Games like Mini Metro
If you like Mini Metro (puzzle, strategy and minimalist), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Mini Motorways
- In common: short sessions and thinking
When you have 15-20 minutes and feel like thinking a little, with gorgeous visuals.
ISLANDERS
- In common: short sessions and a relaxed pace
- Difference: less management
For a short, calm session with simple decisions: each island is done in a few minutes.
Game Dev Tycoon
- In common: short sessions and management
- Difference: more progression
When you want a simple tycoon game for one or two afternoons, where every game you release is a small challenge.
Opus Magnum
- In common: thinking
- Difference: longer sessions
When you want to think deeply and build something elegant: each puzzle is a small engineering project.
Dorfromantik
- In common: short sessions and a relaxed pace
- Difference: less management
Ideal for 20-40 minutes of calm: each game builds a beautiful landscape and you always want one more tile.
Two Point Hospital
- In common: management and a relaxed pace
- Difference: longer sessions
When you want to manage something without real stress and with a laugh: each hospital plays in comfortable sessions.
shapez
- In common: thinking and a relaxed pace
- Difference: longer sessions
When you want to optimise without pressure: you can leave it and pick it up whenever you like without losing anything.
Luck be a Landlord
- In common: short sessions and a relaxed pace
When you want to think a little without effort: every spin is a small pleasure and a run lasts under an hour.
Patrick's Parabox
- In common: short sessions and thinking
- Difference: less management
When you want a short mental challenge: each level takes a few minutes and leaves you smiling.
Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
- In common: short sessions and a relaxed pace
- Difference: more progression
When you want a relaxed routine with a bit of ingenuity: a day in the shop lasts just a few minutes.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Mini Metro
You design the metro network of a city that never stops growing. With just a few lines and trains you have to connect stations before they get overcrowded. Minimalist, elegant and perfect for quick games.
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