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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 2,699 reviews of which 2,628 were positive and 71 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

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Dec. 2025
Yes i recommend this game even though i refunded it. The game is fun, but i already own Derail Valley, and while the two games arent identical, they are similar enough for me to not find the same amount of value in this game as others do. The game is well made, and if i didnt already own Derail Valley, i'd be putting a lot of hours into this one. i'm writing this review because i want to support the devs and the work they are doing, even though the game isnt for me.
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Nov. 2025
after 150hrs of playing railroader here are my thoughts, Railroader is a game with massive potential only held back by the contraints of its small but dedicated dev team. Railroader is not another train simulator, Railroader is a tycoon manager with train driving mini games in between,with the perfect backdrop of "transition era" america. Within my 150 hrs played I have never once been bored or felt I had nothing left to do, the grind is hard but extremely rewarding, there is no better feeling then spending a few sessions grinding for a new powerful locomotive then seeing it in your interchange. I am extremely excited for the future of railroader, each update gets me more excited then the last. Railroader is not a perfect game, occasional sound glitches, visual bugs, a lack of buildings and roads in "built up" areas, but for a game that is not a triple A title, its as closer then you could ask to perfect, at least in my eyes. for every complaint I may have had, lack of locomotive options, customization, scenery, trackage etc, the community around this game has a mod to improve on this already amazing product. Over all Railroader is a game that I foresee growing into something simply amazing in the next while, a game with passionate devs, and fans. After 150 hrs, I'm ready for the next 150.
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Oct. 2025
If you want the experience of what it is like to be a conductor or engineer this game is for you. I was a conductor with Union Pacific for 15 years and I have to say this game is pretty realistic when it comes to the realism of switching operations and how to spot and pull customers orders. What I like about the game is that you can customize just how real you want to play or just want to casually switch depending on your preference. Many people play with mods, but the vanilla game itself is the way to go if you want the real experience of being a railroader. Remember this review is from someone who spent a decade and a half doing this job. Developers: Keep up the great work. I will never mod this game and look forward on the progress of this game. Thank you for your dedication.
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May 2025
Fun game....does not hold your hand whatsoever (i still have no idea how to do jobs apart from passengers) ....switching can be annoying.....but its still a great game (Edit: Literally the day after writing this review they updated the tutorial and it is 1000000000000000% better THANK YOU DEVS!)
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May 2025
Honestly, it ticks all the right boxes for me. I do have the "I like trains" autism, but not the "I like driving trains" kind. I just like watching them, and telling them where to go, and what to do. I like seeing trains move up and down tracks and solving logistical puzzles and shunting things where they're supposed to go. The sounds are fantastic, very satisfying "chugga" and "choo-choo", great job. The gameplay loop is pretty mentally stimulating and fun for me, and it allows you to play at your pace and style. If you like driving the trains yourself you absolutely can, and if you just want an up close and personal, small-scale version of Transport Fever like I do, you can have that too. The Engineer AI (or auto-drive) is honestly quite intelligent and self-sufficient most of the time; it will flip switches as it needs to without your input and they have so far not crashed into each other. The multiplayer feels stable and very fun; I tend to take the role of dispatch and look at the big picture while others man the trains and handle their own individual tasks, makes for a fun dynamic. The visuals are nothing particularly impressive and quite lightweight which has it's advantages, and I'd like to see more models for differently loaded goods in the carriages for immersive purposes, along with a use for the caboose (which I believe is one of the next items on the list). The world itself is also extremely dead, nothing happens in the map that does not have to do with the players. There's no vehicles or other trains going about their business, the places you deliver to make no sounds and have no people, and even the passenger lines have no visible passengers, they're just represented by numbers without any visuals. I do not know to what extent they have these things planned, but I know that before the title can be considered complete, the world needs a lot more life in it, rather than just feeling like a personal little sandbox for my company to play around in. For an early access title it's relatively stable, I experienced a few small bugs but nothing game breaking, and a handful of crashes but the game saves pretty frequently so nothing serious was lost other than less than 5 minutes of progress. I have high hopes for this title in the long run; it's satisfying, well-crafted and fun, I'm looking forward to more features and content!
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Railroader is currently priced at 28.99€ on Steam.

Railroader is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 28.99€ on Steam.

Railroader received 2,628 positive votes out of a total of 2,699 achieving an impressive rating of 9.30.
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Railroader was developed and published by Giraffe Lab LLC.

Railroader is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Railroader is not playable on MacOS.

Railroader is not playable on Linux.

Railroader offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Railroader includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.

Railroader does not currently offer any DLC.

Railroader does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Railroader does not support Steam Remote Play.

Railroader 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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Railroader
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Developer
Giraffe Lab LLC
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Giraffe Lab LLC
Release 07 Dec 2023
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