Needless to say, this first attempt ended pretty soon after I took this screenshot.Īs traumatic as these roads must be to drive on, though, it sure is a lot of fun creating them while working within these new constraints. In addition to unlimited roundabouts, straight roads require double the amount of road tiles in this challenge map, and all destinations are circular skyscrapers. This is a later version of my mega Beijing roundabout monstrosity featured in the header. Granted, the game's building regulations means you can't lump 5+ roundabouts all in the same space like Swindon's evil 'magic' one, but if I was at the wheel in one of these cities - see my Beijing attempt below - I think I'd just straight out leave my car where it was and get out and walk.
#FREE GAMES LIKE MINI MOTORWAYS DRIVERS#
I feel for the drivers in Mini Motorways' little ant-like cars, I really do. Not only does it limit the number of road tiles at your disposal, but it does so in favour of, wait for it, unlimited roundabouts. In this new mode, each city gets a bunch of new rules and conditions you'll need to abide by, and after playing an early version of it this week, there's one challenge that's truly diabolical.
#FREE GAMES LIKE MINI MOTORWAYS UPDATE#
It's the kind of nightmarish urban planning I try to avoid when building my own road networks in Mini Motorways, the excellent sequel to minimalist transport sim Mini Metro, but its new Challenge City update puts all four of these real-world asphalt atrocities to shame. In 2009 it was named the fourth scariest junction in Britain, after London's equally mega roundabout at Marble Arch, the M8 junctions in central Glasgow and Birmingham's Gravelly Hill, affectionately known as Spaghetti Junction. It's a monstrous concoction of five roundabouts smoshed together, and as far as I can see it serves no purpose other than to terrify bamboozled drivers up and down the country. If you're a motorist in south west England, chances are you've probably encountered (or at least heard of) Swindon's Magic Roundabout.
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