Steam app 1134710 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 18:23 UTC
Design and run your own railroads for the real world. Solve global transportation dilemmas. Unleash your inner railway engineer and transit policy manager.
719 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
69 months, January 2021 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 438 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 281 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
NIMBY Rails was released on 26 Jan, 2021.
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50 developer announcements, Jul 2023 to Aug 2026 · times in UTC
- Map rotation binding can now be toggled between shift + vertical wheel, alt + vertical wheel, and horizontal wheel - Fix: population palette mods did not always apply on loading a game - Fix: Linux native builds could not join Windows…
Patch notesUpdated default mapThe default, bundled OpenStreetMap data has been updated to a newer planet database. It also includes a huge amount of data that was removed in previous versions. Building footprints are now visible at the highest zoom if…
Weird and WryRaster layers are now implemented in the new 1.19 map renderer. They use the same raster data as the current version, but adapted to the new coordinate system, which required a lot more work than anticipated.All the work cleaning up…
Weird and WryVersion 1.19 is shaping up to be one of the largest, most significant updates to the game. It will bring a long overdue redesigned train motion physics simulation with the aim of once for all fix all the inconsistent timing situations in…
Weird and Wry- Stop selection signals now again perform a (possibly redundant and unnecessary) goal stop selection at the last possible moment, both from a stop or a pass-by. - Fix: queue_train_drive_to() was fully resetting the Motion::drive component…
Patch notes- Fix: script operator precedence for "!" and unary "-" was incorrect. You might need to review your code if you used these operators without parentheses. - Fix: crash when loading saves with potentially invalid demand curves - Fix: show…
Patch notes- Remove debug display of train reservations on the map - Fix: shared simulation multiplayer did not properly sync train motion state - Fix: wrong auto scroll listing position in some cases - Fix: more instances of possible crashes while…
Patch notesVersion 1.18 is finally released. This version has been a long time under development, also with a very long beta period, due to the complexity of its main feature, NimbyScript. Until 1.17 game mods have been limited to changing textures…
Weird and WrySignal scripting is finally in a finished enough state to create new signals! During September a lot of decisions to adjust NimbyScript for general usability were made, and the first 3 examples of real new signaling features were…
Weird and Wry- Fix: saved file validator was too strict flagging as corrupted some files with salvageable but invalid buildings or signals
Patch notesVersion 1.17 has been releasedGameplay wise this is a very small version. It is intended as a public test of the future scripting system, NimbyScript, with the top level logic of path signals and balises now being implemented in NimbyScript…
Weird and WryVersion 1.17 is now ready for testing the beta branch!Gameplay wise this is a very small version. It is intended as a public test of the future scripting system, NimbyScript, with the top level logic of path signals and balises now being…
Weird and WryDevelopment in June was focused again on NimbyScript. The language has progressed to the point of being usable, but it's still lacking some basic features. One of these features, memory ownership (think lists, allocating memory, etc) is a…
Weird and WryThe past two months have been almost solely focused on developing NimbyScript, the future scripting language for NIMBY Rails. It has been quite hard to get started, with some very lofty goals to achieve, and a lot of reading and…
Weird and Wry- Fix: hang in train simulator when combining stop selection signals, platforms in series with the first platform being occupied, switches in the middle of platforms and trains too long for the stop area and being forced to stop over the…
Patch notesVersion 1.16 has been released! This version is a direct continuation of 1.14, with new, optional features in the schedule system for advanced players. And for everybody, this release also marks the first time NIMBY Rails has a proper…
Weird and WryVersion 1.16 is now ready for testing in the beta branch! This version is a direct continuation of 1.14, with new, optional features in the schedule system for advanced players. And for everybody, this release also marks the first time…
Weird and WryWork in 1.16 has continued in the month of February. Stacked train stops (sequences of stops for the same platform(s)) were not fully compatible with the new train logic in 1.16 and have been reviewed with a new, clearer set of rules which…
Weird and WryThe first devblog of the year is up, and it reveals the focus of v1.16: dynamic schedules. Or, in 1.16 terms, dynamic train dispatching. Trains can now be enabled in multiple shifts, and shifts can contain timetable "holes" which allow the…
Weird and Wry- New keybind (unassigned by default) to promote the current track selection to a new station. Combine with Shift to instead assign the tracks as platforms of the nearest station. Combine with Alt to instead demote platforms into normal…
Patch notesStations v3: persistent stations with explicit user editing The original design idea of stations dates back to five years, since the first pre-EA prototypes. Although stations have evolved in important ways, their basic building mechanics…
Weird and WryStations v3: persistent stations with explicit user editing The original design idea of stations dates back to five years, since the first pre-EA prototypes. Although stations have evolved in important ways, their basic building mechanics…
Weird and WryMultiplayer has always been problematic, and a major goal of 1.15 is to try to fix it as much as possible. In particular the synchronization of player edit actions has been completely reworked in 1.15, with a new, more reliable design.…
Weird and Wry- Object drop downs in "Flat" mode like those used for trains, lines or schedules will now refuse to display the listing if there are more than 1000 items. This *only* affects drop downs and *only* for the "Flat" mode. Every other listing…
Patch notes- Fix: syncing line and schedule edits in multiplayer did not properly refresh shift runs in some cases
Patch notes- Fix multiplayer crash while deleting orders until an order list is empty - Fix crash after interacting with the file picker to import/export demand curves to files
Patch notesThe new Schedule system is now released! Version 1.14 revamps trains scheduling by introducing new concepts which make it both much easier and give more power for creating schedules, both simple and complex. It is also a new foundation to…
Weird and WryGame version 1.14 is now in the beta branch! The sole focus of this version is a redesign of the train scheduling system, to make it more powerful and promote it as an standout feature. A new design for train schedules Schedules are a very…
Weird and WryAfter some intense design work in July to remake train scheduling, it was time to implement the winning ideas during August. The core of the new design is making Schedules a new top level object and editor, and introducing Shifts, which…
Weird and WryJuly was devoted to design a revamp of the train order system. The goals are to make train schedules a more visible element of the game and to make the concept of train shifts more elaborated. A "blue sky" design was discarded due to the…
Weird and WryVersion 1.13 has been released to the default game branch, This new version complements the changes in version 1.12 by increasing station capacity and introducing walk legs and links. Pax path walk legs Pax are now able to plan paths…
Weird and WryVersion 1.13 is now ready for testing in the beta branch. This new version is a continuation of features introduced in 1.12, which were spun off to its own version, since 1.12 was complex enough. Pax path walk legs Pax are now able to plan…
Weird and WryThe beta development for 1.12 wrapped up in May, and it is now the default version. Some of the initial design decisions of 1.12 had to be changed in the light of existing player saves, but it in the end it held well overall, and it's a…
Weird and WryVersion 1.12 has been released as the default game version! This version completely changes the way pax are spawned and the way they pick their destinations, and gives players and modders new tools for influencing these choices. Population…
Weird and WryVersion 1.12 is now ready for testing in the Steam beta branch. This version completely changes the way pax are spawned and the way they pick their destinations. Population density, geographical point based pax origin and destinations In…
Weird and WryWork continued with the new pax demand generation system in 1.12, with the introduction of multiple custom demand curves and player defined POIs. In 1.12 it will be possible for players to define custom time based and distance based pax…
Weird and WryFebruary saw the final releases of the 1.11 beta series, and the start of internal experimentation and development for 1.12. I originally intended for 1.11 to also feature pax generation changes, but the scope of the changes became too big…
Weird and WryVersion 1.11 is now the default Steam version! This version contains only few user-visible changes, with the bulk of the work focused on optimizing the game sim to extract as much performance as possible from 4+ core CPUs. There's also pax…
Weird and WryVersion 1.11 is now available in the Steam beta branch! This version contains only few user-visible changes, with the bulk of the work focused on optimizing the game sim to extract as much performance as possible from 4+ core CPUs. There's…
Weird and WryWork continued in December to implement major optimizations, but some diminishing returns were starting to hit, so I started a partial multiplayer rewrite to try to fix the many issues it currently has. I discarded large swats of code, old…
Weird and WryTime flies when you are deep into optimization programming, and that's how November went by. The remaining roadmap items are very CPU intensive, so the game needs to extract more performance from the CPU cores. A very deep rearchitecture is…
Weird and WryVersion 1.10 is now in the default game version. The focus of 1.10 is an updated OpenStreetMap layer, plus updates to some of the other map layers. This means a full redownload of the game is required when updating to version 1.10. In…
Weird and WryVersion 1.10 is now the beta branch. The focus of this version is a complete rebuild of the game map data, to update and fix it, so it needs to download it all again, resulting in large 25GB download. See the September devblog for more…
Weird and WryAll the data gathering and processing tasks for the new map in 1.10 are now done, along with most of the work required to display them. Game size has increased a little, but I think it's worth it given the extra quality and map features.…
Weird and WryWork on optimizing rendering continued. The new map might have more data to display, so it was important to prepare the game for it. Then the long process of importing the new map data started. The code that will perform the conversion from…
Weird and WryJuly has come to an end, and after the 1.9 beta series was finished, work started on the next version. 1.10 requires huge amount of work and it will be awhile before it's ready, and even before its main project is started (updating the…
Weird and Wry- Speedup track editing in situations involving many parallel and branched tracks - Fix: branch-track-branch constructions should not create and invalid inner track. The resulting inner node now behaves like a point mode track but can be…
Patch notes- Fix: possible crash when splitting platform tracks - Fix: when clicking built one node stations the track editor opened instead of the station window - Fix: built one node stations had 0 capacity, with various negative consequences
Patch notesVersion 1.9 is now the default game version! After an intense initial period of beta testing and mechanics review, 1.9 entered a quieter beta series of QoL improvements, and it's now ready to be the default version. As always, a legacy…
Weird and WryVersion 1.9 is now ready for beta testing! Following the theme set in 1.7 and 1.8, this release focuses on a few core aspects of the game which haven't evolved in a long time and rebuilds them to be more capable, to give the game a better…
Weird and WryWhat Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
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| Launch | NIMBYRails.exe | windows | ||
| Launch | nimbyrails | linux |
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WinSavedGames | Weird and Wry/NIMBY Rails | *.nimbyrails5 |
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