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Games Strategy Sid Meier's Railroads!

Strategy · Firaxis Games

Sid Meier's Railroads!

Tracked across 1 official store · region US

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Steam Deck Playable Windows macOS

Mostly Positive · 71% of 3,439

DeveloperFiraxis Games

Metacritic 77 ↗

GenreStrategy

$9.99

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Wait for a sale Chip's verdict · US updated 5 hr. ago

No real discount right now, sitting 100% of the way from its all-time low to full price. One to watch rather than buy today.

Why this verdict

Price position between all-time low and full price 100%

All-time low $2.49 · 17d ago

Player reviews 71% positive of 3,439

Metacritic 77

Quality score 73/100

Value score 0/100

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About this game

What this game is, in the developer's words

Sid Meier's Railroads! marks the return of the watershed title in simulation/strategy gaming that launched the popular "tycoon" genre, and inspired a new generation of games. Sid Meier's Railroads!

Sid Meier's Railroads! marks the return of the watershed title in simulation/strategy gaming that launched the popular "tycoon" genre, and inspired a new generation of games. Sid Meier's Railroads! comes home to its original creator, the legendary Sid Meier, who, together with his team at Firaxis Games, will take this game to a whole new level of fun!

The greatest railroad building game of all time is back in a vibrant 3D world delivering a streamlined interface and unmatched gameplay, that's easy to learn yet challenging to master. Creators of the world's best strategy game, Civilization IV, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games put you in charge of building the greatest rail empire in the nation - managing trains, cargo and your bottom line - while engaging in all-out corporate warfare against rival tycoons, slick entrepreneurs, and robber barons!

*Multiplayer available in LAN mode only.

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Price intelligence

Accepted price history and the lows that matter

Historical lows

All-time low ATL $2.49 2026-06-27

3-month low $2.49

12-month low $2.49

Current $9.99

Price events From the accepted price history · updates automatically

Jul 9, 2026

Sale ended · back to $9.99

Jun 27, 2026

New all-time low $2.49

Sid Meier's Railroads! price history and best deals

Sid Meier's Railroads! for PC currently sells from $9.99 at authorized stores. Its all-time low is $2.49, set on 2026-06-27.

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Should I buy Sid Meier's Railroads! now or wait?

Our verdict is wait. At 100% of the way to full price, it usually drops harder in seasonal sales, so patience tends to pay.

Is $9.99 a good price for Sid Meier's Railroads!?

$9.99 sits 100% of the way from the all-time low of $2.49 to the full price. It has been cheaper before, so there is room to wait.

Where can I buy Sid Meier's Railroads!?

Sid Meier's Railroads! is tracked at steam. We only list authorized stores here and always link out with a clean outbound link.

Scores

Metacritic 77

Steam reviews Mostly Positive · 71%

71% positive of 3,439

Media (8)

Tech

Steam DeckPlayable

SteamOSSupported

Requirements

Windows macOS

Minimum

Minimum
Windows 2000, Windows XP
1.4GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent
512 MB RAM
64 MB Video card with hardware pixel and vertex shaders (GeForce 3, Radeon 8500 or better)
DirectX 7 compatible sound card
1.7 GB of free disc drive space

Recommended

Recommended
Windows 2000, Windows XP
2.0 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent (or better)
1GB RAM
128MB videocard with pixel shader 2.0 support (Radeon x800, GeForce 6800)
DirectX 7 compatible sound card
1.7 GB of free disc drive space

Minimum

Minimum:

OS: macOS 10.14
Processor: 1.1 GHz Intel Core M or greater
Memory: 4GB
Graphics: 512Mb Nvidia 640M, 1.5GB Intel HD 5300 or 2GB AMD M290 or better (See Notes for more details)
Hard Drive:2GB HD space
Multiplayer Notes: Multiplayer is only available over LAN and is compatible between Mac versions only.

The game is officially supported on the following Macs. To check your Mac model and when it was released, select About This Mac from the Apple menu on your menu bar.
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* All MacBooks released since Early 2015
* All MacBook Airs released since Mid 2012
* All MacBook Pros released since Mid 2012
* All Mac minis released since Late 2012
* All iMacs released since Late 2012
* All iMac Pro released since Late 2017
* All Mac Pros released since Late 2013 with a recommended Metal-capable graphics card

Please note for your computer to meet the minimum requirements it must match or better all elements of the listed spec. For more detailed specifications check the Feral website.
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Pre 10.14 Users: Players using a version of OS X before 10.14 can access a compatible version of the game via the Beta tab in the game’s properties window. Select the ‘mac_retail_111 - macOS 10.13.6 or older only' branch for a version that is compatible with 10.12.4 up to 10.13.6.

Facts

DeveloperFiraxis Games, Feral Interactive (Mac)

Publisher2K, Feral Interactive (Mac)

GenresStrategy

TagsTrains · Strategy · Management · Economy · Simulation · Singleplayer

ModesSingle-player · Multi-player

Links

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