UPDATE 04/08/22: Mini Metro clone Mini Subway: Logic on the Metro Line has now been removed from the Switch eShop.
The game was a knock-off of Dinosaur Polo Club’s travel puzzle game, which remains on the store. The developer previously responded, noting “if required, we will take legal action”. It’s unclear if this was done but the game no longer exists on the store nonetheless.
UPDATE 19/07/22:Mini Metro developer Dinosaur Polo Club has responded to the release of copycat game Mini Subway.
“As a small indie studio, we recognize that our own successes are, in part, due to standing on the shoulders of giants, and that part of the creative process involves taking inspiration from others and making it your own. Seeing people take inspiration from our games has been an amazing experience, but of course, there’s a difference between inspiration and plagiarism,” a spokesperson told Eurogamer.