<s>
Mini	B-Application
Metro	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
New	O
Zealand	O
indie	O
development	O
team	O
Dinosaur	B-Application
Polo	I-Application
Club	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mini	B-Application
Metro	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
in	O
April	O
2013	O
for	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
development	O
competition	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
prototype	O
version	O
being	O
released	O
freely	O
for	O
web	B-Application
browsers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
continued	O
following	O
the	O
event	O
and	O
an	O
in-development	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
commercially	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
August	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mini	B-Application
Metro	I-Application
received	O
its	O
full	O
release	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
platforms	O
in	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
platforms	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
plus	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
ports	O
in	O
2018	O
and	O
2019	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
intuitive	O
interface	O
,	O
simple	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
minimalist	B-Device
approach	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
follow-up	O
,	O
Mini	B-Application
Motorways	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
studio	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mini	B-Application
Metro	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
where	O
players	O
are	O
tasked	O
with	O
building	O
an	O
efficient	O
rail	O
transit	O
network	O
for	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
playable	O
cities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mini	B-Application
Metro	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Dinosaur	B-Application
Polo	I-Application
Club	I-Application
,	O
a	O
two-man	O
independent	O
video	O
game	O
development	O
studio	O
based	O
in	O
New	O
Zealand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Mini	B-Application
Metro	I-Application
began	O
in	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Mind	O
the	O
Gap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
was	O
to	O
let	O
the	O
player	O
build	O
a	O
transit	O
system	O
that	O
navigates	O
intelligent	B-General_Concept
agents	I-General_Concept
around	O
,	O
with	O
nodes	O
and	O
lines	O
representing	O
train	O
stations	O
and	O
tracks	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
chose	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Unity	B-Application
Web	I-Application
Player	I-Application
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
freely	O
playable	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
prototype	O
during	O
the	O
competition	O
,	O
so	O
more	O
people	O
would	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
play	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
playable	O
alpha	O
version	O
of	O
Mini	B-Application
Metro	I-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
also	O
submitted	O
Mini	B-Application
Metro	I-Application
on	O
Steam	B-Application
Greenlight	O
,	O
a	O
community	O
voting	O
system	O
that	O
allows	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
digital	O
distribution	O
service	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
release	O
an	O
in-development	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
commercially	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
early	O
access	O
model	O
was	O
suitable	O
for	O
Mini	B-Application
Metro	I-Application
because	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
have	O
replay	O
value	O
and	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
fixed	O
narrative	O
to	O
be	O
spoiled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Curry	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
Mini	B-Application
Metro	I-Application
full-time	O
since	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
brother	O
Robert	O
started	O
working	O
full-time	O
in	O
November	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
Mini	B-Application
Metro	I-Application
was	O
being	O
built	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
platforms	I-Application
,	O
however	O
they	O
shifted	O
their	O
focus	O
to	O
desktop	O
PCs	B-Device
because	O
of	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
release	O
their	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
access	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jamie	O
Churchman	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
colleague	O
at	O
Sidhe	O
,	O
oversaw	O
the	O
visual	O
design	O
for	O
Mini	B-Application
Metro	I-Application
and	O
also	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
audio	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
minimalism	B-Device
and	O
the	O
works	O
of	O
Philip	O
Glass	O
and	O
Steve	O
Reich	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
6	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
Mini	B-Application
Metro	I-Application
was	O
released	O
out	O
of	O
early	O
access	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dinosaur	B-Application
Polo	I-Application
Club	I-Application
partnered	O
with	O
Playism	O
and	O
Plug	O
In	O
Digital	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
digital	O
storefronts	O
,	O
and	O
Koch	O
Media	O
to	O
distribute	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
retail	O
stores	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
(	O
published	O
by	O
Playdigious	O
)	O
and	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
were	O
released	O
on	O
18	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
on	O
30	O
August	O
2018	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
also	O
added	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
10	O
September	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mini	B-Application
Metro	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favourable	O
"	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
according	O
to	O
aggregate	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Technology	O
Tell	O
writer	O
Jenni	O
Lada	O
described	O
Mini	B-Application
Metro	I-Application
as	O
"	O
aesthetically	O
pleasing	O
"	O
and	O
found	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
oddly	O
relaxing	O
experience	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
attempt	O
to	O
put	O
the	O
player	O
under	O
pressure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lena	O
LeRay	O
of	O
IndieGames.com	O
also	O
felt	O
that	O
Mini	B-Application
Metro	I-Application
had	O
a	O
relaxing	O
tone	O
and	O
complimented	O
its	O
intuitive	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
,	O
GamesTM	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
depth	O
of	O
Mini	B-Application
Metros	I-Application
gameplay	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
difficulty	O
scaling	O
kept	O
the	O
game	O
interesting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
did	O
question	O
why	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
n't	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
smartphones	B-Application
yet	O
,	O
pointing	O
out	O
that	O
such	O
devices	O
would	O
be	O
suited	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
simple	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
thought	O
that	O
Mini	B-Application
Metro	I-Application
was	O
a	O
good	O
example	O
of	O
how	O
to	O
release	O
game	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2016	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
,	O
Mini	B-Application
Metro	I-Application
won	O
an	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Audio	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
awards	O
in	O
three	O
other	O
categories	O
:	O
"	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Visual	O
Art	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Design	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Seumas	O
McNally	O
Grand	O
Prize	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mini	B-Application
Metro	I-Application
also	O
received	O
a	O
nomination	O
for	O
"	O
Debut	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
12th	O
British	O
Academy	O
Games	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
an	O
honourable	O
mention	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Debut	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
16th	O
Annual	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
listed	O
Mini	B-Application
Metro	I-Application
in	O
their	O
best	O
five	O
mobile	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
