Ranking updated
Best transport tycoon games in 2026
To run a logistics company across European cities, matching cargo to trucks and trailers and clearing borders, with trips that keep going while the app is closed, Carcato: Dispatch. For the classic transport empire of road, rail, sea and air on a touch screen, Transport Tycoon. For a deep trucking company manager with depots across Europe and North America, Virtual Truck Manager 3. For a casual railroad tycoon, Pocket Trains. Full breakdown below.
How we picked: we read each game’s own App Store and Google Play description for what you manage, which vehicles and maps it has, and whether it runs while you are away. We do not quote prices; check them in the store for your country.
A logistics company game
Carcato: Dispatch is an asynchronous transport management game. You start in Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Germany or France with equal funds and equipment and expand into new markets from Ukraine and Moldova to Germany, France and the Benelux, with mainland Italy added in an update. You grow from a delivery van to rigid trucks and tractor units, compare contracts, match cargo to a truck and trailer, assign a driver and check the expected profit and arrival time. Driver skills, fatigue, vehicle condition and operating costs shape your choices, borders outside the customs union cost time and fees, and trips and repairs continue while the app is closed. It needs an internet connection and is available in 13 languages, including English, Ukrainian, Polish and German.
The classic transport tycoon
Transport Tycoon brings the original PC game to mobile with bigger worlds, deeper simulation and land, sea and air vehicles, built around a touch screen interface for constructing and maintaining your network.
Trucking company and railroad managers
Virtual Truck Manager 3 builds a trucking company one delivery at a time: buy trucks, assign trailers, schedule routes, hire and train drivers and mechanics, and grow depots across Europe and North America. Pocket Trains from NimbleBit is a lighter railroad tycoon where you manage several railroads, collect parts to build trains from steamers to diesels, and complete daily events.
| Game | You run | Vehicles | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carcato: DispatchCensuusApp Store | a logistics company across European road routes | vans, rigid trucks, tractor units and trailers | iPhone, iPad |
| Transport TycoonApp Store | a transport company and its network | land, sea and air vehicles | iPhone, iPad |
| Virtual Truck Manager 3App Store | a trucking company with depots | trucks and trailers | iPhone, iPad |
| Pocket TrainsApp StoreGoogle Play | several railroads hauling cargo | trains from steamers to diesels | iOS, Android |
Frequently asked questions
Is there a trucking company game for iPhone?
Carcato: Dispatch and Virtual Truck Manager 3 both let you run a trucking company on iPhone and iPad, buying trucks and trailers, hiring drivers and opening depots.
Is Transport Tycoon on mobile?
Yes, Transport Tycoon is on the App Store with land, sea and air vehicles and a touch screen interface.
Is there a transport tycoon game for Android?
Pocket Trains, a railroad tycoon from NimbleBit, is on Google Play as well as the App Store.
Does a logistics game keep running when I close it?
In Carcato: Dispatch trips and repairs continue while the app is closed, and you come back to results, costs and new contracts. It needs an internet connection.