Rolling Line
Model railway sandbox for building layouts and driving trains
Gaugepunk Games · Released Apr 27, 2018
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 96% of 2,612
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 92% of 27 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 28
- peak 24h 88
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 2 weeks ago
- Sep 9, 2026
What is Rolling Line?
A model railway sandbox playable on a monitor or in VR. Build tabletop layouts with track, scenery, signals, wiring, and logic systems, or drive diesel, steam, and electric trains across official and player-made layouts. You can work at human scale, explore layouts in miniature, or drive from inside a cab, alone or in multiplayer.
For you if...
- +you enjoy building detailed model railway layouts
- +you want community-made layouts, liveries, and train mods
- +you prefer open-ended train play on desktop or VR
Not for you if...
- −you want simple controls and a short learning curve
- −you prefer focused driving over detailed layout construction
What players say
96% of 2,612 reviews are positive · 92% of 27 in the last 30 days
Players praise the depth of layout building and the supply of community layouts and mods. The most common complaint is that desktop controls make track laying and scenery work cumbersome; players also cite a steep learning curve and unclear or buggy tutorials.
Screenshots and trailer
Rolling Line system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7/8/10
- Processor
- Intel i5 range or similar
- Graphics
- GTX 980 or similar (VR) Any low-end graphics card (PC)
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- Notes
- Running on PC (without VR) is possible on very low end systems.
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7/8/10
- Processor
- Intel i7 range or similar
- Graphics
- GTX 1070 or similar (VR) GTX 660 or similar (PC)
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- Notes
- Running on PC is significantly less demanding than running in VR!
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Workshop, Family Sharing, Trading cards, VR
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
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English.
Tags
- Trains
- Simulation
- Sandbox
- Level Editor
- Moddable
- Transportation
- Casual
- Indie
- VR
- Singleplayer
- Building
- Relaxing
- Driving
- Immersive Sim
- Animation & Modeling
- Family Friendly
Recent updates
- Sep 9, 2026 · Rolling Line in real life! v6.2
- Aug 18, 2026 · Performance optimizations! v6.1
- Jul 20, 2026 · Scales & Gauges! v6.0
- Nov 28, 2025 · Multiplayer update feedback form
1 DLC available.
Games like Rolling Line
