SubwaySim Hamburg Review (Steam)

by Jim Smale · June 6, 2023

For our SubwaySim Hamburg Review, where we experience the DT5 electric multiple units in full detail in SubwaySim Hamburg thanks to cooperation with the Hamburger Hochbahn AG. Drive the 39.6 meters long vehicle with a maximum speed of 80 km/h through Hamburg and take your passengers safely to their destination. The Unreal Engine 5 lets the silver-red DT5 shine in never-before-seen graphical fidelity and shows the U3 line on an extremely high level of realism.

SubwaySim Hamburg Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
5.29GB download size.
Graphics settings – window mode, resolution, frame rate limit, v-sync, a field of view slider, vehicle field of view slider, graphics quality preset, dynamic resolution, amd HDR support.
Can rebind controls.
Train Sim gameplay.
Two game modes – timetable mode, and expert mode.
Timetable mode has four set stations with their own amount of services Barmbek (223 services), Wandsbek – Gartenstadt (202 services), Saarlandstrase (3 services), Barmbek BK (21 services).
In timetable mode, you can just opt for a random ride.
Expert mode lets you set up your game by changing the – start time, station, track type, track number, vehicle, weather, and Ai trains slider.
Ten stations total – Barmbek, Saarlandstrabe, Kellinghusenstrase, Schlump, St Pauli, Baumwall, Rathaus, Berliner Tor, Mundsburg, and Wandsbek – Gartenstadt.
Two track types – platform and reverser.
Weather types – Sunny and cloudy.
Two vehicles – DT5 (2x)and DT (1x).
Full 3D drivers cab and you can use keyboard shortcuts to press buttons and move the accelerator.
The screen in the driver’s cab shows the camera feed so you can see passengers.
Goes in depth with the whole horns, checking and shutting of doors, etc.
You can zoom in and out which helps see lights up front.
You can turn the Hud on and off with a button press.
Handy cab light button to help illuminate the cab when it’s dark.
You can go into a different view and fly around the train as it’s moving.
Every station feels unique and it’s based on the actual stations.

SubwaySim Hamburg Review Cons:

No Steam achievements.
Doesn’t support a controller.
Fair a few performance issues.
You get no tutorials or manuals to help with the controls and mechanics at play so you have to go outside the game.
Only offers two trains.
The massive learning curve, more so if you haven’t played a train sim before.