Train Sim World® 5 similar games & best alternatives

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Train Sim World® 5

2024

Should you play it?

The Rails are Yours in Train Sim World 5! Take on new challenges and new roles as you master the tracks and trains of iconic cities across 3 new routes. Immerse yourself in the ultimate rail hobby and embark on your next journey.

What works

  • Realistic and immersive train simulation
  • Detailed routes and trains
  • Accessible tutorials for beginners
  • Long play sessions and habitual engagement
  • Improvements and free upgrade from previous versions

Things to keep in mind

  • Expensive dlc and yearly releases
  • Some bugs and performance issues
  • Limited social and cooperative features
  • Repetitive scenarios and short routes
  • Lack of open-world exploration and narrative depth

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Train Sim World® 3

  • Train Sim World® 6

  • Train Sim World® 2020

  • SubwaySim 2

  • Back in Service: a Metro Driver

  • Transport Fever

More social

Games that feels like Train Sim World® 5 but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • SimRail - The Railway Simulator

  • Bus Simulator 18

  • Railroader

  • Railway Empire 2

  • Police Simulator: Patrol Officers

  • SimRail - The Railway Simulator: Prologue

More value-seeking

Games that feels like Train Sim World® 5 but with a stronger sense of value for your time

  • MaSzyna

  • RUNNING TRAIN | 走ル列車！

  • Rolling Line

  • Derail Valley

  • Euro Truck Simulator

  • Hmmsim Metro

Less story-driven

Games that feels like Train Sim World® 5 but with less narrative immersion

  • The Bus

  • X-Plane 12

  • Train Sim World® 4

  • Train Sim World® 2

  • Train Simulator Classic

  • TramSim Vienna - The Tram Simulator

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Train Sim World® 5 but with more leadership over others

  • City Transport Simulator 2026

  • American Truck Simulator

  • Euro Truck Simulator 2

  • TRAIN CREW

  • Trans-Siberian Railway Simulator: Prologue

  • Winter Resort Simulator

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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).

Train Sim World® 5: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value, Fantasy.

Last update: 03/08/2026