Back in Service: a Metro Driver

Back in Service: a Metro Driver is in Early Access, having launched on January 27, 2025. The developer has maintained a very active and consistent update schedule throughout Early Access, shipping five major content updates: a station expansion in March 2025, the 81-71 trainset in May 2025, a further station expansion (Strašnická and Skalka) in November 2025, a quest system and new vehicle in February 2026, and the Hostivař Depot update on June 25, 2026. Multiple feature patches have shipped between major releases as well. The most recent developer post, dated July 23, 2026, confirms active work on the next update, outlining three specific areas: improvements and expansions to the Hostivař Depot, a new tutorial and scoring system, and new variants of the 81-71 train. The same post also teases a longer-horizon direction called "Back in Service - New Era," described as bringing a modern era, new stations, and a new train to the game. This is a clear signal that the developer has significant content planned beyond what is immediately in development. The store description reinforces this, explicitly stating that future versions will bring more stations, trains, and tasks. The game is still well within active Early Access development with no indication of an approaching 1.0 release, and the developer's communication cadence remains strong with the last post just 27 days before today's evaluation date.