Subway Simulator 2D vs Tram Machinist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Subway Simulator 2D
Experience the life of a subway train driver in a vast city metro system. Transport passengers across 21 lines and 89 stations, managing speed, signals, and stops. Unlock new lines, upgrade trains, and customize their appearance as you explore over 100 km of tracks.
- Explore 89 stations on 21 metro lines
- Drive underground, overground, and underwater rails
- Upgrade train speed, acceleration, and brakes
- Learn real subway signaling system
- Customize train paint
- Realistic train and ambient sounds
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Become a subway train driver and explore the whole metro system of the city (89 unique stations on 21 lines) which contains more than 100 kilometers of underground, overground, and underwater rails. Experience what it takes to be a subway train operator in this railroad driving simulation game and transport as many passengers as you can across the rapid transit system. Learn a real subway signaling system, drive the train at an appropriate speed, stop carefully at the end of each station, pick up all passengers, and get to the final station as soon as possible. There are a lot of things to do in the game. Earn coins by transporting fully animated passengers to unlock new metro lines and useful train upgrades, get huge rewards by discovering new stations, change the look of any train to your liking, study the city map to get better knowledge of the whole metro system, enjoy driving in the opposite direction, beat your time records, or just enjoy realistic sounds you have never heard in any subway simulator during driving a train. Subway Simulator 2D features: - Explore the giant city with 89 unique stations on 21 lines - Drive through 3 types of railroad (underground, overground, underwater) - Upgrade the maximal speed, acceleration, and brakes of your trains to progress faster - Upgrade your stamina to explore new areas and get closer to the final station - Learn the real subway signaling system (traffic lights) in a progressive and simple tutorial - Visit a mini paint shop to change the paint of your trains to your liking - Meet trains going in the opposite direction across the metro system - Simple game controls (power button, brake button, door button) - Real train and ambient sounds There is no time to waste, driver! Get into the cabin and enjoy driving in the Subway Simulator 2D, the biggest world of subways you have ever seen in one game!
Tram Machinist
Experience the life of a city tram driver. Pick up passengers and adhere to all traffic regulations while navigating urban streets. This simulation game offers a realistic driving experience.
- City tram driving simulation
- Passenger transport
- Traffic rule adherence
- Realistic urban environment
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Enjoy being a tram driver in the middle of the city. Take the passengers and follow the traffic rules! Download Tram Machinist now and play!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Subway Simulator 2D at 4.5 against Tram Machinist's 2.7. Subway Simulator 2D also leads on ratings volume (23 vs 3). Tram Machinist's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 73%). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Subway Simulator 2D sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Tram Machinist asks for nothing beyond the download.
Subway Simulator 2D holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subway Simulator 2D has 23 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Subway Simulator 2D's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tram Machinist's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Subway Simulator 2D ships an update every 6 months, Tram Machinist monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Subway Simulator 2D | Tram Machinist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (23 ratings) — better | 2.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Viktorin | Studio Billion Oyun Teknolojileri Anonim Sirketi |
Customer experience
Subway Simulator 2D
Tram Machinist
In-app purchases
Subway Simulator 2D
- STANDARD PACK$3.99
- PREMIUM PACK$7.99
Tram Machinist
No in-app purchases
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