Sid Meier's Railroads! on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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Sid Meier's Railroads! marks the return of the watershed title in simulation/strategy gaming that launched the popular "tycoon" genre, and inspired a new generation of games. Sid Meier's Railroads!

Sid Meier's Railroads! is a trains, strategy and management game developed by Firaxis Games and published by Feral interactive (Mac) and 2K.
Released on May 04th 2007 is available on Windows and MacOS in 5 languages: English, French, German, Italian and Spanish - Spain.

It has received 3,234 reviews of which 2,283 were positive and 951 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.9 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 1.00€ on Instant Gaming.


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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
Minimum
Windows 2000, Windows XP
1.4GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent
512 MB RAM
64 MB Video card with hardware pixel and vertex shaders (GeForce 3, Radeon 8500 or better)
DirectX 7 compatible sound card
1.7 GB of free disc drive space
MacOS
  • OS: macOS 10.14
  • Processor: 1.1 GHz Intel Core M or greater
  • Memory: 4GB
  • Graphics: 512Mb Nvidia 640M, 1.5GB Intel HD 5300 or 2GB AMD M290 or better (See Notes for more details)
  • Hard Drive:2GB HD space
  • Multiplayer Notes: Multiplayer is only available over LAN and is compatible between Mac versions only.
The game is officially supported on the following Macs. To check your Mac model and when it was released, select About This Mac from the Apple menu on your menu bar.
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  • * All MacBooks released since Early 2015
  • * All MacBook Airs released since Mid 2012
  • * All MacBook Pros released since Mid 2012
  • * All Mac minis released since Late 2012
  • * All iMacs released since Late 2012
  • * All iMac Pro released since Late 2017
  • * All Mac Pros released since Late 2013 with a recommended Metal-capable graphics card
Please note for your computer to meet the minimum requirements it must match or better all elements of the listed spec. For more detailed specifications check the Feral website.
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Pre 10.14 Users: Players using a version of OS X before 10.14 can access a compatible version of the game via the Beta tab in the game’s properties window. Select the ‘mac_retail_111 - macOS 10.13.6 or older only' branch for a version that is compatible with 10.12.4 up to 10.13.6.

User reviews & Ratings

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April 2025
Sid Meier’s Railroads! might be from another era, but in 2025, it still delivers a surprisingly fun ride. On easy difficulty, it’s a relaxing, almost therapeutic game: lay some tracks, watch the trains chug along, enjoy the scenery. Bump up the difficulty, though, and suddenly you're juggling routes, resources, and rivals like a stressed-out railway tycoon. Sure, it's showing its age, and modern transport sims have built on its foundations, but there’s still charm here. It’s a true classic that paved the way, and if the price is right, it’s worth a ticket. Final score: 6/10. A bit rusty, but still rolls.
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March 2025
Amazing game. For those whose game crashes often, there is a very easy fix on the Steam Community Hub. Or just google it.
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Feb. 2025
Really great!!! Recommended for fans of the Civ series. Has a similar feel - very addictive and very fun. However, I think the average person would enjoy this. Playing with AI and watching everone's railroad grow and create a web is incredible! As for other reviewers talking about the crashing - There's a guy under the guides for this game that has a simple patch for this game - all you have to do is change two digits of the code. It's super easy, works great, and you don't have to use some random person's code online. Get this game!!
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Jan. 2025
It's an old game, but one I can't get enough of. I play it both on Intel Windows boxes and on M1 Macs without issue.
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Oct. 2024
Baseline - I keep coming to back to this game periodically. I haven't quite beaten all levels/scenarios (although some I can do consistently), so there's still some challenge in it for me. What I like: variety of geographic & temporal scenarios. Different hardness factors (# of AI competitors, starting capital), What I dislike: the big one - the train routing is a little buggy and trains can get themselves stuck; however, a little extra track building keeps trains moving. Small stuff: Putting railroad barons in places and times they weren't; no trains past the 90's
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Frequently Asked Questions

Sid Meier's Railroads! is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.

Sid Meier's Railroads! is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.99€ on Steam.

Sid Meier's Railroads! received 2,283 positive votes out of a total of 3,234 achieving a rating of 6.88.
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Sid Meier's Railroads! was developed by Firaxis Games and published by Feral interactive (Mac) and 2K.

Sid Meier's Railroads! is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Sid Meier's Railroads! is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Sid Meier's Railroads! is not playable on Linux.

Sid Meier's Railroads! offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Sid Meier's Railroads! offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

Sid Meier's Railroads! does not currently offer any DLC.

Sid Meier's Railroads! does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Sid Meier's Railroads! does not support Steam Remote Play.

Sid Meier's Railroads! 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.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Sid Meier's Railroads!.

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Sid Meier's Railroads! PEGI 3
6.9
2,283
951
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Online players
64
Developer
Firaxis Games
Publisher
Feral interactive (Mac), 2K
Release 04 May 2007
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