Railroads Online

Open-world railroad sandbox about building tracks and hauling freight

Stefan Kelnberger · Published by astragon Entertainment · Released Dec 5, 2024

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 75% of 6,033
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 71% of 21 in 30 days
Playing now: 46; peak 24h 68
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 1 year ago; Dec 18, 2024

What is Railroads Online?

An open-world railroad simulation set in steam-era America. In first person, you lay track and infrastructure, operate locomotive controls, haul freight between industries, and spend earnings on trains and upgrades. You can build your railroad alone or in online co-op across four maps.

For you if...

+you enjoy planning intricate rail layouts from scratch
+you prefer methodical resource management and freight hauling
+you want a railroad sandbox to play cooperatively

Not for you if...

−you want fast-paced action instead of detailed railroad operations
−you prefer linear objectives over open-ended sandbox building

What players say

75% of 6,033 reviews are positive · 71% of 21 in the last 30 days

Players praise the freedom to build detailed rail networks, manage resources, and run early American locomotives. The dominant complaint is that development appears inactive while bugs remain; players report multiplayer crashes, awkward controls, and problems with track, derailing, and coupling.

Screenshots and trailer

Railroads Online system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 or Windows 11 64-bit
Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-8100 or similar
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (2 GB VRAM) / AMD Radeon R9 285 (2 GB VRAM)
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 6000 MB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 32
Steam features: Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Default configuration is not performant
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America.