Railway Empire
Historical railroad strategy across five eras of North American industry
Gaming Minds Studios · Published by Kalypso Media · Released Jan 26, 2018
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 83% of 9,724
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 83% of 12 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 110
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 4 years ago
- Jun 1, 2022
Metacritic: 74/100 (critic reviews)
What is Railway Empire?
A single-player historical railroad management simulation set in North America from 1830 into the 20th century. Across scenarios and sandbox play, you lay tracks, connect cities and industries, run passenger and freight routes, manage workers, research technology, and compete with up to three AI tycoons using business tactics and sabotage.
For you if...
- +you enjoy planning rail networks and managing regional economies
- +you prefer single-player strategy with adjustable difficulty
- +you want historical trains without a highly detailed simulation
Not for you if...
- −you want realistic signaling and switching rules
- −you dislike dense late-game networks and traffic management
- −you want multiplayer competition against other people
What players say
83% of 9,724 reviews are positive · 83% of 12 in the last 30 days
Players praise the network planning, city supply chains, historical train variety, and room for different strategies. Common complaints focus on the confusing interface, finicky track placement, switches and signals, and late-game congestion or repetition; some players also report crashes and Linux track-management problems.
Screenshots and trailer
Railway Empire system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 (64bit versions)
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 @ 3.2 GHz
- Graphics
- nVidia GeForce GTX460 or AMD Radeon HD5870 (1024MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0)
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 7 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 or Windows 10(64bit versions)
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 2400s @ 2.5 GHz or AMD FX 4100 @ 3.6
- Graphics
- nVidia GeForce GTX 680 or AMD Radeon HD7970 or better (2048MB VRAM or more, with Shader Model 5.0)
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 7 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Achievements
- 128
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese. Text only: Simplified Chinese, Italian, Polish, Korean.
Tags
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Management
- Trains
- Economy
- Building
- Historical
- Trading
- Singleplayer
- Western
- Sandbox
- Real-Time
- Transportation
- City Builder
- Family Friendly
- Replay Value
Recent updates
- Jun 1, 2022 · Railway Empire - Update 1.14.2
- Aug 25, 2021 · Railway Empire – Update 1.14.1
- May 7, 2021 · Railway Empire - Update 1.14.0
10 DLC available.
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