Solid evolution of TF2 with QoL improvements
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“I liked TF2 and this is more of the same but better.”
Steam review · 9.4 h played ↗
Transport Fever 3
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 69%Mixed · 69%Urban Games2026Management · City Builder · Simulation
The verdict
A prettier, deeper TF2 follow-up with warehouses, subsidies and demand-driven industries, but launch performance, a cluttered UI and anachronistic assets split players. Skip it if you want a big leap over TF2.
Great for
Transport Fever fans who want deeper logistics, warehouses and hubs and can tolerate launch rough edges
Main risk
Poor optimization and crashes plus a cluttered UI in what feels like TF2.5 at full price
What players love
Runs smoothly for many players
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“I don't have ANY performance issues, game runs with over 100 FPS and full details on.”
Steam review · 5.5 h played ↗
Deeper logistics, warehouses and subsidies
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Warehouses allow you to temporarily store goods and create useful hubs, making designing your lines much more enjoyable.”
Steam review · 47.5 h played ↗
Beautiful graphics, weather and day/night cycle
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Absolutely gorgeous visuals, the foliage alone is such an improvement over TF2.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Addictive and relaxing gameplay loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“It is the "oh, just one more task"; before you know it, you are several hours in.”
Steam review · 24.5 h played ↗
Mod support from day one
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“the mod.io integration works flawlessly”
Steam review · 23.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Poor performance and stuttering
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“it barely taxes my GPU or CPU beyond 30%, yet the game is unplayable around sprawling cities due to absurdly massive lag”
Steam review · 22.9 h played ↗
Feels like TF2.5, not worth full price
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“you could buy TF2 for a fraction of the price and have 90% the exact same experience”
Steam review · 8.7 h played ↗
Cluttered, clunky UI with extra clicks
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Something that was a one click thing in Transport Fever 2 is now 3 to 5 clicks in sub sub menus.”
Steam review · 1.3 h played ↗
Anachronistic assets in 1900 start
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“You start the the game in 1900, yet all stations, depot, factories has everything poured in asphalt and you can see modern machinery in factories”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Cargo and line management is micromanagement hell
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“It's micromanagement hell.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
Frequent crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“As it stands I get about 30 minutes of playtime in before a crash occurs”
Steam review · 33.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnknownController support90 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 (64-bit) or Windows 11
ProcessorIntel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600X (AVX2 support required)
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 480 or Intel Arc A380, 4 GB VRAM
Storage90 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 11
ProcessorIntel Core i7-13700K or AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (AVX2 support required)
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 or AMD Radeon RX 6800 or Intel Arc A770, 8 GB VRAM
Storage90 GB available space
OSWindows 10 (64-bit) or Windows 11
ProcessorIntel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600X (AVX2 support required)
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 480 or Intel Arc A380, 4 GB VRAM
Storage90 GB available space
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