Sid Meier's Railroads! – this is the atmosphere of the railway business, where you have to carefully think through routes and send freight or passenger trains to travel along them. The game is made in the spirit of old classic strategies, where you have to engage in the economical development of the company's affairs and increase profits through planning and successful development. It is necessary to lay tracks for the presented transport, creating connections and road chains between necessary and advantageous points.

The main task in Sid Meier's Railroads is to build a successful business and gain the status of a true tycoon with a large and functioning railway system. You have to improve resource management so as not to burn out at the start of the business. The player is able to track financial expenses and profits in real time, planning ahead for plans for the promotion and development of the company. Deliberate action must be taken to build new stations and open trade routes.

Subsequently, new trains must be put on the rails, capable of delivering or sending resources in order to convert goods into currency. There is an opportunity to offer the city transportation of passengers, increasing its cash flow and increasing income from successful fraud in the market. There are various types of carriages and locomotives themselves, which act as tractors, available to choose from. Throughout the campaign, you need to complete incoming tasks and improve the capabilities of available technologies.