The Circle Paradise One of the most annoying things to deal with in Mini Metro is what I like to call a 'circle paradise', i.e. There are two common cases of stations in a row: Once again, gauge what you have in front of you. But watch out: depending on the situation, it can also worsen the overcrowding. Usually, moving trains to those stations or getting another line to stop at one of the stations in a row can help getting a little breath. However, three stations or more in a row can become a problem really fast. Generally, having two stations from the same type in a row, though unperfect, is still okay if the rest of the line can absorb it. The best way to deal with this is to break the cycle by adding a station from a different type inbetween, for example a triangle. Having two or more stations in a row is never a good thing, as when a train is full when emptying the first station, it will go past the second one as it has no place to drop its passengers. And it is not rare you will find out situations like the one on the right: This can be a game changer, so watch out for all the parameters!Ī common joke within Mini Metro players is that this game is basically a learning tool to despise circles with a passion. Be careful! Once you release the click to move your train or carriage, you can't move it again until it has changed places.The train will go back to its natural color and continue on its way.

If you selected a train or a carriage by mistake, just drop it at a blank point of the map far away from any line.However, it all depends on the situations, so sometimes you don't have the choice. If you drop your train too close to another train going in the same direction, one of the trains will stay at its station until the other is far away enough, making you lose time. Watch the other trains on the line if there are any.When considering the direction of the train to move, consider the types of stations in this direction and the passengers to drop and to pick by on the run.Indeed, the train will only change places when it made all the distance to another station on its original run, and it will drop all its passengers at said station. When selecting a train to move, consider the distance it has to move and the passengers that are in it.

When a train arrives at a station, the game-over clock freezes, giving you an extra few precious seconds to get it back past the overcrowding point. In the case of an overcrowding station, try to drop the train as close as possible from the station to be sure it arrives on time before the game is over.The two stations went past their overcrowding point. You know you're moving a carriage when the object you're dragging is a perfect rectangle. We can move its carriage to reinforce the violet line and not have the two circles overcrowding anymore. On the blue-green line on the right, an empty train with a carriage is passing by. He will need a carriage to pick up a sufficient number of passengers. However, the train arriving at the circle below doesn't have enough room to get past that point. Even though he won't be able to take all the passengers, he still will take enough for the station to go past the overcrowding point, thus continuing the game. A train with a carriage is arriving at the upper circle. Moving carriages On the picture above, two circles are overcrowding. That's right: with you being able to stop time, Mini Metro allows you to become Dio Brando.Įnough with stupid jokes, though. Thus, some tips may not be applied to the game when played in Extreme.Īlso, remember that to use most of my tips, it's more practical for me to pause the game, so time can stop and I can think about my situations at hand. Keep in mind I realized this guide with mostly an experience with the Normal mode.

Sure, it has been made when the game was in beta and so the screenshots in it show a game graphically different, but all the basics haven't changed as the game progressed and thus it is still highly relevant. If you just started Mini Metro, this guide below might help you a lot. This supposes, thus, that you know the basics of the game, such as the types of stations, the way the game functions, when the game is lost, the upgrades you can get, the available commands, etc. In this guide, I am going to give you some tips on how to improve your Mini Metro runs.

Mini metro tips