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Open Rails

Open Rails is a train simulator that supports the world's largest range of digital content. Accurate behaviour for steam, diesel and electric traction including trains with multiple locos. Signals which…

31 December 2009

Open Rails is a simulator, released 31 December 2009 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Open Rails is

Open Rails was released in 2009. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Open Rails is a train simulator that supports the world's largest range of digital content. Accurate behaviour for steam, diesel and electric traction including trains with multiple locos. Signals which correctly protect the train and permit complex timetabled operations. Multi-user mode in which any timetabled train can be driven in person or by computer.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Open Rails launched on 31 December 2009, within three weeks of Gothic II: Gold Edition, Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, Darksiders and Final Fantasy XIII.

Released around the same time: Gothic II: Gold Edition, Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, Darksiders, Final Fantasy XIII.

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When did Open Rails come out?
Open Rails was released on 31 December 2009 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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