# Train Station 3: Rail Tycoon — user reviews > 1,352 indexed App Store user reviews of Train Station 3 by Pixel Federation Games, rated 4.60/5 from 8,628 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/train-station-3-rail-tycoon/id6670169904/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/train-station-3-rail-tycoon/id6670169904.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 6,617 · 4★ 1,245 · 3★ 319 · 2★ 126 · 1★ 321 ## What do users think of Train Station 3? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 👍 Entertaining gameplay - 🚀 Visuals and mechanics are fun **Cons** - 💰 Increasing need to buy fuel and diamonds to keep playing - 💰 Requirement for iPad with 4GB RAM means buying a new device - ⏱️ Slow energy/fuel recharge rate - 🔋 Game strains device and causes high temperatures **Commonly reported bugs** - Unclear how to upgrade or progress in the game - Forced cutscenes are a nightmare **Most requested features** - Optimize game performance for lower-end devices - Use 2D detailed characters instead of 3D - Improve UI and icons to better fit the art style - Add more realistic train and railroad infrastructure details ## Newest reviews (16 of 1,352) ### 3/5 — … *2026-08-31, version 2.3.4* A bit too complicated ### 2/5 — Heat, Battery *2026-08-30, version 2.3.4* Heats up my phone badly. Battery drains fast. ### 3/5 — Metagaming at its finest *2026-08-29, version 2.3.4* The game is actually good. Good graphics. Good premise. But it doesn’t let you forget that its designed to make you spend real cash. Power up your locomotives? Only get so far before you need to spend real cash to get the yellow performance parts. All other parts available in game. Empty a product out of your warehouse to make room? Guarantee that the next mission will ask for that product. Need something locally produced? It will stop all production until you spend fuel to send a train to get it. THEN it will produce one, after you don’t need it. As a test, I spent the last day waiting. Nothing produced in any product because it knows I only need a small number of anything to complete a mission. So it won’t produce anything. It’s a good game. Just remember its not random in what it asks. It looks at your inventory. It wants you to spend time and money. One other thing. They’ve added regular runs. Guaranteed income but once assigned, you will NEVER be able to change your mind. Yo7 can replace a train, but it will always DEMAND at least one train from now on. Be warned. ### 2/5 — No sound *2026-08-29, version 2.3.4* Did everything I could,reinstalled etc. Settings all correct. No sound and this is after successive installs over multiple releasrs ### 4/5 — It gets a little tedious *2026-08-28, version 2.3.4* The missions get steadily more intensive, but don’t keep pace with other upgrades. Probably how they get people to buy their absurdly-priced packs that don’t actually help much. Definitely a solid game though, if you’re not the type who has to win. Let your competitive nature go, and you’ll enjoy this game a lot. I get it, they need to sucker big spenders into investing. If you have the cash, there are a lot of collectible trains and such to spend your inheritance money on. ### 3/5 — Train *2026-08-25, version 2.3.3* I just started playing this game a couple of weeks ago and now the make it hard to get the parts to upgrade your train and when ur out of the mission and can’t level up your stuck and have to spend you real money. It’s a good short game but for the long run mmmmm ### 4/5 — Ein paar Vorschläge: *2026-08-24* Jetzt da die Drehscheibe funktioniert, wäre es schön wenn das Spiel die Loks nach Beendigung einer Fahrt automatisch bis in den Lokschuppen verfolgen würde bevor man eine neue Fahrt starten kann. Die Verzögerung im Spielfluss würde ich dafür gerne in Kauf nehmen. Und in den Fabriken beim Auswählen der beiden Materialien für die Herstellung wäre es schön, wenn man beide neben- oder untereinander angezeigt bekäme damit man nicht 6 mal klicken muss um die Produktion zu starten! ### 3/5 — Good game but expensive *2026-08-24, version 2.3.2* I really enjoy TrainStation 3. The graphics are great, the train collection and progression system are fun, and there is enough variety in the events and tasks to keep me interested. Unfortunately, the biggest problem is how heavily the game pushes you toward spending real money. Progress becomes extremely slow unless you are willing to continually purchase premium currency, event items, resources, or other packages. I understand that a free-to-play game needs to make money, and I don’t mind occasionally spending money on a game I enjoy. However, there is a difference between offering optional purchases and making players feel like they have to spend money just to make reasonable progress. ### 4/5 — 재미는있지만 *2026-08-24* 발열이 너무심해집니다 그래픽이 높진않은데 심하네요 하지만 게임은 재밌습니다 ### 3/5 — Good but not great *2026-08-24, version 2.3.2* Game fuel makes the game so slow moving. It’s buy this or buy that. Whatever happened to making a game where you actually build up as fast as you like. Make routes be longer and fuel delivery quicker ### 2/5 — I don’t like one ad *2026-08-24, version 2.3.0* If I keep seeing this gossip harbor ad I will delete this game just like I’ve done others due to the fact I hate that game with a passion and wish it would be deleted just like the boss of that game so just one more of that ad an I’m done ! ### 1/5 — Queja *2026-08-22, version 2.3.0* Es buen juego pero deben de quitar el combustible por que, es muy tedioso jugar y que no puedas avanzar mucho por que se te acaba rápido ### 1/5 — An awful game *2026-08-21, version 2.3.0* An extremely awful game that is highly manipulative. It’s a pay to play game. Many of the endgame ads have broken exit buttons this game should be removed from the App Store for violating App Store policy. ### 3/5 — No sound *2026-08-20, version 2.3.0* Game seems ok but doesn’t have sound ### 2/5 — Legislação Brasileira *2026-08-20* O jogo estava até legalzinho, porém passou a travar e não abre mais devido a uma restrição de idade (devido a uma legislação Brasileira). Tenho mais de 18 e apesar de ter entrado em minha conta Apple conforme solicitado pelo jogo, o jogo não abre mais. Uma pena mas o jeito será desinstalar. **Developer response:** Olá! Obrigado por compartilhar seu feedback. Lamentamos o problema que você está enfrentando. Por favor, entre em contato com nosso suporte em https://portal.pixelfederation.com/en/trainstation3/support para que possamos ajudá-lo a resolver essa questão. Esperamos que você consiga voltar ao jogo em breve! - Zuzana ### 2/5 — Gave up *2026-08-19, version 2.3.0* I like sim games, but this one isn’t really playable until you start buying upgrades. I like the graphics, but I started bumping up against constraints (e.g., small warehouse) before I could get very interested. I’ve removed the app. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Gems??? *2026-08-31, version 2.3.4* Is the only way to advance beyond a certain point to buy gems?????? I understand building these games requires money but if that’s the only way to advance I’m out. ### 1/5 — Bad *2026-08-30, version 2.3.4* Buybuybuy ### 1/5 — Money sink *2026-08-27, version 2.3.3* I payed £15 to remove adverts from this game. Still have to watch 5 every day to complete daily tasks. Terrible. ### 1/5 — It’s not what I expected. *2026-08-26, version 2.3.3* It feels like they’ve combined the graphics of 1 with the expectations of 2. Granted they added load and unload times, but an edge to the gameplay? Train Simulator doesn’t even have that, and they’ve been around for years. Unfortunately for me, Train Station 2 was the most appealing out of the 3 versions. But the taking 3 months to get to the next level, just doesn’t feel right. ### 1/5 — Not as advertised *2026-08-26, version 2.3.3* I downloaded this based on the ad from another game. It’s ok. It’s slow and you can only do so much in a given time. Definitely not my thing. ### 1/5 — Ok at first *2026-08-24, version 2.3.2* Started off ok. Progression made sense and was timely. But now I’m stuck at a stand still at year 1938 and I can’t progress any farther until I buy packages for money so I can upgrade the trains. Just another stupid money grab game. ### 1/5 — Total Waste Of Time! Forced upgrade or money spend *2026-08-24, version 2.3.2* Don’t waste your time with this bait n switch. Forced money spend to advance is the old way of ripping people off. Better games out there that don’t force you to spend money to upgrade that is required to advance. READ THE REVIEWS FIRTST!! DO NOT DOWNLOAD. ### 1/5 — Terrible *2026-08-24, version 2.3.0* An awful money grubbing piece of terrible ground hogging piles that needs to be sorted out. ### 1/5 — 게임 너무 어려움 ㅡㅡ *2026-08-23* 제재소 생산 드레그 하라고하는데 안됨 ㅡㅡ 154개나 있는데 나무가!!!진짜 이런식으로 만들지 마세요 ㅡㅡ사진도 못올리고 답답하네 유튜브에 아무것도 없고 ㅡㅡ 진짜 답답해 죽겠네!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! **Developer response:** 안녕하세요! 소중한 피드백 감사합니다. 불편을 끼쳐 드려 죄송합니다. 문제 해결을 위해 지원 센터(https://portal.pixelfederation.com/en/trainstation3/support)로 문의해 주시면 도움을 받으실 수 있습니다. 또한, 다른 유저들과 소통하고 도움을 받을 수 있는 Discord 채널(https://discord.gg/tCaqQHCKGZ)도 추천드립니다. 감사합니다! - Zuzana ### 1/5 — ADDS *2026-08-22, version 2.3.0* They REQUIRE you to watch 5 adds every day for the daily rewards. And it’s very boring …slow start…play for 20 minutes your energy is done and you wait for 2 hrs to play again…lol ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — I love the game but.. *2026-08-28, version 2.3.4* I had to delete it because of data slicers And it just took up all my screen time cause of data slicers And ### 5/5 — Hmmm *2026-08-28, version 2.3.4* Why is it when I choose to watch an in game ad to get a additional locomotive part, I can never close the ad to get back to the game? ### 5/5 — Great graphics! *2026-08-25, version 2.3.2* Smooth game play for such a graphic intensive app ### 5/5 — Great Game *2026-08-24, version 2.3.2* I’ve really been enjoying this game. The graphics, gameplay, and soundtrack are all amazing! One suggestion would be to add a confirm purchase pop up when using game bucks (just like when spending gems). Or move the purchase and upgrade buttons in different areas of the screen. I accidentally bought an expensive new train when I really wanted to upgrade an old one. ### 5/5 — Trians *2026-08-16, version 2.3.0* This game is fun and really intresting. Can you add more young females to if you can, and more detail with more dutys as well ### 5/5 — Fun game *2026-08-15, version 2.3.0* This game is fun but it needs to be available on MacOS as well as iOS & ipadOS ### 5/5 — Expensive *2026-08-12, version 2.3.0* Its is a 5 star game but to get the most out of it you have to get the passes. The passes are really expensive. Yes you can play the game without the micro transactions or passes but then it very quickly becomes a three star grind. ### 5/5 — 今のところ順調です。 *2026-08-08* 多少の課金はやったほうがいいと思う。そのぶんゲームが楽しくなりますよ。 **Developer response:** こんにちは！フィードバックをありがとうございます。課金でゲーム体験がより楽しめる方もいらっしゃいますが、『Trainstation 3』は無課金でも十分に遊び尽くせるゲームですので、ぜひご自身のペースで楽しんでくださいね！ - Zuzana ### 5/5 — Jogo é muito legal *2026-08-03* Só acho que o sistema de combustível deveria ser diferente, pq a gente acaba empolgando quando vai ver já acabou o combustível **Developer response:** Olá! Obrigado pelo seu feedback. Entendemos que o sistema de combustível pode ser frustrante às vezes, e estamos sempre buscando maneiras de melhorar a experiência do jogo. Agradecemos sua paciência e apoio! - Martin ### 5/5 — Game *2026-08-02, version 2.2.1* Cool and fun --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-03.*