Transport Fever 3 has officially partnered with Paradox Interactive ahead of its release later this year, bringing the transport management series under the publishing label behind Cities: Skylines, Crusader Kings, Hearts of Iron IV, and Stellaris.
Developer Urban Games announced the partnership alongside new details about the upcoming transport sim, which is set to launch on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. The companies said the collaboration came together because of their shared focus on long-term support, management simulation games, and community-driven development.
Urban Games founder and CEO Basil Weber said the partnership will help strengthen the release of Transport Fever 3 while allowing the studio to continue building the game it originally envisioned.
“We are delighted to partner with Paradox Interactive, a publisher that shares our core values and long-term vision,” Weber said. “Together, we will continue on the path we have set for Transport Fever 3 and deliver the greatest possible value to the players.”
Paradox Interactive CBO Mattias Rengstedt also called the game “a perfect fit” for the publisher’s portfolio, pointing to the series’ large-scale management systems and sandbox gameplay.
“Transport Fever 3 is a perfect fit for the Paradox portfolio and we’re incredibly impressed by what Urban Games has created in this series,” Rengstedt said. “We’re excited to take this important step for the series together with Urban Games.”
Transport Fever 3 is the next entry in Urban Games’ long-running transport simulation franchise, where players gradually build massive logistics networks across land, sea, and air. The game begins with early transport systems like horse-drawn wagons, steam trains, and paddle steamers before progressing into modern aviation, high-speed rail, helicopters, and cargo fleets. Transport Fever 3 will feature more than 250 vehicles, including trains, buses, trams, trucks, ships, planes, and helicopters, which are appearing in the series for the first time.
Like previous games in the series, players manage routes, infrastructure, costs, and expanding cities while balancing efficiency and profit. Every delivery generates income, but maintaining large transport networks also increases operating expenses, forcing players to constantly optimise routes and expand carefully.
Urban Games is also expanding the city simulation side of the formula. Towns will now evolve differently depending on the types of cargo players deliver. Commercial goods and industrial materials can shape districts in different ways, changing how cities grow over time.
The game will also introduce deeper management systems where player decisions affect multiple connected mechanics across the economy and transport network. Difficulty settings can be adjusted as well, allowing players to either focus on relaxed city-building or lean into more demanding logistics management.
The Transport Fever series first began in 2014 with Train Fever before evolving into the broader Transport Fever franchise in 2016. The sequel, Transport Fever 2, launched in 2019 and built a dedicated audience among transport sim and management game fans thanks to its detailed vehicle systems, large-scale maps, and extensive modding support.
Transport Fever 3 is currently scheduled to launch later this year.
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