Construction crews
Lay out a line and the crew you hired builds it while you watch. Hire a small local outfit that works cheap, or a big national firm that turns up with more machines.
Roundhouse
Coming to Steam, with no release date yet.
Huge maps
There's no limit on map size, so go as big as your computer can stand. Give a friend the seed and the size and they get the same map.
Engines
Pick from 36 steam, diesel, and electric engines, from a little yard switcher to a Big Boy.
Schedules
Give a train its stops and it runs them on its own. Or take the controls and drive any of them yourself.
Seasons and weather
The seasons turn, and weather affects your trains.
Towns and industries
Your trains haul logs, coal, grain, and commuters, and the towns grow on what they bring in.
Screenshots
System requirements
- Linux
- Windows
- macOS
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Tested on | MacBook Air, 2014 | - |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-4260U | - |
| Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 5000 | 6 GB of video memory |
| Memory | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| System | macOS 11 | - |
| Gets you | a town at 46 to 59 fps, 1280×720 | 20 × 20 km maps, with the optional extras off |
Map sizes on four computers
These are the computers I test on. Each cell says how that size plays and how long a new map of it took to make. The Macs ran in a 1280×720 window, and the Framework and the desktop at 1920×1080.
| Computer | Default | Huge, 9.6 × 6.4 km | 20 × 20 km | 50 × 50 km | 100 × 100 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacBook Air, 2014 (Intel) | 14 to 29 fpsmade in 8 s | 13 to 22 fpsmade in 11 s | lolmade in 56 s | lmao | lmfao |
| Framework 16 laptop (Ryzen, Radeon 780M graphics) | 139 to 221 fpsmade in 1 s | 120 to 142 fpsmade in 3 s | 72 to 88 fpsmade in 12 s | 7 to 12 fpsmade in 2 min | Doesn't fit (needs about 113 GB) |
| MacBook Air (Apple M1) | 109 to 205 fpsmade in 7 s | 104 to 109 fpsmade in 3 s | 54 to 73 fpsmade in 13 s | Doesn't fit in 8 GB | Doesn't fit in 8 GB |
| Desktop with an RTX 4070 Ti | 501 to 611 fpsmade in 2 s | 194 to 523 fpsmade in 4 s | 87 to 165 fpsmade in 16 s | 2 to 3 fpsmade in 2 min | 0.1 to 0.3 fpsmade in 40 min |
Not in the box yet
Co-op coming
Co-op on one company, with no limit on players.
Raytracing coming
Raytraced lighting, as an option for graphics cards that have it. Every screenshot here is without it.
The Dispatch
A letter when there's a new build or a release date. Nothing else.
Not hooked up yet.
Questions
When does it come out?
There's no date yet. The Dispatch will have it first.
Will it run on my computer?
If it's newer than a 2014 MacBook Air, probably. That one runs a town at 46 to 59 fps at 1280×720.
Another train game on the market?
I spent years looking for a game that reminded me of 3D Ultra Lionel Traintown without success. I built this for myself, mixed in some elements from 2 of my favorite games (Factorio and Roller Coaster Tycoon) and thought you might like it too.