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The ultimate railway hobby for more than 15 years! From historic steam locomotives to modern high-speed and heavy freight trains, and routes around the world, Train Simulator Classic is the simulation made by railfans for railfans.

Train Simulator Classic is a simulation, trains and singleplayer game developed by Dovetail Games and published by Dovetail Games and Dovetail Games - Trains.
Released on September 17th 2015 is available only on Windows in 8 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 28,187 reviews of which 20,015 were positive and 8,172 were negative resulting in a rating of 7 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Train Simulator Classic into these genres:

Simulation Trains Singleplayer Driving Realistic Casual Relaxing Open World Building Moddable Sandbox Level Editor TrackIR Atmospheric Transportation Action Adventure VR City Builder Strategy

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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

OS: 32-bit Windows 10*
Processor: Intel Core-i3 4330 3.50 GHz Dual Core or AMD A8 6600K 3.90 GHz Quad Core or Better
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti or AMD Radeon R9 Graphics with 1 GB Dedicated VRAM or Better
DirectX®: 9.0c
Network: Broadband Connection (May incur additional costs for use)
Storage: 40 GB or more available space (Additional Add-Ons will require more)
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Audio Device
Additional Notes: Requires mouse and keyboard or Xbox Controller

Laptop, Notebook, Mobile or Low Power versions of the above specifications (including Intel or Integrated Graphics) may work but are not supported.

Updates to Chipset, Graphics and Audio Device Drivers may be required.

*The Steam Client only supports Windows 10 and later.

User reviews & Ratings

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Sept. 2025

The game is decent, graphics are a bit outdated in modern terms. It's too bad most content for this game is behind a paywall.

April 2025

I've only played this game a few hours but it is unlike any other game as far as creating. Endless hours between creating and just driving. LOVE IT!

March 2025

Not as good graphicaly as TSW5 but has much better systems to play including built in custom route and senario designers. You need to fiddle around with graphic setting to optimise your gameplay for your pc setup but thats not too bad. Be mindful not to adjust your display aspect to a setting not supported by your graphics and monitor as you will not see the game interface and have to restart the game in safe mode to readjust the settings which can be fun. Overall i like the game.

Feb. 2025

I have played Train Simulator Classic off and on for several years now. And while I put more time towards its Train Sim World counterpart (for more forgiving gameplay and better graphics), the fact is that "Train Simulator Classic" is a game that has so much support, so much content and developers finding a way to make a 20+ year game work and look much better. First and foremost, you are not coming into Train Simulator Classic (Train Simulator Classic 2024) for the best graphics, you are coming into this game knowing its the most challenging train sim game that requires near perfection. If you don't give it perfection, tough luck, you are going to fail and replay the game which is not fun if the actual route is nearly two hours long. Nor is it forgiving if you were perfect 98% of the way, if you really mess up towards the end, consider it a failure. Train Simulator Classic is brutal, but so is the life of a train conductor. Punctuality and knowing what to do IRL is a lot of pressure and there are people who are ready for the challenge of having that near real life experience and why this game is beloved. Again, so much support with trains and routes throughout the world. And sales that happen so often, it'll no doubt make rail sim fans happy. But in the end, it all comes down to you: Train Simulator Classic - A lot of support, a lot of train and route add ons, not as great graphically and while fun, it can be frustrating as the game demands perfection on your part. If you want that real life experience and want the challenge to be a conductor and the responsibilities that comes with it. Choose this game! Train Simulator World - Nowhere close to the amount of routes or trains featured on TSC, but graphically it looks way better than TSC and not as demanding and less frustrating than its counterpart. No need for perfection, being close enough is fine! If you want to have fun but go at your own pace and not worry about being a conductor like in real life and just want to have fun with less frustration. Definitely worth it and if you can own both, great if you are railway sim fan but choose wisely if you want to save money.

Nov. 2024

Brilliant game worth recommending especially with Armstrong Powerhouse packs if you are in the UK some routes aren't brilliant. But as I'm a Train Spotter best Train Sim out there not so much graphics but gameplay brilliant. 10/10

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Frequently Asked Questions

Train Simulator Classic is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam.

Train Simulator Classic is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 29.99€ on Steam.

Train Simulator Classic received 20,015 positive votes out of a total of 28,187 achieving a rating of 7.00.

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Train Simulator Classic was developed by Dovetail Games and published by Dovetail Games and Dovetail Games - Trains.

Train Simulator Classic is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Train Simulator Classic is not playable on MacOS.

Train Simulator Classic is not playable on Linux.

Train Simulator Classic is a single-player game.

There are 780 DLCs available for Train Simulator Classic. Explore additional content available for Train Simulator Classic on Steam.

Train Simulator Classic is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.

Train Simulator Classic does not support Steam Remote Play.

Train Simulator Classic 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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