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You and your fellow railroaders are the lifeblood of your railroad, just like it is the lifeblood of the communities it serves. Switch cars at industries. Keep people moving while running local passenger trains. Run trains with a purpose in transition era Appalachia – in Railroader!

Railroader is a early access, simulation and trains game developed and published by Giraffe Lab LLC.
Released on December 07th 2023 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 2,581 reviews of which 2,517 were positive and 64 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 28.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Railroader into these genres:

Early Access Simulation Trains Transportation Automobile Sim Open World 3D Immersive Sim Cinematic First-Person Realistic Top-Down America Atmospheric Economy Relaxing Physics Steampunk Co-op Sandbox

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Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i5
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1660 6GB
Storage: 8 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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March 2025

Best train sim i've played. I am so done with train sims charging insane prices for individual locomotives. Railroader has tons of locomotives IN EARLY ACCESS! Plenty of mods to choose from as well. Not to mention the awesome company mode which is what really sets this sim apart. You can start your own railway and build it from the ground up. That's awesome. Only negatives are the relatively plain terrain and lack of building but as I understand it, that will come eventually.

Feb. 2025

This is the railroading game I’ve been waiting years to play. As it stands now, even in the Early Access state, Railroader has so much to offer and a lot to do. Its primary aim is to simulate railroad logistics in the Transitional Period, covering everything from yard switching and freight to passenger service as well. Don’t go into this expecting in-depth operation of locomotives—the controls are simplified in order to make the overall task of running a short line much more approachable to a wider player base. And that’s completely fine by me, as this is a video game at the end of the day. When it comes to the equipment itself, there are a wide variety of steam locomotives to choose from, as well as a couple of diesel engines that serve as more of an “end game” acquisition. While I enjoy operating the different steam engines, I’m certainly looking forward to using more diesel down the line (I’m a diesel guy after all). Highly recommend picking this up if you’re a railroad nerd!

Oct. 2024

Day One purchase. While I've had my fair share of bugs, the dev team has been wonderful in replying, and subsequently fixing / making note of said issues. At the time of this review, I have almost 703 hours of near constant playtime. That's almost a month of my life stuck staring at virtual rolling stock. The game is worth the price tag. Also, Southern Railwayisms.

Sept. 2024

Oh, it is so addictive. It might not be accurate down to the last detail, but as some reviewers on youtube have mentioned, they got the VIBE. They got the vibe down enough that I think even rivet counters can enjoy themselves. Plenty of camera view options. It feels nicer than any train sim I have yet played. The game itself is stable. Even though it's early access, it feels pretty complete, save for some minor details, but hey! Early access! The gameplay is smooth and enjoyable. The ability to switch between sandbox and company modes on the fly is fantastic. The early game could be a little grindy, but because of that flexibility to switch those modes on the fly, you never HAVE to grind to get your big fancy locomotives if you really don't want to. I think the devs have a solid understanding of what makes their game fun. It is very clear a lot of time and effort went to making the gameplay enjoyable. I was satisfied with the game on day one, but it just keeps getting better with each update. I mean, I've put in 681 hours, according to Steam, so if I was going to get sick of it, I think I would have already! Oh! Also worth noting, you can just drop what you are doing immediately and save your game. Like, there is no waiting for a scenario to end or anything. There is no time jump when you hop back in. The save system is super smooth and takes no time at all. I've been playing single player this whole time, so I can't speak to the multiplayer functionality... HOWEVER, if I need to do something else urgently, I'm in and out of the game quickly and smoothly, even on my potato of a laptop - which is more than I can say for pretty much every other train sim I've ever played. I have no regrets. Even in its early access-ness, the game is plenty of fun, and I've been enjoying the crap out of it!

June 2024

In short, it's excellent! I came to this from Euro Truck Simulator 2, seeking a similar experience, but with a different mode of transportation. It was also my first foray into "train games" as a whole. I wanted something like ETS2 in terms of progression, where I could go at my own pace, pick my jobs, and grow a company over time. It seemed like a lot of other popular train sims lean heavier into the "sim" aspect, which I don't mind, but that's just not what I was looking for. This game blends those two things quite well in my opinion. The controls are just complicated enough to feel in-depth and interesting, but not so complicated that you need to watch a two hour YouTube guide to get the hang of. It helps that the in-game tutorial is very well designed! As your save file progresses, new areas are unlocked and more difficult jobs become available. The rate of this progression feels good! I'm always worried about getting overwhelmed and confused early on in simulator-type games. Sometimes too much is thrown at you all at once, but this doesn't have that problem. There are lots of locomotives and other things to play around with, and all of the ones I've tried so far feel varied in their strengths and weaknesses, which is good. It's never that fun or interesting when all the tools feel the same. As a diesel locomotive enthusiast, I am glad to say that the two that are available at the time of this review are very satisfying to use. Hoping for more options in the future! The optimization is good as well, most of my PC hardware is pushing eight years old with a six year old GTX 1080, and this runs between 50 and 60 FPS comfortably on max settings. The sound design is minimal, but effective. The graphics are realistically styled, but not photo-realistic, which is fine. All in all, this is a great project that I feel good about supporting. The logistics puzzle elements, cool train stuff, company management, and world progression aspects blend together very nicely. I would recommend this to anyone who thinks that blend sounds interesting!

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28.99€

9.3

2,517

Online players

285

Developer

Giraffe Lab LLC

Publisher

Giraffe Lab LLC

Release 07 Dec 2023

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