{"assets":[{"original":"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/mind-the-gap.png","local":"\/data\/posts\/2014\/05\/91d6a14772924ed63c3061d270be6092.png"},{"original":"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/mini-metro-3.png","local":"\/data\/posts\/2014\/05\/1a5277c7535201dd9de20356530c0810.png"},{"original":"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/mini-metro-3.png","local":"\/data\/posts\/2014\/05\/1a5277c7535201dd9de20356530c0810.png"}],"author_link":"author\/shiprib\/","author_name":"shiprib","cat":"LD #26","categories":["LD #26"],"comments":[],"epoch":1399255620,"event":"LD26","likes":32,"metadata":{"p_key":"81468","p_author":"shiprib","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"290585","p_title":"Mind the Gap, LD26 alumnus","p_cat":"LD #26","p_event":"LD29","p_time":"1399255620","p_likes":"32","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1398384000","event_key":"22","event_name":"LD29"},"source_url":"2014\/05\/05\/mini-metro\/","text":"

Mind the Gap was our jam entry into Ludum Dare 26. The theme for LD26 was minimalism<\/em>, so we decided to create a game inspired by the London tube map. The player builds the tube map as the city grows around them. Stations fill up, and if the player\u2019s network isn\u2019t up to scratch they\u2019ll quickly overcrowd. The entry is still playable<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Mind the Gap, our Ludum Dare 26 jam entry and prototype for Mini Metro.<\/p><\/div>\n

We were pleased with how the concept came out and floored by the response we received, so we decided to continue development into a full game.<\/p>\n

Mini Metro<\/h3>\n

So was born Mini Metro! There was plenty of room to improve over the prototype, so while the basic gameplay remains almost everything has been improved upon. The art style is much closer to the inspiration, rivers and tunnels present a new challenge, line editing is more powerful and intuitive, pathfinding is much smarter, and the player\u2019s capabilities are increased throughout an upgrade system. We\u2019ve attempted to stick closely to\u00a0the minimalist theme throughout development.<\/p>\n

\"mini-metro-1\"<\/a> \"mini-metro-3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Greenlight & Press<\/h3>\n

Despite our initial estimates (of course<\/em> it\u2019ll be done by 2014!), a year later and we\u2019re not quite out but almost<\/strong> there. Mini Metro\u2019s been in open alpha<\/a>\u00a0since September 2013. In March 2014 we submitted the game to Steam Greenlight<\/a> and received some amazing press\u2014weirdly, mainly\u00a0from non-gaming\u00a0press. Mini Metro popped up on mainstream sites such as The Verge, Huffington Post UK, Wired UK, Brokelyn, The Atlantic Cities, Popular Mechanics, and Fast Company. The alpha has since been played well over a million times, and we\u2019re furiously working at getting Mini Metro finished and out the door!<\/p>\n

Release<\/h3>\n

We hope to release Q2 2014 on desktop (through Steam and DRM-free through the Humble Store), iOS, Android, and PS Vita. The\u00a0alpha is\u00a0playable at http:\/\/dinopoloclub.com\/minimetro\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A huge thanks to everyone behind Ludum Dare! It\u2019s impossible to overestimate the motivation you receive by competing, both from finishing your\u00a0entry and\u00a0receiving feedback from the great community.<\/p>","time":"May 5th, 2014 2:07 am","title":"Mind the Gap, LD26 alumnus","title_was_empty":false}