Mini Metro

Michael

4 years ago

Really fun game, but gets hard too fast. I have this on PC too and like that one more as it has more features and benefits from a bigger screen and a mouse. I've played this game for years and am just now reviewing this version. In the last 4 months, I've had some issues with achievements unlocking in Play Games. The game notifies me that I have completed an achievement, but when looking at what Google says, it still appears as locked. One for Chicago unlocked recently, but not Chongqing.

A Google user

6 years ago

Hey devs! Great game, really enjoyable and high replayability. I hope you can add a more advanced mode where you can see how many stations and trains each line have or maybe a statistics window to see average time of a line completing a round... im sure not everyone will want it which is why i suggested doing it in a different mode to normal! Hope itll get into the game. Rock on!

A Google user

6 years ago

I love games like this: simple concept, minimalist design, well executed. There's a short learning curve to get the basic elements of the gameplay but later levels require more strategy. The controls can be a little tough to navigate like sometimes I erase the wrong track to a station or grab the wrong train. I hope the developer keeps adding new levels and elements to the game.

A Google user

5 years ago

Very fun and intuitive puzzle game. Simple clean graphics. Knocking a star off since once the map gets extensive, and multiple connections happen to each station, it gets tricky to manage which lines go into and out of a station. Also hard to disconnect a line to a station. Should also be an undo button while playing to recover from accidental connections or movements.

Dina Stahman

3 years ago

One of my favorite games if all time. Definitely less than a realistic take on urban rapid transit, but it gets the spirit 100% right. The way Mini Metro constantly makes you reasses your priorities and forces you to make do with limited resources still gives a good idea of the real-world situations that subway and metro systems have to deal with.

Amelia Rivette

2 years ago

Best $0.99 app I've yet to purchase- in fact I've been quite glued to the somewhat addictive game for several days now! I enjoy the clean & "simple" design aspect, and especially love the audio layering and unique/spontaneous music generation aspect as each train has its own key, scale, and notes that create a lovely atmosphere. Edited to add: as mentioned in the description of the app unfortunately my new Bluetooth headphones do not work with the audio, but using my aux cord solves that issue.

Connor Hughes

2 years ago

This game is extremely streamlined and fun to play, presenting an interesting challenge basing each map on a real-world metro system. My only issue with this game is that I feel an opportunity was lost in not offering fun alternative modes, challenges and out of the box ideas. I would have loved to see some imaginary future city's and Ancient kingdoms, potentially with different modes of travel, i.e. teleporters, trains with different speeds, Horse and buggy.

A Google user

5 years ago

Beautiful puzzle game, clean interface. Simple, then rapidly gets out of control until your metro overloads--inevitably, since you are not given enough resources to handle the growing population. Not exactly the Zen experience its design implies, but addictive. Touch UI takes a minute to get used to since there are so many adjustments you can make--you can even micro-adjust two identical routes to align them just like a Tube map, not affecting gameplay, but aesthetically satisfying.

Tryn Conrad

2 years ago

This game is amazing. Simple concept, easy graphics, and yet it has complicated enough strategy to be really challenging right off the bat! I'd love to see some improvements like indicating which cities you've already passed the challenges on without needing to open the separate page per city, or being able to turn challenges on and off and on again within the same level (London and Berlin are KILLING me) but that's minor aesthetics around a really well designed game.

B.J. May

5 years ago

I struggle to imagine a more perfectly designed game. The controls are intuitive and expertly calibrated. The graphics, reminiscent of a well-drawn train map, are beautiful. As you play a level, notice the extremely subtle "zoom out" that allows for more space in which to play. The simple premise allows for tiny tweaks that add interesting constraints and challenges. The seamless transition from normal mode to endless or creative mode after losing feels like a reward. This game is wonderful.

Mik Scheper

2 years ago

I'm more of a transport nerd than a gamer, so this is the first game I've played in years. I really love the concept, but I'd play it more if it was more realistic (you can't move rail corridors in real life, but you can control where stations are built), and I wish it left time to strategise, and made summary statistics available, instead of it being a race against the clock and having to eyeball it.

John Pippett

2 years ago

Awesome game but the controls are really bad. I love these "min max" type of games and mini metro really encourages complex thinking to solve very simple problems. It scratches a weird itch, I can't tell why. My only gripe is the controls are really bad. Want to move a line to a new station? Here's a train to pick up. New station in the middle of existing lines? It's not connected even though it appears that way. Want to connect the end of line to another spot? Here's a whole different line...

Alex Brazell

2 years ago

The game itself is great, but I do find the menu system, specifically ability to move between Normal and Extreme mode, very frustrating. You have sacrificed usability for an overly-simple menu system. To figure out how to unlock a specific level in Extreme mode, I have to go to that mode only to have to switch back to Normal mode and hope to remember the specifics - "was it only two trains, or only two tunnels?". Fix that UX/UI issue, and you've got a 5-star game.

Katie Miller

1 year ago

I am addicted to this game!!! Two strong suggestions though: 1. Allow the player to have options in color-blind mode. Cyan/green are too close in hue, and the navy is rough in dark-mode. 2. I'd love to see data mid-game for where all my locomotives and carriages are. The trains get visually obscured by the stop. Too often, I have more or fewer trains on the line than I think. A quick count of trains per line would better help my judgement.

Jackson Pizarro

1 year ago

One of the best mobile games I've ever played. It's minimalistic and simplistic in design, but it's also pretty challenging when it comes to the achievements. Which imo, is really fun. Also, small but 10/10 feature imo, this game has a dark mode. More app companies should keep that in mind as most people prefer it, in my experience.

Melissa Houck

1 year ago

Great little game! Fun to figure out and very challenging, without being too much for ppl who aren't big gamers. I like that it has online daily challenges, as well as different play modes (sandbox = yes!), to keep things fresh. I also like that the city maps are all REAL places and that various elements in the game are tailored to each. The list of (mostly locked at start) maps IS long (34 total), but am hoping more are added eventually; many are quite easy to unlock w/ basic game achievements.

Caleb Honegger

1 year ago

5 stars for style, 3 stars for gameplay. Visuals are perfection. The generative soundtrack is wonderfully creative, when it isn't stuck on a dissonant chord. Early and mid game is fun, but once you get deep enough into a game, the only way to really improve your score is by pausing and moving trains to full stations manually, which undermines the fun of designing a good system. Overall enjoyable for a few weeks, but the game is generally less fun the better you get