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CasualSimulationStrategyTransportationManagementCity BuilderTrainsEconomy

4,642 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 13,395

Peak in the last 7 days: 18,480

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Game description

Transport Fever 3, the ultimate transport tycoon returns, bigger, deeper, and more dynamic than ever. Build the routes that transform the world across land, sea, and sky using over a century of evolving transport options. Design and build your ideal transport network.

Basic info

DeveloperUrban Games
PublisherParadox Interactive
PlatformsWindows · macOS · Linux
Release dateSep 29, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 (64-bit) or Windows 11
ProcessorIntel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600X (AVX2 support required)
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 480 or Intel Arc A380, 4 GB VRAM
Storage90 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 437 reviews from the past 1 year

66.9/ 100
Bottom 20%

Steam rating: Mostly Positive (72%)

Metacritic: 83 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 13, 2026)

Stunning visuals and deeper logistics win praise for Transport Fever 3, but its interface draws the most complaints; it scores 66.9.

👍 Strengths

88 reviews say they enjoy it despite criticisms, and 57 praise the visuals. 37 praise cargo routes and hubs that require real strategic planning. Players also say it runs fine and feels complete, and some enjoy lane level road building and revamped logistics.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support ranks 1037th of 1399 and appears in 60% of analyzed reviews. 55 reviews find the interface controls cumbersome, the most upvoted saying tasks that took one click now take several, and 32 report bugs and autosaves that fail. Gameplay ranks 974th of 1396. 24 say the tutorial forces an illogical setup instead of letting players build trains. Pricing & Fairness ranks 1050th of 1399, and others feel a full price sequel should have been an update, with much of it the same as before. Content Volume ranks 823rd of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“enjoying the game despite criticisms” · 88 reviews
“incredibly stunning, brings graphical fidelity” · 57 reviews
“UI navigation now requires 3-5 clicks instead of one, very cumbersome” · 55 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 64% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel -1.62 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Negative “UI navigation now requires 3-5 clicks instead of one, very cumbersome” · 55 reviews

Progression 13% · Difficulty 7% · Onboarding 24% · Freedom 22% · Strategy 29%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 14% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Story -1.68 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Negative “campaign feels anecdotal and unchanged from TF2” · 2 reviews

Characters 0% · World 13%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 31% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -0.53 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “95% same as TF2, gimmicks feel anachronistic” · 16 reviews
Positive “transport of goods and persons is more detailed” · 10 reviews

Volume 21% · Replayability 1%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 40% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +1.94 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “incredibly stunning, brings graphical fidelity” · 57 reviews
Negative “anachronistic models break immersion, trees and grass look worse than TF2” · 10 reviews

Audio 4%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 2% of reviews mention this.

Community +0.94 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 23% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.28 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “full price sequel should have been update or DLC” · 24 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 14% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 60% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Performance -0.25 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Positive “runs fine, feels like a more complete game” · 22 reviews

Stability 21% · Developer support 23%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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