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Simutrans

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2016

Should you play it?

Simutrans is a freeware and open-source transportation simulator. Your goal is to establish a successful transport company. Transport passengers, mail and goods by rail, road, ship, and even air. Interconnect districts, cities, public buildings, industries and tourist attractions.

What works

  • Deep and complex transport simulation
  • Free and open source
  • Highly customizable with many paksets
  • Large maps and random generation
  • Active community and multiplayer

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve and lack of tutorial
  • Dated graphics and interface
  • Some ui bugs and clunky controls
  • Limited social interaction depth
  • Occasional crashes reported

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Good Company

  • Anno 1602 History Edition

  • NIMBY Rails

  • TheoTown

  • Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™

  • OpenTTD

Less social

Games that feels like Simutrans but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Voxel Tycoon

  • Airport CEO

  • Power to the People

  • STATIONflow

  • RAILGRADE

  • Mini Settlers: Prologue

More violent

Games that feels like Simutrans but with more combat and destruction

  • Order of Battle: World War II

  • From Glory To Goo

  • The Operational Art of War IV

  • RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe

  • Epicinium

  • Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete

More fantastical

Games that feels like Simutrans but with more imaginative fiction

  • Rise to Ruins

  • Songs of Syx

  • Gnomoria

  • Kingdoms and Castles

  • Hearthlands

  • Pharaoh™: A New Era

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Simutrans: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Fellowship, Leadership.

Last update: 03/08/2026