In Metro Architect, you will design, expand, and optimize metro and subway networks in a metro simulator inspired by real-world transit systems. Build stations, manage trains, reduce congestion, and keep your city moving.

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What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“Metro Architect already offers its core metro-building experience, but there are still parts we want to improve. Early Access lets us work on performance, simulation depth and usability together with players. Community feedback is especially useful because everyone builds and manages networks differently.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We do not want to promise a specific date, as the development timeline may change based on player feedback and what we learn along the way. We will continue sharing our progress through regular updates and patch notes.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“The full version is planned to have better optimization, more intuitive construction and line-management controls, deeper simulation and clearer network statistics. We also plan to expand the playable cities, improve their environments and add more management features.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Metro Architect is fully playable and includes line building and editing, train operations, service interval management and wider network-management systems. All listed cities support 2D mode, while 3D mode is currently unavailable for Hong Kong, Toronto and New York. Paris has the most geographically accurate textured environment. Other textured cities use approximate buildings mainly as a visual improvement rather than an exact recreation. Tokyo and Shanghai currently use simplified, untextured 3D buildings.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“The current price reflects the game as it is today. We have not yet decided whether the price will change after Early Access. That will depend on how much the game grows and how much new content and functionality are added. Any planned price change will be announced to players in advance.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“Players can share bug reports, feedback and feature suggestions through our Discord server. We publish patch notes and development updates, review recurring requests and use community feedback to help decide what to work on next. Our goal is to keep development open and make sure player experiences and ideas have a real influence on how the game grows.”
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About This Game

All those cities. Endless ways to build.

Design, expand, and optimize underground transit systems inspired by real-world metro and subway networks. Each region brings a new layout and a different way to build. Expand through dense city cores, cross rivers and coastlines, manage commuter demand, and keep your network moving as each city starts to push back.

Take on different network challenges across Berlin, Hong Kong, New York, Moscow, Paris, Tokyo, London, Shanghai, Rio de Janeiro, Singapore, Toronto, and Seoul.

Design the system.

Create stations, draw routes, connect districts, and shape your metro network as the city grows. Every line you build affects passenger flow, travel time, congestion, and the long-term efficiency of your system.

Rush hour fights back.

Passenger demand keeps rising. Stations get crowded, weak routes start to fail, and delays spread across the network. Redesign lines, add capacity, and keep the city moving before the system breaks.

Features

Build, expand, optimize, redesign, panic-fix, and somehow keep your metro moving during rush hour. It gets chaotic fast, in a good way!

  • Multiple gameplay styles: play casually and grow your dream network, optimize every line for maximum efficiency, or push your system to the limit under constant passenger pressure.

  • Design your metro your way: create stations, shape routes, manage transfers, and expand your network across evolving city layouts.

  • Build across region-inspired cities and metro systems, each with different layouts, pacing, and infrastructure challenges.

  • Dynamic passenger growth and changing network demands mean every playthrough develops differently. The perfect layout in one game might collapse completely in the next.

  • Watch your metro evolve into a living system of colorful lines, dense interchanges, and moving trains, turning every map into its own transport diagram.

  • Real-world-inspired train models, infrastructure, and station designs based on underground and commuter rail systems.

  • Trains. A lot of them. Probably still not enough during rush hour.

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
    • Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
    • Memory: 4096 MB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel UHD 630 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 / AMD Radeon RX 550
    • Storage: 1500 MB available space
    • Sound Card: Any compatible sound card
    • VR Support: N/A
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 11 64-bit
    • Processor: Intel Core i7-9700 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
    • Memory: 8192 MB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 580 or better
    • Storage: 2000 MB available space
    • Sound Card: Any compatible sound card
    • VR Support: N/A
    Minimum:
    • OS: macOS 12 Monterey or later
    • Processor: Apple M1 or Intel
    • Memory: 4096 MB RAM
    • Graphics: Integrated graphics supported
    • Storage: 1500 MB available space
    • Sound Card: Any compatible sound device
    Recommended:
    • OS: macOS 13 Ventura or later
    • Processor: Apple M1
    • Memory: 8192 MB RAM
    • Graphics: Apple M1/M2 or equivalent integrated graphics
    • Storage: 2000 MB available space
    • Sound Card: Any compatible sound device

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