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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?

Release DateNov 6, 2015
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)96% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 10% / 96.2%  Top 5%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)93.2% Top 1% / 93.6%  Top 1%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)10.7K  Top 3% / 14.5K  Top 2%
Curators441 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time12.5 hours  Top 15%
Play Time per Dollar1.3 hour  Top 20%
Followers52.5K  Top 3%
Owners± 1.3M  Top 3%
Copies Sold± 873.4K  Top 2%
Gross Revenue ($)± 5M  Top 3%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Mini Metro steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Mini Metro's Steam rating and reviews between August 2014 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 99.5% (August 2014) and 96.1% (August 2023), with relatively small variations.

With 14.5K reviews Top 2%, Mini Metro is an undeniable major AAA level success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts. They often took place in November.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Mini Metro and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Mini Metro's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (57%), followed by Simplified Chinese (11%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 28 different languages represented. The game has been translated in 25 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Mini Metro percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Mini Metro, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. It also shows the reviews during Early Access. The time played is very good, reaching 34 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 3.3 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Simple art style
  • Relaxing to play
  • Easy to learn controls
  • Different types of stations
  • Endless mode available
  • Different station positions every time
  • Fast-forward and pause options
  • Limited resources add challenge
  • Clean and easy-to-look-at graphics
  • Soothing and fitting music
  • Minimal gameplay depth
  • Repetitive
  • Limited content
  • Lack of tutorial
  • Little variety in resources
  • Limited train options
  • Station alerts not noticeable enough
  • Sound needs improvement
  • No real tutorial
  • Not a puzzle game

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's score of 96%  Top 10% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Mini Metro's review data provided by Steam. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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