The Best Trains Games for Nintendo Switch

Update 31 December 2024: Train Traffic Manager added at rank #10.

Here are our 10 Best Trains Games for Nintendo Switch:

Play Video: Railbound

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Embark on a charming journey with two adorable dogs in Railbound, a clever puzzle game that will challenge and reward you. Connect railways, guide carriages, and avoid crashes in over 240 levels. Enjoy the soothing visuals and music as you solve puzzles and unravel a heartwarming story.

• Perfect difficulty curve
• Over 240 challenging levels
• Wholesome and adorable presentation
• Free updates with additional levels
• Smooth and satisfying puzzle mechanics

• Limited options in certain levels
• Over-reliance on trial and error
• Puzzles can get overly convoluted towards the end

• wholesome
• puzzle
• trains
• track-bending
• transportation
• relaxing
• resource-management
• comic
• logic
• building
• narration
• management
• isometric
• colourful
• cartoony

Good match + 49 Bad match - 76

Play Video: Mini Metro

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Dive into Mini Metro, where you craft bustling subway systems in cities around the globe! Test your strategic skills in this sleek puzzle game, balancing growth and efficiency to avoid delays. With its minimalist design and soothing sounds, you'll be hooked on optimizing transit routes in a quest for the perfect metro.

• Engaging strategic gameplay
• Minimalist aesthetic with soothing audio
• Multiple game modes including sandbox
• Real-world city maps add variety
• Touch and controller support enhances playability

• Potential for high-stress moments
• Some gameplay elements need clearer explanations

• trains
• minimalist
• strategy
• puzzle
• simulation
• platform
• relaxing

Good match + 89 Bad match - 181

Play Video: Railway Empire 2

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Embark on a strategic journey through the golden age of railroads in Railway Empire 2! Build your transport empire, outsmart rivals, and revel in the serene beauty of a world connected by rail. Master the tracks and turn your small business into a booming industry with this engaging simulation game that promises hours of exhilarating gameplay.

• Compelling competitive gameplay
• Diverse game modes including co-op multiplayer
• Improved track building and management
• Larger maps and unique character abilities
• Immersive sound design and improved visuals

• Can be overwhelming for new players

• trains
• simulation
• economy
• empire
• rail
• transportation
• construction
• america
• management
• historical
• building

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Play Video: Train Station Renovation

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Embark on a rewarding journey in Train Station Renovation, where you breathe new life into dilapidated rail hubs. Clean, repair, and personalize your stations while enjoying the tranquility of transformation. Unleash your inner decorator across diverse maps and watch your progress unfold. Dive in for a satisfying mix of challenge and zen!

• Satisfying cleaning and renovation tasks
• Engaging progression from small to large stations
• Relaxing soundtrack enhances the experience
• Personalization options for stations
• Sandbox mode for creative freedom

• Basic visuals lack polish
• Occasional physics issues
• Limited depth without multiplayer or employee management

• trains
• simulation
• relaxing
• building
• casual
• economy
• family-friendly
• first-person
• destruction
• illustration
• design
• physics
• realistic
• management

Good match + 114 Bad match - 192

Play Video: Factorio

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Factorio is an absorbing factory management game. You play the role of a handy person who needs to build a rocket and craft almost anything with little more than spit and elbow grease. Automation is the key to success as you establish production chains and assembly lines to make sure all the hard work is done for you.

• Complex puzzle-solving
• Open-ended gameplay
• Automation mechanics
• Creative assembly lines
• Captivating story

• Tedious combat
• Limited environmental resources
• Environmental consequences of mass manufacturing

• management
• construction
• automation
• trains
• robots
• base-building
• simulation
• sandbox
• crafting
• empire
• resource-management
• multiplayer
• cooperative
• sims
• resource

Good match + 27 Bad match - 28

Play Video: Choo-Choo Charles

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Navigate an open-world island in an old train, upgrade it over time, and use it to fight an evil spider train named Charles.

• horror
• trains
• survival-horror
• first-person
• open-world
• shooter
• dark
• stealth
• action-adventure
• 3d
• fps

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Play Video: Tracks - The Train Set Game

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Jump into the ultimate toy sandbox and build the train set of your dreams! Create colourful railway systems, decorate beautiful towns, transport commuting passengers, and even ride your train in first-person.

• trains
• building
• simulation
• sandbox
• city-building
• open-world
• family-friendly
• crafting
• third-person
• racing

Good match + 46 Bad match - 103

Play Video: Train Life: A Railway Simulator

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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.

• simulation
• trains
• railway
• driving
• transportation
• immersive
• management

Good match + 14 Bad match - 34

Play Video: Cosmic Express

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Plan the train route for the universe's most awkward space colony!

• puzzle
• trains
• cute
• aliens
• cartoony
• beautiful
• space
• 3d
• surreal
• abstract
• relaxing
• minimalist
• difficult
• stylized
• family-friendly

Good match + 101 Bad match - 188

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All aboard the chaos express! In Train Traffic Manager, you're the maestro of mayhem, directing an orchestra of trains, drawbridges, and cataclysms. Keep your cool, your trains on track, and your sense of humor intact!

• immersive
• trains
• 2.5d
• strategy-puzzle
• time-management
• isometric
• hand-drawn
• stylized
• third-person
• puzzle
• logic
• colourful
• family-friendly
• arcade
• casual

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