Free, open source and great value
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“I appreciate the incredible amount of free content available for this game.”
Steam review · 188.7 h played ↗
OpenTTD
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Positive · 89%Positive · 89%OpenTTD2021Economy · Sandbox · Simulation
The verdict
OpenTTD is a deep, addictive transport tycoon that is free on its official website. The Steam version now requires buying a Transport Tycoon Deluxe bundle, so skip Steam and download it from openttd.org.
Great for
Patient players who like building logistics networks, trains and tinkering with mods, solo or with friends
Main risk
Paying for a game that is free on its official website, plus a steep learning curve with no tutorial
What changed in the last 30 days
31 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews all cite the Steam version being locked behind the Transport Tycoon Deluxe bundle and tell players to get it from openttd.org. Fairly confident this drives the dip.
31 recent reviews
What players love
Deeply addictive network-building loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“you'll have achieved this loop within 10 minutes of playing, yet you'll probably be unable to stop because the itch to expand, develop, grow, and perfect your network will not let you out of it's grasp”
Steam review · 165.4 h played ↗
Nostalgic classic that still holds up
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“It's little wonder that it still holds up today, albeit with some QoL improvements.”
Steam review · 69.4 h played ↗
Mods and community content add replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“It has a lot of mods (NewGRFs and GameScripts) and you can literally download them without leaving the game.”
Steam review · 352.9 h played ↗
Runs on almost anything
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“Takes up very little storage, trains, runs great on a potato”
Steam review · 75.3 h played ↗
Fun multiplayer with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“it has flawless multiplayer!”
Steam review · 19.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Paywalled on Steam behind TTD bundle
Mentioned in ~4 in 5 negative reviews
“The actual devs of this game won't receive a single cent of the money you spend buying the bundle.”
Steam review · 14 h played ↗
No tutorial, hard for newcomers
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“absolutely NO instruction or tutorial of any kind”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
Dated, clunky interface
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“The interface is awful, stuck not even in the 90s but the 80s.”
Steam review · translated · 1.2 h played ↗
Shallow or frustrating mechanics
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“veicles shouldn't wait the industries, the game require you to have your trains/lorry/bus to stay in the station waiting the production to come”
Steam review · 42.3 h played ↗
Outdated graphics hard on the eyes
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“The graphics are awful.”
Steam review · translated · 0.1 h played ↗
AI and online content broken
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 negative reviews
“Some AIs like AdmiralAI need libraries the game can't download.”
Steam review · translated · 3.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable
Minimum
OSWindows 11, 10, 8, 7 (32 Bit and 64 Bit)
ProcessorYes
Memory256 MB RAM
Recommended
OSWindows 10 (64 Bit)
Processor2+ GHz
Memory512 MB RAM
OSWindows 11, 10, 8, 7 (32 Bit and 64 Bit)
ProcessorYes
Memory256 MB RAM
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