Early Access Games

NIMBY Rails has been in Early Access on Steam for 5 years, 10 months, since Jan 26, 2021. The last update to NIMBY Rails was posted 3 months ago (Aug 18, 2026). Updates to NIMBY Rails arrive about every 9 days over the past year. NIMBY Rails peaked at 219 players in the last 24 hours.

In early access5 years, 10 monthssince Jan 26, 2021
Last update3 months agoAug 18, 2026
Updates, 90 days1about every 9 days
Players, 24-hour peak219
Positive reviews89%of 2,255
Price$19.99

Update activity, past year

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A year ago6 updates in the past yearThis week

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Is NIMBY Rails still being updated?

The last update to NIMBY Rails was posted 3 months ago, on Aug 18, 2026. That is longer than a month, but within the last three. Over the past year updates to NIMBY Rails have come about every 9 days.

  1. PatchVersion 1.19.10
  2. Major updateVersion 1.19
  3. PatchVersion 1.18.30
  4. PatchVersion 1.18.27
  5. PatchVersion 1.18.26
  6. Major updateVersion 1.18
  7. PatchVersion 1.17.11
  8. Major updateVersion 1.17
  9. PatchVersion 1.16.16
  10. Major updateVersion 1.16
14 earlier updates and other posts
  1. PatchVersion 1.15.17
  2. UpdateVersion 1.15
  3. PatchVersion 1.14.26
  4. PatchVersion 1.14.24
  5. PatchVersion 1.14.23
  6. Major updateVersion 1.14
  7. Major updateVersion 1.14 is now in the beta branch
  8. Major updateVersion 1.13
  9. Major updateVersion 1.12
  10. Major updateVersion 1.11
  11. PatchVersion 1.10.16
  12. Major updateVersion 1.10
  13. PatchVersion 1.9.20
  14. PatchVersion 1.9.18
  15. NewsDevblog for October 2026
  16. NewsDevblog for May 2026
  17. NewsDevblog for March 2026
  18. NewsDevblog for September 2025
  19. NewsVersion 1.17 is now in the beta branch
  20. NewsDevblog for June 2025
  21. NewsDevblog for May 2025
  22. NewsVersion 1.16 is now in the beta branch

How long has NIMBY Rails been in early access?

NIMBY Rails entered Early Access on Steam on Jan 26, 2021 and has been in it for 5 years, 10 months.

How many people are playing NIMBY Rails?

NIMBY Rails peaked at 219 players on Steam in the last 24 hours.

What is NIMBY Rails?

Steam users tag NIMBY Rails as Transportation, Simulation, Management, Economy and Building. NIMBY Rails is online co-op and priced at $19.99, and 89% of its 2,255 Steam reviews are positive.

Design and run your own railroads for the real world. Solve global transportation dilemmas. Unleash your inner railway engineer and transit policy manager.

How Weird and Wry describes it on its Steam store page, which also has the developer's own answer on how long it expects to stay in early access.

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Steam tags: Transportation, Simulation, Management, Economy, Building, Sandbox, Open World, Singleplayer, City Builder, 2D.

StatusSlowing
Early access sinceJan 26, 2021
Last updateAug 18, 2026
Typical gap9 days between updates
Playing now177 (Nov 14, 23:48 UTC)
7-day peak219
Steam reviews89% positive of 2,255
Price$19.99
PlayOnline co-op
Steam DeckPlayable
PlatformsWindows, Linux
DeveloperWeird and Wry
PublisherWeird and Wry

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