Strategy · May 4, 2007

Sid Meier’s Railroads! (2007)

local_offer-75% current discountgroup1M–10M ownersrecommend2.5k recommendations
Sid Meier's Railroads! marks the return of the watershed title in simulation/strategy gaming that launched the popular 'tycoon' genre, and inspired a new generation of games. Sid Meier's Railroads! comes home to its original creator, the legendary Sid Meier, who, together with his team at Firaxis Games, will take this game to a whole new level of fun! The greatest railroad building game of all time is back in a vibrant 3D world delivering a streamlined interface and unmatched gameplay, that's easy to learn yet challenging to master. Creators of the world's best strategy game, Civilization IV, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games put you in charge of building the greatest rail empire in the nation - managing trains, cargo and your bottom line - while engaging in all-out corporate warfare against rival tycoons, slick entrepreneurs, and robber barons! *Multiplayer available in LAN mode only.

Position in Strategy

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume3.3k Steam reviewsTop 77% in Strategy
Positive rating71% positiveGenre average: 84% — this title sits in top 90%
Metacritic77/100Genre average 79 — top 68% of Strategy titles
Engagement hours16 h averageTop 55% for session depth among Strategy

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Community Tag Signals

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

  • Trains · 130
  • Strategy · 127
  • Management · 102
  • Economy · 84
  • Simulation · 82
  • Singleplayer · 39
  • Multiplayer · 33
  • Real-Time with Pause · 23
  • Casual · 17
  • Building · 17
  • Classic · 17
  • Historical · 9

Reception Metrics

Steam community

71%Mostly Positive · 3.3k reviews

2.3k positive · 943 negative

Metacritic

77/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

5.6/10

Curator recommendations

2.5k

Strategy releases from 2007

7 Strategy titles launched in 2007 — top 6 by review volume.

Release & Availability

Release dateMay 4, 2007
DeveloperFiraxis Games, Feral Interactive (Mac)
Publisher2K, Feral Interactive (Mac)
Base price$2.49 -75%
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

16h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

1h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

0h

Current engagement

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (5)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Spanish - Spain

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

  • Buy Sid Meier's Railroads!