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Released 29 September 2026 on PC, macOS, Linux, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Compare the editions and current store details.
All 32 industries & production chain recipes
Transport Fever 3 has 32 industries: 13 raw producers that run without input and 19 processing plants and factories with fixed recipes. A Steel Mill, for example, turns 6 Iron Ore + 6 Coal into 3 Steel + 4 Sheet Metal. Filter all 32 by climate or tier below, or pick a town cargo to trace its full chain.
Cargo transfers & the 5 warehouse types
In Transport Fever 3, cargo only changes lines through a warehouse. Build one inside the catchment of both stations, use a Liquid, Bulk, Flatbed or Goods module per cargo type (or a Universal warehouse for a mix), then run a separate line to the consumer. Cargo will not wait on a platform for the next line.
Town demands: all 15 growth cargoes
Towns in Transport Fever 3 buy 15 cargo types: 7 for Town Shops (Beverages, Books, Canned Food, Clothes, Fish, Meat, Vegetables) and 8 for Town Industry (Bricks, Cement, Fuel, Furniture, Machines, Planks, Tools, Vehicles). Each town starts with one demand per district and adds more at levels 5, 7, 9 and 11.
Starter chains & backhaul loops
Start with a chain that has at most one processing step and ends at a town that wants it: Vegetables or Fish to Town Shops, Logs to a Saw Mill for Planks, or Crude Oil to a Refinery for Fuel. Income follows speed and straight-line distance, so keep routes direct and give vehicles a return load, such as Fertilizer back to a farm.
Rail signals, junctions & vehicle eras
Path signals are the standard signal in Transport Fever 3: a train only needs its own path to the next signal or stop to be clear, so two trains can share a junction when their paths do not overlap. Use one-way signals to run double track, keep signals clear of switches, and match each wagon to its cargo specialization.
Crashes, stutter & mod troubleshooting
Match the symptom to your platform and installed build. Start with the NVIDIA driver crash, mod version checks or console save and controller issues below; use the updates guide for patch history.
Underground stations, subway & light rail
TF3 supports underground tram infrastructure and light-rail-capable tram-trains. Choose the vehicle and infrastructure together: a normal railway train is not automatically a subway vehicle.
Vehicle list & trains: find the right model
The vehicle store in your save is the reliable list for your date and enabled content. Use its transport tabs, search and cargo filters; compare the actual model before composing a train.
Money cheats: Sandbox Mode & No Costs
Use the built-in Sandbox Mode to change your bank balance, or No Costs to remove the money constraint. Both are documented in the TF3 free-game manual.
Tips & tricks for your first working network
Start with one direct passenger connection or one demanded cargo delivery. Prove that it works from pickup to destination, then expand the bottleneck you can actually observe.
Beginner guide: your first town, line and loan
Start a Free Game with the tutorial on, take one loan sized to a single project, and build one bus line that links a town’s residential, commercial and industrial districts. Add a short cargo line only after that first line is carrying passengers.
How to make money: loans, income and subsidies
Money in Transport Fever 3 comes from full vehicles covering a long straight-line distance. Borrow for one project at a time, keep vehicles loaded in both directions where you can, and repay loans early because interest is charged every month.
Achievements: all 41 Steam goals
Steam lists 41 achievements for Transport Fever 3: 37 Free Game goals, one of them hidden, and four campaign awards. The names and requirements below are Steam’s official text, checked 22 October 2026.
Upgrade roads, tram tracks & catenary
Choose the replacement road, enter Replace mode and apply it to the highlighted sections. Use the Tools tab for tram tracks, bus lanes or railway catenary.
Map sizes, maps & reproducible seeds
PC normally offers Small, Medium, Large and Very Large. Console offers Small, Medium and Large. A seed recreates a map only when the generator and settings also match.
Warehouses: make a transfer actually work
A warehouse stores cargo between transport legs. Put it within the catchment of each transfer station, choose the right storage module and run a separate delivery leg to the consumer.
“A cargo type cannot be unloaded anywhere”
Trace each cargo type from its pickup to a reachable consumer or compatible warehouse on the line. A connected route and a loaded vehicle are not proof that a valid unloading destination exists.
Fish & offshore oil: connect water to demand
Fish comes from Fishing Grounds and can serve commercial demand or food production. Crude oil from an Oil Platform or Oil Well goes to an Oil Refinery. Inspect the final consumer before choosing the sea-to-land transfer.
Mods, Mod Hub & mod.io
TF3 uses the integrated mod.io browser across supported platforms. The official FAQ says TF3 does not include Steam Workshop; Paradox Mods is not its documented mod destination.
Modding TF3: a practical starting path
Create a separate mod directory and use the official TF3 modding manual. Start with one small resource change; validate it before adding models, scripts or dependencies.
Reputation & town growth: fix the weakest rating
Reputation is one of six Town Authority ratings. Overall authority follows the lowest rating, so inspect the weakest factor before investing in a different one.
Performance, DLSS questions & Process Lasso
Install the applicable stability update, then compare the same save with lower graphics and resolution scale. The official settings manual documents resolution scaling; a TF3 DLSS toggle is not established by the sources checked here.
Transport Fever 3 on Mac: requirements & checks
TF3 has a native macOS release for Apple Silicon. Official support says Intel Macs are unsupported; the current Steam listing specifies macOS Sequoia 15.7 or newer.
Transport Fever 2 vs 3: habits to reconsider
TF3 changes cargo storage, tram capabilities, construction and mod distribution. Recheck these systems before reusing a TF2 network plan.
Campaign: all eight missions & where to start
TF3 has eight missions. Completing a mission unlocks the next; stars and an optional medal provide additional goals. Begin with the early missions to learn the game’s systems.
Desert Adventure: Mission 3 goals & route checks
Desert Adventure is TF3 Mission 3 in Wadi Rum. Complete the excavations; the higher-star goals depend on keeping the expedition’s trucks alive.
Oil for the People: TF3 Mission 5
Mission 5 is the Ekofisk oil challenge. The official goal is your first 1,000 units of oil ahead of the competitor; higher stars depend on limiting Astrid’s delivered total.
Gameplay: how a transport network works
Transport Fever 3 is a single-player transport management game. Connect passengers and cargo across roads, rail, water and air, then manage the network as towns and demand change.
PS5: release, editions, mods & controller play
Transport Fever 3 released on PS5 on 29 September 2026. The PlayStation listing supports one-player offline play and Remote Play; Standard and Deluxe editions are available.
Review roundup & Metacritic scores
On 9 October 2026, Metacritic showed 83/100 for PC from 14 critic reviews and 77/100 for PS5 from seven. Read the platform, sample size and review date alongside the score.
Reddit & communities: find useful TF3 answers
Start with r/TransportFever3 for TF3 discussions and r/TransportFever for the wider series. Match each answer to its game, platform, date and installed build before applying it.
Steam key: buying, activation & edition checks
A TF3 Steam key must be for Steam and the edition and region you need. Check the product details before purchase, then redeem a valid retail key through Steam’s Activate a Product flow.
Transport Fever 3 wiki: choose the right reference
The official TF3 manual is at wiki.transportfever3.com. Use its game manual for released-game rules and its modding manual for resources; Routebook adds shorter topic guides with visible sources.
Updates: Steam 40425 and Stable 40423
Steam Stable 40425 (24 October 2026) fixes RTX 50xx crashes with GeForce 621.01. Stable 40423 arrived on 22 October; Preview now matches Stable. Console releases are tracked separately.
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