Train Life: A Railway Simulator

Railway simulator combining European train driving with company management

Simteract · Published by Nacon · Released Aug 25, 2022

Reviews: Mixed; 63% of 1,695
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 8; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 3 years ago; Dec 2, 2022

What is Train Life: A Railway Simulator?

This single-player railway simulator puts you in charge of driving trains and running a company across a network of European routes. You carry passengers and freight from the cab, follow signals, adjust to weather, and manage contracts, train maintenance, and conductors.

For you if...

+you prefer relaxed train driving to demanding simulation
+you enjoy long journeys between European cities
+you want business management alongside time in the cab

Not for you if...

−you expect detailed train physics and hands-on cab controls
−you prefer driving without managing contracts and staff

What players say

63% of 1,695 reviews are positive

Players praise the relaxed journeys across Europe and the mix of driving and company management. They criticize the limited driving realism and cab interaction, report bugs, and say updates have stopped.

Screenshots and trailer

Train Life: A Railway Simulator system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.5 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X @ 3.7 GHz
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 770 | AMD Radeon RX 570
Memory: 8 GB RAM
DirectX: Version 10

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 40
Steam features: Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default configuration is not performant
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish.