Transport Fever
Transport Fever
Game
Game2019
Transport Fever 2
Developer Urban Games
Transport Fever 2 is a business simulation game developed by Urban Games and published by Good Shepherd Entertainment. It is the third video game of the Transport Fever franchise. The game was released for Microsoft Windows and Linux on 11 December 2019 and macOS on 23 February 2021, with the console versions of PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S released on 9 March 2023. A sequel, titled… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
358 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
81
LovedLoved
229 positive · 53 negative
95% range 76–85%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 229 | 53 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 21 | 7 | 16 |
| Lemmy * | 10 | 2 | 7 |
| Mastodon * | 3 | 1 | 9 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
11,232 of 12,582 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
81% recommend · 195 yes, 45 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 240 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (30,007 of 33,241 positive).
Players praise the game as a relaxing, beautiful sandbox for building transport networks and model railroads. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note a steep learning curve and lack of in-game explanation. [4][5][6]
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Representative posts
- [11]
Transport Fever 2 excels as a digital diorama and vehicle showcase, but as an actual tycoon and transport management game, it is an astonishingly shallow step backward from its predecessors and genre classics like OpenTTD. Zero Economic Challenge: The management simulation is practically nonexistent. Money becomes completely meaningless within the first hour of play. Running costs, ticket pricing, loans, and …
- [1]
Transport Fever 2 is a masterclass of a Game. It excels as a Transport Tycoon Management Game, but even better than that, the Devs have stumbled upon untapped potential as a Model Railway Creator. The extensive amount of mods made by the community have transformed my experience in this game to transcend functioning as a "Game" in the traditional sense. It can be used as a Diorama Creator with beautiful building and …
- [4]
At the beginning, this transport simulator can be quite confusing, as the game doesn’t explain itself very well. However, once you get the hang of things, it becomes a lot of fun. I do wish there were a greater variety of vehicles and industries available out of the box, though the game has great workshop/mod support. I found the campaign to be quite boring and frustrating at times. Linux version of the game works …
- [3]
Transport Fever 2 is a magnificent achievement in the tycoon and logistics genre that offers a vast and beautiful sandbox for building a global transportation empire. Whether you are a fan of trains, planes, ships, or trucks, this game provides an incredibly satisfying and relaxing experience that can easily hook you for hundreds of hours. One of the most impressive aspects of the game is how it captures the …
- [2]
Just love it. This makes me relax, enjoy and just build. Magnificent for doing something else - a break for the brain. Fun, inspiring and... Yes, just love it. Thank you! <3
Summarised from 34 of the 313 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
81% of the 240 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Transport Fever 2. The complaint that keeps coming up: money becomes meaningless quickly, lacking economic challenge. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Transport Fever 2 received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator platform Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received strong approval, being recommended by 81% of critics. Matt S. of Digitally Downloaded rated the game four and a half out of five, and wrote: "It's elegantly presented and understands that some efficiencies are required for the sake of playability." Rick Lane from The Guardian awarded the game three out of five. He compared the game with The Sims franchise of Maxis and Cities: Skylines of Colossal Order, commenting the growth of the in-game cities would bring players a lot of fun. However, despite Rick believing…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 358 · most liked firstDear Developers: Please Finish the Next Transport Fever I really like Transport Fever 2. That's exactly why this review is so frustrating to write. Urban Games, if you make another Transport Fever, please do something radical: Finish it. And then finish patching it. And maybe, just maybe, explain how the damn thing actually works. I don't expect a game this complex to be completely bug-free. That's not realistic. But after all these years, I would expect the basic systems to be properly…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Remarkable how fast the mood changed the second Paradox entered the room I genuinely hope the developers wake up and reconsider their publisher before it's too late. Paradox Interactive is despised by a massive portion of the gaming community, and for good reason — they hijack complete control over when a game gets published, what DLC gets made, and how the game is allowed to survive after release. You don't have to take my word for it, just look at their track record. Cities: Skylines 2 was…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is NOT addictive. After 1900 hours I am sure that I could stop playing it anytime I want.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☑ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[SOLVED] [Bazzite] Most Steam games refuse to run from secondary drive. Both drives formatted BTRFS. Windows has never been installed on either drive.. Edit: Thank you, u/[email protected], and everybody else who gave some solid advice. >The problem is the drive is mounted with the noexec flag, which is why nothing on it will run. You’ll need to change /etc/fstab to fix that. I used Gnome Disks to add the exec flag and now everything seems to be working. -- I have a desktop PC, not a…
neutral · AI labelView post →Initially really fun, but the more I played the more I felt like nothing I did mattered. The world doesn't really react to you, and you have no rival companies to challenge you, so you're really playing just for your own satisfaction. Still, it was good whilst it lasted.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Transport Fever 2 is a masterclass of a Game. It excels as a Transport Tycoon Management Game, but even better than that, the Devs have stumbled upon untapped potential as a Model Railway Creator. The extensive amount of mods made by the community have transformed my experience in this game to transcend functioning as a "Game" in the traditional sense. It can be used as a Diorama Creator with beautiful building and detailing in mind akin to the City Builder. While the game will not reward you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For whatever reason, I got super interested in trains when I turned 50. I guess that's just how it works when you hit this age: "Happy birthday, you're now obsessed with locomotives!" Anyhow, this game is pretty good for scratching that itch. It's basically a virtual model train set, with some extra bells and whistles. Pun fully intended. It's also fiddly, a little janky, difficult to learn, and an immense time sink. But I paid less than $2 for it, so it's ok. I don't know what full price is,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I personally think "eurojank" is almost like a sign of quality. Sure you can have a bad game that has janky elements, but any truly innovative/interesting games will have some measure of jank because you're not dealing with a template. Then there is issue of genre. Complex strategy games like [Kingdoms Reborn](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1307890/Kingdoms_Reborn/), [Transport Fever 2](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1066780/Transport_Fever_2/) or [Evolution of Ages:…
neutral · AI labelView post →Transport Fever 2 excels as a digital diorama and vehicle showcase, but as an actual tycoon and transport management game, it is an astonishingly shallow step backward from its predecessors and genre classics like OpenTTD. Zero Economic Challenge: The management simulation is practically nonexistent. Money becomes completely meaningless within the first hour of play. Running costs, ticket pricing, loans, and operating margins require minimal strategy. You cannot go bankrupt unless you actively…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A beloved game supported by so many sold out to Paradox as a publisher/partner; could anyone have orcustrated a bigger disaster? It's an awful reality where management will not lear...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Uh... yeah idk it's alright. 1300 hours in and I'm still drawn back in every single day. Let me preface this by saying I have not touched the campaign, I am exclusively playing with sandbox and infinite money enabled. It's fun. If you have any interest in model railroads or transit design, this game is for you. It's a very vibey games at times, like the way I usually play is just having it on in the background while doing something else, and if I think of something I want to try I'll click…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →exited to see this game get transitioned into having base content "reintroduced and ImProVeD" in multiple brand new fantastic $40 DLC....... i hope paradox lined your pockets well at the very least
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just love it. This makes me relax, enjoy and just build. Magnificent for doing something else - a break for the brain. Fun, inspiring and... Yes, just love it. Thank you! <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very nice to play and more interesting i am happy to say this if you want to play this game yo can buy at the offer time is the best more important thing is before buying the game please see the gaming video i youtube is recommended THANKS FOR READING MY COMMENT
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just play it on easy mode and watch tv at the same time. Just some relaxed clicking, it looks nice and works smooth. I can imagine that on harder modes its a nice challenge to puzzle and optimize
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Urban Games sold out to the folks who make video games a 'buying experience'. I didn't say it was a good one, it's just an experience.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →good game, shame paradox are here to ruin everything. paradox are cancer
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good game. Sadly, devs sold out to Paradox. Won't recommend their products from this point on.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I came into this game after playing Mashinky, and judging by the graphics, I expected something more complex with more gameplay options. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case, and the few hours I spent with it were mostly frustrating. I kept looking for features that simply weren't there. At first, I thought I just needed to get used to the UI, but it doesn't take long to click through everything - there just isn't that much. Unless some things are extremely well hidden, several basic features…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At the beginning, this transport simulator can be quite confusing, as the game doesn’t explain itself very well. However, once you get the hang of things, it becomes a lot of fun. I do wish there were a greater variety of vehicles and industries available out of the box, though the game has great workshop/mod support. I found the campaign to be quite boring and frustrating at times. Linux version of the game works without any issues.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's fun. Very fun. But now Transport Fever 3 is coming so you should probably wait for that. (Unless you have a hate-boner for Paradox in which case yeah get this instead)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →They sold out to Paradox, so prepare for every dark pattern imaginable, which might or might not be imposed retroactively: mandatory launcher or PDX account, DLCs, carving out existing game mechanics so they can sell them back to you piece by piece, and similar "enhancements".
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I started playing Transport Fever 2 this weekend. Mostly focused on the transport aspect part, not a fully fledged city builder, but still very enjoyable. There's something nice about seeing a train goes fast over a long curve from one city to another. Not being able to directly edit the cities is a bit frustrating, but it's still a nice game.
positive · AI labelView post →As long as urban games is in relations with Paradox i cannot recommend any of their games.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The first few plays absolutely destroyed me and it took a solid 1,000 hours to mostly wrap my head around the game mechanics. The sheer complexity of the game is what provides the difficulty, which I love because it leads to, with the aid of mods, a nearly indefinite skill cap. You'll be so proud of a playthrough and think you'll never top it, only to make it look like the work of a child on your next one because of all the things you learned. Most of my favorite games over the past quarter…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Transport Fever 2 is a magnificent achievement in the tycoon and logistics genre that offers a vast and beautiful sandbox for building a global transportation empire. Whether you are a fan of trains, planes, ships, or trucks, this game provides an incredibly satisfying and relaxing experience that can easily hook you for hundreds of hours. One of the most impressive aspects of the game is how it captures the evolution of transport from the era of steam locomotives to modern high-speed jets. The…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you want a virtual model train set, this is a great game for you. If you liked OpenTTD, this is the spiritual successor. If you liked the supply lines in Factorio, this game is also for you.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its a fun transport game with a lot of content and cool mods. I like how you progress though the decades and the cities grow with you. The economic supply to factories etc. is actually my favourite part. However, there are some balance issues. You soon start to drown in money with little incentive to keep playing. By the time you unlock the cool new toys, there is little incentive left to play.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hard learning curve. Beautiful payoff. Transport Fever 2 looks complex at first and it definitely takes time to understand how everything works. But once it clicks, the game becomes incredibly intuitive. The balance is what makes it special. Cities grow naturally, transport lines make sense, and every improvement to your network actually feels meaningful. By 2026, this is still the best transport / city building game I've played. Once you learn it, it's an absolute gem. Story: 5/10…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Like planes, trains, and automobiles? This might be your game. Devs have put so much polishing and work into this game over the years, every time I come back to it it's even better. It will melt away a day like nothing, and keep you up hours past when you meant to go to bed so you can "just...do one more thing..."
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You can buy the game, its not too bad, i suggest buy it on sale, as there are still many flaws. I am thankful to devs making tranport games, but Transport Fever is an unfinished game. It is boring, not challenging. The game feels empty, the campaing is too easy. Endless mode misses also long term motivation aspekts. I priorize train networks, they are most fun. I would expect making complicated structured, running like a charm. Having logistical challenges. Maybe you could make layers of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of my favourite games (Transport Fever 2) was declared non-woke. I will hearby name every station after a Queer person, event, or thing. Not even God can stop me.
positive · AI labelView post →Transport Fever 2 would be a great game if they had remembered to include a game in the game
negative · AI labelView post →This is probably the best game for a lot of genres. You can totally build cities, infrastructure, tracks and all in one game. The graphics are basically better than C:S2 and the performance is better as well. Game's been in development for a long time by a Swiss dev team known since Train Fever, which I actually bought on CD. The game is moddable, with thousands of mods on the steam workshop, mod.io is also integrated for console players, but bear in mind that compared to steam workshop,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good game but they partnered up with Paradox, will change this review if they stop working with them.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A beautiful game to watch my little trains go by. 10/10 can't wait for TF3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →UI is very challenging in a bad way. There is no tutorial as such, just a sort of bare bones rundown as part of the campaign. There are layers of menus, most of which are never explained, the gameplay is counter-intuitive, there is hyper-fixation on some details while other very basic concepts are ignored, and tedious and repetitive campaign mode. I do appreciate the scripts leading into the missions, they are somewhat funny. I paid $8 for this and it feels like I got ripped off.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is so addictive. Plus, there are so many mods to try on Steam Workshop.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bought this game on a crazy discount. My autistic side loves trains, and i was longing for a train management simultator (or something along those lines). Didn't see any comments about the game, but saw a great number of Very Positive reviews everywhere, so I thought I might give it a shot. I haven't played anything else since, and i've only been playing the campaign mode, can't wait to try the Free Play mode. For sure gave me back my gaming passion, since i can barely wait to get home from…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Since part 3 of this magnificent game came out today, I thought its time for a review of this one. If we're lucky i'll never play it again. Its by far the best Game of its genre (until TF3 proves me wrong). If you like trains or trucks: play this game. Obviously If you like spreadsheets: play this game. If you like solving problems to create more problems to solve until you have no idea whats happening and how anything works: play this game. Here the fun really starts when stuff like Railway…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great, solid. Only hard part is choosing the difficulty level that maximizes long-term fun and challenge. Lots of great mods available but try to learn the vanilla game first. It's deeper than it looks. I know I got lost in modding before I figured out how to play the core game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While there are a lot of cool things to demo visually with this game, I am personally interested in the following: >Metropolis 1998 is a fresh take on simulation games from the 90s and 00s while applying modern-day features to the city builder genre. As the player, you will be able to see inside of your citizens homes, featuring two different camera modes: classic isometric and top down. Demand is no longer zone based, but driven by your citizens specific needs. As the mayor, you'll be able…
neutral · AI labelView post →Transport Fever 2 (90% off on steam autumn sale)
neutral · AI labelView post →Maybe not as a thread, but similarly I have been playing way too much Transport Fever 2 again recently. So enjoy some mediocre screenshots from my current, and very much work in progress, game. And yes, these liveries make no sense together. I'm being lazy and using my continental Europe mod list.
positive · AI labelView post →Great successor of OpenTTD. Modern, smooth, scenic and the gamaplay scales really well.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Brilliant, amazing! One thing that frustrates me is that sometimes railway stations and airports are AS LARGE AS the cities and towns! The scales and sizes of infrustructures must be refined in TF3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An absolute delightful game, claiming to be the Transport Tycoon Deluxe or OpenTTD modern successor. It works as expected, and if you understand the game mechanics it's a very addictive game. Very good work and excited to see the third edition released soon.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a huge fan of Transport Fever, this is really bad news! Get ready for a stream of pointless DLC for TF3. I guess we still have Transport Fever 2 which is a great game that will stand the test of time. EDIT: 25+ pages of comments and overwhelming majority are negative.
positive · AI labelView post →I must not understand it and cannot figure it out but it should not be that hard. Mission 1-3 Glasgow. I want to pick up whiskey with my ship or with my land vehicles, but they have the icon for steel under them and i cannot change that. I change the filter on the line but the vehicles themselves are still wanting to pick up only steel. SO after 2 hours of trying i quit. This should not be that hard - to pick what cargo i want on a vehicle!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have lost my soul to the never ending routing of people and cargo, rail is king and I am but a humble servant to the every greater proliferation of rail based transit infrastructure. Pretty great game, excited for the third one to come out! 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Transport Fever 2 is fun in sandbox mode, but I didn't like the campaign. While historically very interesting, the campaign missions lack any challenge and are mostly about waiting until certain deliveries are completed. Sandbox mode requires some trial and error to get the money flowing and there's constantly something you should take care of. I'm looking forward to the 3rd game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →so with Transport Fever 3 coming out, i have against my better judgment started playing Transport Fever 2 despite my love of citybuilders and also trains, it is a game many people whose opinions about games i'd enjoy i trust deeply advised me not to play NOW I SEE WHY
negative · AI labelView post →if you enjoy OpenTTD, get this game it's worth it. but however it lacks disasters such as train head-on collisions, plane crashes and train-car collisions. other than that it's a great game, hopefully they don't fumble the 3rd installment.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Could this game be more unclear? In the scneario i couldn't ship the silver ore to the station it shows the silver ore got 0 shipment. And the tutorial says nothing about how to get the silver ore mine working. It's rage baiting at this point.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So I have to say, I love this game, I got it to get away from the mess that was the City skylines series (calling it a mess is an understatement but I cant call it what I want here), I enjoyed the industry focused gameplay, and I loved playing the game totally as intended and 100% not just using trains in campaign missions wherever I could... totally. I love the ability to go through the ages of industry ang go all the way from horses up to high speed freight trains. I absolutely loved the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This lovely entry is one part cerebral strategy game and one part ultimate toy box. Fundamentally, Transport Fever 2 is all about the challenge of building a profitable company within narrow margins. For the veteran strategy gamers out there, this is going to be your bread and butter, with high rewards for intelligent system management. It's essentially one big puzzle, with varying degrees of emotional reward based on how much you enjoy puzzles. For someone such as myself who is a bit more…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have no idea why I'm only now giving this game a positive recommendation. Is it good? I think my hours counter speaks for itself, but I will add some comments: This game will scratch that autistic need you have in your brain. It's a constant dance of finding new and more eficient connections, balansing money (on higher difficulties) and even roleplaying, And at the same time it can be just pure joy and chill when you just watch your trains drive. Best game for me, and can't wait…
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