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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 Feral Interactive (Mac)
and published by 2K and Feral Interactive (Mac).
Released on May 04th 2007 is available on Windows, MacOS and Steam Deck
in 5 languages: English, French, German, Italian and Spanish - Spain.
It has received 2,627 reviews of which 1,865 were positive and 762 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 0.98€ on G2A.
The Steam community has classified Sid Meier's Railroads! into these genres:
Trains
Strategy
Management
Economy
Simulation
Singleplayer
Multiplayer
Real-Time with Pause
Classic
Casual
Building
Historical
Here is the detailed breakdown of supported languages for Sid Meier's Railroads!:
| UI | Subtitle | Audio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | |||
| German | |||
| French | |||
| Italian | |||
| Spanish - Spain |
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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
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.
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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
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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.
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**Still the OG Train Game** Sid Meier's Railroads! is still the OG train game for me, and I'm still playing it after all these years. So many train games have come along since, and plenty have clearly taken inspiration from it, but somehow this one still hits all the right spots. Yes, it looks outdated. Yes, it looks old. But honestly, **that's part of the charm**. There's just something about this game that keeps pulling me back. It's simple enough to jump into, but still incredibly satisfying to play, and it has that classic feel that so many modern games seem to struggle to recreate. This is absolutely **one of my top games of all time**, and I'll probably still be playing it years from now.
Great railroad game, alot of fun, easy to learn. The only downfall is it crashes alot, every 5 min or so for Windows 10 and higher. BUT their's a fix for that , just look it up on Steam community. I did exactly what they told to do and it reduced the crashes by over 95%. Now that is worth it.
I owned the original DVD release version of this game. I played it a lot back then. Even nowadays, every few years, I come back to it and enjoy another round. I can safely say, that for me this game has stood the test of time, with one small caveat: The standard maps are quite boring. When I play nowadays, I always play a user made map called "BC Gold". It's about the gold rush in British Columbia. You can get it from here: https://smrsimple.com/2009/06/bc-gold/ One issue with the game is that getting to run properly on newer Windows versions is problematic and needs some tweaking. For this reason, I was delighted to find out that under Linux the Steam version combined with the Steam provided Wine/Proton works out of the box. I have yet to find a single bug caused by this setup. Getting my favorite map to load needed a bit of trial and error because all guides assume that one runs Windows and therefore describe where the files have to be placed under Windows. Under Linux the location is for me "~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/7600/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Documents/My Games/Sid Meier's Railroads/UserMaps/". This directory should already exist. If you cannot find it, read the paragraph below. Download the zip file from the link above and unpack it's content into this directory and enjoy the map. It is possible that when Steam updates Wine/Proton that the path changes. If the above path does not work for you, try the following: Start a game with any map. Save the game. Give your save file a very memorable name (for example "foobar123") and place it in the default location. Next, search your "~/.local/share/Steam/" folder for "foobar123". Wherever this save file ends up is right next to the "UserMaps" directory into which you have to place the map.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sid Meier's Railroads! is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.
No, Sid Meier's Railroads! is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Sid Meier's Railroads! received 1,865 positive votes out of a total of 2,627 achieving a rating of 6.90.
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Sid Meier's Railroads! was developed by Firaxis Games and Feral Interactive (Mac) and published by 2K and Feral Interactive (Mac).
Yes, Sid Meier's Railroads! is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, Sid Meier's Railroads! is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
No, Sid Meier's Railroads! is not playable on Linux.
Yes, Sid Meier's Railroads! is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
This information about Sid Meier's Railroads! is not available yet.
No, Sid Meier's Railroads! does not support VR.
Sid Meier's Railroads! offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Sid Meier's Railroads! offers both Co-op and PvP modes.
No, Sid Meier's Railroads! does not currently offer any DLC.
No, Sid Meier's Railroads! does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Sid Meier's Railroads! does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, 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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Last Updates| Steam data | 24 September 2026 05:27 UTC |
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| Steam price | 26 October 2026 20:04 UTC |
| Steam reviews | 21 October 2026 22:07 UTC |
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Developer
Firaxis Games,
Feral Interactive (Mac)
Publisher
2K,
Feral Interactive (Mac)
Release
04 May 2007
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