# Trainz Simulator 3 — user reviews > 711 indexed App Store user reviews of Trainz Simulator 3 by N3V Games Pty Ltd, rated 3.80/5 from 1,591 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trainz-simulator-3/id1184768808/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trainz-simulator-3/id1184768808.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 821 · 4★ 279 · 3★ 136 · 2★ 83 · 1★ 272 ## What do users think of Trainz Simulator 3? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🚀 Realistic graphics - 🚂 Detailed train models - 👍 Immersive audio - 🚅 Variety of train content - 🎨 Good graphics for mobile **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and white screen issues - 🔋 Drains battery quickly - 🤔 Clunky user interface and menus - 🤯 Lack of customization options - 🙄 Buggy and glitchy at times **Commonly reported bugs** - Trains disappearing or getting stuck - Locomotive sounds glitching out - Switches not functioning properly - Inconsistent camera controls - Saving/loading issues **Most requested features** - Add more US steam locomotives - Implement a route/world builder - Include a main menu and settings - Add more free drive options - Improve derailment physics - Optimize performance on older devices ## Newest reviews (17 of 711) ### 2/5 — Strasberg railroad *2026-08-19, version 1.1.18* So WHEN IS STRASBURG RAILROAD BEING ADDED? i’ve been playing trainz 2019 AND IT STILL I WANT THIS GAME TO HAVE STRASBURG RAILROADS AND THEN I CAN RECORD SOME VIDEOS ON STRASBURG IN THIS GAME LIKE PLEASE TRAINZ *and Tweetsie railroad* AND *the Toledo Lake Erie and western railway and museum* ### 2/5 — Please update this app! *2026-08-14, version 1.1.18* I have spent hundreds of dollars purchasing nearly everything on this sim and I just want it to work. In theory it’s a fantastic sim but all the bugs are terrible. Please please fix this ### 2/5 — Strasberg railroad *2026-08-03, version 1.1.18* So WHEN IS STRASBURG RAILROAD BEING ADDED? i’ve been playing trainz 2019 AND IT STILL I WANT THIS GAME TO HAVE STRASBURG RAILROADS AND THEN I CAN RECORD SOME VIDEOS ON STRASBURG IN THIS GAME LIKE PLEASE TRAINZ *and Tweetsie railroad* 🙏🙏 ### 4/5 — Where is 611 *2026-08-01, version 1.1.18* I like the game but they’re missing some engines like 611 or a cab forward 4924 steam locomotive and M1 Yellowstone steam locomotive from the B&O railway. overall I still like the game, but you should add some more routes in this game because it’s getting off limited why you get the Yellowstone peaks route but they didn’t add any steam locomotives for the Yellowstone route. ### 4/5 — Great! But no surveyor still… *2026-07-21, version 1.1.18* I think personally this game is peak! It has good graphics, good trains, and routes. The only problems I have are: There isn’t a surveyor (yet) and there’s a bug where it just kicks me out the game out of nowhere sometimes. Other than that, great game! :) ### 5/5 — More Norfolk southern heritage units and more Union Pacific heritage units 🙏🙏🙏 *2026-07-11, version 1.1.18* We need more Norfolk southern locomotives and more Norfolk southern heritage units. Starting off we need the sd70ace in the Norfolk southern paint scheme and the sd70acc in the Norfolk southern paint scheme and lastly add the sd7080mac in the Norfolk southern paint scheme that’s it for the regular units ok starting with the heritage units the game needs the Norfolk southern dc to ac heritage units and then add all of the sd70ace Norfolk southern heritage and then add the Norfolk southern f7 and f9 units with the passenger cars that’s it for Norfolk southern and then add every singe Union Pacific heritage thank you!! ### 5/5 — Great *2026-07-07, version 1.1.18* I have a question how do I do multiplayer but the game is really good I love it. It’s really great. I don’t know how to get pro lol ### 5/5 — One Of The Greatest Apps Ever *2026-07-01, version 1.1.18* This app has to be one of the best train simulators I’ve ever seen! Although it’s taken from possibly Trainz A New Era, the description perfectly describes the app! Awesome graphics, a diverse selection of locomotives and many routes, etc etc. So, this might be better than Trainz SIM 2 in my opinion! So thank you, N3V Games, for such an awesome train simulation game! ### 4/5 — Love the game, but… *2026-06-29, version 1.1.18* I love everything about this game. This game is the best thing ever but just to make me give it a five star review could you please add the big boy cars and the north east corridor from New York to New Haven? I swear that will make the game so much better. ### 5/5 — LISTEN EVERYONE THE WHITE SCREEN IS GONE!! *2026-06-27, version 1.1.18* Yeeeeeeeeeeeeees the white screen is gone ok now play!!!!and make it not crash and have 1.0 go imsted of 5 and make it have surveyor ### 4/5 — Pls add these units ik it’s a lot but I’d love to see them *2026-06-26, version 1.1.18* I love this game but I feel like there’s not enough Northfolk southern units you should at an sd70ace for Northfolk southern with all the Northfolk Southern heritage units like 4000 and 4004 and all the sd70ace heritage units like the bell and the Lackawanna I feel like it would be cool to make a train with these new units ### 4/5 — Not Enough KCS equipment *2026-06-15, version 1.1.18* Even though I have all of the KCS stuff, there’s still not enough of it and the Kansas City Southern is one of my favorite railroads so I would like to see more of it such as a Grey Ghost AC4400CW, and Southern Belle SD70ACe so I would be happy to see those in the very near future. ### 4/5 — Guys stop it’s not that serious *2026-06-05, version 1.1.18* It actually works now since there’s a new update and it actually works so no more complaining there’s no white screens I used to get that all the time but they fix it but you know what they need to add big boy steam engine. I don’t know why they don’t add it. It’s only in trainz simulator 2 ### 5/5 — Bug report *2026-06-03, version 1.1.18* The numbers on the locomotives don’t show up when I spawn one ### 5/5 — Great Game *2026-05-27, version 1.1.18* Great game in my opinion, just wish there were more American steam locomotives from UP like the FEF-3 844. ### 5/5 — locomotive suggestions *2026-05-24, version 1.1.18* i think you should maybe make the southern pacific GS-4 and GS-5. Also maybe the southern pacific MT-4, that would be cool! ### 5/5 — New Jersey Transit Route DLC *2026-05-24, version 1.1.18* You should add nj transit’s Raritan Valley Line from New York Penn to Raritan/ High Bridge and Hoboken to Raritan/ High Bridge. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Steam fan *2026-07-11, version 1.1.18* I like this game but there way too much bugs and laggy to it and it crashes a lot for me ### 1/5 — Thieves *2026-06-12, version 1.1.18* When you pay for an app you would expect what it says it does to do it. Free drive doesn’t work, spent money on downloadable content and won’t let me do it unless logged in and then won’t let me create an account. I want a refund on the game and the downloadable content. ### 1/5 — Update it *2026-05-24, version 1.1.18* I’ve been trying to get the gs-4 in game and tried to sign in but this stupid game won’t work. ### 1/5 — Do not purchase this BROKEN app *2026-05-04, version 1.1.18* Does not work in current state.Dev Mia,no response,. Save your moola ### 1/5 — The trains are are cool *2026-04-09, version 1.1.18* The trains are cool ### 1/5 — No numbers in locos *2026-03-25, version 1.1.18* I got the white screen of death and after I redownloaded the game and all my payware, the numbers on the side of all newer locos don’t have numbers and sometimes the UI buttons are unresponsive. UNPLAYABLE PLEASE FIX ### 1/5 — Es ist grauenvoll *2026-03-22* Davon abgesehen das das Spiel extrem ruckelt und sehr unsauber läuft ,hat man nicht mal die Möglichkeit die Grafik einzustellen oder anzupassen es gibt auch keine Einstellungen für irgendwas, die Kamera kann man auch nicht einstellen und sie ist umgekehrt was mich sehr nervt ich hoffe das wird bald behoben ### 1/5 — Graphics Decline following Update *2026-03-05, version 1.1.18* Thanks for providing a software update after half a decade of white screen crashes… but now the graphics of the game are a lot worse than they were before. Will the rendering be returned to its previous detail? I’m not willing to buy any more content until it does ### 1/5 — App is broken do not purchase!! *2026-03-02, version 1.1.18* Massive memory leaks. The app is broken and does not work. I don’t know how many times I’ve asked this company to update this. I’m gonna keep posting until it gets fixed!! Update update update update update update update update update!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ### 1/5 — App is broken do not purchase!! *2026-02-22, version 1.1.18* Massive memory leaks. The app is broken and does not work. I don’t know how many times I’ve asked this company to update this. I’m gonna keep posting until it gets fixed!! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Best Mobile Train Game Ever! *2026-08-17, version 1.1.18* Hey, everyone! CoopMan2121 here. If you’re a rail fan or interested in trains, get this game! For a while, there was a white screen error. Guess what? It’s fixed! And if you deleted the game and then redownloaded it on the same device, you can get everything you had and bought for FREE. If it says error when redownloading inside the game, just get out of the queue and it will be there, ready for use! ✅ I play Train Sim World 5 on Xbox S, so I have a few recommendations that would help you challenge TSW5’s throne: -Adding In-Cab-Driving -Moving and breathing people -Weather events like lightning and thunder and natural disasters -Remove a lot of the FOUR PERCENT GRADES; REALLY? 🫥. I must tell you that this is the best mobile train game ever; tycoon or simulator, this game tops them by a landslide. ⛰️ I like how the cars rock back and forth but the only time I’ve seen boxcars shake like that is on a video of a 20th century railroad whose workers are on strike. 🤪 I like how y’all added moving wheels because on your second version of Trainz the wheels on 99% of the locomotives and rolling stock just slid down the track like they were on ice 🫠. The graphics are just breathtaking in this game😱. I am also kind of confused on how an SP locomotive found its way onto the Rocky Mountain map for the freight run mission. I understand that they were on the southern edge of the range, but it is not that green. Also, how are CSX trains there?! The main range they cross is Sand Patch Grade and the Appalachian Mountains! I have no complaints but I have a list of suggestions for rolling stock, locomotives, and routes: - More New York Central, Pennsylvania RR, and Penn Central rolling stock (IF YOU HAVE A DREYFUS WHERE ARE THE NYC PASSENGER CARS?!) -SP Daylight Limited trains -More F7s (A hot rot F7… really N3V? Really? 😕🗿) -U.P 4014 & 844 with some of the 50’s UP streamlined passenger cars -The Blue Comet -UP turbine locomotives (although maybe turn down the physics on the locomotives because they were constantly derailing in real life) -Actual derailment and crash physics; not just a rotating x -Horseshoe Curve -NYC-Washington D.C -Gulf Coast Division (South Texas to New Orleans) because of the refineries, ports, and switching and long-haul freight opportunities -Lancaster-LA-San Bernardino-Barstow I have another topic: the famous Union Pacific 4014. Where is it?! Dozens of train games have it; TRAINZ TWO HAS IT! (Or at least#4008). Y’all, I’ve coded some games so it can’t be hard to make one locomotive and a tender. Trust me, I am truly an avid Big Boy fan. I have ridden on passenger cars pulled by it (no joke, I have seen myself riding it on YouTube), so I would love to preserve the memory of the experience in this game. I am truly begging you to add this. If you add the formation, please please PLEASE add Sherman Hill or Cheyenne or Wasatch Grade, as that was the locomotive’s original area of operation. I would love to see some recognition for this iconic moving piece of railroad history. Another thing: world edit. There is no way you get out of this one, N3V. You wouldn’t have to always make more routes because us railfans would be making our OWN. Just copy the code from Trainz 2, add Trainz 3 scenery coding to it, and voila! Better reviews. I am concerned with how this game acts with my iPhone. Like you know the meme with the loud PC that sounds like a jet engine? That’s what my phone acts like when I make a 90 car train. It’s not loud but you can hear the fans turn on and it heats up. Is this an N3V problem or Apple? N3V, please get back to me on this. Also, this game eats up my battery. Also, it would be cool if we could make our own locomotives and/or paint schemes. Like making our own Allegheny 4-6-6-4 and maybe even a BIG BOY! Still though, this game is awesome. Good, no outstanding job N3V! I will say this: y’all have dozens of steam locomotives, yet TSW5 has ONE! That is awesome! Happy railfanning! 🚅🚂🚞🚈🔔📢 -CoopMan2121 P.S. I will say that I kind of cheated the system by getting TS3 before it cost money. Sorry devs, but maybe don’t wait to price the game because I think a few thousand of us got it for free. 🤪 ### 5/5 — Multiplayer where is it? Needs to be added. *2026-08-16, version 1.1.18* big boy 4014 Union Pacific Steam Excursion Train Auxiliary Water Tender really needs to be in game for this train that would be awesome. Needs to be added for how old the game is and its updates with and amount of money people spend on this game there really shouldn’t be an issue putting that in game. ### 5/5 — Best Mobile Train Game Ever! *2026-08-07, version 1.1.18* Before you read my review, do not read the others. They are mean, insulting, and outdated. Hey, everyone! CoopMan2121 here. If you’re a rail fan or interested in trains, get this game! For a while, there was a white screen error. Guess what? It’s fixed! And if you deleted the game and then redownloaded it on the same device, you can get everything you had and bought for FREE. If it says error when redownloading inside the game, just get out of the queue and it will be there, ready for use! ✅ I play Train Sim World 5 on Xbox S, so I have a few recommendations that would help you challenge TSW5’s throne: -Adding In-Cab-Driving -Moving and breathing people -Weather events like lightning and thunder and natural disasters -Remove a lot of the FOUR PERCENT GRADES; REALLY? 🫥. I must tell you that this is the best mobile train game ever; tycoon or simulator, this game tops them by a landslide. ⛰️ I like how the cars rock back and forth but the only time I’ve seen boxcars shake like that is on a video of a 20th century railroad whose workers are on strike. 🤪 I like how y’all added moving wheels because on your second version of Trainz the wheels on 99% of the locomotives and rolling stock just slid down the track like they were on ice 🫠. The graphics are just breathtaking in this game😱. I am also kind of confused on how an SP locomotive found its way onto the Rocky Mountain map for the freight run mission. I understand that they were on the southern edge of the range, but it is not that green. Also, how are CSX trains there?! The main range they cross is Sand Patch Grade and the Appalachian Mountains! I have no complaints but I have a list of suggestions for rolling stock, locomotives, and routes: - More New York Central, Pennsylvania RR, and Penn Central rolling stock (IF YOU HAVE A DREYFUS WHERE ARE THE NYC PASSENGER CARS?!) -SP Daylight Limited trains -More F7s (A hot rot F7… really N3V? Really? 😕🗿) -U.P 4014 & 844 with some of the 50’s UP streamlined passenger cars -The Blue Comet -UP turbine locomotives (although maybe turn down the physics on the locomotives because they were constantly derailing in real life) -Actual derailment and crash physics; not just a rotating x -Horseshoe Curve -NYC-Washington D.C -Gulf Coast Division (South Texas to New Orleans) because of the refineries, ports, and switching and long-haul freight opportunities -Lancaster-LA-San Bernardino-Barstow I have another topic: the famous Union Pacific 4014. Where is it?! Dozens of train games have it; TRAINZ TWO HAS IT! (Or at least#4008). Y’all, I’ve coded some games so it can’t be hard to make one locomotive and a tender. Trust me, I am truly an avid Big Boy fan. I have ridden on passenger cars pulled by it (no joke, I have seen myself riding it on YouTube), so I would love to preserve the memory of the experience in this game. I am truly begging you to add this. If you add the formation, please please PLEASE add Sherman Hill or Cheyenne or Wasatch Grade, as that was the locomotive’s original area of operation. I would love to see some recognition for this iconic moving piece of railroad history. Another thing: world edit. There is no way you get out of this one, N3V. You wouldn’t have to always make more routes because us railfans would be making our OWN. Just copy the code from Trainz 2, add Trainz 3 scenery coding to it, and voila! Better reviews. I am concerned with how this game acts with my iPhone. Like you know the meme with the loud PC that sounds like a jet engine? That’s what my phone acts like when I make a 90 car train. It’s not loud but you can hear the fans turn on and it heats up. Is this an N3V problem or Apple? N3V, please get back to me on this. Also, this game eats up my battery. Also, it would be cool if we could make our own locomotives and/or paint schemes. Like making our own Allegheny 4-6-6-4 and maybe even a BIG BOY! Still though, this game is awesome. Good, no outstanding job N3V! I will say this: y’all have dozens of steam locomotives, yet TSW5 has ONE! That is awesome! Happy railfanning! 🚅🚂🚞🚈🔔📢 -CoopMan2121 P.S. I will say that I kind of cheated the system by getting TS3 before it cost money. Sorry devs, but maybe don’t wait to price the game because I think a few thousand of us got it for free. 🤪 ### 5/5 — Please add *2026-07-31, version 1.1.18* I love this game it’s so realistic and I can play it even if I’m in the car and have bad internet I also love all the locomotives but I would love the game even more if you added my favorite locomotive southern railway 4501 in its heritage green and gold color scheme or add southern railway 630 please but other than that this game is amazing ### 5/5 — DEVELOPERS PLEASE READ *2026-07-27* I have a lot of amazing suggestions for what trains should be in this game DEVELOPERS PLSSS READ. #1 - BNSF SD70ACE #2 - UP ES44AC (detailed) #3 - UP SD70ACE #4 - N&W 611 #5 - N&W 1218 #6 - NS 1074 #7 - NS 1073 Penn Central #8 - NS 1072 Illinois Terminal #8 - NS 1070 Wabash #10 - NS 1069 Virginia Heritage #11 - NS 1068 Erie Heritage Unit #12 - NS 1067 Reading Heritage Unit #13 - NS 1065 Savannah & Atlanta #14 - NS 1066 New York Central #15 - Union Pacific’s Executive (Heritage) Fleet, which includes dome cars #16 - Union Pacific #1776 #17 - Union Pacific #1616 #18 - UP 1982 Missouri Pacific #19 - UP 1983 Western Pacific #20 - UP 1988 Katy #21 - UP 1995 C&NW #22 - UP 1996 Southern Pacific #23 - UP 1989 Rio Grande #24 - Metrolink Trains (this includes Hyundai Rotem bi level coaches, bombardier coaches, EMD F125 Locomotive, F59PHR locomotive, SCAX MP36PH-3C locomotive, Hyundai Rotem cabcars) - Also an add onto the Metrolink trains would be the correct horns used for each locomotive. PLSSS HAVE ACCURATE HORNS. #25 - Amtrak ALC-42 w/ COMPLETELY ACCURATE HORN #26 - San Diego Coaster Trains w/ accurate horns #27 - UP 1943 Spirit Of The Union Pacific NOW I HAVE SOME ROUTES TO RECOMMEND: #1 - Cajon Pass in California #2 - San Diego #3 - New York City (possible stations) #4 - Metrolink Antelope Valley Line THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR NOW! Developers PLEASE include these trains and routes in the game!! Please!! ### 5/5 — Good 👍🏻 *2026-07-24, version 1.1.18* This is a huge upgrade from Trainz 2, and the graphics are just amazing for mobile, please add a ES44AC Standard locomotive, and add back the CSX Saginaw subdivision, and add back the map creater/editor, I would love that…(Keep up this great work!!) ### 5/5 — wreck *2026-07-19, version 1.1.18* pleeeeees add a realistic train wreck ### 5/5 — Addd *2026-07-18, version 1.1.18* Can you add the 4499 Southern Pacific Daylight for the next big update? Thanks! ### 5/5 — Nice Trainz models *2026-07-18, version 1.1.18* I bought this app and I really like the new Trainz models of the PRR T-1 Duplex and the C&O K-4 Berkshire as well as the UP BigBoy and the southern pacific daylight. ### 5/5 — Amazing game just please add these additions and more updates *2026-07-12, version 1.1.18* I love Trainz simulator 3. This game is so realistic and I love the locomotives in the game in it is really fun to play. Can you please let us make our own world like in Trainz simulator 2 and that what’s make me like trainz simulator 2 a little bit better. Can you please add a Thomas the tank engine pack with Thomas, Annie and Clarabel and make it free so everyone can have it because I am a absolutely huge Thomas fan and Thomas fans would enjoy having Thomas in this game. Can we also add crash physics please. Having crash physics would be awesome and one thing that would separate it from other Trainz simulators instead of just stopping. Also can we have some free British maps and trains, free Amtrak passenger trains and some more Australian Locomotives like Pacific National DL class locomotives and if your gonna have Indian pacific passenger cars please have Indian pacific locomotives please. Other than those gripes I have with this game regardless this game is amazing and I recommend for train fans to buy this game and please add these additions and give this game more upgrades to make this game even better. --- *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 2026-09-01.*