What Urban Games does

Urban Games GmbH is an independent Swiss video game developer founded in 2013 and headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. The company specializes in transport tycoon simulation games and has built a single-product franchise across four titles: Train Fever (2014), Transport Fever (2016), Transport Fever 2 (2019), and the announced Transport Fever 3 (2026). It serves simulation game enthusiasts on PC and console platforms, with a focus on long-form creative gameplay through campaign and endless sandbox modes, modular station design, dynamic urban development tied to player transport decisions, and Steam Workshop modding support.

The company's core technology is a proprietary transport simulation game engine featuring realistic vehicle simulation with aging mechanics, modular station customization, and an editable and paintable terrain system. Internal diagnostic tools support stability monitoring and troubleshooting during software errors and crashes. Distribution is digital-first through Steam for PC, Mac, and Linux and through PlayStation and Xbox storefronts for consoles. The studio is led by founder-CEO Basil Weber and founder-CTO Urban Weber, with a headcount of 11-50 employees.

Urban Games operates a pure product-led, consumer-only revenue model based on one-time game purchases, with no subscription, DLC, or enterprise sales channels disclosed. Marketing is community-driven, leveraging content creator monetization permissions on YouTube and Twitch, the Steam Workshop modding ecosystem, and organic social channels (Twitter/X, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn). The studio is self-funded after a single early capital infusion of approximately $321,415 in March 2013, and reports that each release has sold millions of copies and reached profitability within the first weeks of launch.

Name

Urban Games

Legal name

Urban Games GmbH

Website

https://urbangames.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Urban Games GmbH is an independent Swiss developer of transport tycoon simulation games, serving PC and console simulation enthusiasts worldwide through the Transport Fever franchise distributed via Steam, PlayStation Store, and Xbox Store.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Schaffhausen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Game Sales: One-time purchase revenue from selling video games through digital distribution platforms (Steam) and console storefronts. Each game has become profitable within the first weeks of launch, selling millions of copies worldwide.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Urban Games develops and self-publishes transport tycoon simulation video games under the Transport Fever series. Each title allows players to build and manage transport networks across land, sea, and air spanning more than a century of evolving technology, with features such as dynamic urban development, modular stations, realistic vehicle simulation, and Steam Workshop modding support. Games are sold as one-time digital purchases through Steam, PlayStation Store, and Xbox Store to PC and console gamers worldwide.

Product overview

Urban Games is an independent video game developer that creates transport simulation games. The company has developed a series of progressive titles: Train Fever (2014) as the foundational entry, followed by Transport Fever (2016) as the second installment with expanded features, Transport Fever 2 (2019) as the current flagship with full feature set including campaign mode, map editor, over 200 vehicles, and Steam Workshop support, and the announced Transport Fever 3 (2026) for next-generation platforms. All games share core transport simulation mechanics but represent distinct products at different stages of the lifecycle.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transport Fever 3 The upcoming third installment in the Transport Fever transport simulation series for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Lets players build routes that transform the world across land, sea, and sky using over a century of evolving transport options, aiming to deliver bigger, deeper, and more dynamic gameplay than its predecessor. Targeted at simulation game enthusiasts who want long-form tycoon gameplay.
• Transport Fever 2 The current flagship transport simulation game in the Transport Fever series, available on PC (Windows, Mac, Linux) and consoles (PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One/Series X|S). Features endless game, campaign mode, a map editor with three landscape types, over 200 vehicles spanning trains, buses, ships, and aircraft, passenger and cargo transport, editable and paintable terrain, dynamic urban development, modular stations, and extensive modding with Steam Workshop support. Targeted at simulation game enthusiasts who want deep, replayable transport tycoon gameplay.
• Transport Fever The original Transport Fever transport simulation game, released for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Lets players start a transport company, construct stations, airports, and harbors, and connect areas requiring transport services across land, sea, and air. Features endless game, campaign mode, over 120 vehicles, passenger and cargo transport, modifiable terrain, dynamic urban development, realistic vehicle simulation and aging, and Steam Workshop modding support. Targeted at simulation game enthusiasts.
• Train Fever The debut game from Urban Games, released in September 2014 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Set in the year 1850, it lets players establish a transport company, build railway infrastructure and stations, purchase vehicles, manage lines, and watch cities evolve dynamically. Features endless gameplay, over 50 vehicles, passenger and cargo transport, modifiable terrain, dynamic urban development, realistic vehicle simulation, and extensive modding support. Targeted at simulation game enthusiasts.

Quantifiable outcome

• Each game became profitable within the first weeks after launch
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Steam (Valve)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSteam serves as the primary digital distribution platform for Urban Games' PC titles. The company maintains an official Steam store page for Transport Fever 3, and Steam Workshop integration enables modding community support. This is the core distribution channel for all PC game sales.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Dovetail Games: Developer of Train Simulator and Train Sim World, the most established competitor in train and rail simulation on PC and console. Directly comparable to Urban Games' Train Fever and Transport Fever series as a transport tycoon specialist with multi-platform releases.
• Astragon Entertainment: Publisher of simulation titles including Transport Fever (as physical distribution partner) and other vehicle/transport-focused games. Directly comparable as a specialist in transport and infrastructure simulation publishing, sharing channel and audience with Urban Games.
• Dinosaur Polo Club: Independent studio behind Mini Metro and Mini Motorways, both minimalist transport simulation games for PC and consoles. Closely comparable to Urban Games as a small independent developer focused on transport-themed strategy/simulation experiences across PC and console storefronts.
• Colossal Order: Developer of the Cities: Skylines series, a city-building simulation with strong transport/infrastructure mechanics published by Paradox Interactive. Comparable as a specialist simulation studio building deep, modding-friendly PC games that share the transport-tycoon audience with Transport Fever.

Broad incumbents

• Kalypso Media: Publisher of simulation and management games including the Tropico and Railway Empire series. Comparable as a publisher with deep exposure to transport/infrastructure management simulation adjacent to Urban Games' niche.
• Paradox Interactive: Swedish publisher of strategy and simulation games including Cities: Skylines and the Transport Fever series. Comparable as the publisher of Urban Games' own titles and a broader simulation/strategy incumbent whose audience overlaps heavily with the Transport Fever community.
• Asobo Studio: Developer of Microsoft Flight Simulator in partnership with Microsoft. Comparable as a high-end PC and console simulation developer serving enthusiast audiences with deep, transport-themed experiences.
• Nacon: Publisher of simulation and racing titles (including Train Life and transport-themed games). Comparable as a broader gaming publisher with significant overlap into transport and simulation categories adjacent to Urban Games.
• Frontier Developments: UK-based developer and publisher of simulation franchises including Planet Coaster, Planet Zoo, and Jurassic World Evolution. Comparable as a larger simulation incumbent operating across management, building, and life-sim categories that overlap with Urban Games' simulation audience.

Emerging players

• Toplitz Productions: Publisher of simulation and management titles including Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic and railway/builder games. Comparable as a smaller, transport-focused publisher whose catalogue and audience overlap with the Transport Fever franchise.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/transportfever
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCwU5oERCBunenjDsAMDikqQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/TransportFeverGame
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/urban-games-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/transportfever3

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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