Trains & Things

Trains & Things is a real-time economic strategy game about building a logistics company from nothing, one profitable route at a time. You lay railway track, connect towns and industries, and compete to meet demand across the map. There are no turns: time keeps moving as you build your business.

Build your railway

The track-building tool is designed for quick, intuitive route construction. Strategic zoom lets you move from trackside to the full map and back in one motion.

Manage the company

Each town and industry has needs across a map of goods. You work out what to transport, reach customers before competitors and diversify your business rather than relying on one commodity. You can take out a loan to fund an expansion, then manage repayments until your routes become profitable.

Maps and mods

Custom maps can set your company in places such as Hawaii, Australia and Europe, as well as other locations created by the community. The game also supports mods.

Play together

You can play the full game solo, head to head or cooperatively. Multiplayer supports internet and LAN play, including cross-platform play between Windows, macOS and Linux.