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Railway Empire 2

Railway management simulation about building networks across two continents

Gaming Minds Studios · Published by Kalypso Media · Released May 25, 2023

SimulationStrategy

Reviews
Mostly Positive
70% of 2,045
Recent reviews
Mixed
54% of 11 in 30 days
Players
121
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
10 months ago
Dec 16, 2025
Minimum PC
GTX 780
8 GB RAM · 40 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 75/100 (critic reviews)

What is Railway Empire 2?

An early-1800s railway management simulation set across the United States and continental Europe. You lay tracks, bridges, and tunnels, expand stations, assign locomotives to passenger and freight routes, and grow cities and your company. It includes a five-chapter campaign, regional scenarios, customizable free play, construction mode, and cooperative multiplayer.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy optimizing freight, passenger, and resource networks
  • +you want campaigns, scenarios, or customizable sandbox play
  • +you enjoy large-scale track building and economic management

Not for you if...

  • −you want manual signal placement and granular train control
  • −you dislike balancing city growth, cargo flow, and congestion

What players say

70% of 2,045 reviews are positive · 54% of 11 in the last 30 days

Players praise the large maps, sandbox rail building, and the loop of routing cargo, growing cities, and improving network efficiency. Common complaints focus on finicky track construction and merging, weak train pathfinding, station and warehouse bottlenecks in larger networks, and limited control compared with the first game.

Players over time

▼ -19% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 304 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Nov 7, 2026121
Nov 6, 202686
Nov 5, 2026100
Nov 4, 2026106
Nov 3, 2026109
Nov 2, 2026122
Nov 1, 2026151
Oct 31, 2026157
Oct 30, 202686
Oct 29, 2026110
Oct 28, 2026120
Oct 27, 2026118
Oct 26, 2026130
Oct 25, 2026148
Oct 24, 2026148
Oct 23, 2026132
Oct 22, 2026122
Oct 21, 2026109
Oct 20, 2026111
Oct 18, 2026164
Oct 17, 2026146
Oct 16, 2026118
Oct 15, 2026116
Oct 14, 2026108
Oct 13, 2026131
Oct 11, 2026174
Oct 10, 2026146
Oct 9, 2026135
Oct 8, 2026123
Oct 7, 2026150
Oct 6, 2026136
Oct 4, 2026174
Oct 3, 2026163
Oct 2, 2026121
Oct 1, 2026115
Sep 30, 2026135
Sep 29, 2026133
Sep 27, 2026200
Sep 26, 2026189
Sep 25, 2026151
Sep 24, 2026167
Sep 23, 2026194
Sep 23, 2026159
Sep 22, 2026166
Sep 21, 2026304

How many players finish Railway Empire 2?

13% of Steam players have unlocked «Track to the Future», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Railway Empire 2 screenshot 1

Railway Empire 2 system requirements

Minimum: GTX 780, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 (64 bit)
Processor
4 core | Intel i5-3450 | AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Graphics
4 GB VRAM | Nvidia GTX 780 | Radeon RX 480
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
40 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
DirectX Version 11 and Shader Model 5.0.

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor
8 core | Intel i7-9700 | AMD Ryzen 7 2700
Graphics
8 GB VRAM | Nvidia GTX 1070 | Radeon RX 5700
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
40 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
DirectX Version 11 and Shader Model 5.0. SSD recommended.

Does Railway Empire 2 have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Railway Empire 2 run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
87
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian. Text only: Italian, Portuguese - Brazil, Arabic, Turkish, Korean.

Does Railway Empire 2 use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

11 DLC available.

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