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State Connect

Connect distant metropolises with efficient highways, balance traffic, and watch passenger jets take flight as your transport empire grows city by city.

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Gameplay overview

Lay tracks for every traveler

State Connect is a calming logistics puzzler about drawing highways that keep every city on your map in motion. Drag new roads between hubs, manage intersections to avoid bottlenecks, and upgrade stations so passengers keep flowing to their destinations.

Longer routes unlock airports and high-speed trains, rewarding efficient layouts with bigger payouts and visually vibrant upgrades.

Controls

Pointer-first planning

  • Left-click / Drag: Draw or extend roads between cities, place upgrades, and interact with UI buttons.
  • Mouse wheel / Pinch: Zoom the camera in or out to plot complex routes.
  • Right-click: Cancel a line while drawing if you need to reroute.

Why play it?

Relaxing transport tinkering

  • Satisfying progression loop that evolves humble country roads into glowing megacity infrastructures.
  • Simple click-and-drag mechanics make it easy to iterate on designs without punishing restarts.
  • Soothing soundtrack and minimalist visuals provide a cozy, pick-up-and-play logistics challenge.

Tips

Keep the grid flowing

  • Upgrade core hubs early—boosted capacity prevents jams when new states unlock.
  • Use sweeping curves rather than sharp angles to minimize overlapping routes at intersections.
  • Save room around airports; large terminals need clear space for future connections.

Our take

Why State Connect is a chill network builder

State Connect nails that satisfying “draw and watch it run” loop—once your highways are in place, there’s a simple pleasure in seeing cars and trains flow cleanly from city to city. The gradual unlocking of airports and upgraded hubs gives you clear medium-term goals without ever overwhelming you with numbers.

Visually, the glowing routes and minimalist map help keep your focus on structure rather than clutter, which is perfect for a game that’s all about flow. It works well both as a background idle toy and as a more intentional planning puzzle when you want to perfect a layout.

Who will enjoy it?

Players who like gentle simulation and logistics games—but don’t want to manage full spreadsheets—will find State Connect very approachable. If you’re looking for detailed economic sims it’s too light, but as a relaxing network-builder it’s great.