Railway game
Railway games are a type of game that mainly deals with the simulation of the construction and operation of route networks and transport by train. Due to the fascination of rail transport triggered by many people, numerous players deal with this genre, be it as a toy or as a model railway .
Board games
There are also a number of board games on the theme of railways :
- 18XX series , extensive series of strategy games and economic simulations from various manufacturers
- Colt Express
- Steam horse , economic simulation about railway companies and operations, game of the year 1984
- Close up, little locomotive!
- First class
- Freight Train
- Line 1 , the players build a tram network
- Metro , construction of the Paris Métro for the 1900 World Exhibition
- Russian Railroads
- Simplon Orient Express
- Strategy on rails
- Trains & Stations
- Tramways , building a small town's rail structure in the 1920s
- Trans America , Trans Europa , The players build a railroad network in the USA or Europe together
- Union Pacific
- In full swing (for children from 6 years)
- West train (also Rock Island )
- Ticket to Ride , Ticket to Ride Europe
Computer games
In computer games , the bandwidth is especially great: The offers range of programs to manage and CAD -mäßigen planning a virtual model railway , over cab simulations to economics simulation.
- A-Train , business simulation
- On the rails , business simulation as a browser game
- BAHN is used to create and simulate transport networks, consisting of all rail-bound means of transport, road transport and shipping ( shareware ).
- BVE Trainsim or openBVE, 3D simulation of railway operations from the train driver's perspective
- Continental Rails II is a turn-based business simulation that is played via email .
- Densha de Go! is a Japanese series of arcade simulators in which Japanese trains are controlled realistically.
- Eisenbahn.exe Professional (EEP) is a virtual model railway . The player plans and creates a model railway layout and then simulates its operation on the PC screen.
- Loksim3D is a realistic simulation of real routes, including those of the Deutsche Bahn from the driver's cab perspective , including signals, PZB , LZB and SIFA ( freeware ).
- StellwerkSim , a free simulation of a track diagram interlocking in which several players occupy different interlockings and thus regulate the traffic together
- Microsoft Train Simulator (MSTS), 3D simulation of railway operations from the driver's perspective
- Rail Nation , browser game, simulation about building a railway empire in 6 epochs. The entire game happens in real time.
- Railroad Tycoon , an economic simulation
- RailSim II is a virtual model railway . The player plans and creates a model railway layout and then simulates its operation on the PC screen. (Open source)
- Rail Simulator (RS), later RailWorks and Train Simulator from Dovetail Games, simulation of railway operations from the train driver's perspective
- Rail & Road: The 3D transport manager , business simulation, 3D display
- Simutrans , simulation of transport systems by train, ship, truck / bus, plane
- Train fever
- Train Master
- Train Simulator by Ongakukan, train driving simulator
- Trainz ((Ur-) Trainz-TS12), also ProTrain Perfect (PTP)
- Transport Tycoon , the further developed open source variant OpenTTD and the successors Transport Tycoon Deluxe and Locomotion
- Subway Simulator: World of Subways, a group of simulators for several subway routes such as PATH in New York / New Jersey, U7 in Berlin and the Circle Line in London.
- VRM is a virtual model train . The player plans and creates a model railway layout and then simulates its operation on the PC screen. Currently (2011) VRM is 5.
- Ticket to Ride , part of Sierra Entertainment's "Big Fun" series
- Zusi , 3D simulation of railway operations from the train driver's perspective
Other
- Timesaver is a strategy game based on a simple model railway system.