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18 games like Metro

The best games like Metro are Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries, San Francisco Cable Car and Streetcar — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries shares trains, network and route building with Metro.

Every alternative below links to its own Metro-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s trains shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Metro’s 1.7 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries (2007)
   2–3 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Metro: Trains, Network and Route Building · 1 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (50%)
   vs Metro: overlaps at 2–3 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
   View Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries on Amazon →
2. 2. San Francisco Cable Car (2009)
   2–6 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Metro: Trains, Network and Route Building, Tile Placement · 2 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Metro: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · same complexity
   View San Francisco Cable Car on Amazon →
3. 3. Streetcar (1995)
   2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Metro: Trains, Network and Route Building, Tile Placement · 2 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Metro: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier
   View Streetcar on Amazon →
4. 4. Steam (2009)
   3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
   Shares with Metro: Trains, Network and Route Building, Tile Placement · 2 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Metro: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~60 min longer · +1.8 heavier
5. 5. Railroad Ink Blazing Red Edition (2018)
   1–6 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.2 · Light
   Shares with Metro: Trains, Network and Route Building · 1 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (50%)
   vs Metro: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
6. 6. 1846 The Race for the Midwest (2005)
   3–5 players · 240 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Metro: Trains, Network and Route Building, Tile Placement · 2 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Metro: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~210 min longer · +2.3 heavier
7. 7. Rollecate (2019)
   1–4 players · 10–15 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Metro: Trains, Network and Route Building, Tile Placement · 2 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Metro: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~17 min shorter · same complexity
8. 8. Days of Steam (2009)
   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Metro: Trains, Network and Route Building, Tile Placement · 2 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Metro: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
9. 9. 1889 History of Shikoku Railways (2004)
   2–6 players · 210 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Metro: Trains, Network and Route Building, Tile Placement · 2 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Metro: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~180 min longer · +2.3 heavier
10. 10. SNCF (2010)
    3–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Metro: Trains, Network and Route Building · 1 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Metro: overlaps at 3–6 players · about the same length · same complexity
11. 11. Mini Rails (2017)
    3–5 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Metro: Trains, Network and Route Building · 1 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Metro: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~20 min longer · +0.5 heavier
12. 12. Ride the Rails (2020)
    3–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Metro: Trains, Network and Route Building · 1 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Metro: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~23 min longer · +0.6 heavier
13. 13. On the Underground London\/Berlin (2019)
    2–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Metro: Trains, Network and Route Building · 1 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Metro: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~23 min longer · +0.7 heavier
14. 14. Zug um Zug Deutschland (2012)
    2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Metro: Trains, Network and Route Building · 1 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Metro: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
15. 15. 1862 Railway Mania in the Eastern Counties (2013)
    1–8 players · 120–300 min · ★ 8.4 · Heavy
    Shares with Metro: Trains, Network and Route Building, Tile Placement · 2 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Metro: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · scales to 8 · ~180 min longer · +2.9 heavier
16. 16. Age of Steam Deluxe Edition (2002)
    1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Metro: Trains, Network and Route Building · 1 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Metro: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · ~90 min longer · +2.2 heavier
17. 17. 18Chesapeake (2020)
    2–6 players · 180 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Metro: Trains, Network and Route Building, Tile Placement · 2 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Metro: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~150 min longer · +2.2 heavier
18. 18. Railroad Ink Challenge Lush Green Edition (2021)
    1–4 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Metro: Trains, Network and Route Building · 1 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Metro: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.5 heavier

Looking for the original? See the full Metro fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.