Railroad Tycoon 3 (2007)

Developer: PopTop
Publisher: 2K
Genres: Strategy
Rating: 3.9 of 5, 1,254 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 24 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A methodical, simulation-heavy game about building and managing a railroad empire within a dynamic economy.

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What players say

Players call this the best railroad and economy sim ever made, with no modern equivalent. Getting it to run on Windows often requires fixes for crashes, while it works fine on Linux. The graphics and menus are dated, but the economic simulation and campaigns hold up well.

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