**Game Information:**
- Title: Train Simulator 2014 (Also known as Railworks 5: Train Simulator 2014)
- Developer: Dovetail Games (Previously known as RailSimulator.com)
- Publisher: Dovetail Games (Previously known as RailSimulator.com)
- Release Date: September 26, 2013
- Platforms: Microsoft Windows
**Features and Overview:**
- **Realistic Train Simulation:** Train Simulator 2014 aims to provide a highly realistic train-driving experience with accurate train models, detailed routes, and authentic controls.
- **Extensive Train Collection:** The game offers an extensive collection of trains from various historical and modern eras, allowing players to experience different locomotives and rolling stock.
- **Real-World Routes:** Train Simulator 2014 includes a selection of real-world routes in different locations, offering diverse environments and challenges for players to explore.
- **Scenario-based Gameplay:** Players can participate in various scenarios and missions, such as passenger transportation, freight hauling, and more, along the included routes.
- **User-Generated Content:** The game supports user-generated content through the Steam Workshop, enabling players to create and share custom routes, trains, and scenarios.
**Gameplay:**
In Train Simulator 2014, players take on the role of a train driver and experience the intricacies of operating different trains on various real-world routes. The game provides a highly authentic and detailed train-driving experience, including accurately modeled controls, realistic physics, and dynamic weather conditions.
Players must handle various aspects of train operation, such as starting and stopping, adjusting speed, coupling and decoupling cars, and following accurate signaling and safety procedures.
**System Requirements (PC):**
As of my last update in September 2021, the minimum system requirements for Train Simulator 2014 on PC were as follows:
- **Minimum System Requirements:**
- OS: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
- Processor: 2.8 GHz Core 2 Duo (3.2 GHz Core 2 Duo recommended)
- RAM: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 256 MB with Pixel Shader 3.0 (512 MB or higher recommended)
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 6 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Audio Device