# Transport Tycoon Deluxe

14 Hacker News commenters recommended Transport Tycoon Deluxe and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 8 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend this classic for its hundreds of hours of fun, nostalgic appeal and deep train logistics. Critics say it lacks a real economy model.

## Why people recommend it

- Long hours of replayable fun (2 comments): "I guess this is like playing Transport Fever 2 for me, because I have spent many hundreds of hours playing this game before." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49259315)) "For some people it's the game. Like I played the original (not even TTD, just TT) and this is still a very fun game." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48696741))
- Childhood nostalgia and fond memories (2 comments): "I'm a big fan of transport tycoon, used to play it for hours as a kid" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46661757)) "I remember old tile-based games (like SimCity or Transport Tycoon)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49946441))
- Deep logistics and train links (2 comments): "I really admired Transport Tycoon which had those 3 additionals transport channels." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47058830)) "I was much happier making train links between coal mines and power stations" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46036257))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [OpenTTD](https://hackerapproved.com/p/openttd.md): 44 recommend
- [Pizza Tycoon](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pizza-tycoon.md): 6 recommend
- [Fast Food Tycoon 2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fast-food-tycoon-2.md): 5 recommend
- [Wall Street Raider](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wall-street-raider.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Transport Tycoon Deluxe", https://hackerapproved.com/p/transport-tycoon/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).