Mini Motorways

Minimalist traffic strategy about drawing roads through growing cities

Dinosaur Polo Club · Released Jul 20, 2021

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 96% of 24K
Recent reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 95% of 128 in 30 days
Playing now: 291; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 5 days ago; Sep 17, 2026

What is Mini Motorways?

A minimalist single-player traffic strategy game set on maps inspired by cities around the world. You draw and redesign roads as homes and destinations appear, then use upgrades such as highways and roundabouts to keep cars moving. Creative, Endless, and Expert modes alter the structure and difficulty.

For you if...

+you enjoy compact traffic puzzles with escalating pressure
+you like replayable runs shaped by changing city layouts
+you want creative, endless, and harder expert modes

Not for you if...

−you want a realistic, interconnected road network simulation
−you dislike random building placement disrupting careful plans
−you expect a consistently relaxing city-building experience

What players say

96% of 24,452 reviews are positive · 95% of 128 in the last 30 days

Players praise the minimalist presentation, soundtrack, and escalating traffic puzzles. The most common complaints are that random building placement can disrupt careful plans and that efficient play favors isolated color-coded routes rather than a connected city network; some also find the core loop repetitive or more stressful than expected.

Screenshots and trailer

Mini Motorways system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 SP1+
Processor: 2 GHz or faster processor
Graphics: Shader Model 4.0
Storage: 350 MB available space
DirectX: Version 10

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 170
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.