Simulation · September 17, 2015

Train Simulator Classic (2015)

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THE ULTIMATE RAILWAY HOBBY 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. A WORLD OF RAILWAYS Train Simulator Classic takes you to three countries, with more than 400km/250 miles of detailed real-world routes included. Drive heavy freight trains on the USA’s challenging Saluda Grade, move passengers and freight along Germany’s historic Hochrheinbahn, and take passengers from the English Channel ports towns of Dover and Ramsgate to the capital city, London. LICENSED TRAINS Take the controls of trains which are officially licensed by the operating companies. Drive variations of Southeastern’s Class 465, 375 and 395 on Chatham Main Line, take Deutsche Bahn’s BR111 and BR189 from Konstanz to Villingen, and negotiate Saluda Grade in Norfolk Southern’s EMD SD40-2s and GP35s. Get to grips with realistic signalling systems, authentic brake controls and lifelike weather conditions as you become an expert driver through 25 career-mode scenarios, or use Quick Drive to drive the trains you like, wherever you like. BUILD AND REBUILD Use the Train Simulator Editor to build living worlds with comprehensive tools. Create your own dream railway or scenario and start a service with your favourite locomotive. With full Steam Workshop support you can share your creations with other railfans around the world, or browse through the thousands of community creations already available to try out. Please Note: The Train Simulator interface is localised into English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Spanish. Localisation on locos and route content varies depending on the developer who created it. KEY FEATURES Hundreds of kilometres of track in lifelike real-world locations Licensed trains and rolling stock 25 Career scenarios with varied rail experiences, plus Quick Drive 3 stunningly recreated real-world railway routes with stations, freight yards and more BR Class 465/9 in Southeastern Blue Stripe & Grey Stripe liveries BR Class 465/0 and 465/1 in Southeastern Blue Stripe & Grey Stripe liveries BR Class 395 in Southeastern Highspeed original & 10th Anniversary liveries BR Class 375/3, 375/6, 375/7, 375/8 and 375/9 in a variety of Southeastern liveries BR Class 377/1 in Southern livery (with Southern and Southeastern Logos) BR Class 377/5 in Southeastern livery DB BR189 in Traffic Red livery DB BR111 in Traffic Red livery DB DABz Dost and ABn Regio coaches and a selection of freight wagons Norfolk Southern (ex-Southern) high-hood EMD SD40-2 Norfolk Southern (ex-Norfolk & Western) low-nose EMD SD40-2 Norfolk Southern (ex-Southern) high-nose EMD GP35 A selection of Norfolk Southern freight wagons Realistic signalling, safety systems and locomotive controls Train Simulator Editor creative tool Full Steam Workshop support

Position in Simulation

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume28.2k Steam reviewsTop 18% in Simulation
Positive rating71% positiveGenre average: 79% — this title sits in top 78%
Concurrent peak503 playersTop 28% in Simulation by live player count
Engagement hours29 h averageTop 38% for session depth among Simulation

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Simulation · 1.1k
  • Trains · 866
  • Singleplayer · 355
  • Driving · 341
  • Realistic · 340
  • Casual · 217
  • Relaxing · 216
  • Open World · 182
  • Building · 131
  • Moddable · 130
  • Sandbox · 115
  • Level Editor · 114
  • TrackIR · 92
  • Atmospheric · 85
  • Transportation · 73

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Simulation releases from 2015

9 Simulation titles launched in 2015 — top 6 by review volume.

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • In-App Purchases
  • Family Sharing

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (8)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese

Reception Metrics

Steam community

71%Mostly Positive · 28.2k reviews

20.0k positive · 8.2k negative

Curator recommendations

18.9k

Peak concurrent players

503

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

29h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

5h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

0h

Current engagement

Achievements

1384

Steam unlocks available

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Release & Availability

Release dateSep 17, 2015
DeveloperDovetail Games
PublisherDovetail Games - Trains, Dovetail Games
Base price$22.49 -25%
DLC / Add-ons782 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Support

Editions & Packages

  • Buy Train Simulator Classic

  • Buy the Train Simulator Classic: Rail Subscription Plan