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Railroad Tycoon 3

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Railroad Tycoon 3 features 25 scenarios challenging players to recreate magnificent feats of railroading history from around the world. Players can lay track (including tunnels and overpasses), pick from over 40 locomotives from early steams to modern bullets, choose to haul over 35 types of cargo i

Railroad Tycoon 3 is a simulation game developed by PopTop, 2003. Available in single-player and multiplayer mode. With an iRank Score of 80/100, it ranks as a highly rated title in our catalog.

About Railroad Tycoon 3

Railroad Tycoon 3 features 25 scenarios challenging players to recreate magnificent feats of railroading history from around the world. Players can lay track (including tunnels and overpasses), pick from over 40 locomotives from early steams to modern bullets, choose to haul over 35 types of cargo in a dynamic economy, and participate in an advanced stock market. The new 3-D engine takes the franchise to the next level, allowing smooth scaling from an 'eye in the sky' view of an entire continent down to super detailed close-up of a beautifully modeled train, building, or just the landscape. Railroad Tycoon 3 also includes more multiplayer support than its predecessor, integrating an on-line chat and matchmaking service. To top everything off, the game's soundtrack features another installment of some of the best authentic blues, bluegrass, and Americana music around. Multiplayer available in LAN mode only.

iRank Score

80/100 ↗

Metacritic

80/100

Type

Simulation

Released

2003

Updated July 2026

Developer

PopTop

Publisher: 2K Games

Avg. playtime

~1h

Platforms

PC

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