Running a railway empire is somehow relaxing in Train Station 3, where you’ll build a dynasty by expanding from the steel towns of 1930s Pennsylvania to the postwar boom of 1950s Sweden. Dispatch locomotives, build mills, transport raw materials—just make sure to keep the trains running on time!

What we love: The childlike joy in simply playing with trains. Whether you’re viewing from on high as they cross stunning landscapes or zooming in close enough to count the rivets on a steam locomotive’s smokebox, watching your trains chug across the world—and arrive at destinations like clockwork—never gets old.

Quick tip: If your warehouse is full, incoming freight trains will be stuck at the station. Look for orders you can ship to clear storage space, or remove enough material from the warehouse to accommodate the new cargo.

Meet the creator: Slovakian game studio Pixel Federation has explored both land and sea in their tycoon sims—they’re the makers of the Train Station series, Port City: Ship Simulator, and Sea Port: Cargo Ships Harbor.