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ZDSimulator

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2025

Should you play it?

ZDSimulator is a unique project of the real professional training apparatus for train driving schools, which is now available to any user as a railway simulator

What works

  • Highly realistic and detailed train simulation
  • Extensive technical systems and troubleshooting
  • Large maps and multiple routes
  • Active development and community content
  • Suitable for train enthusiasts and professionals

Things to keep in mind

  • Outdated graphics and sound
  • Steep learning curve and limited tutorials
  • High cost of dlc content
  • Limited multiplayer and social features
  • Technical bugs and stability issues

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  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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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.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

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).

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ZDSimulator: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fantasy, Violence, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Fellowship. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value.

Last update: 26/08/2026