Train Sim World® 5 similar games & best alternatives

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Train Sim World® 5

2024

Should you play it?

The Rails are Yours in Train Sim World 5! Take on new challenges and new roles as you master the tracks and trains of iconic cities across 3 new routes. Immerse yourself in the ultimate rail hobby and embark on your next journey.

What works

  • Realistic and immersive train simulation
  • Detailed routes and trains
  • Accessible tutorials for beginners
  • Long play sessions and habitual engagement
  • Improvements and free upgrade from previous versions

Things to keep in mind

  • Expensive dlc and yearly releases
  • Some bugs and performance issues
  • Limited social and cooperative features
  • Repetitive scenarios and short routes
  • Lack of open-world exploration and narrative depth

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

More social

Games that feels like Train Sim World® 5 but with more teamwork and cooperation

More value-seeking

Games that feels like Train Sim World® 5 but with a stronger sense of value for your time

Less story-driven

Games that feels like Train Sim World® 5 but with less narrative immersion

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Train Sim World® 5 but with more leadership over others

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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Train Sim World® 5. These titles are not in What to play next.

Train Sim World® 5: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fantasy, Story, Violence, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value.

Last update: 22/08/2026