Railway Empire 2

I love this game franchise. That being said, Railway Empire 2 is still buggy as of march 2025. As soon as cities start to get big, trains get stuck at station with no ways to unstuck them. Other trains get stuck behind and its a snowball effect, soon you have 20 trains getting in the way of other routes and its global paralysis. Another draw back is speed. Campaign are very long and even at full speed, things are slow. I tried different strategies to bypass these issues with no big success so far. Still a decent game, hopefully patches will fix these but so far it looks likes it's getting worse with more expensions. I recommend this game but not at full price. Wait for a sale like I did.

There are some changes from RE1 that some may find undesirable if you played that, but the good new features outweigh the negatives and they have made some updates since its release based on player feedback. Good Graphics, Great Sandbox Game, Lots of fun and strategy. Spiritual Successor to Railroad Tycoon and the like. Lay your tracks, choose your trains, boost the economy and customize your rail lines for the greatest efficiency. Challenging campaigns, Multiplayer, or just make an open sandbox and play any way you like. Many hours of mine were sucked into this game for the peaceful sandbox/strategic/creative aspects of this game.

Больше года прошло, а ошибки игры исправлять не собираются ! Прокладка путей напрямую иногда просто невозможна, приходится кусочками строить туже линию пути. Рельеф местности порой как будто не в виде гор, а просто стена - прокладка путей невозможна ( наверное шахтёрское дело и динамит это не для этой игры) придётся прокладывать по кругу, отсюда заторы, пробки, долгие перевозки и ожидания свободных линий которые Вы сами забудете где и куда должны пройти правильно!!! Лепят города в таких местах , что рельсы могут просто пройти по кривой и поезд замедлится до абсурда, а напоминать об этом игра будет всё время ! Я не понимаю зачем делать новое хуже старого? По моему проще было улучшить первую часть и не лезть на вторую если нет фантазии !

There are some great mechanical upgrades from the first game, but it's just... not fun. The scenario objectives force a pace that's unenjoyable, and achieving later ones on time frequently requires a precise plan from the very start. The tech tree has been simplified and isn't fun to explore; upgrades are simply linear. They've got the bones of something good, but the end result just... isn't.

Management: 8 There are some issues with trains transporting goods from warehouses. Graphics: 6 I have seen better. You will get decent graphics at the cost of intensive resources from your PC. Otherwise expect some lagging. I think optimisation needs work Gameplay: 9.5 This is personal but it works for me Veredict: 8 If you like massive maps, management and trains where you can board on them and see the scenery from the trains then I think you would enjoy the game. The game was very very bad in the beginning to the point that I was certain that someone inside developers were in purpose screwing it up. But I have seen a massive improvement since released. If unsure I would probably get it when in sale.

The game is too simple compared to alternative railway simulator games. It gets "figured out" in an hour and then becomes boring with no challenge present. The tech tree isn't affecting anything and is simply bunch of bonuses that you acquire with the time. There are no interesting or impactful decisions to be made. Overall, I regret purchasing it

“I’ll just try it.” — Me, 190+ hours ago I’ve played Railway Empire, so I thought I knew what logistics games were about. Turns out… I had no idea. This game starts innocent: 1. Build a route 2. Move some goods 3. Make a little money Next thing you know - it’s 2 AM!!! oh boy i missed my sleep again 😂 You’re fixing one tiny bottleneck and suddenly your entire network feels perfect. I’m 190+ hours in, and I still find new ways to improve things. No stress. No rush. Just that “yes… this works” feeling and then suddenly i see new issue that can become more than just challenging. If you’re new to the genre — don’t worry. This game teaches you without yelling at you (not sure when playing against AI). You will say “just one more route” and You will not just be wrong becuase you will suddenly see traffic jams blocking your city growth, that's when you become a baby planner. You just levelled up and yet there are infinite level of optimizations waiting for you. Wow you actually made this far reading my review - Go ahead and try your style of planning.

If you've played Railway Empire 1, then don't bother buying this. The amount of changes are so small, it's not worth buying the game again. In general, the pacing of the game is too slow. I've purchased all research upgrades and had to wait 5 in-game years for the next batch to unlock which took a couple of real-life hours, not fun..