SimRail - The Railway Simulator on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information
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SimRail is new, advanced railway simulator. Master high-speed long-distance EMU, heavy freight hauls and suburban trains. Travel 500 km of geodetic-data based real routes. Become train dispatcher and control the traffic according to the schedule or cooperate with other players on multiplayer mode.
SimRail - The Railway Simulator is a trains, simulation and transportation game
developed by SimRail S.A.
and published by PlayWay S.A..
Released on December 13th 2024 is available only on Windows
in 12 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Czech, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Hungarian, Traditional Chinese and Ukrainian.
It has received 4,466 reviews of which 3,760 were positive and 706 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 25.49€ on Steam with a 25% discount.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: 64-bit Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8 / 8.1 or Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.5 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X @ 3.7 GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 | AMD Radeon RX 580
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 80 GB available space
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Good game, you should play it if you like train simulation. It's better than TSW in many aspects, especially the atention to detail. Something that TSW does do better though is marking objectives, this game is quite a bit harder than TSW. However, it forgives you pretty much anyting other than derailment which is not easy to achieve. On the technical side however, this game kinda sucks. The optimisation is quite poor, lets be real this is no AAA and yet it runs like crap, the scenario reset button doesn't work, the scenario restarts but its broken. Also the weather, time and season selection sucks. Some scenarios are also seemingly broken. I once waited for about an hour on a red signal, started the scenario again by going to the main menu and waited for less than 5 minutes. This leads me to another point, no saving. Why is there no saving? Like sure, if I make a mistake i get to go again with just a penalty to my points, but how do yall expect me to do a 4 hour scenario in one sitting? Im not leaving my pc on overnight, and Im not letting the game eat my GPU and CPU away while i take a break to play something else. Over all, the technical aspect is very much not impressive, but the simulation and attention to detail is much better than TSW. If this game had as many trains, maps and scenarios as TSW does, i would pick this any day.
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nice game but you have to be aware of your surroundings pro tip: in order not to get yelled at by polish people read the signalling guides
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To be honest, I'm not entirely sure whether or not I should recommend SimRail or not. Personally, I really enjoy the game. The combination of a genuinely good train simulation with the ability for players to signal trains is excellent and creates a very immersive and enjoyable experience. Having said this, there are quite a few problems I have with SimRail, some of which may or may not be fixed in the future. In an attempt to make this a little less rant-like, I'll lay it out into simply the good things and the bad things. The good things: - The train simulation is genuinely quite good. The trains do feel like they've got character, and some of the trains are quite difficult to control sometimes (in a fun, challenging way). I also adore the inclusion of a timetable, which is something that has been missing from simulation games like Train Sim World and Train Sim Classic for years. - The dispatching (signalling) mode is excellent. This is the main reason why I purchased SimRail in the first place, and after I got around the small learning curve I have to say it has provided some of the most fun I've had in any simulation game. - Team both of those features with multiplayer mode and you truly do get something very special in the world of simulation. For example, signalling a large station and having three player-controlled trains communicating with you via the radio generates a super fun, immersive, and unique experience. - The use of non-player-controlled trains and signalboxes is also executed perfectly (although the signallers can be a bit buggy at times). If you want to signal at a particular time when nobody is driving - that's fine. The trains still run on their timetables and you notice almost no difference than if every train was controlled by a player. This is excellent, as it means there's never an interruption in the frequency of trains/signallers just because players aren't occupying those roles. - You do get a good variety of trains and a huge variety of signalboxes to control. The so-called bad things: - Shunting movements don't exist in multiplayer. The functionality is clearly there, but you cannot use shunt signals at all as a signaller. Apparently it's being worked on, but there's been almost no news on the subject. - The game is quite unstable. I've had it crash multiple times, long loading times, etc. But there aren't an overwhelming amount of bugs. - The presence of DLCs in early access leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. I think the developers should focus on getting the game out of early access than releasing more paid content, but this is just a personal opinion. - No mechanical signalboxes yet despite them apparently being worked on - with no further news either. - The interaction system in trains is just absolutely horrible. It's finnicky and annoying to use. It's up to you to decide. I think personally SimRail will appeal to anyone but take this review as a word of caution - there ARE problems, and there ARE missing features, and we don't hear much from the devs.
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I hate long reviews, so here I go: It's a 8/10. The simulation is outstanding, very realistic. (I am not a traindriver, but it really feels like real life) It has a steep learning curve, but there are enough videos online and there is a complementary tutorial per train in game. The game updates regularly. The scenery is, for a game like this, with just less then 70 gb, perfect. It aint good as TSW, BUT, if you prefer realism and controlabillity over scenery, this is the game for you. It gives you the feeling you are driving a train for real. Bugwise I've noticed a few, none gamebreaking. No bugs when driving. I'd recommend this game to all people that prefer realism and diverse controls.
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Disclaimer: I'm a real life train driver, so my opinion might be different from that of a casual gamer. I for one, love this simulator. Rest assured, this is not a game, but a simulator. There are no "adventure" missions, no shooting, no score - you just drive a train. What sets this simulator apart from others, is that this is not all about eye candy. It's very good to look at, mind you, but where this sim shines, is in physics and systems managing. Driving a train here isn't just about moving a lever forward or backwards. You actually have to know at least a bit about train systems, especially the brakes (and computers for ERTMS driving). True, the sim isn't totally mature yet - the biggest gripe being the lack of single-player save, or checkpoints. But this isn't a sim you just play casually for a few minutes. If you start playing a sim like this, you expect to play for at least an hour or so. That's why the lack of save isn't a deal breaker for me. In short, this is not a game but a sim; it's more focused towards physics and applying correct procedures, rather than zooming about in a pretty landscape; it has a steep learning curve but is very rewarding; the ability to play as a dispatcher instead of a driver, is a real boon; there are a few bugs/shortcomings, but they are more than compensated by the available features.
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SimRail - The Railway Simulator is currently priced at 25.49€ on Steam.
SimRail - The Railway Simulator is currently available at a 25% discount. You can purchase it for 25.49€ on Steam.
SimRail - The Railway Simulator received 3,760 positive votes out of a total of 4,466 achieving a rating of 8.15.
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SimRail - The Railway Simulator was developed by SimRail S.A. and published by PlayWay S.A..
SimRail - The Railway Simulator is playable and fully supported on Windows.
SimRail - The Railway Simulator is not playable on MacOS.
SimRail - The Railway Simulator is not playable on Linux.
SimRail - The Railway Simulator offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
SimRail - The Railway Simulator includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.
There are 3 DLCs available for SimRail - The Railway Simulator. Explore additional content available for SimRail - The Railway Simulator on Steam.
SimRail - The Railway Simulator does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
SimRail - The Railway Simulator does not support Steam Remote Play.
SimRail - The Railway Simulator 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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Developer
SimRail S.A.
Publisher
PlayWay S.A.
Release
13 Dec 2024
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