A new game called Mini Subway: Logic on the Metro Line has been released on the Nintendo Switch eShop today, and it looks and sounds like a Mini Metro rip-off. This new game has players designing… you guessed it, a network of colored metro lines – where have we heard that before?
Mini Subway really is as suspicious as knockoffs go, and the mind really does wonder how this game has been allowed to come into production, but that’s for another time. Mini Subway was developed by Red Fables and published by Cooking and Publishing. The game is available for around $4.99 on the eShop – not only is this game a copy, but it’s also cheaper as well.
Uhm, ayo? Some company released a clone of Mini Metro on the #NintendoSwitch eShop today. How the flip does that happen? pic.twitter.com/ncdxyP2q6r
— Daan Koopman (@NintenDaan) July 14, 2022
How Similar Are Mini Subway: Logic on the Metro Line and Mini Metro?
Mini Metro is a puzzle strategy game developed by the New Zealand indie studio Dinosaur Polo Club. This game was initially released in 2015 and tasked players with constructing an efficient rail transit system for a city on the rise. Highly received upon its release, its success even led to a sequel, Mini Motorways. So, to compare, the eShop’s description of Mini Subway reads as “Mini Subway: Login on the Metro Line is a game in which you will design the subway station network of a city.” That’s just a little too bang on the nose for our liking.
The description for this Mini Metro rip-off doesn’t end there, though: “Trace different lines between stations and put all your trains in motion but be careful! All passengers must reach their destination. Make your routes efficient and modify them as new stations are opened. Decide how to use your limited resources – how long can you keep the city running at full capacity?”
If the description and premise don’t ring alarm bells, then the visuals definitely will. Mini Subway is clearly a Mini Metro rip-off in basically every single detail possible – even the shapes of the stations are a mirror image.
