Railway Empire 2

Railway management simulation about building networks across two continents

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

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 73% of 2,678
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 81% of 27 in 30 days
Playing now: 194; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 9 months ago; Dec 16, 2025

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

73% of 2,678 reviews are positive · 81% of 27 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.

Screenshots and trailer

Railway Empire 2 system requirements

As published by the developer.

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.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 87
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

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