In this genre, Mini Metro is really fun, highly recommend. https://dinopoloclub.com/games/mini-metro/
Seconded. Big fan of network optimization rail games like the Empire Builder series, but Mini Metro is just simple fun!
Subway Builder: A realistic subway simulation game
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#12this is just worse NIMBY rails
Not too familiar with any games in this category, but I’ve been vaguely following development of this game on Twitter and one of the more interesting features is the passenger demand stuff is based off of current US census metrics about commuting methods, so I imagine this is probably better than NIMBY rails in that regard
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#13The price point on steam is a little expensive for what (seems like?) might be an early access game by a single individual. Looks interesting though..
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#14Looks nice but will it have other cities around the world?
I think the dev said maybe in the future, but currently (i think) all the population simulation stuff is tightly coupled with US Census data so this initial release doesn’t support international cities yet
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#15I’ve been following this game on twitter, and I’m probably going to lose my entire weekend to playing it. We need more sweaty simulators like this—the genre doesn’t have enough entries.
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#16Realistic? Does it contain corruption, bribery, backstabbing and other political stuffs?
OK nvm my congratulations to the game designer!
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#17Realistic? Does it contain corruption, bribery, backstabbing and other political stuffs? OK nvm my congratulations to the game designer!
Yeah, I was expecting a gag game where you, e.g. try to build a subway but get told you don't have enough budget to do anything.
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#18In this genre, Mini Metro is really fun, highly recommend. https://dinopoloclub.com/games/mini-metro/
Mini Motorways is also really good if you like solving traffic problems
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#19no demo? just a link to pay $30?
There are plenty of demo videos on Twitter:
Re: Subway Builder: A realistic subway simulation game
#20The price point on steam is a little expensive for what (seems like?) might be an early access game by a single individual. Looks interesting though..
At $30, I've got a lot of expectations. At $40, I've got a lot more. Neither of those price points are the impulse buy for "it might be a nice game that I could waste a few hours on." It's competing with things like Satisfactory and Factorio for promise of enduring in my library gaming.
This feels something closer to Puffin Planes ($12), Rail Route ($25), Station Flow ($18).
The difference between $25 and $30 isn't too much, but there's another significant hurdle to get up to a perceived $40 value.
It does look interesting, but for a purchase at that price point, I'm going to need to feel that its worth more than a weekend or two of gaming and something that will be a game that I want to pick up again after a month or two away from it.