Railway Empire

Railway Empire

Gaming Minds Studios · January 26, 2018 · Strategy, Simulation, Management, Trains, Economy

Buy Railway Empire from Gameseal at $1.08 — the cheapest of 21 stores we compare.

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Very Positive83% · 9,71774Metacritic206playing now
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$1.08-82%
lowest tracked $0.84
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Where to buy Railway Empire — official stores

GreenManGaming
Standard Edition · Steam
-80%
$6.00
$29.99
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GOG
GOG
Standard Edition · DRM-Free
-80%
$5.99
$29.99
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GameBillet
GameBillet
Standard Edition · Steam
-17%
$24.84
$29.99
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GamersGate
GamersGate
Standard Edition · Steam
-10%
$26.99
$29.99
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GamesPlanet
GamesPlanet
Standard Edition · Steam
-10%
$26.99
$29.99
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Steam
Steam
Standard Edition · Steam
$29.99
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AllYouPlay
AllYouPlay
Standard Edition · Ubisoft Connect
$29.99
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Gamesload
Gamesload
Standard Edition · Steam
$29.99
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Newegg
Newegg
Standard Edition · Steam
$29.99
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Humble Store
Humble Store
Standard Edition · Steam
$29.99
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IndieGala Store
IndieGala Store
Standard Edition · Steam
$29.99
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Epic Game Store
Epic Game Store
Standard Edition · Epic Games
$29.99
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Nuuvem
Nuuvem
Standard Edition · Steam
$29.99
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DLGamer
DLGamer
Standard Edition · Steam
$34.76
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Cheapest Railway Empire keys — keyshops

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Driffle INC
Standard Edition · Steam
$1.13
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Gameseal
Standard Edition · Steam
$1.08
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Loaded
Standard Edition · Steam
-96%
$1.29
$35.89
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CJS CD Keys
CJS CD Keys
Standard Edition · Steam
$1.92
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Railway Empire price by region

Railway Empire costs £0.85 in the United Kingdom, €0.88 in Europe (EUR), $1.08 in the United States, zł4.33 in Poland, R$5.88 in Brazil, $5.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$6.79 in Canada, A$8.59 in Australia and NZ$9.00 in New Zealand right now.

Cheapest Railway Empire offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £0.85 −84% £5.39 £0.85 17
Europe (EUR) €0.88 −85% €5.99 €0.88 21
United Statesyour region $1.08 −82% $5.99 $1.08 21
Poland zł4.33 −80% zł21.59 zł4.33 16
Brazil R$5.88 −80% R$11.79 R$5.88 16
Georgia (USD) $5.99 −80% $5.99 — 17
Canada CA$6.79 −80% CA$6.79 — 17
Australia A$8.59 −80% A$8.59 — 16
New Zealand NZ$9.00 −80% NZ$9.00 — 14

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Railway Empire

✦ AI summary

Build an expansive rail network across 19th century North America, purchasing detailed trains and constructing stations, factories, and attractions while managing your workforce through five technological eras. Outmaneuver up to three rival tycoons through cunning strategy, sabotage, and industrial espionage as you race to dominate the continent's railroad empire.

United States, 1830: ‘The New World’ is in its ascendancy. Industry is booming, and the race is on to establish the most dominant and powerful rail empire in all of North America. It’s time to outthink and outmaneuver your competitors as you lead your company into the 20th century!

In Railway Empire, you will create an elaborate and wide-ranging rail network, purchase over 40 different trains modelled in extraordinary detail, and buy or build railway stations, maintenance buildings, factories and tourist attractions to keep your travel network ahead of the competition. You’ll also need to hire and manage your workforce if you want to ensure an efficient train service, whilst also develop over 300 technologies ranging from mechanical improvements to the trains themselves to workplace infrastructures and advanced amenities as you progress through five eras of technological innovations.

However, you can’t just build and research your way to the top – the competition never sleeps, and to keep your business on track you’ll have to survive against up to three rival tycoons. To get to the top you may have to resort to more cutthroat tactics as you attack and sabotage your opponents through raids and industrial espionage.

Railway Empire — game info

Platforms
Windows, Linux / SteamOS
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

DLC & expansions

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Base game + 9 of 9 DLC at today's best prices.

$38.35
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Sep 7, 2026
Chill vibes and Gameplay
Recommended Sep 7, 2026
Signals are a pain to engineer but all in all an amazing game. Love the variety of trains and buildings, not overly complex either.
Recommended Sep 6, 2026
Really good game
Recommended Sep 6, 2026
I enjoy playing Railway Empire. The gameplay and scenarios are engaging and keep me coming back to play again. As many others have said the AI characters are a bit annoying. The late game become challenging to get all required products to a city with congestion from many trains running. Some of the scenarios ask for nearly impossible things. One of the France scnearios you have to build the Eiffel Tower and requires 800 steel and you usually have just over a year to provide it. Which you can't do unless you knew beforehand it was coming. So you have to go back and adjust your game. You also have to sacrifice other cities and Paris itself (kill competing trains not delivering steel to accomplish). Maybe I just prefer playing in sandbox mode... Of the train managment category this is one of the better ones that isn't too complicated to figure out. Works well on Linux! I'm totally done with Microslop...
Recommended Sep 3, 2026
I fun strategy game to play even for 5 minutes if you have them
Recommended Aug 28, 2026
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