Great mod and community content
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“you miss out on the massive mod community & community made DLCs that are not avaliable anywhere else”
Steam review · 95.7 h played ↗
Train Simulator Classic
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 73%Mostly Positive · 73%Dovetail Games2015Driving · Simulation · Casual
The verdict
A relaxing, content-rich train sim with huge route and loco variety and a great mod scene, but dated graphics, buggy launches and very expensive DLC. Skip it if you hate paying for add-ons.
Great for
Train fans who enjoy relaxed driving, mods and collecting routes and locomotives on sale
Main risk
Base game is nearly empty, DLC is very costly, and crashes or black screens may stop you playing
What players love
Realistic, detailed simulation
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“A highly realistic and detailed train simulation that offers a relaxing yet immersive experience”
Steam review · 85.9 h played ↗
Huge variety of routes and trains
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“This game offers so much more variety and iconic locomotives, which unfortunately TSW does not.”
Steam review · 664.7 h played ↗
Relaxing, immersive train driving
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“as a "i'm bored and like trains" kinda game, this game holds up. can totally spend hours without realizing it.”
Steam review · 30.6 h played ↗
Preferred over Train Sim World
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“This game is way better than train sim world, if you don't mind the old graphics”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗
Runs on low-end PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“it works even on low end systems, as it works on my Intel Pentium G3220T and 12GB DDR3”
Steam review · 72.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Crashes, freezes and black screens
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“I'm just sick of this buggy game crashing constantly. It's a complete lottery as to whether anything will reliably load or play correctly.”
Steam review · 59.6 h played ↗
Overpriced, excessive DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The meat is sold to you in the form of DLC and we're not talking £2 per route or whatever.”
Steam review · 10.8 h played ↗
Base game has almost no content
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Warning: base game contains NOTHING DLC is REQUIRED TO PLAY”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Dated graphics and old engine
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“I am extremely disappointed with the outdated and low‑quality graphics of Train Simulator Classic.”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Poor optimization and low FPS
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Performance is still awful, even in medium settings. It's very unoptimized still, so beware.”
Steam review · 21.5 h played ↗
Yearly rebrand of the same game
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Train Simulator Classic 2024 = Train Simulator 2012. Simple as that.”
Steam review · 5266.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support40 GB
Minimum
OS32-bit Windows 10*
ProcessorIntel Core-i3 4330 3.50 GHz Dual Core or AMD A8 6600K 3.90 GHz Quad Core or Better
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti or AMD Radeon R9 Graphics with 1 GB Dedicated VRAM or Better
Storage40 GB or more available space (Additional Add-Ons will require more)
Recommended
OS64-bit Windows 10, Windows 11 or later*
ProcessorIntel Core-i5 4690 3.50 GHz Quad Core or AMD Ryzen 7 1700 3.80 GHz Quad Core or Better
Memory16 GB or Better
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon RX 480 with 4 GB Dedicated VRAM or Better
Storage40 GB or more available space (Additional Add-Ons will require more)
OS32-bit Windows 10*
ProcessorIntel Core-i3 4330 3.50 GHz Dual Core or AMD A8 6600K 3.90 GHz Quad Core or Better
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti or AMD Radeon R9 Graphics with 1 GB Dedicated VRAM or Better
Storage40 GB or more available space (Additional Add-Ons will require more)
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