Release Date: November 6, 2015
Minimalistic, in terms of visuals, logic strategy game designed by an indie developer from New Zealand, Dinosaur Polo Club. Mini Metro is a project that originated as a prototype created for the 48-hour Ludum Dare contest. The game puts you up against a challenging task of designing and building a subway network in a dynamically developing metropolis. The game features randomly generated maps.
Mini Metro is a unique combination of strategy, simulation, and logic game that puts you up against a challenging task of designing and building a subway network in a dynamically developing metropolis. The title was created by an independent developer from New Zeland, Dinosaur Polo Club, as a full-fledged game that was first designed as a Mind The Gap project, made in April 2013 for the annual 48-hour contest Ludum Dare.
Initially, there are only three subway stations to manage, located somewhere on a randomly generated city map, and your first task is to link them with a simple metro line. However, the city expands rapidly, and new stations appear in random locations. Each one translates into dozens and hundreds of impatient commuters, whose only need is fast communication around the city. In order to make that possible, you have to keep opening new lines and modify the existing ones, so as to maximize the efficiency and improve the throughtput of individual stations. If the dissatisfaction of citizens reaches its peak, the city ceases its development, which means game over. Fortunately, after every in-game week you are rewarded with useful upgrades that make the efficient management of metro network somewhat easier.
The base game lets you pick up the challenge in one of several authentic cities: London, New York, and Paris. There are three game modes to choose from: Commuter – fast-paced scored game, Scenic – easy-going sandbox mode, and Rush Hour – a challenge even for experts at logistics.
Mini Metro has a minimalistic approach to audiovisuals. Maps, stations, and metro lines are very schematic. The gameplay is accompanied by chiptune music composed by Rich Vreeland, also known as Disasterpeace.
Platforms:
PC Windows November 6, 2015
Android October 20, 2016
Apple iOS October 20, 2016
Nintendo Switch August 30, 2018
Developer: Dinosaur Polo Club
Publisher: Dinosaur Polo Club
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To celebrate the brand's 10th anniversary, Mini Metro and Mini Motorways received updates with new maps. Both games are also discounted on Steam.
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Jan Kopacz
July 26, 2023
System Requirements for Mini Metro Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Pentium 4 2.0 GHz, 512 MB RAM, graphic card with obsługą ShaderModel 2.0, 150 MB HDD, Windows XP/Vista/7/8.
Game Ratings for Mini Metro Video Game.
GamingTrend: 75 / 100 by Abram Buehner
Mini Metro's dynamic gameplay kept me engaged, yet never left me feeling overwhelmed. Whether I was simply looking for twenty minutes of casual puzzling or a burst of hardcore strategy, Mini Metro's deceptively nuanced gameplay worked on both levels equally well. With some quality of life improvements and a more detailed presentation, Mini Metro could propel itself even higher, but even with these concessions the game is easy to recommend.
Kill Screen: 83 / 100 by Ethan Gach
Mini Metro submerges its formulae to create a space for more organic play. Like a city that leaves its streets to pedestrians, pushing highways underground and elevating trains overhead, the game seeks to avoid the anxious hustle of a traditional simulation by reducing clutter and keeping things at a more intimate, human level.
PS4Blog.net: 7.5 / 10
Mini Metro is a minimalist and charming puzzle/simulation game that will keep you busy for hours. Just playing the game to unlock all the cities it has to offer will have you playing for hours as you try to perfect your city planning to establish a growing network of lines that can accommodate the needs of as many commuters possible… until the whole system collapses and you have to start all over again. Be sure to check out Mini Metro on Nintendo Switch!
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