Games like Mini Metro
by Dinosaur Polo Club
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?
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$17.99Station to Station
Oct 3 · Galaxy Grove
Both: Puzzle · Trains · Management
‘Station to Station’ is a minimalist & relaxing game about building railway connections. Grab your conductor’s hat and bring the voxel-art world to life through the magic of trains!
PuzzleRelaxingSimulationTrainsVoxelCozyNatureWholesomeAtmosphericManagement👍 1,239
$24.99Rail Route
Feb 22 · Bitrich.info
Both: Trains · Puzzle
In Rail Route, you will design, construct, upgrade, and automate your railway network in one of the many maps based on real-life cities worldwide. Dispatch the trains to make the traffic flow and the network grow!
Time ManagementTrainsImmersive SimAutomationReal Time TacticsEducationPuzzleCity BuilderBuildingSimulation👍 2,403
$29.99RAILGRADE
Oct 13 · Minakata Dynamics
Both: Trains · Management
RAILGRADE is the train RTS game! Construct dense vertical railroads, build cities, construct vast factory chains with train automation! Restore an off world colony's economy all in the intense story driven campaign or relaxing sandbox mode!
TrainsStrategySimulationResource ManagementAutomationCity BuilderModdableBuildingManagementEconomy👍 1,207
$9.99Mini Airways - ATC simulator
Jul 30 · CCC Games, Erabit
Both: Minimalist · Management
Mini Airways is a real-time management game where you play the role of an air traffic controller. Clear your aircraft to takeoff & land, direct them to the destination...and most of all don't let them crash!! London, Tokyo, Shanghai... Test your ATC skills in distinctive maps around the globe!
SimulationFlightStrategyCasualTime ManagementTransportationMinimalistImmersive SimManagement2D👍 1,341
FreeTrolley Delayma
Oct 3 · albertnez
Both: Puzzle · Minimalist · Trains
Top down puzzle game about manipulating the tracks to redirect the trolley to save the victims. Solve the trolley problem in various forms of tiny puzzles.
Puzzle2DCuteTop-DownChoices MatterCasualMinimalistTrainsPixel GraphicsIndie
$39.99Train Sim World® 5
Sep 17 · Dovetail Games
Both: Trains
The Rails are Yours in Train Sim World 5! Take on new challenges and new roles as you master the tracks and trains of iconic cities across 3 new routes. Immerse yourself in the ultimate rail hobby and embark on your next journey.
SimulationTrainsAdventureFirst-PersonRealisticDrivingImmersive SimAutomobile SimTransportationRelaxing👍 3,029
$29.99Train Sim World® 4
Sep 26 · Dovetail Games
Both: Trains
Feel the power of simulation in your hands. Experience immense velocity and express unrivalled creativity with Train Sim World 4! Expand your rail hobby and discover the raw emotion of driving a diverse array of iconic routes and trains. From training center to mountain pass, this is your journey.
TrainsSimulationTransportationAutomobile SimImmersive SimRealisticDrivingAtmosphericAdventureFamily Friendly👍 3,324
$19.99Trans-Siberian Railway Simulator
May 30 · Pentacle
Both: Trains
Take control of a Soviet locomotive and embark on a dangerous journey along the world's longest railway line. Face mafia rivals, bandits, wild animals, constant breakdowns, severe frosts, hunger, and... a hangover. How far will you get before your supplies run out?
Early AccessTrainsSimulationDrivingSurvivalFirst-PersonOpen WorldSandboxRealistic3D👍 1,833
-30%$34.99Cities: Skylines II
Oct 24 · Iceflake Studios, Colossal Order
Both: Management
Raise a city from the ground up and transform it into a thriving metropolis with the most realistic city builder ever. Push your creativity and problem-solving to build on a scale you've never experienced. With deep simulation and a living economy, this is world-building without limits.
City BuilderSimulationBuildingSandboxManagementSingleplayerEconomyStrategyRealisticModdable👍 64,269
$34.99SimRail - The Railway Simulator
Dec 13 · SimRail S.A.
Both: Trains
SimRail is new, advanced railway simulator. Master high-speed long-distance EMU, heavy freight hauls and suburban trains. Travel 500 km of geodetic-data based real routes. Become train dispatcher and control the traffic according to the schedule or cooperate with other players on multiplayer mode.
Online Co-OpSimulationTransportationRealisticTrainsLife SimDrivingAutomobile SimExplorationSingleplayer👍 5,313
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$19.99Unrailed 2: Back on Track
Jun 11 · Indoor Astronaut
Both: Trains
The chaotic co-op railroad construction game is back! Team up with your friends to build a railroad through procedurally generated worlds with new biomes and bosses. Permanently upgrade your character and engine, even create your own levels - just don‘t let your train derail!
Online Co-OpTrainsMultiplayerRoguelikeLocal MultiplayerTop-DownAction RoguelikeActionCo-opProcedural Generation👍 1,793
$29.99Railroads Online
Dec 5 · Stefan Kelnberger
Both: Trains
Build your dream railroad across a huge open world! You can build tracks and stations, drive detailed locomotives, and transport goods to earn money and experience. Play exciting Online Multiplayer sessions with your friends or create your very own sandbox!
TrainsMultiplayerOnline Co-OpOpen WorldBuildingAutomobile SimPhysicsSandboxDrivingImmersive Sim👍 5,409
$7.99RollScape
May 22 · Leonardo the Vinchy
Both: Minimalist
Roll, strategize, and upgrade your way to victory in this accessible and ultra-satisfying, yet captivating roguelike. Will you reach the end before running out of rolls? KEEP MULTIPLYING!!
StrategyRoguelikeCasualRelaxingMinimalistIsometricChoices MatterProcedural Generation3DRoguelite👍 371
$19.99Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles
Mar 26 · Tomas Sala
Both: Minimalist
Bulwark blends casual and creative building elements with touches of strategy and exploration. It's an experimental mix of genres that can be enjoyed casually or as an epic conquest featuring naval units, air units, and fortresses.
CasualProcedural GenerationMinimalistCity BuilderExperimentalBase BuildingOpen WorldBuildingSandboxSteampunk👍 1,381
-20%$4.79Cat Isle
Jul 20 · domkegames, pixelduckoo
Both: Management · Trains
Catch a train to Cat Isle! In this cozy pixel art management game, build restaurants, expand and decorate the town. Figure out your cats needs as they dine, shop, explore and turn the island into their purfect home.
Shop KeeperColony SimCity BuilderBuildingManagementTrainsStrategy2DCuteCozy👍 168
-50%$2.49Minami Lane
Feb 28 · Blibloop, Doot
Both: Management
Welcome to Minami Lane! Build your own street in this tiny cozy, casual management sim! Unlock and customize buildings, manage your shops, and maximize the happiness of your villagers to complete quests and fill your street with love!
CuteCasualLife SimRelaxingManagementSimulationColorfulCozyIndieCity Builder👍 6,095
-25%$5.99Cloudscrapers
7 days ago · Nementic Games
Both: Puzzle · Minimalist
Cloudscrapers is a minimalist strategy game with a relaxing atmosphere. Build your tower, manage resources, unlock new tools, and uncover the secrets hidden in the sky.
CasualCity BuilderRelaxingPuzzleStrategyMinimalistSimulationAtmosphericResource ManagementCozy
-70%$1.49Technotopia
Oct 23 · Yustas
Both: Puzzle
Welcome to Technotopia, a city-builder card game. Take on the role of an AI designed to build a perfect city. Build districts, meet the needs of diverse communities and maintain the delicate balance between factions vying for control over you!
PuzzleDeckbuildingChoices MatterCasualCity BuilderCard GameStrategyBuildingSingleplayerFuturistic👍 604
$29.99Voidtrain
Nov 7 · HypeTrain Digital
Both: Trains
Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train! Discover a new world full of mysterious creatures, enemies and places. Upgrade and customize your train, gather new materials and build better weapons. Play solo or online сo-op with up to 4 people.
Open World Survival CraftCo-opTrainsMultiplayerSurvivalBase BuildingOpen WorldCraftingOnline Co-OpAdventure👍 8,715
-20%$3.19Snap Chess
3 days ago · Big Ice Games
Both: Puzzle · Minimalist
A small transparent chessboard that sits in the corner of your desktop. Solve a puzzle when you have a minute, or play a game against Stockfish. While you work, the board fades and stays out of the way. Difficulty adjusts on its own.
ChessPuzzleRelaxingProgrammingCasualMinimalistStrategySingleplayerTurn-Based StrategyIdler
-20%$22.39Go-Go Town!
Jul 16 · Prideful Sloth
Both: Management
Step into the role of a hands-on mayor and build your town from the ground up. Plan neighborhoods, automate logistics, and grow your community—all while juggling workers, infrastructure, and day-to-day chaos to create your dream town. Play solo for total control, or bring friends for co-op mayhem.
SimulationCity BuilderDecoratingLife SimBuildingManagementSandboxFunnyFishingIndie👍 2,476
$14.99TerraScape
Jul 17 · Bitfall Studios
Both: Puzzle
Build gorgeous kingdoms on floating islands by strategically placing buildings in this cozy, medieval City-Puzzler. Discover secret combinations, take on weekly challenges and explore randomly generated maps in various single- and multiplayer game modes.
Turn-Based StrategyPuzzleBoard GameMedievalDeckbuildingProcedural GenerationHex GridCity BuilderMultiplayerRelaxing👍 2,068
$4.99Underground Blossom
Sep 27 · Rusty Lake
Both: Puzzle
Underground Blossom is a new adventure game by Rusty Lake. Fulfil various tasks at every station to find the metro that will take you through each important event from Laura Vanderboom's life.
Escape RoomAdventurePuzzlePoint & ClickIndieMysterySingleplayerHorrorStory RichMultiplayer👍 6,768
-33%$20.09City Bus Manager
Jun 25 · PeDePe GbR
Both: Management
Build your own bus depot from scratch and create your personal bus routes in City Bus Manager. Play in your own hometown or any famous city in the world with real map data. Buy buses, maintain them, take care of your staff and lead your bus company to become the #1 in town!
SimulationManagementSingleplayerEconomyAutomobile SimCapitalismCasualLogicStrategySandbox👍 2,407
$29.99Railroader
Dec 7 · Giraffe Lab LLC
Both: Trains
You and your fellow railroaders are the lifeblood of your railroad, just like it is the lifeblood of the communities it serves. Switch cars at industries. Keep people moving while running local passenger trains. Run trains with a purpose in transition era Appalachia – in Railroader!
Early AccessSimulationTrainsTransportationAutomobile SimOpen World3DImmersive SimCinematicFirst-Person👍 3,348
$25.99Big Ambitions
Aug 28 · Hovgaard Games
Both: Management
Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.
ManagementEconomySimulationCapitalismLife SimSandboxSingleplayerResource ManagementTime ManagementInventory Management👍 14,060
$11.99Urban Jungle
Mar 21 · KYLYK
Both: Puzzle
Use luscious plants to turn your ordinary home into a green haven in Urban Jungle. Find the best place for each plant in your small apartment and enjoy gardening without worries. And don't forget to pet your cat!
RelaxingCuteCasualSimulationCozyIndiePuzzleColorfulFamily FriendlySingleplayer👍 669
$15.99Plan B: Terraform
Aug 29 · Gaddy Games
Both: Trains
Terraform a lifeless rock into a lush and habitable world. Build trucks, trains, and sprawling factories on an enormous hexagonal planet. Grow its population to millions. Enjoy a dynamic simulation of atmosphere, temperature, water, and forests.
AutomationResource ManagementSimulationTransportationColony SimSandboxTrainsBase BuildingColorfulHex Grid👍 3,528
$24.99Submachine: Legacy
Oct 13 · Mateusz Skutnik
Both: Puzzle
Submachine is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a vast network of desolate locations containing puzzles, secrets, notes and items to collect to help you along the way. Follow the story of a banished lighthouse keeper to discover his descent into ruins.
PuzzlePoint & ClickAdventureHand-drawnExploration2DIndieAtmosphericColorfulDystopian 👍 1,281
-40%$2.99Thought Experiment Simulator
Jul 22 · HoHo Game Studio
Both: Trains
This is a stupid game that might include Trolley Problem, Ship of Theseus, Brain in a Vat, Infinite Monkey, Sisyphus, Prisoner's Dilemma, Schrodinger's Cat, etc.
Dynamic NarrationComedyPhilosophicalTrainsMemesIndieHand-drawnSimulationCasualShort👍 620
$9.99Pile Up!
Jul 23 · Remoob
Both: Minimalist
"Pile Up!" is a strategic building game which you need to build houses, fulfill your people’s requests and manage your risky buildings in different ways on a small land. But don’t let your guard down in this chill environment, we only get you relaxed so you destroy everything you did.
RelaxingBase BuildingIndieCasualAtmosphericSandboxMinimalistStylizedColorfulRoguelite👍 961
$4.99Factory Town Idle
Jan 8 · Erik Asmussen
Both: Minimalist
An entire town builder experience packed into a living spreadsheet. Build housing, assign workers, then craft and sell a huge variety of items to level up your town and expand your civilization across the world!
CasualIdlerIncrementalMinimalist2DResource ManagementFantasyCity BuilderAutomationColony Sim👍 1,232
-10%$8.99Unmurk
3 days ago · Michal Barszczewski
Both: Minimalist · Puzzle
A minimalist puzzle game. You only see the outer edges of the puzzle pieces in a voxel object. Put the puzzle pieces into place to reveal the hidden voxel object and watch it come to life.
VoxelMinimalistRelaxingPuzzleSingleplayer3DLogicFamily FriendlyCasual
$9.99Mind Over Magnet
Nov 13 · Game Maker's Toolkit
Both: Puzzle
An attractive puzzle platformer where you use magnetism to escape a factory. Meet a cast of magnet characters and work together to solve logical conundrums.
Puzzle PlatformerPuzzleAdventureRobotsPlatformer2D Platformer2DIndieLogicSingleplayer👍 1,344
$1.99Simply Cubic
Sep 29 · Aquila Games
Both: Puzzle
Draw a path to where you want your cube to go. Take care to draw by anticipating what may happen after simulating the path you have drawn. Remember, your rights to draw a path is limited. Make good use of these rights!
CasualStrategyPuzzleGrand StrategyEducationPoint & ClickPuzzle PlatformerTurn-Based TacticsIncremental3D
$2.99FourKnightVariant
Oct 20 · WhimSoul Games
Both: Puzzle · Minimalist
Master the movement of the chess knight in a strategic puzzle built around planning, positioning, and board coverage. Choose your starting square, plan your jumps, conquer the board, and take on increasingly demanding challenges.
PuzzleChessBoard GameLogicStrategyGrid-Based MovementTacticalSingleplayerMinimalist2D
$3.99Cells
Sep 6 · Mousetrick Studio
Both: Minimalist
CELLS is a calm sci-fi trading game about goods, routes and decisions. Explore new worlds, build trade chains, mine resources and uncover the story of a broken network between the worlds.
CasualRelaxingMinimalistProcedural GenerationLogicAtmosphericPhysicsLinearTutorial2D
$0.99The Late Arrival
Oct 18 · Justin Wade
Both: Puzzle
Horror engine-based exploration game that takes place in an abandoned subway station that has experienced strange occurrences. The graffiti artist starts exploring an old subway station and finds more than he expected. His experiences include mysterious figures, strange sounds, and happenings.
HorrorRealisticDarkAdventurePuzzlePhysicsStrategyAtmosphericExplorationMystery
$14.99A Little Age
Aug 28 · Benerot
Both: Minimalist
A cozy minimalist settlement builder about growing a network of settlements, each with its own little economy. Manage the flow of resources between them at your own pace, pause at any time, and watch a civilization emerge as your settlements work together to raise a great temple and claim the land.
RelaxingCozyCasualBuildingMinimalistCuteReal-Time with PauseProcedural GenerationCity BuilderSimulation
$32.00MEMORIAPOLIS
Apr 30 · 5PM Studio
Both: Management
Memoriapolis is a historical city builder where your city grows organically across 5 ages, from Antiquity to the Industrial Revolution. Manage resources, interact with factions, and shape your dynasty toward building a final Wonder with easy, normal, or hard difficulty levels.
City BuilderExplorationColony SimPolitical SimBuildingStrategyImmersive SimManagementBase BuildingHistorical👍 1,753
-50%$9.99Truck & Logistics Simulator
Nov 30 · Simula Games
Both: Management
Load, drive, and deliver through a huge open world with up to 24 players in cross-platform multiplayer. Join your friends in exciting heavy transport convoys. Jump into the driver's seat of more than 30 unique vehicles and carry out complex loading tasks to deliver a variety of cargo.
SimulationAutomobile SimMultiplayerOpen WorldRealisticCasualDrivingManagementEconomySingleplayer👍 2,156
$4.99Cleaning Up The Puzzle Gallery
Aug 5 · Th3GameStudio
Both: Puzzle
Cleaning Up The Puzzle Gallery is a cozy first-person organization simulator about cleaning up 5000+ puzzle pieces scattered across a gallery of ~200 famous paintings. Whether you want to relax and solve jigsaw puzzles to classical music, or min-max the fastest times, the gallery needs cleaning.
RelaxingOrganizingCasualPuzzleCozyIndieCo-opMultiplayerOnline Co-OpSimulation👍 634
$14.99Boxes: Lost Fragments
Feb 1 · Big Loop Studios
Both: Puzzle
As a legendary thief, your next assignment lures you into a grand and lavish mansion. There you find a series of puzzle boxes, designed for an unknown purpose. What should have been a quick in-and-out, gradually turns into your own harrowing struggle for freedom and answers.
PuzzleMysteryPoint & ClickAdventureCasual3DAtmosphericHidden ObjectIndieStory Rich👍 3,245
-20%$11.99Hozy
Mar 30 · Come On Studio
Both: Puzzle
Restore a forgotten neighbourhood through your favourite hobby, one cozy room at a time. In Hozy, clean, paint, and decorate abandoned homes with satisfying mechanics and intuitive controls. Enjoy the little details as you interact with tools, items and furniture to bring each space back to life.
RelaxingCozyCasualSandboxPuzzleCutePhysicsSimulationColorfulBuilding👍 4,146
$19.99Braid, Anniversary Edition
May 14 · Thekla, Inc.
Both: Puzzle
Control the flow of time to solve puzzles in this new version of the indie classic, featuring fully repainted artwork, a new world of puzzles, and seriously in-depth commentary.
Puzzle Platformer2D PlatformerPuzzlePlatformerAction-Adventure2DTime ManipulationActionCasualCartoony👍 1,766








