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Transport Fever 2 is pretty but IMO in sandbox mode it's only worth playing with custom maps manually set up such that the supply chains make more sense. Otherwise the only brickmaker sets up shop three years' journey from the only stone quarry and the game makes this work by paying you absurd amounts of money to make the delivery. The economy generally makes absolutely no sense and I find it breaking suspension of disbelief. Also the game tends toward death by micromanagement when you have to manage the maintenance and depreciation schedules of countless individual buses (e.g.) across the map. But, the sheer beauty and ability to zoom in to street/rail level make the game worthwhile. If you do want to generate and edit custom maps be sure to watch some videos because there are hidden settings to make them extra gorgeous.
In general I find that TF2 makes for an excellent train table sim, but the game elements themselves don't fit right and mainly serve as a fig leaf.
Contrast with Sid Meier's Railroads! which I think is a fun and awesome game despite its age, where laying rail is more intuitive and supply chains make sense because industries tend to spring up near their inputs. The challenge is in competing with AI rail companies, which adds a very fun layer to the game including poaching their vital industries at auction and buying out their stock. Maybe selling some of yours for capital to expand, which makes you vulnerable to takeover in turn. It's fast-paced: a normal game lasts half an hour to forty-five minutes. IDK why this one never got more love but I played the heck out of it when it was current. Installing it now requires some tampering with files and third-party patches IIRC.
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