What games are like Mini Metro?

indielist matches 12 indie games to Mini Metro by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Game Dev Tycoon (40,186 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like Mini Metro" chosen?

By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Mini Metro, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.

Games like Mini Metro

Looking for games like Mini Metro? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Mini Metro is a indie game from 2015; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Game Dev Tycoon with 40,186 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

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Game Dev Tycoon

2013 · Casual

40,186 reviews · 95% positive

ManagementSimulationIndie

Same: shares Management and Simulation. Different: leans more into economy.
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Prison Architect

2015 · Indie

59,960 reviews · 89% positive

SimulationBuildingStrategy

Same: shares Simulation and Building. Different: leans more into sandbox.
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Baba Is You

2019 · Indie

20,786 reviews · 98% positive

PuzzleIndieDifficult

Same: shares Puzzle and Indie. Different: leans more into logic.
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World of Goo

2008 · Indie

4,807 reviews · 94% positive

PuzzleIndieSingleplayer

Same: shares Puzzle and Indie. Different: leans more into physics.
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Papers, Please

2013 · Adventure

79,788 reviews · 97% positive

IndieSimulationSingleplayer

Same: shares Indie and Simulation. Different: leans more into political.
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Slay the Spire

2019 · Indie

191,572 reviews · 97% positive

StrategySingleplayerReplay Value

Same: shares Strategy and Singleplayer. Different: leans more into roguelike deckbuilder.
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Opus Magnum

2017 · Indie

7,102 reviews · 97% positive

PuzzleIndieSimulation

Same: shares Puzzle and Indie. Different: leans more into programming.
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shapez 2 - Factory

2026 · Casual

13,482 reviews · 97% positive

ManagementStrategyBuilding

Same: shares Management and Strategy. Different: leans more into automation.
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Stardew Valley

2016 · Indie

882,604 reviews · 98% positive

RelaxingSimulationIndie

Same: shares Relaxing and Simulation. Different: leans more into farming sim.
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Oxygen Not Included

2019 · Indie

142,787 reviews · 97% positive

BuildingSingleplayerManagement

Same: shares Building and Singleplayer. Different: leans more into colony sim.
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FTL: Faster Than Light

2012 · Indie

62,406 reviews · 95% positive

StrategyIndieSingleplayer

Same: shares Strategy and Indie. Different: leans more into rogue-like.
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Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation

2018 · Indie

55,747 reviews · 94% positive

ManagementDifficultSimulation

Same: shares Management and Difficult. Different: leans more into psychological horror.

Frequently asked questions

What games are like Mini Metro?: indielist matches 12 indie games to Mini Metro by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Game Dev Tycoon (40,186 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like Mini Metro" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Mini Metro, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.