Railroader
Worth it · Multiplayer · 2023 · Early Access
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $26.99.
- Length
- 37.5h
- Value
- $0.72/hr
- Reviews
- 97% positive
Buy now or wait
The Autumn Sale is on until Oct 8. It is 10% off today.
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales on record.
- Typical seasonal cut
- 20% ($23.99)
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
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Minimum on the Steam store: 8 GB of memory, Nvidia GTX 1660 6GB, 8 GB of storage. Windows only.
You and your fellow railroaders are the lifeblood of your railroad, just like it is the lifeblood of the communities it serves. Switch cars at industries. Keep people moving while running local passenger trains. Run trains with a purpose in transition era Appalachia – in Railroader!
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
The value story
The lowest price on record is $22.49, set in May 2026. 14 discounts in the 3 years on record. They run about 20 percent off, roughly 10 weeks apart. Today's $26.99 at 10 percent off still sits 20 percent above the floor, so a deeper cut exists in its history.
On value it sits in the top 2 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 95 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 99 percent. The nearest things to it, Hmmsim Metro ($19.99, scores 51) and Motor Town: Behind The Wheel ($19.99, scores 72), are both worse buys on this math.
Of the 409 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 9 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written December 2023 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 70 percent of the 119 reviews written there were positive, against 97 percent overall, and those are 4 percent of everything written about it.
HowLongToBeat players log 37.5 hours as a typical playtime, and completionists log 300, 8.0 times as much.
What players say
plays great running 92 mods andrews to sylva runs smooth as butter. i really enjoy this game
This game simulates how operating a railroad by yourself is difficult, and I love it for that reason. It gives a challenge to maintain a reputation and to not overspend.
makes my tisum crawl every time i play. i need to resist the urge to foam out my throat and and i just want to all over the foamy steamy its so hot i would .
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
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Cite this score
Railroader scores 80/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1683150/railroaderReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 26, price as of Oct 1.
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