Railway 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.
Game Discussion
Steam User 10
In my humble opinion, this is the better Railway Empire game; while the 2nd streamlines a lot, it takes away the fun in the management and complexity.
The 1st one is also WAY cheaper, and so engaging, and still looks great for today's standards!
Top game! Get it if you like trains, or had fun with Factorio's trains
Steam User 10
For a genre and industry obsessed with time, can anyone explain why it takes 30 in game days to travel from Cheyenne to Rock springs on a straight line with no stops?
Locking the game behind a long tutorial scenario in which the game does not tell you vital game mechanics is bad. Not letting you move on to other scenarios until you beat it is worse. Failing to tell you there is a time limit to the scenario is wrong.
Voiced characters are loud and obnoxious too. Game does a lot to keep you from wanting to try again or play at all
Steam User 6
This game is very reminiscent of the original Railroad Tycoon. Where this version differs is in the ability to ride along the rails in the trains with multiple camera angles available, making it more immersive.
Steam User 4
I've been playing this game for many years, both on my Windows PC and my Xbox. It's one I leave for a few months then return to it again and then get hooked on it again for a few more months. I also own RE2 on PC but I prefer this version better, just used to it more I suppose.
Steam User 4
Either Railway Empire games (1 or 2) are the best railroad tycoon games out there. I love the relief lines helping setting tracks with minimum grade.
It's not always easy to start playing railroad games: you either get overwhelmed with the endless tutorial or are left for dead and can't figure out where to start or what to do. The devs found a good balance between both options. Optional tutorials along the way make the learning curve smoother.
If you find RE1 on sale, it's a good start. You even have more scenarios in RE1 comparing to RE2, like South America, Africa, Australia, Japan. The European and USA maps are not as detailed as RE2, but you still can have a lot of fun. The ride along cameras are the highlight of the game, although highly improved in RE2.
Steam User 3
Since Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon, been wanting to play some games with such management style, grow the cities, grow the cash, buy-out competitions with just enough details to deal with. :)
Steam User 3
Railway Empire gives a lot of fun and is completely addictive. For me the only flaw is during a long-play: when you amass wealth, creating new routes becomes very repetitive and boring.