Railroad Tycoon 3

Railroad management strategy with historical scenarios and a changing economy

PopTop · Published by 2K · Released May 4, 2007

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 77% of 1,265
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 27; peak 24h 39
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

What is Railroad Tycoon 3?

This 3D railroad management game has 25 scenarios based on rail history around the world. You lay tracks, choose locomotives and cargo to haul, and manage your business in a changing economy with a stock market.

For you if...

+you like balancing train routes with business decisions
+you enjoy historical scenarios built around railroad goals

Not for you if...

−you prefer simple strategy without economic management
−you dislike working toward goals in structured scenarios

What players say

77% of 1,265 reviews are positive

Players praise the economic simulation and variety of scenarios. Their most common complaint is that the game crashes or needs troubleshooting and patches to run on modern Windows systems. Some also find the interface clunky.

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Railroad Tycoon 3 system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

Windows 2000/XP (only), 400 mhz, 128 MB RAM, 1.2 GB Free Disk Space, 16 MB 3D Video Card, mouse, and keyboard, DirectX compatible sound card with speakers/headphones recommended.