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Railroads Online

Open-world railroad sandbox about building tracks and hauling freight

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

IndieSimulation

Reviews
Mostly Positive
75% of 5,799
Recent reviews
Mixed
66% of 21 in 30 days
Players
48
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Dec 18, 2024
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 760
4 GB RAM · 5.9 GB disk
Full requirements

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 5,799 reviews are positive · 66% 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.

Players over time

▼ -54% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 100 players on Oct 4, 2026.

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Oct 7, 202658
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Oct 4, 2026100
Oct 3, 202684
Oct 2, 202670
Oct 1, 202670
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Sep 27, 202686
Sep 26, 202698
Sep 25, 202672
Sep 24, 202667
Sep 23, 202646
Sep 23, 202668
Sep 22, 202695
Sep 21, 202689

Screenshots and trailer

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Railroads Online system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 760, 4 GB RAM, 5.9 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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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

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 or Windows 11 64-bit
Processor
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.9 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X @ 3.7 GHz
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 or AMD Radeon RX 6800 with 8 GB VRAM or more
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
6000 MB available space
DirectX
Version 12

Does Railroads Online have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Railroads Online run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
32
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America.

Does Railroads Online 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 Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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