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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. Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries (2007)

   2–3 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries alternatives →

   Shares with Metro: Trains, Network and Route Building · 2 shared tags · 1 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Metro: overlaps at 2–3 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier

   Check price for Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries →
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   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 · 3 shared tags · 2 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Metro: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · same complexity

   Check price for San Francisco Cable Car →
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   3. Streetcar (1995)

   2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light

   Shares with Metro: Trains, Network and Route Building, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Metro: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier

   Check price for Streetcar →
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   4. Steam (2009)

   3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium · See Steam alternatives →

   Shares with Metro: Trains, Network and Route Building, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Metro: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~60 min longer · +1.8 heavier
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   5. Railroad Ink Blazing Red Edition (2018)

   1–6 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.2 · Light · See Railroad Ink Blazing Red Edition alternatives →

   Shares with Metro: Trains, Network and Route Building · 2 shared tags · 1 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Metro: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
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   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 · 3 shared tags · 2 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Metro: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~210 min longer · +2.3 heavier
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   7. Rollecate (2019)

   1–4 players · 10–15 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light

   Shares with Metro: Trains, Network and Route Building, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Metro: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~17 min shorter · same complexity
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   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 · 3 shared tags · 2 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Metro: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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   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 · 3 shared tags · 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 · 2 shared tags · 1 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Metro: overlaps at 3–6 players · about the same length · same complexity
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    11. Mini Rails (2017)

    3–5 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light

    Shares with Metro: Trains, Network and Route Building · 2 shared tags · 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 · 2 shared tags · 1 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Metro: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~23 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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    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 · 2 shared tags · 1 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Metro: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~23 min longer · +0.7 heavier
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    14. Zug um Zug Deutschland (2012)

    2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light

    Shares with Metro: Trains, Network and Route Building · 2 shared tags · 1 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Metro: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
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    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 · 3 shared tags · 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
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    16. Age of Steam Deluxe Edition (2002)

    1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy · See Age of Steam Deluxe Edition alternatives →

    Shares with Metro: Trains, Network and Route Building · 2 shared tags · 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 · 3 shared tags · 2 of Metro’s 2 mechanics (100%)

    vs Metro: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~150 min longer · +2.2 heavier
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    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 · 2 shared tags · 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.