Relaxing, soothing minimalist feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“A very soothing game in many ways, with just enough moments of being INTENSELY STRESSFUL to add a little spice.”
Steam review · 10.8 h played ↗
Mini Metro
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 96%Dinosaur Polo Club2015Strategy · Puzzle · Simulation
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A polished minimalist transit puzzler that's relaxing at first and frantic later. Skip it if you want a deep city-builder or dislike random station spawns.
Great for
Fans of minimalist puzzles and trains who want a chill, easy-to-learn game to play alongside podcasts
Main risk
Random station spawns decide runs and maps feel samey; it's a puzzle, not a strategy sim
What players love
Clean visuals, sound design and many maps
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“A true masterclass of minimalist game design.”
Steam review · translated · 6.5 h played ↗
Easy to learn, hard to master
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“The concept and rules are incredibly simple, but getting high scores and making leaderboards take absolute ages of learning strategies.”
Steam review · 42.8 h played ↗
Addictive "one more round" loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“Mini Metro is the absolute king of "just one more round" games.”
Steam review · 25.8 h played ↗
Runs on almost any PC
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“This game is amusing, simple and can run on a potato.”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Great for playing alongside podcasts
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“Great second screen / podcast game.”
Steam review · 40.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Heavy RNG decides runs and challenges
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The strategy and puzzle elements of this game are completely secondary to the RNG of what stations pop up where.”
Steam review · 28.6 h played ↗
Repetitive; maps feel the same
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“All levels are the same; they're all beaten with the same trick.”
Steam review · translated · 6.4 h played ↗
Stressful and frustrating late game
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“I would describe it as a stress inducing, horror game that looks like a fun, casual logistic puzzler.”
Steam review · 9.3 h played ↗
No goal or progression, little content for price
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“there is zero progression, only high score.”
Steam review · 9.4 h played ↗
Trains skip passengers and other bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“I have encountered a consistent bug where the train will just pass over stops regardless of space on the train and not pick up the passengers.”
Steam review · 77 h played ↗
Not the strategy sim it's advertised as
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“This is a puzzle game - it's Tetris but instead of blocks, it's subway stations.”
Steam review · 6.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified350 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 SP1, 8, 10 or later
Processor2 GHz or faster processor
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsShader Model 4.0
Storage350 MB available space
OSWindows 7 SP1, 8, 10 or later
Processor2 GHz or faster processor
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsShader Model 4.0
Storage350 MB available space
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