Mini Metro

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  • Summary: In Mini Metro, you take on the task of designing the subway layout for a rapidly expanding city. Your city starts with three stations. Draw routes between these stations to connect them with subway lines. Commuters travel along your lines to get around the city as fast as they can. EachIn Mini Metro, you take on the task of designing the subway layout for a rapidly expanding city. Your city starts with three stations. Draw routes between these stations to connect them with subway lines. Commuters travel along your lines to get around the city as fast as they can. Each station can only hold a handful of waiting commuters so your subway network will need to be well-designed to avoid delays.

    The city is growing. More stations are opening, and commuters are appearing faster. The demands on your network are ever-increasing. You'll be constantly redesigning your lines to maximise efficiency. The new assets you earn every week will help immensely - as long as they're used wisely.

    Eventually your network will fail. Stations will open too quickly. Commuters will crowd the platforms. How long the city keeps moving is up to you.    … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Gaming Age
    Sep 28, 2018
    100
    Honestly, I have nothing bad to say about Mini Metro whatsoever. It’s an incredible blend of gorgeous graphics and addictive gameplay, and if you want a great puzzle on your Switch, you owe it to yourself to pick it up.
  2. DarkStation
    Sep 20, 2018
    90
    Mini Metro is a really good game for unwinding, even with the more challenging modes and moments of high stress that pop when a poorly placed station suddenly appears. In a way, it’s a sim-without-the-sim, and a management game about managing very little. The UI is crisp and clean, the gameplay satisfying, and while the game doesn’t really do much to motivate you to keep playing aside from going “hey, beat your high score!”, it’s fun enough that you’re going to fire it up to try and make a longer lasting and more efficient metro line anyways.
  3. Gamers' Temple
    Oct 9, 2018
    90
    Sure, the game is challenging and fun while you're sitting on your couch, but it's the perfect time-killer when you're away from home. The simple rules that lead to a surprising depth of challenge will make it easy to while away the hours on a long flight.
  4. NintendoWorldReport
    Sep 6, 2018
    85
    The Nintendo Switch plays perfectly fine either way, even though Handheld Mode is the way to go. Pointer controls are a fun inclusion though, even though they should've made it easier to find. It is neat that you can play up to four people on the television, but the Mini Metro I like is personal and with me anywhere I go. The developers have done a good job translating the magic to the Nintendo Switch, which was honestly my biggest worry going in.
  5. Nintenderos
    Sep 9, 2018
    80
    Mini Metro is a relaxing and very interesting experience whose port to Nintendo Switch, although it has not been unfortunate and is mostly good, it does have certain errors that may make it a worse version for some players.
  6. Wccftech
    Sep 9, 2018
    80
    Mini Metro is nothing like real public transport. Millions of people don't have to use it each day, but they might just want to instead.
  7. GamingTrend
    Sep 7, 2018
    75
    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.

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Voodooseeker
    Sep 18, 2018
    10
    Looks simple, easy to learn - but difficult to master. The game offers more choises as you progress + more difficult challanges. Also a dailyLooks simple, easy to learn - but difficult to master. The game offers more choises as you progress + more difficult challanges. Also a daily challange online everyday with leaderboards.… Expand
  2. Cathartic
    Sep 2, 2018
    9
    A fantastic game that is engaging for all the family. Often described as minimal but with plenty to look at, this game has a two-player mode,A fantastic game that is engaging for all the family. Often described as minimal but with plenty to look at, this game has a two-player mode, many cities to create maps for, simple but very effective music that changes as you switch line colour, three challenge modes (normal - where station overcrowding ends the game, endless - which means you can keep extending the tube lines, and extreme - where tubelines are fixed once you build them!), and best scores to beat (200,300,500!) The surprise for us after 30' playing time was the inclusion of interchanges - making the sudden build up of passengers more avoidable. I have no idea what the trailer was trying to convey -- I nearly didn't buy it because of the high level of dancing on the underground -- but we loved it and highly recommend it!… Expand
  4. Minisharp
    Oct 1, 2019
    9
    Mini Metro . Played - 35+ Hours
    Paid - £6.74 Score - 9/10
    Mini metro is a smart more-ish game that is easy to pick up, easy to get    Mini Metro . Played - 35+ Hours
    Paid - £6.74 Score - 9/10

    Mini metro is a smart more-ish game that is easy to pick up, easy to get frustrated with and very very fulfilling when everything goes right. A lovely simple design which although may not look appealing to some at first, is a joy to play.    … Expand
  5. pundy14
    May 27, 2022
    6
    Game for those who like solving puzzles under increasing pressure scenarios. Wasn’t a bad game, but got boring quick.

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#32 Best Switch Game of 2018