Mini Motorways lets players vote on next map for 2026 update

Mini Motorways is asking players to decide which city becomes the game’s next big traffic puzzle, and this vote carries real design weight. Auckland, Lima, Singapore and Vienna are on the shortlist, and each one would push the game’s road-planning in a different direction instead of just changing the backdrop.

The poll closes on May 15, 2026 NZT, and Dinosaur Polo Club has been clear that the final release order can still shift if development runs into unforeseen complications. That makes this less like a cosmetic fan vote and more like a live decision about which layout problems the studio wants to tackle next. In a game built around clean road networks, choke points and the slow collapse of neat plans, the city matters as much as the color palette.

The choice also lands inside a crowded 2026 roadmap. In February, Dinosaur Polo Club said Mini Motorways would get four new locations this year, spaced across February, June, September and December. The first of those map drops was Cape Town, which arrived on February 17, 2026. June still has another map on deck, September is being held back as a major community surprise, and December closes out the year’s run of new locations.

That pace matters because Mini Motorways has always been at its best when it turns real cities into compact systems puzzles. A vote like this gives returning players a reason to care about the next update before it lands. It also tells you what kind of challenge the studio thinks still has legs: a new city is not just another place to draw roads, it is another way to force familiar habits into a fresh shape.

The timing fits the game’s broader run, too. Mini Motorways turns seven in 2026 after launching on Apple Arcade on September 19, 2019, then expanding to Steam on July 20, 2021 and Nintendo Switch on May 11, 2022. Dinosaur Polo Club says the game has now reached over nine million players, and its free Creative Mode update on August 26, 2025 showed the studio is still willing to add meaningful tools, not just map drops.

Dinosaur Polo Club is based in Wellington, New Zealand, and was founded in 2013 by brothers Peter and Robert Curry. Its own press kit says New York City was chosen by players in the game’s first-ever vote, and that history gives this new poll some bite. If Auckland, Lima, Singapore or Vienna wins, it will not just fill a spot on the calendar. It will help define what Mini Motorways is becoming next.