Game2018

Tiny Rails

AdventureCasualIndieSimulation

Developer Trophy Games

Tiny Rails is a relaxing train management adventure. Travel across an immersive and meticulously crafted pixel world. Collect hundreds of beautiful cars, each with their own set of stats, to create your own unique multi-car masterpiece! From the Steam store page

160 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Oct 2, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works

Audience score

66
Fresh

105 positive · 54 negative
95% range 58–73%

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Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
533 of 731 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

What people are saying

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Reactions

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  • Steam user Steam user …3624Steam reviews · Jan 21, 2025 · 3 h played

    The devs abandoned this game, do not buy it. It's free on mobile and with easily twice the content

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  • Steam user Steam user …9527Steam reviews · Jun 29, 2025 · 17 h played

    Great game abandoned, following mobile success... Played on mobile first, then bought on Steam, after noticing it has no microtransactions. TL;DR: If you loved the mobile version like I did, be warned! Steam version is sadly neglected. No events, no updates, and bugs that can break the game remain unfixed. The Good Charming art style -- seriously, it's gorjus Relaxing gameplay loop Great music and atmosphere A lot of love went into the original design The Bad No live events anymore. And…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9686Steam reviews · Jan 26, 2024 · 31 h played

    BUYER BEWARE! Absolutely NO product support. This game has some serious bugs in it, and has had said bugs for years now. Despite multiple updates in the past, the bug that prevents you from collecting all the train cars STILL exists! And don't expect any help from Tiny Titans Studios regarding this matter. They stopped updating this game back in 2022. Want to contact them on their website to submit a bug report? TOUGH LUCK! Their website is also broken and the support email they list on Steam…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3065Steam reviews · Oct 3, 2025 · 6 h played

    Game abandoned after mobile success. Mobile version unplayable by the absurd amount of ads and microtransactions.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7788Steam reviews · Sep 25, 2021 · 12 h played

    EDIT: At the time of editing this I recently booted up my game to give it another chance - all my progress was erased, all of my gold gone. Fancy. I bought Tiny Rails on PC because I was tired of being heckled to pay for stuff in a mobile game, so what I thought I would get is the whole game on PC, but it turns out that the mobile version has more content in it than the PC version. They could easily port the content on the phone over to PC. One of the odd things is that single train sets in…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8486Steam reviews · Jul 25, 2023 · 558 h played

    Fun enough game. Found out after playing all the way through that the devs never bothered to finish the game. - Lots of cars/carriages can't be unlocked - 4 of the last collectable photo locations don't work - Worst of all the story just randomly stops in the middle of a storyline. Save your money/time and avoid this one like I wish I could go back and do.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4546Steam reviews · Nov 24, 2025 · 4 h played

    Used to be a good game, left to rot with all the recent changes being AI generated garbage. get openTTD.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4291Steam reviews · Jun 9, 2025 · 21 h played

    This game has already stopped updating since 3 years ago, and I was playing it last year when the save broke without any hint. I love this game since I was a middle school student, but it really makes me upset and disappointed. I do not recommend to any potential gamer of this game, as it will surely make you feel disappointed.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9478Steam reviews · Sep 24, 2025 · 53 h played

    This is a port of a mobile game that is shamelessly bad, I have reached near the end of the game and there are many cars i can not get because the game was not programmed correctly to have events or car bundles. The Moblie Version seems to have more support because there are way more cars, Engine & Caboose, and events. SO even though you are paying 10 Dollars for this version of the game it is somehow worse than the original . They have also abandon making updates and supporting this version of…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3027Steam reviews · Jan 22, 2025 · 43 h played

    I wanted to write this review after progressing enough in the game as in the phone game, but the lack of porting to PC disgusted me so much I'm done with both games. Treat my time and money with respect or go - yourself. Thanks.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3766Steam reviews · Jan 11, 2024 · 89 h played

    There is currently a bug that makes it so you can no longer get more train cars after level 20 in the gumball machine. Looks like the devs have known about the bug for a bit now. Until the bug is fixed you'll eventually hit a point in your progression where you can't unlock anything new.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9257Steam reviews · Jun 7, 2025 · 133 h played

    I loved this game ever since its mobile release. However, the game's been abandoned with tons of game-breaking bugs, one of which halts game progression once you reach a specific point in the story. Do not waste your time or money.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9504Steam reviews · May 14, 2023 · 344 h played

    344 hours in save wiped out of nowhere hope i can get my save back but rn its gone, closed the game and restarted my computer and after reopened the game and all my save progress was gone, hope devs working on fix to this

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  • Steam user Steam user …7558Steam reviews · Jul 3, 2026 · 3 h played

    Doesnt get updated, Its a mobile game basically. except there isnt any "P2W" options on the steam version buy it on sale? probably buy it for full price? hell nah,

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  • Steam user Steam user …9330Steam reviews · Jan 16, 2026

    A great upgrade from the mobile version... if it weren't for the fact I can't have more than one of the same car. I wanted to build a giant train all in one theme, but you only get one of each car and upgrade it that way rather than continuously rolling.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1809Steam reviews · Jul 7, 2026 · 9 h played

    Massive gamebreaking bugs that haven't been fixed in almost a decade

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  • Steam user Steam user …0485Steam reviews · Sep 1, 2024

    There is no way I can give a game a thumbs up when the store page lies. I got this game on iOS, played it on my iPad a decent amount and really loved it. I was even more excited to see that it was on Steam. I bought it, knowing my iPad data wouldn't be here. No problem I figured I'd start over, since it had steam cloud saves. Started over on my steam deck. One night I logged in to pick up my file on PC. Cloud save does NOT work whatsoever. The store page is lying. I did a google…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9686Steam reviews · Jun 22, 2024 · 77 h played

    Fun little game, but for a few years now the game doesn't start anymore and the devs have abandoned this. Do not buy.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7025Steam reviews · Jan 8, 2024 · 17 h played

    100 Train Engines on mobile 57 On PC some extra missing content as well apparently storyline stuff :< please update steam version! i want my WAP4 engine and caboose <3

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  • Steam user Steam user …3069Steam reviews · Jun 24, 2025 · 42 h played

    Amazing game. Its one of the best cosy games I have played, so relaxing. I have really been enjoying finding secrets and playing the game. I REALLY REALLY wish this game was on the Nintendo Switch as it would be amazing to play this in bed its now one of my favourite cosy games. I do play the mobile version however that is more of a pay to play game. I love the PC as its just about accumulating money for upgrade and it does not cost gems to to roll for new train cars and you get the quest ones…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1233Steam reviews · Feb 13, 2025 · 17 h played

    ...ngl this is super boring and like, even as a leave on in the background game, it doesnt seem to scale very well. not super fond that every other review is bashing for the mobile version having much more content.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4700Steam reviews · Dec 30, 2025 · 65 h played

    Port seems broken some cars are unobtainable and I got some random missing interface bugs that forced me to restart the game.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9977Steam reviews · Oct 14, 2024 · 262 h played

    It does a lot right, I've put probably double the time in to the mobile version as well, it has a certain vibe and game play loop that I love because of how simple it is. It has a focus on building your train and company as opposed to most games where it is building the actual rails. With all that in mind, it is limited but fun for a free mobile game. But for the paid PC version? After your first 50 hours of being simple and having constant progress it very quickly becomes a slog, every…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5623Steam reviews · Oct 8, 2023 · 203 h played

    Game is broken but works for the most part. Just mostly frustrated that i cant get all the carts from the slot machine

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  • Steam user Steam user …3084Steam reviews · Aug 10, 2023 · 3 h played

    if you want non P2W you play this on steam if you want fished game with new stuff being added you play to phone version witch is P2W

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  • Steam user Steam user …7747Steam reviews · Mar 20, 2021 · 4 h played

    this game is tiny and it has rails so its a yes

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  • Steam user Steam user …7632Steam reviews · Mar 14, 2021 · 126 h played

    It was fun at first, but the $10 price tag isn't worth it considering the mobile game version is free. I just like playing on my computer more than my phone as I always misclick stuff with my big fingers. Things about this I don't like: You can't buy more train cars once you've got them unlocked. You can't craft more than one car per factory. Gumball usage skyrockets to an unaffordable rate by the time you leave Canada. The textures are highly glitchy with the background scenery and buildings…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1918Steam reviews · Jun 24, 2026 · 6 h played

    The typical incremental clicker 'adventure' with the downplay that most of the time you're just waiting for your train to reach its next station.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6596Steam reviews · Jun 1, 2026 · 19 h played

    The game starts off fun enough, but after a day or two there really isn't much to do. Completing the story largely just means pointing your train at a location and waiting to get there. The achievements and train optimization become a slower and slower grind. It's too bad because the art and the basic idea of the game are good. It just becomes less rewarding the more I played

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  • Steam user Steam user …8746Steam reviews · Dec 27, 2024 · 7 h played

    Old old old game but, it has the chill factor of 1000! Going to different train stations across the world, Customizing your train sets as well, it's pretty awesome!

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  • Steam user Steam user …0507Steam reviews · Dec 6, 2024 · 17 h played

    Don't buy, Steam version is forsaken

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  • Steam user Steam user …4770Steam reviews · Dec 23, 2021 · 9 h played

    A different beast from the mobile version, but still enjoyable and overall a better experience without the free to play model in place.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6746Steam reviews · Sep 1, 2026 · 922 h played

    Honestly I can't recommend this game. If you want to play an actual "polished" version, just get the mobile one. This one here had promise, but then it was abandoned by the devs and the publisher. I don't even recommend to get this on sale, as it sometimes erases all your progress just because (happened to me many times before) - how do you think I have so many hours on this game? Just trying to get back to where I had gotten before the game wiped my progress. Just get the mobile one if you…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8784Steam reviews · Feb 11, 2026 · 24 h played

    Simple game that can be left in the background or actively played. It has trains, wacky carriages, a casual storyline and, honestly, that's exactly what I needed from this.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5602Steam reviews · Jun 30, 2025 · 34 h played

    Abandonware that is broken and impossible to 100% Devs clearly have even worse work ethic than i do

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  • Steam user Steam user …2015Steam reviews · May 12, 2025 · 188 h played

    i love this game but there are some problems i didn't get a lot of the cars from the gumball thing. Other than that i think the game is great.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3972Steam reviews · May 6, 2022 · 305 h played

    Despite it looks like an idle game, it isn't a game designed for gamer. It is a game designed for players who can offer attention to check the screen (or mobile) from time to time. Why? Cargo system. There are only 2 ways to manage the train: - Manual Depart. Need to manually approve EVERY stop if nothing worth buying. - Auto Depart. Once you entered the station, you CANNOT make other decision except Market. You MUST pay attention when there is a sound, because you cannot make a U-turn unless…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1824Steam reviews · Jan 19, 2021 · 76 h played

    Great casual game for people that love trains. Pros: - Easy to play, cute story to entertain you along the way. - Lots of trains to collect common to rare to event only. - Frequent special events over the weekends. Cons: - Can be a bit of a grind to upgrade stations, cars and general advancement of the story. Overall I would recommend, its a great casual game, the art work is perfect for the theme, game is constantly updated and its easy to pick up right…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6763Steam reviews · Aug 31, 2026 · 39 h played

    Potentially good, really bad that devs abandoned it. Why? Spent 10 buckaroos for an incomplete game, absolute ass

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  • Steam user Steam user …2147Steam reviews · Jul 9, 2026 · 14 h played

    found ts on my mums phone when i was 7 best mobile train game 🙏

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  • Steam user Steam user …1042Steam reviews · May 17, 2026 · 49 h played

    - Makes you synchronise Steam Cloud every time you launch it, but does not upload your save (no cloud functionality still cloud wait time) - Impossible to 100% because the only way to obtain new train cars is via gacha machine, but at Level 20 the gacha machine locks and it's impossible to get any more unlocks. This blocked my progress after spending 54 hours progressing this game. - Numerous other softlocks requiring frequent restart, very laggy

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  • Steam user Steam user …8908Steam reviews · Dec 28, 2025 · 16 h played

    A lovely casual train game with cute retro graphics. Only played this on one PC, so can't say anything about save game issues / Steam support. A lot less demanding than other train games, as you can only manage one train at a time and don't need to lay tracks and manage signal posts. Totally worth the tiny price!

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  • Steam user Steam user …2892Steam reviews · Sep 4, 2025 · 3 h played

    This is the best train tycoon game in history on mobile and PC I really do wish the 2025 version was on steam if you could do that it would be great! thanks for reading have a nice day!

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  • Steam user Steam user …6035Steam reviews · Jul 29, 2025 · 4 h played

    not sure why this is positively rated, its a cool game but its broken the carts can't be upgraded and the dev has not fixed it and its been years, upgrading carts seems like a large part of the game to not have

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  • Steam user Steam user …1435Steam reviews · Jul 13, 2025 · 3 h played

    So, unfortunately, on Steam this has the same issue as when it was a mobile game. It's charming for a few hours, and then eventually it's just kind of tedious and repetitive. Once it makes it past a certain point, I just can't bring myself to pick it back up. 5/10

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  • Steam user Steam user …9019Steam reviews · Jan 21, 2025 · 5 h played

    The game is good just like the mobile version theres no micro transactions which is nice after buying the game on steam just wish that you can buy cars you already discorverd instead of haveing to roll to the next tire it would be nice to spend ♥♥♥♥♥ to unlock the same cars

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  • Steam user Steam user …8105Steam reviews · Dec 27, 2024 · 73 h played

    Funny little game to play

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  • Steam user Steam user …5453Steam reviews · Dec 21, 2024

    No, ♥♥♥♥♥♥ 32 bit app, what year is this? And why is it 64 bit on the Mac Appstore suddenly. Lazy windows game developers.

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  • Sly 🐺 @slywolfy.bsky.socialBluesky · May 16, 2024

    Tiny Rails. It's an idle game where you manage a train traveling around the world

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  • Steam user Steam user …4730Steam reviews · May 24, 2023 · 210 h played

    My game progress keeps being deleted. Steam has not helped and I am contacting Tiny Titans Studio. If I have to keep restarting the game, I am going to delete it. I love playing it but not over and over and over and over and over. I was so happy to play the Steam version since the mobile version has turned to garbage... but I hate that I lose so much progress and did literally nothing to cause it.

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  • Steam user Steam user …8971Steam reviews · Dec 30, 2022 · 6 h played

    yes train go speed

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  • Steam user Steam user …2832Steam reviews · Oct 28, 2022 · 10 h played

    it has flaws but its more enjoyable than the mobile version

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  • Steam user Steam user …9356Steam reviews · Sep 5, 2022 · 35 h played

    I played this on mobile for a long while before I made the jump to PC and i'll be real with you here. There are a few issues, namely that there is no Vsync and there really needs to be. Lovely pixel art gets torn to shreds by screen tearing. Secondly, the money grind in this *paid* version is ridiculous. You'd watch ads on the mobile version and rack up money like crazy. In this you do tasks and wait a LOT longer that 30 seconds for vastly less money. This is impacted by the increasing costs…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8401Steam reviews · Jan 22, 2021 · 197 h played

    It would be good if it wasn't so glitchy. For a while the game kept crashing and that forced me to start over. Now during weekend events, I suddenly lose all of my progress and can't proceed to get more special engines and cars. I'm tired of having to start over because of lousy programming.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9042Steam reviews · Aug 5, 2026 · 55 h played

    its decent but at some point i gets really repetitive

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  • Steam user Steam user …9599Steam reviews · Nov 16, 2025 · 62 h played

    The save file is stored in %APPDATA%, which means steam cloud does nothing, since i had to reset my pc, i lost my save file, now i have to start over

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  • Steam user Steam user …6413Steam reviews · Dec 17, 2024 · 11 h played

    more updates pls

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  • Steam user Steam user …8189Steam reviews · Oct 15, 2024 · 4 h played

    game is nice but I would recommend adding the workshop for mods to fully customize the game

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  • Steam user Steam user …2947Steam reviews · May 7, 2024 · 5 h played

    Ok so this game is a cash grab. Bought it to avoid the mobile port. My personal reasons: 1) Has not been updated for a while... 2) Trying to 100% this game is impossible for me due to a bug with the gumball machine where it says that I've unlocked a cart when I clearly did not . 3) After looking at the code of the game to try and fix the bug, I've noticed that most of it is copy and pasted from the mobile version. 4) Even if I had not encountered the bug, the game would still be impossible to…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2485Steam reviews · Feb 8, 2024 · 34 h played

    WAYYYYYYY better than mobilr TR.

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