A compact and challenging game where players design subway maps, balancing train lines for efficient passenger transport while adapting to changing city demands.
Mini Metro is an award-winning subway simulation game where players design the subway map for a rapidly growing city. The minimalistic, abstract visual style uses simple shapes and colors to represent stations, lines, passengers, etc.
At the start of each game, the player is given a limited number of subway lines and stations that randomly spawn on a blank map. As the city grows over time, new stations appear that need to be connected to the metro system. The player must carefully draw rail lines between the stations to create an efficient transport network for the city's passengers and commute demands.
The gameplay is very simple, just click and drag to create new rail lines. However, balancing efficiency, network complexity, and changing passenger flows provides an engaging challenge. Each station indicates what type of passengers are waiting using simple shapes, so lines must be routed to pick up the matching passengers. An efficient metro system with good line usage will score more points.
As the game progresses, additional rail lines, bridges, tunnels and train cars become available to expand capacity. But players must continually redesign and optimize the growing metro system to avoid traffic jams and ensure smooth transport across all areas of the city. With endless randomly generated cities and pure, minimalistic design, Mini Metro offers addictively challenging subway layout puzzles.
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