ZUSI 3 - Aerosoft Edition

Zusi 3 Aerosoft Edition is a train simulation for PCs, the professional version of which is also being used in railway companies for engine driver training purposes.

ZUSI 3 - Aerosoft Edition is a simulation, casual and trains game developed by Carsten Hölscher and published by Aerosoft GmbH.
Released on June 18th 2019 is available only on Windows in 2 languages: English and German.

It has received 510 reviews of which 464 were positive and 46 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 59.95€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • OS *: Microsoft Windows 7 / 8 / 10
  • Processor: Dual Core CPU with 2.8 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 1 GB VRAM
  • Storage: 3 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Yes

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Dec. 2024
Delightful game for the aspiring Triebfahrzeugführer. You will drive, accelerate and brake, miss some minor signal and weep as you watch the pressure vanish from your pneumatic lines, while the board computer screams hellish fury at you. One does not learn to drive trains with this simulator until you learn how to operate its file system and archaic menus reminiscent of Windows 98 Simulation Software - and we wouldn't have it any other way. Get a good look at the daily life of a train driver, experience a plethora of emotions, ranging from joy and a sense of accomplishment to frustration, hatred at the imaginary signaller, be overwhelmed by having to do about 16 things in any one second, and finally learn to accept: This job is harder than it says on the tin. ZuSi 3 is fairly accurate in that regard.
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April 2024
Impresionante simulador de tren basado en la señalización alemana (es el mejor con diferencia). Fidelidad total con la realidad. No es un juego: es un auténtico simulador. Sus gráficos pese a no ser como TSW y otros muy vistodos son más que correctos (se ve la señalización del entorno perfectamente), prescindiendo de lo superfluo que no te fijas nada mientras conduces. Esto permite que el simulador se pueda ejecutar en cualquier PC con fluidez (no como TSW que pide un pepino para ir medio fluido). Por otro lado, los trenes tienen unas físicas increíbles. Notas la masa del tren cuando lo aceleras o frenas. Los sistemas de seguridad alemanes PZB, LZB AFB están plenamente implementados. Debes respetar todos sus procedimientos al 100% o el tren se parará de emergencia. Al final de cada recorrido tienes una hoja de evaluación donde tienes una nota o porcentaje de conducción global y el desglose de todos los aspectos que te evalúan. Además tienes acceso a gráficas increíblemente detalladas de todas las acciones realizadas durante el trayecto. Es una burrada de simulador: SIMULACION A LO BESTIA. Repito: es el mejor simulador que existe en el mercado. Y no me pagan por decirlo; los demás son juegos a su lado (mucho grafico pero no tanto realismo). Algunos lo ven caro. Peroaqui no hay DLC adicionales. Lo tienes todo en el juego: pagas una vez y lo tienes todo, no hay que pagar por más. Ah y tienes un editor de escenarios por si quieres crearte los tuyos para ti o para compartir. Te aviso que aunque es extremadamente realista, la interface no es atractiva aunque si la veo muy funcional. Aunque aparecen muchos términos en alemán en las indicaciones de los controles de los trenes y en partes de la interface, se puede usar un traductor y listo ya sabes que significa. Estoy realmente viciado con el simulador. Es tan real que he visto videos de maquinistas reales alemanes conduciendo y es igual toda la operativa de conducción (por cierto muchos de ellos lo usan como sistema de entrenamiento). Es el Xplane en simuladores de tren. Si quieres jugar usa kos juegos de tren que ya conocemos. Pero si buscas simulación a lo bestia lo recomiendo al 100%.
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March 2024
Really awesome for people who want the most realistic experience possible without caring about graphics. The one thing I'd keep in mind however is that the cab view is very very ugly, even if you don't care about graphics you probably won't want to use it. In this case you can use Zusidisplay which allows you to show the main spedometer and other displays seperately, even on other devices.
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Feb. 2024
Best price / content simulator on the market. If you like trains, this is very good. If you like German trains, this is perfect.
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Feb. 2024
Well I finally caved in and bought Zusi 3 again, after having previously purchased and refunded on getting seemingly stuck at the starting screen. This time things are going much better, helped by watching a couple of YT Tutorial videos. It’s not a cheap investment at @£58 but on balance that’s only the price of 2 x DTG route DLC’s In return you get a package of 100’s of km of route, many different German traction types and rolling stock with full timetable for the day or part of the day. It’s not as pretty to look at as TSW or even TSC but at least it appears more natural. I’ve only scratched the surface at present with a couple of basic runs but thoroughly enjoying the experience. Game options include a “chaos” slider which increases your chance of random events or other hindrances to affect your train running. A feature DTG remain rather timid about putting in TSW. Also included with the Aerosoft version is a complimentary copy of Ziegler Tools, aka Transdem, which is essential if you want to try and create your own route. Well the editor in Zusi 2 was above my pay grade, maybe 3 will be different certainly going to take a look. Downsides? Well no save game is a bit of a bummer, means on longer routes like Obereruhrtalbahn you need to find a means of picking up a train at the station where you left off, obviously losing any chaos progress on the previous run. The interface is very basic, no flashy menu screen like TSW or TSC, just file folders and lists. However there is a third party website which acts as a database to help you pin down routes, stations or motive power that you fancy driving. In conclusion, definitely a worthwhile purchase even at the relatively high front end price, but you are getting a lot of bang for your buck/pound/Euro. Like Run 8 for the US it’s aimed more at the hardcore simulation market so don’t expect XP/AP, Mastery, collecting teddy bears or any fluff like that. A train game for train people.
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ZUSI 3 - Aerosoft Edition
8.5
464
46
Online players
72
Developer
Carsten Hölscher
Publisher
Aerosoft GmbH
Release 18 Jun 2019
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