Mashinky vs Railway Empire

voted for Mashinky (don't have those two, but i'd try it first)

also consider Factorio

Railway empire seems to suffer from the DLC disorder that plagues video games these days so I would say Mashinky.

I don't own any of the games, but Railway Empire has some DLCs - and they are releasing some more I think. I don't want to start a discussion about DLCs in general, but in that case I'd wait until there is a Complete Edition or such.

I don't have either so I won't vote, but I like the tilt-shift effect in the screenshots of Mashinky. It gives a feeling of a huge diorama rather than the real world

Get Locoland.

FWIW, Mashinky is on my wishlist, the other is not, though I've played neither.

I don't own any of these, but after watching some gameplay videos on YT, I would definitely get Mashinky.

I have both on my wishlist, if I was about to choose just one I think I'd go with Mashinky, it has slightly better reviews and overall reception. However, it's also in early access so I wouldn't play it immediately, right now railway empire is a better pick.

I just got Railway Empire but haven't tried it yet. It was on my wishlist for a LONG time.

Mashinky is still on my wishlist... waiting for it to develop some more content and maybe come down in price some.

I would agree with Archi. Right now, the choice would be Railway Empire. Long-term I think it would be Mashinky.

A couple of other options: Train Fever and its sequel Transport Fever.

(One other thought: if you loved Railroad Tycoon 1 and 2 but hated Railroad Tycoon 3, I think there's a chance that you won't care for any of these games).

I love the railroad tycoon games, even RT3, so went for Railway Empire - it has its own issues, but they have updated recently and are still actively working through all the feedback (Which is nice) and do actively engage with people on their forums. As for Railroad Tycoon 3, I switched very quickly to playing the much improved Hawk and Badger version called RT3 Trainmaster Expert Addition - much, much better :)
http://hawkdawg.com/rrt/rrt3/TM/
having said that Mashinky is still on my wishlist :oP

have both and played them too :)
Railway Empire is more casual game but have something no other new rail game has (including mashinky) - competition (at least it didn't have as I've played it a few months back) the most important thing in there is start, first few minutes you played good you will have money rolling later. Very enjoyable game I have to say.
Mashinky will, propably, be much more complicated game and more similiar to Transport Tycoon or old railway games. It has very interesting quest system.
Graphic is very different too - Mashinky more like TT as said before with 3d cam for moving or obsercing how your trains are going. RE has more colorfull 3d grahics.
All in all both are great games. For now I had more fun with Railway Empire but when Mashinky will be closer to release date and with enemy companies it will be better game I think.

I own neither, I just wanted to congratulate a fellow Railroad Tycoon fan! have you played The Second Century expansion for Railroad Tycoon 2? RT2 Is now 32-bit (so i runs on 64-bit machines) and is available on Steam (heavily region-restricted) or GOG (ROW), and goes on sale for about $1.25.

I, too, infinitely prefer RT2 to RT3/Sid Meier's Railroads. RT2 looked "real", not "cartoony." The Isometric view was a huge plus for me as well.

both are good, just depends if you want a game like Railroad Tycoon or one like Transport Tycoon
Railroad Tycoon -> Railway Empire
Transport Tycoon -> Mashinky