Transport Tycoon is a city-based video game designed and programmed by Chris Sawyer, and published by MicroProse on 15 November 1994[1] for DOS.

It is a business simulation game, presented in an isometric view in 2D with graphics by Simon Foster, in which the player acts as an entrepreneur in control of a transport company, and can compete against rival companies to make as much profit as possible by transporting passengers and various goods by road, rail, sea and air.

A version for Android and iOS was released on 3 October 2013 based on the sequel, Chris Sawyer's Locomotion.

The player starts out by borrowing money to finance construction of transport facilities, and is charged interest until the loan is repaid.

On the other hand, coal loses value very slowly, so it can be transported in bulk over long distances whilst remaining profitable.

This encourages the player to create a larger more complex transport network, rather than focusing on previously profitable routes.

In the course of a game cities develop and expand according to various economic factors, and new industries (demand) or other resource sites (supply) may appear.

It features old-style blues and jazz tunes including parts of Herbie Hancock's Cantaloupe Island.

[5] A reviewer for Next Generation gave the DOS version four out of five stars, commenting, "The best economic sim since Civilization, Microprose's new Transport Tycoon has all the features of Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon mixed with the look and ease of Maxis' SimCity 2000 and a host of new features ... that give the game a feel that is all its own."

He further lauded the game for its graphics, "pleasant" music, sound effects, addictive play, and realistic simulation of the growth of cities and towns.

[8] Next Generation reviewed the Transport Tycoon Scenario, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "A solid upgrade for a great game.

OpenTTD is an open source complete recreation of Transport Tycoon Deluxe, achieved by reverse engineering the original game.

[3][15] It delivers many bug fixes and general enhancements to the game, like making it possible to run TTD on multiple platforms, including Mac, Linux, PSP, and Android.