Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™ similar games & best alternatives

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Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2015

Should you play it?

Explore a vast and detailed world and build a Transportation Empire!

What works

  • Deep and satisfying transport management
  • High replay value with scenario editor and mods
  • Nostalgic and relaxing gameplay
  • Variety of transport types and vehicles
  • Good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Dated graphics and interface
  • Buggy ai and pathfinding issues
  • Limited multiplayer and social features
  • Compatibility issues on newer windows versions
  • Lack of narrative or story

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Railway Empire

  • City Bus Manager

  • Rise of Industry

  • SimCity™ 3000 Unlimited

  • Airport CEO

  • Industry Giant 2

Less competitive

Games that feels like Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™ but with less competition against others

  • Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt

  • 1849

  • Settlements Rising

  • Nova Roma

  • Kubifaktorium

  • Jumbo Airport Story

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™ but with less leadership over others

  • Voxel Tycoon

  • RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic

  • Super Loco World - Cozy Train Automation

  • STATIONflow

  • Plan B: Terraform

  • Factory Town

More social

Games that feels like Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™ but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • OpenTTD

  • Anno 1602 History Edition

  • Parkitect

  • TheoTown

  • Kingdoms Reborn

  • Railroad Corporation

More fantastical

Games that feels like Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™ but with more imaginative fiction

  • Caesar™ 3

  • Kingdoms and Castles

  • Pharaoh™: A New Era

  • Hearthlands

  • Citadelum

  • Citystate

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Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Thrill, Story. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Domination, Competition, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026