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Train Sim World® 5 cover art

Train Sim World® 5

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

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Simulation

Modes: Single player

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.

62
playing now
79%
positive of 5.2k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

62 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 62 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 12% of 6,689 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 105k–236k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,236 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 24 of 42 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

140312026-08-11 20:00 — 104 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 98 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 41 players2026-08-13 19:00 — 103 players2026-08-14 11:00 — 97 players2026-08-15 03:00 — 53 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 109 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 117 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 43 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 120 players2026-08-18 10:00 — 101 players2026-08-19 02:00 — 43 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 110 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 84 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 41 players2026-08-21 17:00 — 103 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 102 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 38 players2026-08-23 16:00 — 120 players2026-08-24 08:00 — 69 players2026-08-25 00:00 — 43 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 119 players2026-08-26 08:00 — 55 players2026-08-27 00:00 — 31 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 140 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 49 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 101 players2026-08-29 12:00 — 128 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 62 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$49.99$0.002024-08-202026-08-272024-08-20 — 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 $49.992026-08-27 — best price $49.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

3202026-08-27 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 32 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 27 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (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

Player tags

TrainsDrivingPhysicsRelaxingAdventureRealisticOpen WorldSimulationAtmosphericFirst-Person

Census log

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

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