Gaming Minds Studios and Kalypso have come out and announced at GamesCom 2022 that the sequel to Railway Empire is set to release in 2023. Expect it to come out on Steam and the Xbox Game Pass and possibly the Epic Games Store too.

Complete with sprawling maps depicting the entirety of Europe and North America, the game will feature much larger maps than the previous game. Two large maps will cover the entirety of the US and Continental Europe, while smaller regional maps will put detail on specific areas.

Railway Empire 2 also promises to have more intuitive, improved track construction with automatically placed signals, larger train stations, and real-time terraforming. There will also be 60 historical steam engines in the game, which begins in the early 1800s and focuses on running train companies in the 19th century amid the railway-driven industrial revolution.

This train-building sequel will clearly focus on its strengths, and Kalypso’s announcement mentions difficulty settings catering to both casual trainset-builders and those who like tough transport logistics.

Railway Empire 2 was revealed as in development early last year, but we’ve heard little about it since. It’ll once again have main characters to play as, each with their own abilities, alongside five campaigns, 14 different scenarios, and a free-play mode.

You can read the full announcement for Railway Empire 2 on Steam, as well as check out its Steam page.