Mini Motorways — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| You choose what city comes in 2026! | 2026-05-01 | We’re always excited when we get to invite our players to the table to collaborate. As a part of our busy 2026, we’d love to hear from you which of these cities would serve as a worthy addition to Mini Motorways, both beautiful enough for our luxe art treatment and challenging enough to keep players on their toes! Choose from one of the following cities:Auckland, New Zealand: Located in the Southern Hemisphere, this coastal metropolis is built on an active volcanic field, and harbors two distinct major bodies of water - the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Lima, Peru: Known for its rich history and vibrant food culture, this South American d |
| Mini Motorways Patch 1.19.2 | 2026-04-10 | Version 1.19.2: Fix for a minor issue that occurs when the game is running for over 24 hours. |
| Mini Motorways Patch 1.19.1 | 2026-04-06 | Minor improvements to analytics. For more information see our privacy policy: https://dinopoloclub.com/games/mini-motorways/privacy-policy/ |
| Cruise down south to Cape Town! | 2026-02-17 | Happy New Year, commuters!From the rugged peaks of Lion’s Head and Table Mountain to the southern Atlantic, Cape Town is a city where nature is never anything short of panoramic. Take control of traffic in South Africa’s second-largest city, guiding commuters through tunnels and over bridges to their destinations.We’re kicking off a big year of Mini Motorways updates with a fun one! As the first of four maps on our 2026 update roadmap, Cape Town will pose an interesting challenge for puzzle-minded players and offer coastal aesthetic opportunities for those who prefer to explore in Creative or Endless Mode. This update includes:A brand new map |
| Get in, pal, we’re going to Hong Kong! | 2025-12-08 | Take a road trip with us as we cruise along the Golden Mile, arriving at our destination, Hong Kong. Our Harbor Lights & Neon Nights Update explores the famous fragrant harbor of this iconic port city, renowned for its rich cultural heritage and colorful neon streets. From the harbor glow to the electric lotus sky, Hong Kong offers a gorgeous new landscape for you to design your dream city. Surrounded by water dotted with the famous Star Ferries, you’ll have to navigate the flow of Hong Kong’s residents as they go about their daily lives.Don’t miss out on exploring this new city with our recently released Creative Mode! With ultimate creativi |
| What’s in store for Mini Motorways in 2026? Check out our roadmap! | 2025-11-24 | Hi, everyone!As promised, we’re hot off the tails of the reveal of our beautiful Hong Kong map at Cozy Quest–coming this December!–and now seems like a great time to share everything that’s coming around the bend in the future, too.Next year, we’ll have four updates for you! In February, we’ll have a new map and be prepping some backend stuff.Come June, another new map with some additions to Creative Mode!A new map awaits in September, plus some Creative Mode quality-of-life tweaks annnnd a big community surprise!Then, as usual, we’ll have a new map to close out the year in December.We can't wait to see you again in December for our Hong Kong |
| 1.17.3 Patch | 2025-10-07 | Addressed a security issue identified by Unity. |
| 1.17.1 Patch | 2025-09-24 | Small change to fix an issue with an achievement. |
| Buckle up – Creative Mode is here! | 2025-08-26 | It’s a long-awaited day at Dino HQ, Commuters. We’re so excited to finally bring you our Creative Mode, inspired by the one you know and love from Mini Metro. Palette-swap your buildings, rotate those pesky driveways, delete buildings, place them wherever your heart desires, and utilise almost unlimited upgrades in a game mode that offers you an all-new way to explore every map you’ve unlocked! You’ve asked for this one a lot, and we’ve needed to do some tinkering behind the scenes, but it’s finally ready for your magic touch. We can’t wait to see what you build, be it your own hometown, the precise and symmetrical city of your dreams, or a h |
| Coming this August: Creative Mode! | 2025-06-07 | The cities of the world are your playground with our upcoming Creative Mode, landing on August 26th! Get to know your favourite Mini Motorways maps all over again: swap colours, delete buildings, and design a city where everything is just where you want it. Build with architectural precision or chaotic creative abandon–in Creative Mode, your imagination takes the driver’s seat. Did you catch our reveal trailer at the Future Games Show Summer Showcase? Whether you missed it or just want to relive the hype, you can check it out on YouTube. We’re thrilled to deliver this hotly anticipated game mode to our awesome Mini Motorways community. Thank |
| Mini Motorways patch 1.16.1. | 2025-04-21 | This is a small update to increment the Unity version of Mini Motorways. There is a chance that some players may encounter issues with the engine upgrade, in this case the previous version of the game is available under Properties --> Betas --> 1.16_tires_and_spires |
| Mini Motorways comes to Denmark! | 2025-03-31 | Hello, commuters! Our journey around the world now takes us to a country where our Mini games have never been before: Europe’s green capital, famous for its spire-filled skyline and sustainable design. This brand-new map is renowned for its colourful architecture, iconic green patina roofs, and green-minded commuters. With Medieval spires adorning the city and plenty of waterways to navigate, Copenhagen is a richly historical destination to hone your city-planning skills. You can also capture your European holiday like never before with our recently released Cinematic Mode! This feature immerses you in the city you’ve built, panning across th |
| Our 2025 roadmap has landed - find out what’s in store! | 2025-03-28 | Since launching Mini Motorways on Steam in 2021, we’ve been so fortunate to have your support and enthusiasm. The last four years have been a blur, but we’ve never run out of ideas for how to make the game even bigger and better, so we’re stoked to share our 2025 roadmap with you all! 2025 promises to be a big year for Mini Motorways, and we’re kicking things off in the usual fashion with a map update early in the year. However, later on this year, we’re launching a highly-anticipated community feature that’s been cooking for some time. Our team is immensely proud of the work they’ve put in on this one and we think you’re going to love it, to |
| Mini Motorways patch 1.15.1 | 2025-01-16 | A small patch fixing an issue with the colour of the Great Barrier Reef on the Cairns map while using colourblind mode. |
| Come on down under to Cairns, Australia, and get your beach on! | 2024-12-09 | G’day, city planners! Travel with us to the land down under as we visit the stunning town of Cairns, Australia, in the latest update to Mini Motorways! Known as the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, Cairns is a nature lover’s paradise fit for the best explorers. Cairns you handle it?! This tropical haven is situated between lush rainforest and rainbow-hued reefs in Northern Queensland. Create an efficient road network to get Cairn’s citizens from Palm Cove to the Esplanade Lagoon in no time. In addition to our first-ever Australian map, this update features: Cinematic Mode! This mode pans across the map and follows your commuters on their jo |
| Mini Motorways - Patch | 2024-06-07 | This patch contains a fix to version 1.14 which was causing some elements to display incorrectly. |
| Hit the rocky roads with our first Canadian map! | 2024-06-03 | We are thrilled to introduce our first Canadian map to Mini Motorways! Vancouver is a long-requested city, and we know you’re going to love the unique geographical challenges it poses. This coastal city in British Columbia is home to narrow waterways and the famous rugged North Shore, with a bustling metropolis to the south and untamed wilds in every direction. Vancouver is a city near and dear to our hearts, as some of us have studied, worked, and travelled there in the past, and it’s always fun to work on a map with a bit of dino history. This update to Mini Motorways includes: A brand new map! Take a trip to the west coast of Canada and ex |
| Mini Motorways - Patch | 2024-04-03 | This update brings Unity to the latest version. UPDATE: We've had reports of this build causing crashes on some devices, so we have uploaded the previous version of the game to Steam for those encountering issues. We're working on a permanent fix, but in the meantime, if this update has impacted your game's functionality, you can do the following: - Navigate to Mini Motorways in your Steam library, then right click on it and select Properties. - From the Properties menu, open the tab labelled Betas. - Enter in the password totallifesaver and you will gain access to a version of the game labelled previously-live. - This will revert your game t |
| Recent macOS 14.2 update causing buttons in Mini Motorways to not be clickable | 2023-12-13 | This patch includes a bug fix for an issue that causes users on macOS 14.2 to lose game functionality in windowed mode. The game will launch in fullscreen mode so that it remains playable as usual. We’re working on a fix to make sure windowed mode is back as soon as possible. |
| Mini Motorways goes north to Iceland in our Aurora Borealis Update! | 2023-12-04 | Traverse the narrow peninsulas and rugged coves of Reykjavík’s coastline as Mini Motorways arrives in Iceland! This holiday season, cosy up around the fireplace while you tackle the world’s northernmost capital, building a bustling city where the North Atlantic meets the Arctic Ocean. Now it’s your turn to lend your city planner’s touch to this stunning city! Enjoy a gorgeous glacial palette in day mode or dive into the fantasy-like colour of the elusive polar lights, famously called the Aurora Borealis! This update also includes a few under-the-hood fixes and general polish, as well as the much-requested feature of being able to access the o |