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Released Aug 25, 2022 $1.99 · −90% Mixed Counts toward your Steam games

Train Life: A Railway Simulator

By Simteract · published by Nacon

Followers —
Reviews 1,459 Mixed
Players yesterday 5 at the busiest moment
Owners 50K–100K estimated

About Train Life: A Railway Simulator

Train Life: A Railway Simulator is a game tagged Simulation, Family Friendly and Realistic by Simteract, released Aug 25, 2022. It has 1,459 Steam reviews (Mixed). It has an estimated 50K–100K owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Train Sim World® 2, Heavy Cargo - The Truck Simulator and Train Simulator Classic.

For the first time in railroad simulation, play as both the driver and company director! Take the controls of your locomotives and grow your railway empire by negotiating deals and developing your network.
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Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Train Life: A Railway Simulator · record updated 13 hours ago

Steam store

Overview

App ID1330660
Release dateAug 25, 2022
Last change number39716375
Last record update13 hours ago

App info

App type
Game
Developer
Simteract
Publisher
Nacon
Steam profile
Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked 1 day ago
Franchise
Life Games, Nacon

Platforms

Windows 64-bit
Steam Deck
Playable
Controller
Partial support

Features

4
Single-playerPartial controller supportSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

Related apps

Patches

Patch notes

9
  1. Dec 2, 2022 Patch #24 | Patch 1.20 IS NOW LIVE!

    Engineers! It’s been a long time since our last patch and with multiple delays, blood, sweat and tears that have been shed, we’re finally proud to announce the second patch for Train Life! As you can probably already tell, this is going to…

  2. Oct 21, 2022 Developer Note: Things that we're working on for the next patch!

    Hello Engineers! Thanks for taking the time in joining us once again in our weekly update regarding some of the things that we’re working on to improve Train Life. You all have been great in reporting bugs and giving us some great suggesti…

  3. Oct 12, 2022 Patch Note# 23 | Patch 1.10 is now LIVE!

    Hello Engineers! Welcome to patch 1.10! Your friendly neighborhood community manager Mike is here 😊 We’re pleased to announce that you’ll be able to experience the new HUD we teased over the last couple of months as well as some other gam…

  4. Sep 22, 2022 Patch Note #22 | Hotfix 1.03

    Hello everyone! Welcome to Hotfix 1.03 for PC. We’re also releasing the Orient Express content for all PC players that took part in the Early Access for Train Life.In the meantime, we have some fixes for today's patch to get through, so wi…

  5. Sep 12, 2022 Patch Note #21 | Hotfix 1.02

    Hello Drivers! We’re coming back with another back-to-back patch for Hotfix 1.02! Joey is sick, so, I Mike, the all mighty community manager will be taking the reins of writing these patch notes this time around. Let’s all wish Joey to get…

  6. Sep 2, 2022 Patch Note #20 | Hotfix 1.01

    It's been a hectic start as we're sure you all can agree, however, we're happy to bring you the first post-launch hotfix 1.01! Without further adeu, let's dive right in! Changes & Fixes HUD Fixed a problem with scenario saves always being …

  7. Aug 25, 2022 Patch #19 | FULL RELEASE + DAY 1 PATCH

    Patch #19 | FULL RELEASE + DAY 1 PATCH Engineers! The time is nigh, Train Life 1.0 is here and it's time to talk about what you can expect today patch while playing the game. Before we get into that, I would like to welcome all new and ret…

  8. Jul 15, 2022 Train Life - Patch #18

    Patch #18 - Build 25036 Hello Engineers, your community manager Mike is here! Joey is still recovering from his vacation and is lazily sitting in his home-made hammock wondering, what I am going to write in these patch notes. It's been a w…

  9. Jun 23, 2022 Train Life - Patch #17

    Patch #17 - Build 24310 Hey everyone, Joey here! It's been far too long since we had the pleasure of bringing you the latest batch of fixes. First and foremost, we're really sorry about the extended delay here. As we're nearing larger mile…

Builds

2
BuildBranchUpdated
10579033publicFeb 19, 2023
8135684legacyFeb 16, 2022

Packages & DLC

DLCs

3
IDNamePrice (US)
2052580 Not on the store yet —
2052581 Not on the store yet —
2057990 Not on the store yet —

Depots

Depots

5
IDNameSystemsSizeDownloadManifest
228985 — shared from 228980 Windows — — —
228988 — shared from 228980 Windows — — —
228989 — shared from 228980 Windows — — —
228990 — shared from 228980 Windows — — —
1330661 — All 20.85 GB 19.50 GB 3079090555906567684

Branches

2
BranchBuildUpdatedAccess
public 10579033 Feb 19, 2023 Open
legacy Previous patch 8135684 Feb 16, 2022 Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Train Life - A Railway Simulator

Launch options

1
ExecutableArgumentsSystemsDescription
TrainLife.exe Windows · 64-bit

Cloud saves

Space per player9.31 GB
Filesup to 500
Save locations2
RootPathPatternSystems
gameinstallTrainLife/Saved/SaveGames*.savWindows
WinAppDataLocalTrainLife/Saved/SaveGames*.savWindows

News

  1. Mar 3, 2026 · Community Announcements Discounts up to 90% on the Life games collection!

    Your next favorite Life game awaits! Nacon Publisher Sale is live now, with discounts from 60% to 90% on the Life games collection. https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/45577585/2f4cf3012661250…

  2. Sep 30, 2022 · Community Announcements Developer Note: Next bug fixes and optimizations incoming!

    Greetings Engineers! Welcome to another developer note written by yours truly, Mike! We have been rolling out the hotfixes left and right and we’re coming back to tell you what we’re working on next.…

  3. Sep 22, 2022 · Community Announcements The 1920's Orient-Express Train DLC is now available!

    Hello everyone! Today our team is thrilled to announce that you can now take the controls of the legendary Orient-Express steam train operated by the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits and retr…

  4. Sep 16, 2022 · Community Announcements Developer note: List of bugs and fixes

    Hello everyone! We’re back with our weekly update on what you can expect from the next hotfix for Train Life! Keep in mind, these bugs are currently being retested, which could likely mean that they …

  5. Sep 2, 2022 · Community Announcements Train Life Developer Blog | About Release

    Hey, ladies and gents! Joey here, Train Life’s Creative Lead and Lead Game Designer. As a team we are, of course, very happy for the release of our game, but we definitely wanted to talk to you forma…

  6. Aug 30, 2022 · Community Announcements Post-Launch Train Life | Developer Blog

    Hello engineers! We would like to start off by welcoming back all new and returning players to Train Life. As you all may already know, we have encountered a few bumps in the road when it comes to th…

  7. Aug 26, 2022 · Community Announcements Developer Note: List of Known Issues & Fixes

    Hi engineers, Train Life officially launched yesterday after a challenging and exciting period of Early Access. We are aware that the game’s launch has brought some new issues, and we want to assure …

  8. Aug 18, 2022 · Community Announcements Train Life Developer Blog | All aboard the train out of early access!

    Hello Engineers! Welcome to another developer blog for Train Life! As many of you know, Train Life is leaving Early Access on August 25th! In this blog, we wanted to talk a little bit about the thing…

  9. Aug 1, 2022 · Community Announcements Train Life launche's August 25th, 2022!

    Hello Engineers, The Early Access journey has been a long one, yet it’s time to pull into the station. Gather your luggage and embark on a new journey: the official Release! Train Life will officiall…

  10. Aug 1, 2022 · Community Announcements Twitch Stream - Big Announcement

    Big Announcement! This is going to be an Epic stream. I am being joined by our Lead Game Designer, Joey (MaesterSilvio)! Join us @ 7PM CEST (RIGHT NOW!!!!!) on the official Nacon Twitch channel: http…

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