Mini Metro

Cool subway game but literally makes no sense sometimes, maps are not the best and the random spawn points are annoying.

Works perfectly with touch screen. Great puzzle game to stimulate your brain during travel.

From the store point of view, labeling Mini Metro as a "Simulator" is ... wrong. The goal of the game isn't building a system so ideal you can leave it running mostly by itself - it's not a simulator like Transport Tycoon might be. This game needs constant attention, adjustments, fixes. If I had to label it... action puzzle? Anyway, Mini Metro shows all that I value in indie, small, niche games. The game is laid out so obviously you don't need a tutorial (game has one just to be extra super safe) and doesn't include anything that would obscure the idea. The game has just enough mechanics to be challenging and fun to play without really requiring you to consciously process them. Everything is just SO OBVIOUS. Well done! The game has a clear scoring system, and just keeps going faster and faster and faster and then boom game over. I didn't get to play any 8-bits, but it feels like one. Okay, this won't get you hooked for hours and hours straight, but a level here, daily challenge there, it will pile up to worryingly high numbers (given how simple the game feels). And you can see yourself on a histogram of the daily challenge score. Single player score, daily competition with the rest of world and "achievement" style challenges give you both a clear measure of your progress and something to return to. Twenty minutes a piece, every day again and again. Definitely near the top of time enjoyed per money spent. Quite a feat for a simple little thing, Mini Metro.

You have to arrange railroads by drawing lines between different shapes. Over time, more and more "people" want to take the train, and basically you transport as many as you can until the network is overwhelmed. When you want to unwind, this is the game to play. Simple, relaxing and entertaining.

Deceptively simple. Very replayable. Meditative.