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Mini Metro
Mini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient. Decide where to use your limited resources. How long can you keep the city moving?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
75 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“A simple yet challenging game that is endlessly repeatable.”
8 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Relaxing yet chaotic, lines, shapes, colours, what more could you ask for.”
“The schematic style of the game is very pleasing for my vision.”
“If you like games that organize for flow and encourage you to engineer the best solution despite suboptimal conditions, you will enjoy it. Additionally, the minimalist graphics make it relaxing.”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“This is such a fun little game. It's seems very simple in execution, but so incredibly engaging, especially with the sound design. There are many base game maps to play, and there is even sandbox and creative modes if…”
“Fun and time consuming,”
“Very nice puzzle game! I like the specific challenges on the different maps.”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“A simple yet challenging game that is endlessly repeatable.”
“very fun to play, and i've become kind of hooked on trying to get in the top 5% of scores on all maps, about halfway there!”
“Mini Metro is the absolute king of "just one more round" games. It is incredibly simple, quick, and fun, but it’s one of those titles that can get surprisingly intense when your transit lines start crossing and the…”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“This is such a fun little game. It's seems very simple in execution, but so incredibly engaging, especially with the sound design. There are many base game maps to play, and there is even sandbox and creative modes if…”
“10/10 Very relaxing. Pleasant soundtrack. Very re-playable.”
“Addicting game. I got it set up to play on steam link so I could play on my phone on the go. It's simple yet immersive. You build metro lines between stations as the city grows, juggling limited trains and cars. The…”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Nice little game but too stressful for me. Bought it like 4 years ago as part of a bundle and tested it today thanks to Playnite's Random Game Picker feature. It's relaxing but at the same time you have to do too much…”
“This is a great game for those who enjoy designing and managing subway lines but I'll admit it: I don't recommend it at all, purely out of spite, for two reasons: the RNG nature of the game itself and the game's map…”
“Better call it "Mini Micromanagement Simlulator Metro Edition" just look at this mess when you are in a few ingame weeks.”
3 of the 102 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Nice little game but too stressful for me. Bought it like 4 years ago as part of a bundle and tested it today thanks to Playnite's Random Game Picker feature. It's relaxing but at the same time you have to do too much…”
“This is a great game for those who enjoy designing and managing subway lines but I'll admit it: I don't recommend it at all, purely out of spite, for two reasons: the RNG nature of the game itself and the game's map…”
“Did I ever send you a picture of my son? No? It's because I don't have one. But, if I did, he wouldn't write a positive review of this game because he would be too young; he's only 3 in my mind. I'm sorry that my…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“I don't know how to describe this game? It's a good game to relax and play when you want to turn your brain off but you're not the kind of person who can actually turn your brain off. If that makes sense?”
— a player, Steam review · 66 hrs played“I actually really like this game, especially to play while in-between other games or to play while in a call with your friends. Its nice, relaxing AND BETTER THEN MINI MOTORWAYS RAHHHHHHH 10/10”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“its so fun to reconfigure all your lines in one great big sweep when ur about to lose and then watch all the stations fix themselves”
— a player, Steam review · 81 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:10 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Trains or Automobiles? Why not both? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Beep beep! If you’ve been conflicted about whether to design a system of subways or draw up roads that connect a growing metropolis, then worry no more! Both Mini Metro and Mini Motorways are respecti
Update to resolve Unity security vulnerability
This update only upgrades the Unity version that Mini Metro is built on from 2022.3.60f1 to 2022.3.62f2. This ensures that Mini Metro cannot be used to exploit the recently discovered vulnerability de
As Seen in Mini Metro: Creative Mode Comes to Mini Motorways!
Grab Mini Metro AND Mini Motorways on sale from 27 August PT as we celebrate the complete Creative Mode set across both titles! This highly requested game mode is now available in Mini Motorways, putt
Maintenance and bug fix patch
This update is a minor maintenance update which only contains the following changes: Bug fix for macOS players running Metal that caused the game to freeze when re-focusing the game window after switc
Maintenance and bug fix patch
This update is a minor maintenance update which only contains the following fix: Closing the app will properly shut it down for Steam. The recent engine upgrade caused a small change in assumed behavi
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Puzzle · Minimalist · Simulation · Trains · Indie · Singleplayer · Casual · Management · Relaxing · 2D · Transportation (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Danish, Turkish, … |
| Achievements | 73 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://dinopoloclub.com/minimetro |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP1, 8, 10 or later Processor: 2 GHz or faster processor Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Shader Model 4.0 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 350 MB available space