Underplayed Gems

Railroad Tycoon 3 (2007)

Railroad Tycoon 3 cover
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

How it feels

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

strategicmanagement-focusedsimulationhistoricaldetailedmethodicalsandboxeconomy-driven

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.

Screenshots

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