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Subway Sketch

Subway Strategy

Draw the metro of real cities

Subway Sketch: draw your own subway on real cities

Real stations sit at their real coordinates on a real map. Drag from station to station to lay track and open a line. Every piece of track costs money, and the fares from the riders you carry pay for the next one.

Finish a city and the result card puts your network next to the shape of the real one, built on the same budget. Same money, same stations: who carries more riders?

How to play

Every station is a kind of place: homes, offices, gateways, leisure and landmarks. Riders head for the nearest station of their shape, so where a line goes matters as much as how far it reaches.

Money is tight. Stay in the red for a whole week and you go bankrupt.

DrawDrag from station to station. Track is laid where there was none, and every piece costs money
CarryRiders pay fares, and the fares pay for the next piece of track
Hold onKeep the crowds moving through rush hour. Too many riders waiting too long ends the run
CompleteKeep it running after the last station opens to complete the city, then compare your network with the real one

Stations appear one at a time, in the order the real lines opened.

Screens

Draw subway lines on real mapsBeat the real networkUnlock real cities one by oneSurvive the rush hourStations open in real orderAdd trains and carsPlay by your own rulesTake on a random map

Features and highlights

  • Real maps, real stations Stations sit at their real positions over real terrain, rivers and all. Each city uses a selection of key stations, picked for play.
  • Real opening order Stations open in the order the real lines did, so each city grows the way it actually grew.
  • Rush hour Morning and evening rushes send crowds between homes and offices. Add trains and extra cars, and upgrade speed and fares to keep up.
  • Cities around the world London, Tokyo, Paris, New York and Seoul, among others. Complete a city to unlock the next one.
  • Remix Complete a city to open Remix there. Pick a preset or set demand, rush hour, budget and limits yourself, then share the setup with a short code.
  • Plays offline No account and no sign-up.

Made for you if

You can stare at a metro map for an hour, you like plans that have to hold up under pressure, and you want to see how your idea of a city's subway compares with the real thing.

Sources

Built on real station positions, terrain and opening order. Map: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Stations and opening dates: Wikidata (CC0); New York stations: MTA. Ridership: Seoul Open Data Plaza, TfL and RATP for Seoul, London and Paris. Other cities use estimated demand.

Subway Sketch runs offline and asks for no account.

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