Derail Valley

Derail Valley

Early access since Jan 2019

Drive massive trains and build your career in a vast open railway network. For both PC and VR.

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Evaluation

Derail Valley has been in Early Access since January 2019 and remains firmly in active development. The studio (Altfuture) has maintained a consistent pattern of major updates throughout the game's history, including the large "Simulator" overhaul released in mid-2023, B98 in February 2024, and B99 on November 21, 2024 — which added four new industries, 16 new cargo types, locomotive restoration, and more. Feature patches continued through July 2025 (B99.4 and B99.5/B99.6), wrapping up the B99 development cycle. On July 20, 2026 — just one day before today — the developer published a detailed progress update on B100, describing it as "the game's biggest update by far." B100 is currently in early development, with a target completion window of end of 2027 (or possibly later). The developer explicitly states there is no release date yet. Features confirmed in progress for B100 include: the game's first electric locomotive (WE6-960), a railway crane and rerailing system, road traffic and pedestrian systems, a fully reworked gameplay loop, a major technical upgrade from Unity 2019 to Unity 6, and a new North America DLC map being developed in parallel with an expanded version of the existing Southeast Europe map. The October 2025 post confirmed B100 had been underway for over a year at that point, with most of the team focused on low-level infrastructure and engine porting work. The July 2026 post confirms that much of that foundational work is now done or nearly done, and visible feature development is beginning. The developer also celebrated the game's 10-year development anniversary in this post. A 1.0 release has not been announced. The game will remain in Early Access for the foreseeable future, with B100 being an explicitly named, actively developed major update.
Evidence
Developer published B100 Progress Update 1, confirming the next major update is actively in early development, targeting completion by end of 2027 or possibly later. Features revealed include a new electric locomotive, railway crane, road traffic and wildlife, reworked gameplay loop, engine upgrade to Unity 6, and a new North America DLC map.
news post · Jul 20, 2026 source content planned
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Developer confirmed B100 is 'deep in progress, now with concretely defined goals,' with most of the team focused on low-level infrastructure changes before new features can be built. Warned that development will take months more before visible results.
news post · Oct 4, 2025 source development ongoing
high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Released
May 2020

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Altfuture
Achievements
—
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

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.

Last evaluated Jul 21, 2026
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