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What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“We started Derail Valley as just a couple of friends with highly ambitious goals back in 2016. The support of the Early Access program and our community has been crucial to get us to where we are today.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We've set a really high bar for what we want the complete Derail Valley to be - the best train simulator game in the world. We're working towards completing it in a couple of years, if all goes well.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“You can see our plans with Derail Valley here: https://derailvalley.com/roadmap/”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Derail Valley is already nicely wrapped up - feature-packed, immersive, fun and mostly bug-free with 50-100 hours of gameplay on either PC or VR, with tutorials and lots of experience to be had. Some players have many more hours, into the 1000+ territory.

Mind that we're actively working on the game, so if you spot any notable issues, they may have been just introduced or are about to be resolved soon. We also have a closed beta team making sure releases are tested well before going public.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“We've had a price increase in May 2023 that has been long announced. We plan no further increases in the foreseeable future.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“We read all feedback, talk to our community, work with modders, seek help from railroad engineers, translators and testers and generally make the Derail Valley community a great, informative, and helpful place to be.”
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About This Game

Drive massive trains across beautiful, challenging landscapes. Deliver cargo between industries, spread over an open world. Earn money, buy new licenses and advance your career as a train engineer, all in seamless, emergent experience. For PC and VR.

256 km² of unrestricted open world, where you can walk or drive trains uninterrupted. Covered in rich vegetation, landscape, water bodies, and an extensive railroad network, the world spans numerous diverse industries and towns. Experience seamless day and night cycles, with dynamic clouds, fog, rain and sounds spicing it all up. Change switches, drive, haul and leave trains at desired locations - the choice is yours.

Advance your career by taking deliveries and earning money. Master efficient driving and look after vehicles to minimize fuel and repair costs. Buy new items and licenses that grant you access to more vehicles and orders. Optionally, you can also play in sandbox mode where economy is not in focus - where you can just have fun doing anything you want without consequences.

Take part in a dynamic industrial chain, where deliveries are procedurally generated for more than 80 cargo types. The output of locations varies, and almost no two deliveries are the same. Haul cargo between industries, or do the shunting and logistics that help the stations create more deliveries. Pick orders and move cargo as desired, according to your own plans, licensing and hauling capacity.

Experience in-depth intricacies of six realistic, accurate steam and diesel locomotive classes with varying transmission types, plus some extra vehicles. Through behavior, sounds, physics and interaction, their characteristics are designed to fully immerse and challenge you. On top of that, you'll find yourself spontaneously involved in coupling, servicing, brake securing, shunting and other railroad procedures.

As a side activity, you may find yourself investing time and money finding and restoring unique locomotive variant derelicts, which you can then customize with numerous useful gadgets. Gadgets are various devices that can improve driving performance, such as digital speedometers, clinometers, colored ambient lights, distance trackers, etc. You can buy them in shops and install them wherever you want, using various tools.

Built from the ground up for both PC and VR, Derail Valley lets you experience it spatially present with the supported mainstream PC VR devices - truly inside the simulator and using your own hands to operate the controls. This is the ultimate, closest experience to being a real railroader! You can seamlessly alternate your progress between the PC and VR sessions, as you prefer.

Be it a derailment, collision, blown traction motor, boiler explosion, brake failure, HAZMAT disaster or even something as mild as wheelslip on a rainy slope, Derail Valley doesn't just present you with a popup screen when you make a mistake - you get to experience the full consequences of your actions, even if they're a rare occurrence.


Whether you are new to trains or an experienced veteran, the game features tutorials that are quick to get you going. A comprehensive user manual also exists, for when you want to dive deep into the details.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 64-bit
    • Processor: Intel i5-7400 or equivalent
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 650 (VR: GTX 970)
    • Storage: 6 GB available space
    • VR Support: SteamVR or Meta Quest Link
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 64-bit

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