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Train Simulator Classic

Dovetail Games · Dovetail Games - Trains · 2015-09-17

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Simulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jun 12, 2009 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The ultimate railway hobby for more than 15 years! From historic steam locomotives to modern high-speed and heavy freight trains, and routes around the world, Train Simulator Classic is the simulation made by railfans for railfans.

343
playing now
72%
positive of 29k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
1
twitch viewers (latest)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

343 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Train Simulator Classic is a train simulation game developed by Dovetail Games. It is the successor to Rail Simulator, and was released online on 12 June 2009 and in stores on 3 July.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 343 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 594 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~74/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 6,674 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 735k–1.8M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 29,392 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.92 at GamersGate (2025-06-28) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $32.73 · on sale 38 of 56 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
40540520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 405 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.0k2682026-08-06 21:00 — 666 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 337 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 819 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 697 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 365 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 921 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 695 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 362 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 1,018 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 688 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 298 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 823 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 631 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 316 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 856 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 603 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 269 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 851 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 769 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 280 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 697 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 950 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 295 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 827 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 935 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 276 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 591 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 882 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 343 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$54.99$0.002015-01-062026-08-262015-01-06 — best price $39.992015-06-14 — best price $5.992015-11-25 — best price $13.492016-03-03 — best price $14.992016-07-18 — best price $29.992017-01-05 — best price $15.992018-09-18 — best price $13.992019-02-11 — best price $29.992019-11-12 — best price $29.992020-03-05 — best price $14.992020-09-09 — best price $11.992021-01-25 — best price $29.992022-05-27 — best price $24.992022-07-19 — best price $19.942022-09-14 — best price $14.972023-01-05 — best price $24.992023-05-23 — best price $7.912023-07-08 — best price $19.942023-07-31 — best price $22.492023-11-28 — best price $24.992024-01-06 — best price $19.882024-02-13 — best price $19.882024-03-28 — best price $4.992024-05-25 — best price $19.882024-07-25 — best price $18.362024-08-25 — best price $20.722024-12-02 — best price $24.992025-01-11 — best price $24.992025-04-04 — best price $6.242025-06-28 — best price $4.162025-09-17 — best price $29.092025-11-30 — best price $29.992026-01-08 — best price $22.492026-04-20 — best price $10.002026-06-02 — best price $29.692026-08-07 — best price $5.852026-08-26 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

116392026-05-29 — 77 pageviews2026-06-01 — 70 pageviews2026-06-04 — 74 pageviews2026-06-07 — 95 pageviews2026-06-10 — 70 pageviews2026-06-13 — 61 pageviews2026-06-16 — 62 pageviews2026-06-19 — 68 pageviews2026-06-22 — 67 pageviews2026-06-25 — 51 pageviews2026-06-28 — 63 pageviews2026-07-01 — 58 pageviews2026-07-04 — 50 pageviews2026-07-07 — 65 pageviews2026-07-10 — 50 pageviews2026-07-13 — 71 pageviews2026-07-16 — 61 pageviews2026-07-19 — 59 pageviews2026-07-22 — 92 pageviews2026-07-25 — 116 pageviews2026-07-28 — 85 pageviews2026-07-31 — 54 pageviews2026-08-03 — 63 pageviews2026-08-06 — 39 pageviews2026-08-09 — 53 pageviews2026-08-12 — 57 pageviews2026-08-15 — 52 pageviews2026-08-18 — 68 pageviews2026-08-21 — 72 pageviews2026-08-24 — 67 pageviews2026-08-26 — 80 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

4002026-08-26 19:15 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 22 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 37 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 20 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 16:35 — 1 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
21.9%
earned "Train Simulator Academy"
8.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopIn-App PurchasesSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing790 DLC

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)15,8480%1,384

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

CasualTrainsDrivingSandboxTrackIRBuildingModdableRelaxingRealisticOpen World

Census log

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

Recent updates

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