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18 games like Trains

The best games like Trains are Trains Rising Sun, Isle of Trains and Foothills — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Trains Rising Sun shares card game, territory building, trains with Trains.

Ranked alternatives to Trains (card game, territory building), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Trains’s medium-light weight.

  1. 1. Trains Rising Sun (2014)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Trains: Card Game, Territory Building, Trains, Transportation, Deck, Hand Management, Network and Route Building
  2. 2. Isle of Trains (2014)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Trains: Card Game, Trains, Transportation, Hand Management
  3. 3. Foothills (2019)
    2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Trains: Card Game, Trains, Transportation, Hand Management
  4. 4. 20th Century Limited (2015)
    2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
    Shares with Trains: Card Game, Trains, Transportation, Network and Route Building
  5. 5. A Few Acres of Snow (2011)
    2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Trains: Card Game, Territory Building, Deck, Hand Management
  6. 6. Mythotopia (2014)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
    Shares with Trains: Card Game, Territory Building, Deck, Hand Management
  7. 7. Tramways (2016)
    1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Trains: Trains, Transportation, Deck, Hand Management, Network and Route Building
  8. 8. Ticket to Ride Germany (2017)
    2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Trains: Trains, Transportation, Hand Management, Network and Route Building
  9. 9. Days of Steam (2009)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Trains: Trains, Transportation, Hand Management, Network and Route Building
  10. 10. Tesla vs. Edison Duel (2017)
    2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Trains: Card Game, Territory Building, Deck, Hand Management
  11. 11. Eschaton (2016)
    2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Trains: Card Game, Territory Building, Deck, Hand Management
  12. 12. Trambahn (2015)
    2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Trains: Card Game, Trains, Transportation
  13. 13. Yardmaster (2014)
    2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 6.3 · Light
    Shares with Trains: Card Game, Trains, Transportation, Hand Management
  14. 14. 18Lilliput (2018)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Trains: Card Game, Trains, Transportation, Network and Route Building
  15. 15. TOKYO METRO (2018)
    1–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Trains: Territory Building, Trains, Transportation, Network and Route Building
  16. 16. The Settlers of Catan Card Game (1996)
    2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Trains: Card Game, Territory Building, Hand Management
  17. 17. Wabash Cannonball (2007)
    2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Trains: Trains, Transportation, Network and Route Building
  18. 18. The Rivals for Catan (2010)
    2 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Trains: Card Game, Territory Building, Hand Management
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Trains?
Trains Rising Sun (2014) is the closest match to Trains, sharing card game, territory building, trains. It rates 7.5/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Trains?
Trains Rising Sun, Isle of Trains, Foothills are the top-ranked alternatives to Trains in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.

Looking for the original? See the full Trains fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.