The infamous Kishmish Games studio for games such as " Bus Driver Simulator 2019 " or " World Bus Remains in the theme of transport simulation with the arrival of Metro Simulator 2020 in early access.
Don't be hypnotized by the game description “Don't waste your only chance to explore the metro in a new way”, “Train controls are done how in reality”, “Passengers are like in reality . "," You will see the most beautiful metro in the world "," The stations and tunnels are recreated to represent reality with precision "... We can clearly say that all these arguments put forward by the developer are just window dressing.
Metro Simulator immerses you in the tunnels of Moscow. The game offers you to drive a metro on one of the two lines to choose from: line 8A or line 11. The choice of trains is also limited with only 2 trains at your disposal.
The gameplay is far from extensive, the train controls are rather simple, far behind the precision and realism of Train Sim World. The doors are opened and closed using buttons that must be pushed using your mouse cursor. With a little luck or a good dexterity, your action will be carried out after 4 or 5 clicks on the same button.
The game is far from immersing you in the world of a real metro. The graphics quality of this game is also too far removed from current trends in simulations. The cockpit has very little detail, and the textures are pixelated and repetitive. Almost all the stations are identical, same for the passengers.
The developer announced a v2 in early 2020, it has indeed seen the light of day but do not rejoice too quickly, the general quality of this game remains unchanged. We will never make a racehorse with a donkey. The game is offered on Steam priced at € 9,99 and most of the time is displayed on promotion at € 5.99. A price that could at a pinch be correct if you are a metro enthusiast.
Kishmish is not known for his quality of video game developer and Metro Simulator will not come to catch up with this reputation already well established.
Zenix had also published a video on its Youtube channel when the first version was released. The images speak for themselves.