If you are completely new to Train Sim World, go ahead and buy it although I suggest waiting for the money hungry boys from Chatham to release TSW5 since we are due for that. This Review is mainly for those who previously bought TSW3

*Ahem*

Do not buy this, it's the same damn game. Its basically an update that should have gone out for free with 3 new routes. I have already refunded it and I'm glad I did. Even on sale this "update" is not worth a dime. Greed will kill this company.

I'm not sure who this game is supposed to be for.

The tutorial takes like two hours, and it's not fun. It's like a training video for a minimum wage job.

Then you get to the actual game and... there's nothing really there? Like, there's three routes and 6 trains and you can drive them from stop to stop and that's it. There's supposedly some sort of level up system, but it didn't seem to actually do anything.

But the worst part is that the tutorial introduces you to this beautiful steam train and shows you how to use it and then... nothing. Can't use it in any of the actual tracks, all you can ever do with it in the entire game is put around the (boring AF) training field.

All of this was amusing enough for 5 hours that I probably wouldn't have submitted a bad review... except for the in-game store. They want you to spend $40 on each new track.

So, in short, this isn't a game, and it's barely a simulator. It's mostly just a platform to sell you more junk.

I'll add some points beside the main negative feedback in other reviews about the value added from previous versions of the game. It was my first experience with the Train Sim World series so I mostly disregarded those...

I expected much more level of detail in the simulation overall. Some train systems are not modeled in a good way, e.g. on occasion I was able to lower the pantograph and keep driving, apply brakes without air pressure in the reservoir, etc. Scenario steps sometimes seem arbitrary and force you taking steps that don't make much sense. Tutorials seem clunky. It is hard not to rely on the HUD for everything and drive like you would a train. I understand it is a game and I'm not demanding hyper-realism here, but I frankly expected more. And the options given to improve realism are "real world ads"...

Oversimplified train controls; most of the controls in the cab are nopt functional. Also way too few loclmotives and routes in the base game. I bought it with a 70% discount which was relatively Ok. But hardly worth its full price.

i hate it dussit work on windos

I love the graphics of the Antelope Valley lines and the sounds you hear inside and outside the trains. I even heard dogs barking while driving through the country. There is enough realism to make it fun to use, but still not so realistic to make it impossible to run.

Good.

wow i like it and it is amazing and i would recommend this to friends and family

have a drink and chill

Pretty good game and unique choice so far in the train simulator segment. Nevertheless, I expect more support from DG because in several places the game presents bugs which could be avoided with more attention from dovetail and doesn't correspond with the prices