Train Sim World® 2020 Learn a deep craft at your own pace
Drive real trains on real routes from a first-person cab, working every lever, brake and signal just as the railways do.
Is Train Sim World® 2020 worth it?
Train Sim World® 2020 is worth it if…
- you want a low-pressure game with no timers, where the pace is entirely yours
- you enjoy learning real systems and procedures at your own speed
- you like the idea of long, calm runs through real landscapes
- you would happily spend an evening just getting the braking right
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The craft of driving a train
This is not a game about holding down accelerate. Each locomotive is a system to learn: brake pressure to balance, throttle to manage, speed limits and signals to watch, refuelling and yard switching on top. The cabs recreate the real control desks, and the physics engine behind them models how each machine actually behaves.
That sounds like a lot, and it is, but the tutorials walk you through it step by step, and even experienced hands may pick up something new. There is real satisfaction in easing a heavy freight train to a stop exactly where it should be. Nothing here punishes you for taking your time.
Real routes, real atmosphere
The routes are real railways, and each one asks something different of you. Fight a loaded train up Germany's Spessart incline, thread the tight curves and grades of the Northern Trans-Pennine, or run commuter services out of New York on America's busiest railroad. Departing London Paddington means negotiating dense traffic and adverse signals while keeping to the rulebook.
The mood is the reward: hillsides sliding past, the hum of the motors, the hiss of brakes at a station, the quiet of the cab between stops. You can simply watch the world go by and let the timetable carry you.
How much is there to do?
How much content is there once you know the basics?
Plenty. The Journeys feature ties together more than 24 hours of scenarios, tutorials and service timetables for each route, and a progress tracker highlights hundreds of railway jobs to complete as you get better at them. An Action Point scoring system rewards accurate, well-timed driving and records your best performance for each scenario, so there is always a next run to improve on.
Can you play it solo?
Yes, it is a single-player experience at its core. You work through tutorials, scenarios and scheduled services on your own, at whatever pace suits you, which is part of why it works so well as a game to unwind with.
Do you need to know anything about trains before starting?
No. The tutorials are built to teach new players everything from the ground up, and the overhauled interface is designed to give you confidence as you learn. You start with the basics of moving a train and build up to advanced operation from there.
