Sid Meier's Railroads!

Railroad strategy game about hauling cargo and outmaneuvering rival tycoons

Firaxis Games, Feral Interactive (Mac) · Published by 2K, Feral Interactive (Mac) · Released May 4, 2007

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 71% of 3,475
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 53; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

What is Sid Meier's Railroads!?

A railroad-building strategy game where you construct rail lines, run trains, move cargo, and manage company finances while competing with rival tycoons. You can play alone or with others over a local network.

For you if...

+you enjoy building rail networks and managing a business
+you prefer lighter strategy games with approachable controls
+you like competing for control of rival companies

Not for you if...

−you want a more detailed railroad management simulation
−you need multiplayer beyond local network play

What players say

71% of 3,475 reviews are positive

Players praise the approachable railroad building and business competition. Many report frequent crashes on newer Windows systems; some say a community workaround helps.

Screenshots and trailer

Sid Meier's Railroads! system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

Windows 2000, Windows XP 1.4GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent 512 MB RAM 64 MB Video card with hardware pixel and vertex shaders (GeForce 3, Radeon 8500 or better) DirectX 7 compatible sound card 1.7 GB of free disc drive space