# Steam

Steam is a board game for 3–6 players. It plays in 90 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 7.6 out of 10 by 37 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $42.22 (United States).

- **Players:** 3–6 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 3.5 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2009
- **Categories:** Transportation, Economic, Trains
- **Mechanics:** Ownership, Auction / Bidding, Network and Route Building, Pick-up and Deliver, Tile Placement, Loans
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.6 out of 10, from 37 reviews
- **Owned by:** 43 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 145
- **Unique players:** 190

**Designers:** Martin Wallace

**Artists:** Jared Blando, Christopher Moeller, Craig Hamilton, John Austin

**Publishers:** Mayfair Games

## Expansions

- [Steam Barons](https://www.ludoya.com/games/steam-barons)
- [Steam: Map Expansion #1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/steam-map-expansion-1)
- [Steam: Map Expansion #2](https://www.ludoya.com/games/steam-map-expansion-2)
- [Age of Steam Expansion: Barbados / St. Lucia](https://www.ludoya.com/games/age-of-steam-expansion-barbados-st-lucia)
- [Steam: Map Expansion #3](https://www.ludoya.com/games/steam-map-expansion-3)
- [Age of Steam Expansion: Jamaica / Puerto Rico](https://www.ludoya.com/games/age-of-steam-expansion-jamaica-puerto-rico)
- [Steam: Map Expansion #4](https://www.ludoya.com/games/steam-map-expansion-4)
- [Steam: Map Expansion #5](https://www.ludoya.com/games/steam-map-expansion-5)
- [Age of Steam Expansion: Mississippi Steamboats / Golden Spike](https://www.ludoya.com/games/age-of-steam-expansion-mississippi-steamboats-golden-spike)
- [Age of Steam Expansion: America / Europe](https://www.ludoya.com/games/age-of-steam-expansion-america-europe)
- [Age of Steam Expansion: Vermont, New Hampshire & Central New England](https://www.ludoya.com/games/age-of-steam-expansion-vermont-new-hampshire-and-central-new-england)
- [Age of Steam Expansion: 1830's Pennsylvania / Northern California](https://www.ludoya.com/games/age-of-steam-expansion-1830s-pennsylvania-northern-california)
- [Age of Steam Expansion: Secret Blueprints of Steam Plans 1 & 2](https://www.ludoya.com/games/age-of-steam-expansion-secret-blueprints-of-steam-plans-1-and-2)
- [Age of Steam Expansion: Alabama Railways, Antebellum Louisiana & Four Corners](https://www.ludoya.com/games/age-of-steam-expansion-alabama-railways-antebellum-louisiana-and-four-corners)
- [Age of Steam Expansion: 1867 Georgia Reconstruction, South Carolina & Oklahoma Land Rush](https://www.ludoya.com/games/age-of-steam-expansion-1867-georgia-reconstruction-south-carolina-and-oklahoma)
- [Age of Steam Expansion: Disco Inferno / Soul Train](https://www.ludoya.com/games/age-of-steam-expansion-disco-inferno-soul-train)
- [Age of Steam Expansion: Outer Space & Reversteam](https://www.ludoya.com/games/age-of-steam-expansion-outer-space-and-reversteam)
- [Age of Steam Expansion: African Diamond Mines & Taiwan Cube Factories](https://www.ludoya.com/games/age-of-steam-expansion-african-diamond-mines-and-taiwan-cube-factories)
- [Age of Steam Expansion: California Gold Rush & Underground Railroad](https://www.ludoya.com/games/age-of-steam-expansion-california-gold-rush-and-underground-railroad)
- [Age of Steam Expansion: Atlantis & Trisland](https://www.ludoya.com/games/age-of-steam-expansion-atlantis-and-trisland)
- [Age of Steam Expansion: Amazon Rainforest & Sahara Desert](https://www.ludoya.com/games/age-of-steam-expansion-amazon-rainforest-and-sahara-desert)
- [Age of Steam Expansion: Australia & Tasmania](https://www.ludoya.com/games/age-of-steam-expansion-australia-and-tasmania)
- [Steam: Five Way Town](https://www.ludoya.com/games/steam-five-way-town)
- [Age of Steam Expansion: Special 2008 Spiel Limited Edition – Essen Spiel & Secret Blueprints of Steam Plan #3](https://www.ludoya.com/games/age-of-steam-expansion-special-2008-spiel-limited-edition-essen-spiel-and)
- [Age of Steam Expansion: Portugal](https://www.ludoya.com/games/age-of-steam-expansion-portugal)
- [Age of Steam Expansion: Sharing](https://www.ludoya.com/games/age-of-steam-expansion-sharing)
- [Age of Steam Expansion: Orient Express & Disoriented Express](https://www.ludoya.com/games/age-of-steam-expansion-orient-express-and-disoriented-express)
- [Age of Steam Expansion: Beer & Pretzels](https://www.ludoya.com/games/age-of-steam-expansion-beer-and-pretzels)
- [Steam: City Growth Special Contracts](https://www.ludoya.com/games/steam-city-growth-special-contracts)
- [Steam: Demanding Suppliers](https://www.ludoya.com/games/steam-demanding-suppliers)
- [Mayfair Game Variants & Mini-Expansions Set #1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/mayfair-game-variants-and-mini-expansions-set-1)
- [Mayfair Games' Limited Edition Promo Expansion Set #15](https://www.ludoya.com/games/mayfair-games-limited-edition-promo-expansion-set-15)
- [Mayfair Games Limited Edition Promo Expansion Set #5](https://www.ludoya.com/games/mayfair-games-limited-edition-promo-expansion-set-5)
- [Age of Steam Expansion: Bay Area](https://www.ludoya.com/games/age-of-steam-expansion-bay-area)
- [Steam Expansion: Sicily & Malta](https://www.ludoya.com/games/steam-expansion-sicily-and-malta)
- [Steam Expansion: Sardinia](https://www.ludoya.com/games/steam-expansion-sardinia)
- [Steam Expansion: Isle of Wight](https://www.ludoya.com/games/steam-expansion-isle-of-wight)
- [Ni'ihau: A Solitaire map for Steam (fan expansion for Steam)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/niihau-a-solitaire-map-for-steam-fan-expansion-for-steam)
- [Steam Expansion: Andalusia](https://www.ludoya.com/games/steam-expansion-andalusia)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/steam)
- [Steam in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/steam)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/27833)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-24. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._