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Drive massive trains and build your career in a vast open railway network. For both PC and VR.

Derail Valley is a early access, trains and simulation game developed and published by Altfuture.
Released on January 25th 2019 is available only on Windows in 16 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Finnish, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, Traditional Chinese and Ukrainian.

It has received 7,375 reviews of which 7,100 were positive and 275 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Derail Valley into these genres:

Early Access Trains Simulation Realistic VR Transportation Driving Open World First-Person Physics Immersive Sim Economy Singleplayer Resource Management Indie Sandbox Replay Value Adventure Relaxing Procedural Generation

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel i5-7400 or equivalent
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 650 (VR: GTX 970)
  • Storage: 6 GB available space
  • VR Support: SteamVR or Meta Quest Link

User reviews & Ratings

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57 hours played
April 2026
I've been playing Derail Valley for two, maybe three years at this point. I recall playing it back when it was still called Overhauled before the Simulator update. The game has come a long way. It's now genuinely one of my favorite sims, full stop. The thing that sets it apart from the usual suspects like Train Sim World and SimRail is how much more alive it feels. You pick your own freight contracts, hook up the cars yourself (with actual simulated couplings), and deliver under time pressure. Going overspeed is a legitimate strategy. You actually get rewarded for working under pressure. Games like Train Sim World miss this kind of fun entirely. They're realistic, sure (that's the whole point of them) but you can't crash into another train, and you definitely can't control every switch on the map. The AI dispatcher handles all of that. In Derail Valley, you throw the switches, you maintain your engine, and you try really hard not to plow into a tanker full of explosive gas. And if you do? There go your hard-earned earnings. The game runs well overall, though the engine does have its moments:levers misaligning or stuttering, text and bars on the radio shunting remote occasionally vanishing. Hopefully the next major version (name still unannounced) is getting an engine upgrade, which would help. The quality-of-life additions since Overhauled are great too. The amp limiter is a godsend if you don't feel like babysitting your traction motors: simply cap the output and just focus on speed, no blown engines, no extra maintenance bills. There's also a driver alertness device that'll slam on the emergency brakes if you don't tap a button every few seconds Upgrades, people. Upgrades. Overall: 100/10, genuinely fun, would absolutely buy at full price..
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36 hours played
Jan. 2026
Hi. I did have a pirated copy of the game for 40 hours. But since the game is actually worth its full price, i came here, and bought the thing. The game is good, no doubt about it. All the good luck to developers.
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140 hours played
Dec. 2025
By far the greatest Train simulator out there Unlike dovetails "every update lets release it as a new game and charge". Altfuture are doing amazing things with Derail Valley. I've been playing since it was a small free VR only demo and loved it then as well. Since then its been made into its own game, had plenty of updates and the b99 has been the biggest one so far. This game is amazing for both VR and non-VR, it has plenty of difficulty settings so even if you just want to drive trains or do the full on simulation with derailments, fees etc this game will have you covered. I played just for driving but recently I've started again adding a bit more simulation in. Once this game gets what everyone is wanting and waiting for "co-op/multiplayer". There will be no stopping this game. Even tho its only single player, its still the greatest train simulation out there. If you are thinking about buying it and still not sure or even recently bought it and not sure how to do something, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions. I mean it shouldn't just be my review to convince you, the steam review score also speaks for itself :-)
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195 hours played
July 2025
I have over 180 hours playing this game. I'm pretty sure I could start up and steal a real steam locomotive at this point.
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134 hours played
June 2025
I would like to preface that I am a professional railroader by trade(Conductor but 20 years exp and I have driven many times). To the developers: Despite this game being somewhat unrealistic in some minor aspects, it is a masterpiece in many many other ways. I have played many rail sims over the years and I must say this is the best by far when it comes to feel of driving an actual train. Also the conductors work is a real nice touch. If only you could have dynamic events like foreman or slow orders also Bulletins and clearances to act on. I'm excited to see what the future brings for this game. You have outdone yourselves, BRAVO!
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Frequently Asked Questions

Derail Valley is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam.

No, Derail Valley is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 39.99€ on Steam.

Yes, Derail Valley received 7,100 positive votes out of a total of 7,375 achieving an impressive rating of 9.31.
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Derail Valley was developed and published by Altfuture.

Yes, Derail Valley is playable and fully supported on Windows.

No, Derail Valley is not playable on MacOS.

No, Derail Valley is not playable on Linux.

Derail Valley is a single-player game.

Yes, there is a DLC available for Derail Valley. Explore additional content available for Derail Valley on Steam.

No, Derail Valley does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, Derail Valley does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Derail Valley is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Derail Valley
39.99€ Buy Now
Rating
9.3
7,100
275
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Online players
305
Developer
Altfuture
Publisher
Altfuture
Release 25 Jan 2019
VR VR Supported
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