Trainz Railroad Simulator 2019
Give it 7 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (66%); after 20h it's 1 in 7 (15%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- The opening is criticised more than in 93% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- Only 44% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 2,783 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 291 reviews: 52.7h for positive, 38.1h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (43.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (23)
story milestone ending side
- Trainee Hostler Make ten switching moves. 100%
- Qualified Hostler Make one hundred switching moves. 49%
- Trainee Driver Gain ten hours driving experience with Diesel or Electric trains in CAB mode. 23%
- Commuter Call at ten passenger stations with a passenger train. 19%
- Trainee DCC Driver Gain ten hours driving experience with any train in DCC mode. 14%
- Experienced Hostler Make one thousand switching moves. 14%
- Private Carrier Transfer one hundred carloads of freight to or from industries. 9.6%
- Trainee Steam Driver Gain ten hours driving experience with steam locomotives in CAB mode. 7.3%
- Qualified Driver Gain one hundred hours driving experience with any train in CAB mode. 6.9%
- Station Assistant Call at one hundred passenger stations with a passenger train. 5.7%
- Qualified DCC Driver Gain one hundred hours driving experience with any train in DCC mode. 4.1%
- Senior Hostler Make ten thousand switching moves. 2.5%
- Prime Mover Transfer one thousand carloads of freight to or from industries. 2.3%
- Guard Call at one thousand passenger stations with a passenger train. 1.8%
- Qualified Steam Driver Gain one hundred hours driving experience with steam locomotives in CAB mode. 1.6%
- Motorman Call at ten thousand passenger stations with a passenger train. 1.1%
- Experienced Driver Gain one thousand hours driving experience with Diesel or Electric trains in CAB mode. 1.1%
- Experienced DCC Driver Gain one thousand hours driving experience with any train in DCC mode. 1.1%
- Experienced Steam Driver Gain one thousand hours driving experience with steam locomotives in CAB mode. 1.1%
- Heavy Hauler Transfer ten thousand carloads of freight to or from industries. 1.1%
- Senior Driver Gain ten thousand hours driving experience with Diesel or Electric trains in CAB mode. 0.9%
- Senior DCC Driver Gain ten thousand hours driving experience with any train in DCC mode. 0.9%
- Senior Steam Driver Gain ten thousand hours driving experience with steam locomotives in CAB mode. 0.9%