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Mini Metro cover art

Mini Metro

Dinosaur Polo Club · 2015-11-06

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Dec 25, 2015 (iOS), Oct 22, 2015 (Mac), Aug 30, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 17, 2016 (Android), Sep 10, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Nov 06, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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?

Mini Metro is an Indie, Simulation, and Strategy game released in 2015, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (96% of 16759 reviews).

118
playing now
96%
positive of 17k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
100/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (137 ratings)
2
Nexus mods (186 downloads)
4.09★
PlayStation Store rating (85 ratings)
79/100
opencritic · strong · 71% recommend · from 14 critics
15h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

118 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Mini Metro is a 2015 puzzle strategy video game developed by New Zealand indie development team Dinosaur Polo Club. Players are tasked with constructing an efficient rail transit network for a rapidly growing city. The game's visual style makes use of bold colours and simple geometry to replicate the appearance of modern transit maps. The game uses a procedural audio system to generate sounds based on the player actions and transit network, with inspiration from works of minimal music.

Trailer

Mini Metro trailer thumbnail

Mini Metro Launch Trailer

≈500,685 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 118 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 559 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~70/week).
  • · Review velocity down 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 49,567 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 419k–1.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 16,759 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at WinGameStore (2021-09-21) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 49 of 92 observed days · $4.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
32632620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 309 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

223812026-09-15 12:00 — 123 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 143 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 81 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 155 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 164 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 99 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 114 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 155 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 81 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 128 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 128 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 85 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 93 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 168 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 133 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 94 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 173 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 158 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 87 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 171 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 152 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 100 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 118 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
34758Aug 2014Aug 2026Aug 2014 — avg 132 · peak 353Dec 2014 — avg 75 · peak 141Apr 2015 — avg 76 · peak 158Aug 2015 — avg 72 · peak 157Dec 2015 — avg 211 · peak 492Apr 2016 — avg 100 · peak 178Aug 2016 — avg 92 · peak 157Dec 2016 — avg 151 · peak 520Apr 2017 — avg 103 · peak 178Aug 2017 — avg 169 · peak 835Dec 2017 — avg 158 · peak 394Apr 2018 — avg 294 · peak 888Aug 2018 — avg 106 · peak 188Dec 2018 — avg 152 · peak 299Apr 2019 — avg 87 · peak 162Aug 2019 — avg 80 · peak 140Dec 2019 — avg 131 · peak 258Apr 2020 — avg 112 · peak 207Aug 2020 — avg 88 · peak 142Dec 2020 — avg 133 · peak 229Apr 2021 — avg 85 · peak 140Aug 2021 — avg 328 · peak 773Dec 2021 — avg 172 · peak 326Apr 2022 — avg 129 · peak 234Aug 2022 — avg 162 · peak 335Dec 2022 — avg 175 · peak 317Apr 2023 — avg 114 · peak 184Aug 2023 — avg 206 · peak 502Dec 2023 — avg 152 · peak 240Apr 2024 — avg 127 · peak 203Aug 2024 — avg 142 · peak 214Dec 2024 — avg 150 · peak 247Apr 2025 — avg 117 · peak 201Aug 2025 — avg 160 · peak 364Dec 2025 — avg 164 · peak 304Apr 2026 — avg 122 · peak 194Aug 2026 — avg 133 · peak 213
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$11.13$0.002015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $6.992015-09-17 — best price $9.992015-12-29 — best price $9.992016-03-31 — best price $8.492016-05-31 — best price $5.992016-08-06 — best price $5.942016-11-23 — best price $5.992017-01-23 — best price $9.992017-05-15 — best price $4.982017-07-06 — best price $9.992017-09-05 — best price $9.992017-12-28 — best price $4.992018-04-08 — best price $4.992018-09-17 — best price $9.992018-12-20 — best price $4.992019-06-18 — best price $9.992020-01-02 — best price $9.992020-04-18 — best price $9.992020-10-29 — best price $4.992021-04-05 — best price $9.992021-09-13 — best price $4.992021-12-22 — best price $4.992022-04-25 — best price $3.492022-11-22 — best price $4.992023-04-24 — best price $9.992023-12-13 — best price $4.992024-10-28 — best price $4.992025-04-09 — best price $4.992025-09-29 — best price $4.992026-01-19 — best price $9.992026-06-09 — best price $4.992026-09-03 — best price $4.992026-09-21 — best price $9.992026-10-09 — best price $4.992026-10-14 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

480372026-05-30 — 40 pageviews2026-06-03 — 82 pageviews2026-06-07 — 69 pageviews2026-06-11 — 59 pageviews2026-06-15 — 58 pageviews2026-06-19 — 48 pageviews2026-06-23 — 60 pageviews2026-06-27 — 63 pageviews2026-07-01 — 46 pageviews2026-07-05 — 62 pageviews2026-07-09 — 57 pageviews2026-07-13 — 67 pageviews2026-07-17 — 75 pageviews2026-07-21 — 480 pageviews2026-07-25 — 65 pageviews2026-07-29 — 103 pageviews2026-08-02 — 64 pageviews2026-08-06 — 70 pageviews2026-08-10 — 59 pageviews2026-08-14 — 65 pageviews2026-08-18 — 54 pageviews2026-08-22 — 51 pageviews2026-08-26 — 76 pageviews2026-08-30 — 80 pageviews2026-09-03 — 44 pageviews2026-09-07 — 75 pageviews2026-09-11 — 62 pageviews2026-09-15 — 60 pageviews2026-09-19 — 77 pageviews2026-09-23 — 67 pageviews2026-09-27 — 76 pageviews2026-10-01 — 72 pageviews2026-10-05 — 63 pageviews2026-10-09 — 75 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
77.3%
earned "Oyster"
10.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing

25 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)29,6732%73
PS4 (PlayStation)26712%46
Switch (Nintendo)750%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DIndieCasualPuzzleTrainsBuildingRelaxingStrategyManagementMinimalist

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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