STATIONflow
DMM GAMES · 2020 · Base Building, Trains, Management, Building, Sandbox
PC
Very Positive86% · 47674Metacritic
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About STATIONflow
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Design efficient underground train stations by strategically placing corridors, escalators, and amenities to keep thousands of passengers flowing smoothly toward their destinations. The game stands out with its grid-free 3D station building, real-time passenger simulation with individual needs, and a management layer where poor decisions lead to budget cuts and failure.
Have you ever been stuck in a train or subway station, crowded and congested, fighting to get on the escalator? Have you ever wandered around lost, cursing the lack of proper signage? Have you ever thought to yourself “I could design this station better”?
STATIONflow is a game about controlling the flow of thousands of passengers by building and managing an efficient underground train station.
STATIONflow is a game about controlling the flow of thousands of passengers by building and managing an efficient underground train station.
- Manage the flow of thousands of passengers with different needs, stats and targets, simulated in real time.
- Build complex 3D layouts in a multilayered map.
- Place and shape corridors and structures freely, without the constraints of a grid.
- Connect your station with stairs, escalators and elevators as efficiently as you can, but make sure everything is accessible.
- Keep things functional and efficient: your goal is to avoid congestion and to get passengers to where they want to go as quickly and smoothly as possible.
- Guide passengers via signage, and watch the flow of passengers change. Manipulate the path people take to avoid crowds—sometimes the shortest route is not the most efficient.
- Satisfy your passengers’ desires for various services: place vending machines and kiosks, construct bathrooms, restaurants and more. Passengers will expect more than just to find their exit on time.
- Don’t forget about upkeeps. You’re on a budget, so you'll want to keep your station lean and efficient—but make sure it isn't at the cost of passenger satisfaction!
- And of course, the higher-ups are always watching. You will receive daily evaluations based on passenger feedback. Do well, and you will be rewarded with an extended budget and additional construction options, but also given increased responsibilities. Do poorly, and you may well be on your way to bankruptcy...
- Create your own maps and share them through the Steam Workshop, or browse other players' creations for your next playthrough.
- Adjust the game's difficulty to your liking via multiple settings. Give yourself a relaxed sandbox experience, or something to really test your station-building abilities...
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
This is a pretty chill metro station building simulator. The basic functionality is smooth, and the game progression makes sense. Although most of the play time is spent at micro-managing station signs. Every time new services or station expansions got unlocked (they do frequently through natural game progression), you pretty much have to update EVERY SIGN in the station. It goes exponential as the station grows, and can get overwhelming pretty quickly. And the development has already stopped years ago, so the tedious late-game is not going to get addressed.1 found this helpful
The concept itself is quite nice - but there are no real goals. Its more like a sandbox-game and it feels like its missing something.1 found this helpful
Simple in presentation, but seriously engaging the deeper you go. I’ve only scratched the surface and already can’t stop playing. There’s some polishing needed here and there, but nothing that interferes with the core dynamics. If you love planning and trains, this one’s for you.
ok
Amazing puzzle
The AI is not smart enough for the game to work. You can have signs everywhere, but the AI still gets confused. While it's looking at a sign. Like, what do you want from me...
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