Train Sim World 2

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Train Sim World 2 is the second game of the Train Sim World series. It was released on August 20th, 2020 on Steam, Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, and was released on July 29th, 2021 on Epic Games Store alongside a one week free giveaway funded by Epic Games.

Routes and Locomotives[]

See Routes

The base game of Train Sim World 2 comes with 3 routes:

Sand Patch Grade - 52 mile route between Cumberland and Rockwood, featuring the CSX AC4400CW, SD40-2 and GP38-2.
Schnellfahrstrecke Köln-Aachen - 70 kilometre section of high speed railway between Cologne and Aachen in Germany. Features the DB BR 406 ICE 3M high speed EMU and the DB BR 442 EMU.
Bakerloo Line - 14 mile London Underground line featuring the 1972 Mark 2 Stock.

Editing Tools[]

Train Sim World 2 comes with two new editing tools; the Livery Designer and Scenario Planner. These allow users to create custom liveries for the locomotives in the game and create new scenarios for featured routes. It has also be announced, due to the community feedback and backlash the older "preserved collection" of routes are going to be given support with the new Scenario Planner.

New Features[]

Train Sim World 2 also includes new adhesion physics for more realistic gameplay, as well as improved dynamic skies to improve the visuals of the game. The game is also updated for support of 4K.

Preserved Collection[]

See Preserved Collection

Train Sim World 2 version differences[]

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Game Version	Steam	Xbox network		Playstation Network	Epic Games Store
Platform	Windows	XBOX AMD devices	Windows 10	Playstation AMD devices	Windows
Supported OS	Windows	Xbox OS	Windows 10	Orbis OS (FreeBSD)	Windows
Supported Graphics	AMD/Nvidia	AMD	AMD/Nvidia	AMD	AMD/Nvidia
Graphics API	DirectX 11	DirectX 12	DirectX 11	PlayStation Shader Language	DirectX 11
Mouse & Keyboard	Yes	Full keyboard and partial mouse support (unofficial)	Yes	Full keyboard and partial mouse support (unofficial)	Yes
Gamepad support	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Supported Controllers	XO Controller XS Controller X360 Controller	XO Controller XS Controller	XO Controller XS Controller X360 Controller	DS4 (not supported on Native PS5 version) DS5	XO Controller XS Controller X360 Controller
Cloud Save support	not supported	Yes (Xbox Play Anywhere between Xbox AMD&Windows 10 Versions		Yes (PSN Plus required)	not supported
Physical release	DVD (one time activation key)	Blu-Ray	No	Blu-Ray	No
Digital release	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Raildriver support	Yes	not supported (Disabled)	not supported (Disabled)	not supported (Disabled)	Yes
TrackIR support	Yes (future)	not supported (Disabled)	not supported (Disabled)	not supported (Disabled)	Yes
Livery sharing support	Yes (via Creators Club)	Yes (via Creators Club)	Yes (via Creators Club)	Yes (via Creators Club)	Yes (via Creators Club)
Scenario sharing support	Yes (via Creators Club)	Yes (via Creators Club)	Yes (via Creators Club)	Yes (via Creators Club)	Yes (via Creators Club)
Mod support	not officially supported	not supported	not officially supported	not supported	not officially supported
Timetable	Full PC Timetable	XB&XBX - Reduced Console Timetable or Full PC Timetable (Depending per route) XSX&XSS - Full PC Timetable	Full PC Timetable	PS4&PS4PRO - Reduced Console Timetable or Full PC Timetable (Depending per route) PS5 - Full PC Timetable	Full PC Timetable
Passengers numbers	200	XB&XBX - 100 XSS&XSX - 200	200	PS4&PS4PRO - 100 PS5 - 200	200
Graphics settings	Steam	Xbox network (Xbox AMD version)	Xbox network (Windows 10)	Playstation Network	Epic Games Store
Aspect ratios	4:3, 16:9, 16:10 & 21:9	16:9 only	4:3, 16:9, 16:10 & 21:9	16:9 only	4:3, 16:9, 16:10 & 21:9
Customisable graphics settings	More detailed, user-defined	XB&XBX - No XSS - Selectable Resolution XBX - No	More detailed, user-defined	PS4&PS4 PRO - No PS5 - No	More detailed, user-defined
Graphics Opinions	user-defined	XB&XBX - No XSX&XSS- Yes	user-defined	Playstation 4 - No Playstation 4 Pro - Yes	user-defined
Game Resolution & FPS	user-defined	XB - 1920x1080p @ 30fps XBX - 3840×2160p @ 60fps XSS - 1920x1080p @ 60fps XSS - 3840×2160p @ 30fps XSX - 3840×2160p @ 60fps	user-defined	Playstation 4 - 1920x1080p @ 30fps Playstation 4 Pro - 3840×2160p @ 60fps Playstation 5 3840×2160p @ 60fps	user-defined
Graphic settings	user-defined	XB&XBX - Low settings XSX&XSS - High settings	user-defined	PS4&PS4Pro - Low settings PS5 - High settings	user-defined
Texture	user-defined	XB&XBX - Reduced Texture Quality / Sizes XSX&XSS - PC quality texture detail	user-defined	PS4&PS4Pro - Reduced Texture Quality / Sizes PS5 - PC quality texture detail	user-defined
Distance Field Shadows	user-defined	XB&XBX - Disabled XSX&XSS - Enabled	user-defined	PS4&PS4Pro - Disabled PS5 - Enabled	user-defined