Theme Hospital vs Software Inc. vs Railroad Tycoon 3 vs Sid Meier's Railroads!

Side-by-side breakdown of reviews, playtime, current prices, and buy/wait/skip verdicts.

Compare	Theme Hospital	Software Inc.	Railroad Tycoon 3	Sid Meier's Railroads!
Release year	1997	2015	2003	2006
Genres	Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy	Simulator, Strategy, Indie	Simulator, Strategy	Simulator, Strategy
Platforms	PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS	Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac	PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac	PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Metacritic	90	—	85	75
User rating	86%	79%	83%	76%
Avg. playtime	—	—	—	—
Best price	$4.99 EA Store	$22.99 Steam	$7.13$7.92 GamesPlanet UK	$7.82 GamesPlanet FR
Discount	—	—	-10%	—
Lowest tracked	—	$17.24	$2.50	$2.50
Developer	Bullfrog Productions	Coredumping	PopTop Software	Firaxis Games
Publisher	Electronic Arts	Coredumping	Gathering of Developers	2K Games, Feral Interactive
Buy / Wait / Skip	BuyStrong reviews	WaitGood reviews — wait for a sale	BuyStrong reviews	WaitGood reviews — wait for a sale