SimRail - The Railway Simulator Player Count: Is It Dead?

SimRail - The Railway Simulator

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SimRail - The Railway Simulator

SimRail S.A.Jan 1, 2023Casual, Simulation

-33% $49.48 $33.28 Very PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • Online Co-Op
  • Simulation
  • Transportation
  • Trains
  • Realistic
  • Life Sim
  • Driving
  • Automobile Sim
  • Exploration
  • Singleplayer
Playing now
232
Updated 24 minutes ago
24-hour peak
486
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
2,274
Nov 1, 2023
Avg this month
194
-19.5% vs last month
Steam reviews
84%
Very Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

SimRail - The Railway Simulator player count chart

SimRail - The Railway Simulator has a small but active player base. 232 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been declining (down 13% on the month before).

History from Jan 1, 2023

SimRail - The Railway Simulator monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026194-47-19.5%502
October 2026241-4-1.63%780
September 2026245-293-27.15%786
August 2026n/a+542+100.93%1,079
July 2026n/a-68-11.24%537
June 2026n/a+48+8.62%605
May 2026n/a-70-11.16%557
April 2026n/a-701-52.79%627
March 2026n/a-393-22.84%1,328
February 2026n/a-215-11.11%1,721
January 2026n/a+1,341+225.38%1,936
December 2025n/a+93+18.53%595
November 2025n/a-12-2.33%502
October 2025n/a+23+4.68%514
September 2025n/a-12-2.39%491
August 2025n/a+23+4.79%503
July 2025n/a-1-0.21%480
June 2025n/a-573-54.36%481
May 2025n/a-10-0.94%1,054
April 2025n/a+407+61.95%1,064
March 2025n/a+103+18.59%657
February 2025n/a-169-23.37%554
January 2025n/a-1,474-67.09%723
December 2024n/a+1,702+343.84%2,197
November 2024n/a+57+13.01%495
October 2024n/a+13+3.06%438
September 2024n/a-20-4.49%425
August 2024n/a-36-7.48%445
July 2024n/a-31-6.05%481
June 2024n/a-396-43.61%512
May 2024n/a-1,300-58.88%908
April 2024n/a+1,659+302.19%2,208
March 2024n/a-80-12.72%549
February 2024n/a-91-12.64%629
January 2024n/a-176-19.64%720
December 2023n/a-1,378-60.6%896
November 2023n/a+1,823+404.21%2,274
October 2023n/a+9+2.04%451
September 2023n/a+13+3.03%442
August 2023n/a-28-6.13%429
July 2023n/a-124-21.34%457
June 2023n/a-233-28.62%581
May 2023n/a+117+16.79%814
April 2023n/a+46+7.07%697
March 2023n/a-207-24.13%651
February 2023n/a-913-51.55%858
January 2023n/an/an/a1,771

How many people play SimRail - The Railway Simulator right now?

232 people are playing SimRail - The Railway Simulator on Steam right now. That makes it the #1,687 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 486 players. That is in line with its 30-day average daily peak of 499.

Is SimRail - The Railway Simulator growing or declining?

Over the last 30 days SimRail - The Railway Simulator averaged a daily peak of 499 players, down 13% compared with the 30 days before (576). Its highest point this month (630) is 25% above the same period last year (502). In its first month after release (Jan 1, 2023) it peaked at 1,771 players. Today's player count is 10% of its all-time peak of 2,274, set on Nov 1, 2023.

Best time to play SimRail - The Railway Simulator

Based on the last 14 days, SimRail - The Railway Simulator is busiest around 19:00 UTC (2 PM in New York) and quietest around 04:00 UTC (11 PM in New York), when about 93% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

SimRail - The Railway Simulator players by hour and weekday

When SimRail - The Railway Simulator has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSunday at 18:00 UTCabout 535 players on average
QuietestMonday at 03:00 UTCabout 26 players on average
Busy vs quiet20.6xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

About SimRail - The Railway Simulator

SimRail is new, advanced railway simulator. Master high-speed long-distance EMU, heavy freight hauls and suburban trains. Travel 500 km of geodetic-data based real routes. Become train dispatcher and control the traffic according to the schedule or cooperate with other players on multiplayer mode.

Developer
SimRail S.A.
Publisher
PlayWay S.A.
Released
Jan 1, 2023
Genre
Casual, Simulation
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
12 languages, 2 with full audio

Screenshots

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SimRail - The Railway Simulator price history

-33% $33.28
price now (US), usually $49.48
$20.99
lowest recorded (-40%) · Mar 19, 2025 archived
-30%
typical sale discount · 16 sales seen

Good time to buy? Decent, but it has been cheaper. SimRail - The Railway Simulator is 33% off at $33.28 right now; the lowest we have recorded is $20.99 (Mar 19, 2025).Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.

SimRail - The Railway Simulator price by region

RegionSteam priceIn USDIn EURvs US
United States-33% $33.28$33.2829.81 EURbase
Euro area-29% 33,44€$37.3433.44 EUR+12%
United Kingdom-30% £29.73$39.7935.64 EUR+20%
Canada-30% C$ 42.53$30.2427.08 EUR-9%
Australia-33% A$ 48.45$33.2929.82 EUR0%
New Zealand-29% NZ$ 50.36$27.9225.00 EUR-16%
Brazil-34% R$109,78$19.9517.87 EUR-40%
Mexico-27% Mex$ 417.22$22.3119.98 EUR-33%
Argentina (LATAM USD)-35% $15.78$15.7814.13 EUR-53%
Poland-29% 141,46 zł$35.9632.20 EUR+8%
Switzerland-30% CHF 36.84$44.9940.29 EUR+35%
Norway-23% 391,05 kr$41.4837.15 EUR+25%
Turkey (MENA USD)-29% $15.56$15.5613.94 EUR-53%
Azerbaijan (CIS USD)-35% $15.78$15.7814.13 EUR-53%
South Africa-25% R 308.69$18.6716.72 EUR-44%
India-23% ₹1,441.00$15.3413.74 EUR-54%
Indonesia cheapest-24% Rp 275 308$15.2113.62 EUR-54%
China-32% ¥122.40$18.3516.43 EUR-45%
Japan-29% ¥4,144$26.1723.44 EUR-21%
South Korea-32% ₩ 35,590$26.1923.46 EUR-21%

Converted with the European Central Bank reference rates of 6 Nov 2026. Steam sells each region's price only to accounts in that region.

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SimRail - The Railway Simulator reviews over time

84% Very Positive84% of 4,466 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

SimRail - The Railway Simulator on Twitch

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watching now
0
live channels
408
24-hour peak viewers
8
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "SimRail: The Railway Simulator", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

SimRail - The Railway Simulator Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).

Best day: 6 Nov 2026, with a peak of 408 viewers and 44 on average.

SimRail - The Railway Simulator streamers right now

Nobody in our samples.

Top SimRail - The Railway Simulator streamers this week

  1. Conducteir77327
  2. Tnurg15

Average viewers while live.

Top Twitch streamers across all games

SimRail - The Railway Simulator achievements

SimRail - The Railway Simulator has 53 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 15.8% of them; the rarest, Feeling dizzy?, is held by 0.5% of players.

  • Mission finishedFinish your first mission.75.5%
  • The Zgierz Hedgehog awaits for honkSound a warning signal in Zgierz for three times.53.2%
  • Are you sleepy?Hidden achievement51.9%
  • Explorer (DLC Łódź-Warszawa)Driving a train visit all of the stations available in the Łódź-Warszawa DLC.42.1%
  • Fruity FreightDrive a freight train between Łowicz and Skierniewice41.4%
  • OverloadHidden achievement37.0%
  • The HermitDrive a train between Skierniewice and Puszcza Mariańska.35.2%
  • InvigilationFirst ride in FULL SUPERVISION mode of the ETCS system (not a bot)34.0%
  • Night runFinish passenger mission at night.33.2%
  • Off to workComplete a journey from Łódź to Warsaw31.2%
  • First thousandDrive 1,000km30.5%
  • Heavy haulerFinish freight mission.28.6%
  • Heading HomeComplete a journey from Warsaw to Łódź26.7%
  • Explorer (DLC Łódź North Region)Driving a train visit all of the stations available in the Łódź, Northern Region DLC.26.4%
  • The king is dead, long live the king!Discover Sieradz, place where Casimir Jagiellon was elected26.1%
  • Caution! Train!Sound a warning signal in an appropriate spot a total of 100 times.23.4%
  • ...happensHidden achievement21.4%
  • Smell of rosesDrive through Kutno station with open window in the driver cabin21.1%
  • Prepare your IDHidden achievement17.5%
  • On timeDo not arrive late or depart too early from any station in the timetable.16.1%
  • HardcoreStarting EU07/ET22 etc. with heavy starting function up to min. 30km/h14.2%
  • Which way to the platform?Hidden achievement12.7%
  • PerfectionistFinishing a scenario that leasts at least 30 min without receiving any penalty points.10.4%
  • Tough journeyTravel between Łódź and Warszawa with a transfer at either Skierniewice or Koluszki.9.5%
  • PoetHidden achievement9.0%
  • Better with companyHidden achievement7.9%
  • Raiders of the lost platformHidden achievement7.7%
  • ExperiencedExperienced7.7%
  • Fun and AroundComplete a journey from Zgierz to Zgierz via Łódź Kaliska and Łódź Widzew (or vice-versa). You can do it in a few trains one after another.6.8%
  • Hello, it's the PoliceReach a speed of 249 km/h.6.7%
  • Taste of coalComplete a journey from Warsaw to Katowice6.6%
  • See the worldComplete a journey from Katowice to Sędziszów6.0%
  • Jars deliveryComplete a journey from Katowice to Warsaw.5.7%
  • The New CapitalComplete a journey from Krakow to Warsaw5.6%
  • The Old CapitalComplete a journey from Warsaw toKrakow5.3%
  • Down the pipe we go!Hidden achievement4.5%
  • Home sweet homeComplete a journey from Sędziszów to Katowice4.3%
  • Devil BorutaDrive through Łęczyca during storm at night and overspeeding.4.2%
  • ExplorerDriving a train visit all of the stations available in the game.4.1%
  • Explorer (DLC Łódź Junction)Driving a train visit all of the stations available in the Łódź Junction DLC.3.4%
  • It will be here. Eventually.Hidden achievement3.2%
  • Kaboom!Hidden achievement3.0%
  • Night shiftSpend at 6 or more hours (cummuliative) dispatching trains between 22:00 and 6:002.8%
  • Senior dispatcher (DLC Łódź-Warszawa)Spend at least 2 hours at every outpost in dispatcher mode in the Łódź-Warszawa DLC.2.7%
  • Hallo? Is this Illuminati?Hidden achievement2.4%
  • Senior dispatcher (DLC Łódź North Region)Spend at least 2 hours at every outpost in dispatcher mode in the Łódź North Region DLC.1.6%
  • Pioneer WysockiDrive a train from Piotrków Trybunalski to Koluszki without active HUD1.5%
  • What did you expect?4 laps around the test track counterclockwise1.4%
  • Senior dispatcher (DLC Łódź Junction)Spend at least 2 hours at every outpost in dispatcher mode in the Łódź Junction DLC.1.0%
  • Leisurely paceDrive through Kutno, Łęczyca section 20 times0.9%
  • Equator reached!Drive 40,076km0.8%
  • Senior dispatcherSpend at least 2 hours at every outpost in dispatcher mode.0.7%
  • Feeling dizzy?500 laps on the test track0.5%

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

SimRail - The Railway Simulator DLC

SimRail - The Railway Simulator has 7 DLCs and soundtracks on Steam, newest first.

SimRail - The Railway Simulator FAQ

Is SimRail - The Railway Simulator dead?

SimRail - The Railway Simulator has a small but active player base. 232 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been declining (down 13% on the month before).

How many people play SimRail - The Railway Simulator?

232 people are playing SimRail - The Railway Simulator on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 486 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for SimRail - The Railway Simulator?

SimRail - The Railway Simulator reached its all-time Steam peak of 2,274 concurrent players on Nov 1, 2023.

Is SimRail - The Railway Simulator growing or declining?

SimRail - The Railway Simulator is declining. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 499, down 13% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is SimRail - The Railway Simulator most active?

SimRail - The Railway Simulator usually has the most players around 19:00 UTC (2 PM in New York) and the fewest around 04:00 UTC (11 PM in New York).

How much does SimRail - The Railway Simulator cost?

SimRail - The Railway Simulator costs $34.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price SimRail - The Railway Simulator has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for SimRail - The Railway Simulator on Steam is $20.99 (40% off), on Mar 19, 2025 (from an archived copy of the Steam store page). It costs $33.28 right now.

Is SimRail - The Railway Simulator on sale right now?

Yes. SimRail - The Railway Simulator is 33% off on Steam right now, $33.28 instead of $49.48. The lowest we have recorded is $20.99.

Where is SimRail - The Railway Simulator cheapest on Steam?

Of the 20 Steam regions we check, SimRail - The Railway Simulator is cheapest in Indonesia at Rp 275 308, about $15.21 or 54% below the US price of $33.28. Steam only sells each regional price to accounts from that region.

Is SimRail - The Railway Simulator good?

Steam players rate SimRail - The Railway Simulator Very Positive: 84% of 4,466 reviews are positive.

When did SimRail - The Railway Simulator come out?

SimRail - The Railway Simulator was released on Steam on Jan 1, 2023.

Who made SimRail - The Railway Simulator?

SimRail - The Railway Simulator was developed by SimRail S.A. and published by PlayWay S.A..

Is SimRail - The Railway Simulator still worth playing?

SimRail - The Railway Simulator has a smaller but active community on Steam today (232 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Very Positive).

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