About Chris Sawyer's Locomotion
Chris Sawyer's Locomotion is a transport business simulation designed by Chris Sawyer, the creator of Transport Tycoon and RollerCoaster Tycoon. First released in 2004, it is often seen as the spiritual successor to Transport Tycoon. Your goal is to build a profitable transportation empire by connecting towns and industries across large, detailed landscapes. Starting with a modest budget, you lay routes, buy vehicles and grow your company from a small local operation into a network that spans the whole map.
Railways are the backbone of the game. You lay track over hills and rivers, build bridges, tunnels and stations, and set up signals so that several trains can share the same lines safely. Alongside trains you can run trams, buses and trucks on roads, ships along rivers and coasts and aircraft between airports. Each industry produces and needs specific goods, such as coal for power stations or oil for refineries, so smart planning of supply chains is the key to profit.
Vehicles and technology change as the years pass. Campaigns start in eras as early as 1900, when early locomotives and horse-drawn wagons dominate, and progress towards modern high-speed trains and jet aircraft. Towns grow when they are well connected, creating more passengers and demand for goods. You compete with rival companies controlled by the computer, each with its own personality, and the stock market lets you buy shares or even take over competitors when they weaken.
The game offers around 40 scenarios with different objectives, from reaching a set company value to transporting a certain amount of cargo, as well as a landscape editor for creating your own maps. A two-player network mode is also included. With its charming isometric graphics, deep economic simulation and classic tycoon gameplay, Locomotion is a great pick for players who enjoy building complex networks and watching their transport empire come to life.
Key Features
- Transport empire – Trains, buses and ships.
- Track building – Bridges, tunnels, signals.
- Supply chains – Link industries and towns.
- Historic eras – From 1900 to modern days.
- AI rivals – Compete and take over.
- Scenarios – Around 40 challenges.
- Map editor – Create your own lands.
- Classic design – By Chris Sawyer.
PC Version and Compatibility
The game runs on Windows. The minimum setup is Windows XP or newer, a 1.8 GHz processor, 512 MB of RAM, a DirectX 7 compatible 3D graphics card and 2 GB of storage. Language: English. As a lightweight classic, it runs comfortably on almost any modern desktop or laptop, and the GOG version is prepared to work smoothly on current Windows systems without extra setup.
Global Activation & What You Receive
This GOG key unlocks the full game Chris Sawyer's Locomotion. It is a Global key that can be activated worldwide. Sign in to your GOG account, open gog.com/redeem, enter the code and the game is added to your library, where you can download it directly or through GOG Galaxy.
Why Buy This Game?
Why buy it? It is a classic, deep transport tycoon from a legendary designer, perfect for fans of building rail networks.
Related Games
Running a railway company through the age of rapid expansion, Railroad Corporation offers the same rail business management. Building rail lines between growing towns, Train Fever GOG.COM Key Global shares the same transport business focus. Expanding road, rail, water and air networks across eras, Transport Fever 2 delivers the same tycoon depth. Laying track and running freight across historic periods, Railway Empire 2 rewards the same careful railway planning.
