Wednesday, September 17, 2014

(Not so) Mini Metro

This one surprised me a bit. Mini Metro by Dinosaur Polo Club is a minimalistic subway layout game.


It's a pure strategy title and by fully embracing their limits it does everything right. The goal is simple, transporting little passenger blocks to their desired stations. The UI is simple, dragging subway paths along the stops and adding carts on existing lines. At the start of every week you can choose between one of two upgrades. That's basically it. The depth? Surprisingly complex. With the ever increasing number of stations that you have to connect to your network and the ability to add new lines, the game gets ever more challenging. To solve this you can choose many different strategies, and even derive from real world subways. Star shaped, circle, checkerboard? Everything is possible (though not always efficient).

The game is still in development and lacks certain important features, such as sound. If you don't mind you can buy it on Steam Greenlight right now! Otherwise it is planned to be released in November 2014.


Rating: 5 waiting passengers





Next game:
Crazy Machines 2 doesn't work with Windows 8

Jagged Alliance 2 - Wildfire

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