Transport Tycoon

Transport Tycoon
DOS cover art
Publisher(s)MicroProse
Producer(s)Steve Ramsden
Designer(s)Chris Sawyer
Programmer(s)Chris Sawyer
Artist(s)Simon Foster
Composer(s)John Broomhall
Platform(s)MS-DOS, Mac, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Android, iOS
Release
November 1994
  • MS-DOS
    • NA/EU: November 1994
    Macintosh
  • PlayStation 1
    • EU: September 15, 1997
    • JP: August 6, 1998
  • Sega Saturn
    • JP: November 20, 1997
  • iOS, Android
    • WW: October 3, 2013
Genre(s)Business simulation
Mode(s)Single-player

Transport Tycoon is a business simulation game designed and programmed by Chris Sawyer, and published by MicroProse on 15 November 1994 for DOS. It is a transport business simulation game, presented in an isometric view in 2D with graphics by Simon Foster, in which the player acts as a transport company owner, who competes against rival companies to make as much profit as possible by transporting passengers and various goods by road, rail, sea and air.

Transport Tycoon Deluxe is an expanded and improved version of the original game, released in 1995. A version for Android and iOS was released on 3 October 2013 based on the sequel, Chris Sawyer's Locomotion. A fan-made game engine recreation OpenTTD is also available. In November 2024, Atari SA acquired the IP rights from Chris Sawyer.