Metropolis
Studio by the Bay · 2018 · Simulation, Strategy, Management, City Builder
PC
7 user reviews14% · 7
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About Metropolis
Metropolis - The Ultimate City Simulator
Metropolis is a city simulator like no other. In your role as Mayor you need to rebuild and regenerate your city to become one of the best in the world. Financial mismanagement has brought the city to it's knees and the previous administration are facing many accusations of corruption and embezzlement.
As the newly elected Mayor your challenge is to rebuild the city to become the top 'most liveable city' in the world. Your task won't be easy, all essential services have been run down and the major buildings of the city have fallen into disrepair. While breathing life back into the city you'll have to watch your back, political opponents are ready to strike at every opportunity and your fate will be decided by the voters at the next election.
Key Features...
Over 60 building types
Day and night cycles
Opposition parties and elections
Press conferences
Comprehensive policy options
4 types of public transport
Fully functioning stock exchange
Detailed financial information
5 types of tax income
Fully functional global economy
Intelligent news channel
Changing land and property values
Build, invest and sell property
Detailed crime statistics
CCTV and Police Helicopter
Distinct and unique city suburbs
Metropolis is a city simulator like no other. In your role as Mayor you need to rebuild and regenerate your city to become one of the best in the world. Financial mismanagement has brought the city to it's knees and the previous administration are facing many accusations of corruption and embezzlement.
As the newly elected Mayor your challenge is to rebuild the city to become the top 'most liveable city' in the world. Your task won't be easy, all essential services have been run down and the major buildings of the city have fallen into disrepair. While breathing life back into the city you'll have to watch your back, political opponents are ready to strike at every opportunity and your fate will be decided by the voters at the next election.
Key Features...
Over 60 building types
Day and night cycles
Opposition parties and elections
Press conferences
Comprehensive policy options
4 types of public transport
Fully functioning stock exchange
Detailed financial information
5 types of tax income
Fully functional global economy
Intelligent news channel
Changing land and property values
Build, invest and sell property
Detailed crime statistics
CCTV and Police Helicopter
Distinct and unique city suburbs
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
The game features the same base map each time and lacks intermediate objectives to suggest what to do next. The map scrolls very slowly and there is no minimap to orient yourself. Actions include the ability to buy and sell buildings, upgrade existing structures, adjust tax rates, purchase cheaper off-map housing, adjust pension rates, hire doctors and teachers and police, adjust the budget for roads and mass transit, enact a wide range of policies, buy and sell stocks in private companies, buy and sell power and water, and make choices during events. The problem lies in the game speed: at its fastest setting, one game month takes over 20 minutes of real time (and a year lasts four-and-a-half hours!). Since the budget is only updated once a month, there is an extremely long delay between performing actions and seeing the impact on the finances of your city. This is a huge issue early in the game when money is tight: you have no idea if you can afford a new policy or building long-term and must wait 20 (or 40) minutes to find out if it’s worth it. Even worse, you can’t leave the game running and come back later as frequent events automatically slow time down. While Metropolis is a g…49 found this helpful
If you are looking for the next Sim City you won't find it with this game. It's a very basic simulation game that really still needs a lot of refinement. I'm not quite sure why they were so quick to release it because clearly it's not ready. It still needs a lot of polishing and improvements to be a truly enjoyable game. This is a $5.99 game, not a $25 game.21 found this helpful
Metropolis is a horribly slow, horrible unfinished and horribly difficult city builder that fails itself in every single category it partakes in. A game with no clear direction or aim = no fun...19 found this helpful
this is good game BUT needs more work really - No tutorials or such - just a handbook - i didnt not know what do its hard to play but i hope its will be improved in future18 found this helpful
WTF is this game, what a waste of money, utter crap i almost fell asleep playing this crap, i wont even call it a game.12 found this helpful
Not for me, no tutorial. Very hard to understand
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