Transport Fever 3 Sets September 29 Release Across PC and Consoles
The series' predecessor sold over a million copies in 2019, and the new game's $24 million budget signals a major scale-up for a niche simulation franchise.
Key Facts
- Transport Fever 3 releases on September 29, 2026 for PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG.com, plus PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
- The game's budget is $24 million, approximately 3.7 billion yen at announcement time, with 90% allocated to game development.
- The Deluxe Edition includes 11 vehicles such as the Concorde and two buildings like the Eiffel Tower.
- Pre-orders began August 26, 2026, with a 10% loyalty discount for Transport Fever 2 owners valid until 14 days after release.
- Transport Fever 2 sold over one million copies in 2019.
Reporting from 2 sources: Automaton, Game Spark.
Paradox Interactive announced during the gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 broadcast on August 26 that Transport Fever 3, developed by Urban Games, will release on September 29, 2026 for PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG.com, as well as PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The game is the latest entry in the Transport Fever series, in which players build and manage logistics networks spanning railways, roads, and sea routes across four environmental areas: temperate, desert, tropical, and subarctic. It features over 250 types of trains, buses, trams, trucks, ships, and airplanes, with day/night cycles and weather systems. The title was first announced in May 2025 with a budget of $24 million, approximately 3.7 billion yen at the time, funded from internal resources, with 90% allocated to game development. Publishing duties were confirmed in May this year. Alongside the standard edition, a Deluxe Edition includes real vehicles such as the Concorde, London Bus, and TEE, plus landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and Taj Mahal, and wild animals including orcas and Komodo dragons. A Collector's Edition with a statue, art book, and card game is also available. Pre-orders began today, with a 10% loyalty discount for Transport Fever 2 owners.
- Pre-order bonuses include three items: the ship "TS Queen Mary," the "Great Pyramid of Giza," and an "Asian Elephant" wild animal.
- The Deluxe Edition contains 11 machines including the Concorde and two buildings such as the Eiffel Tower, per Game Spark's count.
- The Collector's Edition adds a statue, art book, and card game on top of the Deluxe content.
- Footage shown during the broadcast highlights mod tools and the map editor, plus iconic buildings such as Japanese castles.
- Transport systems evolve over time, starting with horse-drawn carriages and steam locomotives and advancing to jets, ultra-large tankers, and helicopters.
- Transport Fever 2 sold over a million copies in 2019, a figure the summary did not attribute to the predecessor's performance.
- The 10% loyalty discount for Transport Fever 2 owners applies across the same platform and stays valid until 14 days after release.
- Game Spark lists the release date as September 29, 2026; Automaton's headline says September 30, a discrepancy between the two outlets.
- Paradox Interactive announced the title on August 26 during the gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 broadcast, which also served as the venue for the release date reveal.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.