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Railway Empire

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Exploit the economic opportunities of the United States, create an elaborate and wide-ranging rail network and stay ahead of the competition in Railway Empire.
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About Railway Empire

About this game

It’s time to outthink and outmaneuver your competitors as you lead your company into the 20th century with strategy simulation Railway Empire.

With this Steam PC key, you'll discover the 1830s USA, the 'New World' 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.

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. 

YOUR OFFICIAL RAILWAY EMPIRE STEAM PC KEY GIVES YOU:

  • Exploit the economic opportunities of the United States in an extensive campaign, working your way step by step from coast to coast across this great continent.
  • Lead your Railway Empire to success by establishing a comprehensive rail network and optimizing transportation of passengers and goods.
  • Master challenges and objectives through a range of scenarios, or create your perfect railway network in construction mode without any financial pressure.
  • Over 40 historically accurate locomotives and more than 30 different wagons can be acquired over the course of the game, and must be put to use in the best way in order to take advantage of their strengths and weaknesses.
  • Invest in over 300 new technologies across five different eras to progress and maximize the potential of your rail network.
  • Compete with up to three rival companies, and even sabotage their efforts with the use of bandits and spies.
  • ‘Ride Along’ feature allows you to explore your rail network and beautiful scenery from the driver’s cabin from a first-person perspective.

 

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
January 26, 2018
Developer:
Gaming Minds Studios
Publisher:
Kalypso Media Digital
Supported Languages:
English
Franchise:
Railway Empire
Link:
Genres:
Strategy
Simulation

Building
Themes:
Management
Trains
Features:
Steam Achievements
Full controller support

Steam Workshop

Steam Cloud

Singleplayer

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 (64bit versions)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 @ 3.2 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: nVidia GeForce GTX460 or AMD Radeon HD5870 (2048MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0)
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 7 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card with latest drivers

Recommended:

  • OS: Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 or Windows 10(64bit versions)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 2400s @ 2.5 GHz or AMD FX 4100 @ 3.6
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: nVidia GeForce GTX 680 or AMD Radeon HD7970 or better (2048MB VRAM or more, with Shader Model 5.0)
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 7 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card with latest drivers

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS + SteamOS (latest)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 @ 3.2 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: nVidia GeForce GTX460 or AMD Radeon HD5870 (2048MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0)
  • Storage: 7 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card with latest drivers

Recommended:

  • OS: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS + SteamOS (latest)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 2400s @ 2.5 GHz or AMD FX 4100 @ 3.6
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: nVidia GeForce GTX 680 or AMD Radeon HD7970 or better (2048MB VRAM or more, with Shader Model 5.0)
  • Storage: 7 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card with latest drivers

Critic Reviews

76

Windows Central

Asher Madan
"Overall, Railway Empire is a good game which should appeal to newcomers more than seasoned veterans of the genre."

NoobFeed

Sarwar Ron
75 / 100
"Railway Empire possesses the strategy, complexity and choice of any good resource management or tycoon game."

Video Chums

A.J. Maciejewski
8.2 / 10
"Railway Empire is simply one of the best real-time strategy experiences that I've ever played on a console and juggling its many rewarding tasks in order to succeed in building...
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24.14% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!

Difficulty Statistics

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Simple
5.13%
Easy
12.82%
Just Right
66.67%
Tough
12.82%
Unforgiving
2.56%
Relax & enjoy! 66.67%  of players consider this game to be Just Right

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Tried It
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Played It
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Conquered It
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Completionist! 7.32%  of players have Conquered It

Railway Empire User Reviews

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User Rating

Average score from 37 ratings
85% of users would recommend this.
4.4

User Ratings Breakdown

5 Stars
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4 Stars
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The Elephant Who Never Forgets
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A prime example of a company that simply resuses the base game and changes city names and charges for a new DLC - and then bans cistomers from steam for pointing i it. Rip off merchants. The good news is there's yet another DLC coming out called "Floggin a Dead Game". It merges all the DLCs with the base game (the landscapes remain a regurgitated jumble so you'll not notice much change) and replaces all their little cartoon employee characters with non-binary blobs call Pat. It has 6 brand new trains - although they look exactly like the old ones with new names. Can't wait!
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Recommended

Gamer
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Very good game. Negatives: The cpu opponents are a tad annoying in their voice comments/personalities. Only a few songs as background music. Game used extra launcher but no extra account is necessary. Positives: The game runs fine and is well-made. Lots of models for locomotives and buildings. Has scenario and sandbox mode. Economic simulation is sound. Creative placement of rail lines possible. Did not encounter any bugs in dozens of hours. Recommended for everyone who likes sandbox, building or strategy games.
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Recommended

ashiro
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Incredibly fun! designing railroads is really interesting and massive rail lines and passage ways over time really makes the game shine.
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Recommended

Ricardo
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This was a magnificently cheap and great game. So addictive and i recommend this game to everyone
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Recommended

Nice price good game
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I got this game for only 0.99 dollars. And it was worth to buy for my "train nerd" friend, and he love this game.
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Recommended

Great game
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Great game to play if you like management games
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Recommended

Fanatical User
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Great game. Graphics are awesome. I haven't figured out the signals yet, and they are a pain. However, it's a fun simulation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

There are 2 editions. They are Standard Edition and Complete Collection
Available DLCs for Railway Empire include Japan, Germany, France, and Northern Europe
Somewhere in the middle. 18% of GameFAQs users said Railway Empire is Simple or Easy. 67% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 15% of GameFAQs users said Railway Empire is Tough or Unforgiving.
Yes, Railway Empire is not fully Steam Deck Verified but the publisher says it is "Playable" on Steam Deck. Valve’s testing indicates that Railway Empire is Playable on Steam Deck. This game is functional on Steam Deck, but might require extra effort to interact with or configure.
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
Minimum:
  • OS: Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 (64bit versions)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 @ 3.2 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: nVidia GeForce GTX460 or AMD Radeon HD5870 (2048MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0)
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 7 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card with latest drivers
Recommended:
  • OS: Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 or Windows 10(64bit versions)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 2400s @ 2.5 GHz or AMD FX 4100 @ 3.6
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: nVidia GeForce GTX 680 or AMD Radeon HD7970 or better (2048MB VRAM or more, with Shader Model 5.0)
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 7 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card with latest drivers
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 50 hours. 72% of users played Railway Empire for over 40 hours.
85% of Fanatical users recommend Railway Empire. The average review score is 4.4/5
Railway Empire was released on January 26, 2018
Yes, Railway Empire supports Linux.
Railway Empire is published by Kalypso Media Digital
Railway Empire was developed by Gaming Minds Studios
Fanatical users tagged Railway Empire as Strategy, Simulation, and Building
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Railway Empire as Strategy
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Railway Empire as Simulation
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Railway Empire as Building

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