 56 players2026-09-26 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 142 players2026-09-28 19:00 — 110 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 34 players2026-10-01 10:00 — 52 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 102 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 38 players2026-10-05 09:00 — 62 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 00:00 — 36 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 62 players2026-10-10 15:00 — 132 players2026-10-11 23:00 — 31 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 42 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 100 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 29 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.1k83Oct 2024Aug 2026Oct 2024 — avg 718 · peak 1,469Nov 2024 — avg 631 · peak 1,426Dec 2024 — avg 807 · peak 1,667Jan 2025 — avg 690 · peak 1,600Feb 2025 — avg 873 · peak 2,266Mar 2025 — avg 924 · peak 2,643Apr 2025 — avg 734 · peak 1,491May 2025 — avg 845 · peak 2,023Jun 2025 — avg 698 · peak 2,093Jul 2025 — avg 1,053 · peak 2,167Aug 2025 — avg 749 · peak 1,534Sep 2025 — avg 631 · peak 1,375Oct 2025 — avg 290 · peak 801Nov 2025 — avg 202 · peak 413Dec 2025 — avg 190 · peak 406Jan 2026 — avg 171 · peak 357Feb 2026 — avg 161 · peak 359Mar 2026 — avg 129 · peak 270Apr 2026 — avg 103 · peak 233May 2026 — avg 103 · peak 230Jun 2026 — avg 91 · peak 176Jul 2026 — avg 89 · peak 191Aug 2026 — avg 83 · peak 171
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$49.99$0.002024-08-202026-10-152024-08-20 — best price $44.992024-09-18 — best price $39.952024-09-30 — best price $39.992024-10-12 — best price $44.952024-11-22 — best price $32.492024-12-03 — best price $31.992024-12-12 — best price $29.992024-12-19 — best price $19.102025-01-03 — best price $24.592025-01-09 — best price $49.992025-01-14 — best price $31.992025-01-24 — best price $39.892025-02-10 — best price $19.992025-03-13 — best price $9.782025-03-26 — best price $14.992025-04-04 — best price $9.782025-04-14 — best price $31.992025-05-06 — best price $12.492025-05-15 — best price $12.492025-06-27 — best price $9.992025-07-13 — best price $31.992025-07-25 — best price $6.442025-08-01 — best price $49.992025-09-17 — best price $48.492025-10-13 — best price $49.992025-11-24 — best price $24.992025-12-06 — best price $49.992026-01-05 — best price $49.992026-02-12 — best price $49.992026-04-02 — best price $49.992026-04-19 — best price $39.892026-04-23 — best price $24.992026-05-11 — best price $19.992026-05-26 — best price $39.992026-06-22 — best price $20.002026-07-14 — best price $39.992026-07-30 — best price $49.992026-09-03 — best price $49.992026-09-24 — best price $49.992026-10-15 — best price $49.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
89%
earned "TSW5: Freshman"
12.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputSubtitle OptionsPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing129 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Polish

Post-launch support: 100 DLC released, first 2024-08-20, latest 2025-07-31 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

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

Player tags

TrainsDrivingPhysicsRelaxingAdventureRealisticOpen WorldSimulationAtmosphericFirst-Person

Census log

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

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