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2015PC78 % positive9.75 €

A digital adaptation of the board game where you run a railway company, issue shares, lay track and haul goods. It rewards smart route planning and economic judgment against rival players.

  • Economy and management
  • Historical setting
  • Tactical depth
  • Deep systems to master

The closest matches for Steam: Rails to Riches are Le Havre: The Inland Port, Rise of Nations and Raiders of the North Sea. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Steam: Rails to Riches special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Le Havre: The Inland Port

95 %Match

2015PCSteam Deck playable6.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Steam: Rails to Riches: economy and management, tactical depth as well as complex systems to tinker with.

A digital adaptation of Uwe Rosenberg's board game in which you build structures, ships and goods chains in the port of Le Havre to out-earn your opponent. Play against the AI, hot-seat, or asynchronously online.

Rise of Nations

Economy and management

A real-time strategy game that blends civilization building across thousands of years, from ancient times to the modern age, with fast-paced warfare. Resource management, city growth and conquest interlock, with 18 playable nations.

Raiders of the North Sea

Co-op or multiplayer

A digital adaptation of the worker-placement board game where you recruit Vikings, outfit your longboat and raid settlements. You plan carefully, chase glory and gold, and compete against rival raiders.

Victoria II

Deep systems to master

A deep grand strategy simulation of the 19th century where you manage your nation's economy, population, politics, diplomacy and wars. Its detailed simulation of social classes and industrialization makes every campaign its own story.

Yellow & Yangtze

Co-op or multiplayer

A digital adaptation of the board game Yellow & Yangtze (a Tigris & Euphrates reimagining set in ancient China): you place tiles to grow kingdoms, fight conflicts and balance scores across several categories. A tight, abstract tactics game built for short, brainy matches.

Industry Giant II

Deep systems to master

An economic simulation where you build an industrial empire starting in 1900, planning production chains, raw materials, transport routes and markets while weathering crises and stock market crashes.

Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece

Deep systems to master

You campaign across a satellite-accurate map of ancient Greece, where cutting supply lines, burning crops and sieging cities matter as much as winning field battles. It rewards careful logistics and grand strategic planning over quick reflexes.

Through the Ages

Deep systems to master

The digital version of the classic board game has you build a civilization from the earliest tribe onward. You balance economy, technology, government and military in a deep card-driven strategy game.

Stronghold

Economy and management

A medieval real-time strategy game where you build a castle, keep an economy of food and resources running, then defend it against sieges or storm enemy fortresses. The blend of castle design and city-builder management is what makes it special.

Cossacks: European Wars

Historical setting

A classic real-time strategy game set in 17th and 18th century Europe, famous for commanding huge armies of thousands of units while managing an economy. Sixteen nations with their own units and technologies add variety.

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