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Build a railway, grow the city, and discover that one badly placed junction can ruin an afternoon.
FreeTrain is a free simulation game released under LGPL-2.0. It runs on Windows, needs about 3 MB of disk space, and requires no account, payment or trial. On a computer, the fastest route is the PlayBound Launcher. On a phone or tablet, use the official store or site instead.
One-click install
PlayBound fetches the official release — no third-party mirrors.
Download FreeTrain20070604.zip, extract it to a writable folder, and run the FreeTrain executable; older Windows systems may require the matching Microsoft .NET runtime.
Minimum
Windows XP or later, 1 GHz CPU, 256 MB RAM, .NET Framework 2.0, 50 MB storage
Recommended
Windows 10/11, any modern dual-core CPU, 1 GB RAM, .NET Framework 2.0 (via .NET 3.5 feature), 50 MB storage
Yes. The SourceForge release is free and the project is published under the LGPL version 2.0.
It is a network-building and business simulation inspired by A-Train, focused on tracks, stations, rolling stock, and the city growth around them.
It is an older .NET-era Windows game. Compatibility can vary, which is why the PlayBound listing remains in Testing until the current launcher path is verified.
No. FreeTrain is a single-player simulation and does not provide party or dedicated-server play.