The Meter is Running Steam news

• Latest observed players7 · 6 October 2026 - 16:33:55 UTC
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• Review score75% positive
• Total reviews20
• Release dateMay 22, 2026
• DeveloperDebt Driven Games
• PublisherDebt Driven Games

Genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Debt Driven GamesPublisher: Debt Driven Games

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The Meter is Running Steam news

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• 1.3.6 Patch Notes - Performance Fixes - 14 September 2026

  Taxis Pickups and drop-offs should now go more smoothly, with fewer rides getting stuck. Fixed an issue where a taxi could occasionally stop progressing during a trip and hold up the day.Audio Fixed an issue that could leave the radio or theme music silent.Performance The passing train now runs more efficiently, should help the game feel smoother. Improved the selected taxi's dashcam performance without changing its look.

• 1.3.5 Patch Notes - The Backstreets & Better Upkeep - 1 August 2026

  The Backstreets Locals now give you reputation when a ride ends Cheerful or Ecstatic. An Outraged local costs you 1 reputation.They still pay poorly and barely tip. Their spawn rate has also been lowered from 16% to 12%. Repair Shop & Wash Area These upgrades now make cars recover condition and cleanliness faster while parked at your stand.The Auto Shop and Car Wash are still the fastest options, but looking after a car at the stand is now actually useful.

• 1.3.4 Patch Notes - 30 July 2026

  Adjustments to a few achievements to make them easier to get naturally.

• 1.3.3 Patch Notes - Deadhead and Traits - 29 July 2026

  DeadheadRenamed from "dead km" and "Empty KM" to Deadhead. That is the actual term for driving without a fare. All screens say it the same way now. Deadhead now has colour bands instead of always printing red. Green up to 60%, amber between 60% and 70%, red above 70%.Added a tooltip on the label explaining why it never drops below 50%. The car drives out to the fare then drives home, so some empty distance is always there. BalanceThe reputation bonus moved from Street Smart to Hustler. Same 1.5x bonus, just on a different trait.Street Smart keeps the defensive half. It still blocks scammers and still prevents Nuisance reputation loss.Trait descriptions updated. Street Smart's scammer protection was always in the game but never written down anywhere.

• 1.3.2 - Minor Performance Enhancements - 26 July 2026

  Improved runtime performance and reduced memory usage during gameplay. Reduced unnecessary background rendering and interface updates.

• 1.3.1 Patch Notes - Routes, Saves & Balance - 26 July 2026

  Hello everyone! This patch focuses on more believable taxi routing, safer save loading, some controller tweaks and several economy balance adjustments. FixesTaxis now choose routes by estimated travel time instead of raw distance. They may take a slightly longer road when it gets the passenger there faster.Fixed old saves sometimes inheriting signatures or daily financial records from the wrong game sessions.When multiple controllers are connected, the game now keeps using the controller you are actively playing with instead of switching unexpectedly.Dispatch and vehicle-service tutorial instructions now adapt correctly between mouse and controller controls.A negative closing cash balance is now shown in red in the day ending notebook. Balance ChangesPassive repair and cleaning rate at the home base has been slightly reduced. Repair and cleaning services should now remain meaningful ins…

• 1.3.0 Patch Notes - Steam Deck Update - 8 July 2026

  Our newest update is here, bringing full support for Linux and the Steam Deck, along with several nice interface improvements! What's New: Steam Deck & Linux Support: The game is now playable on Linux and officially optimized for Steam Deck. Better Interface for Handhelds: We've overhauled how the game's interface scales. Everything from menus to fare slips will now look better and be much easier to read on the Steam Deck and other displays. Gamepad Tutorial: The game now recognizes when you are using a controller and will show you the correct gamepad button prompts during the tutorial. Visual Polish: When you drag a car key over a customer's fare slip, the key now becomes slightly transparent so you can easily read the customer's details without the key getting in the way. We've given the opening story letter a fresh new look. Customer trait descriptions on the side of the fare slips h…

• 1.2.8 - Hotfix - 8 July 2026

  Fixed a bug that would cause gameplay music to not play on loaded saves.

• 1.2.7 - Hotfix - 8 July 2026

  Various performance and stability improvements.

• 1.2.6 Patch Notes - Performance & Popularity - 8 July 2026

  Hi there good folk! This is a medium sized update which includes general stability, performance and balance changes. Performance Fixed the fullscreen FPS drop that occurred when Steam overlay is enabled; fullscreen now runs smoothly. Optimized calculations for large fleets and customer pools; hovering over keys, driver cards, and customer notes no longer causes stuttering when the city is busy. New: Base PopularityServing customers now increases your base's popularity and higher popularity generates more customer demand. Completing a high volume of trips and keeping the base rating high helps your popularity rise rapidly New: Record TripBeating your previous best daily trip count now earns you Reputation at the end of the day. A minimum of 60 passengers is required to achieve your first record. Balance ChangesMaximum driver capacity has been increased from 8 to 9.Dispatch radio call lim…

• 1.2.5 Patch Notes - 25 June 2026

  This minor patch expands the scope of the low quality option (high-performance mode) inside the settings. This option should provide better performance, especially on laptop devices.

• 1.2.4 Patch Notes - 18 June 2026

  This minor patch includes performance improvements and bug fixes. Resolved performance drops that occurred when there were more than 5 customer notes on the map. Fixed a bug that caused taxi icons on the map to disappear on some laptop devices.

• 1.2.3 Patch Notes - 11 June 2026

  Another small update mainly targeting balance and quality of life. Inspector Risk & Reward: Inspector trait is no longer just a punishment. If you keep your vehicle clean and well-maintained, passing the inspection will now reward you with +3 Reputation. Tax Relief: While the tax is supposed to be annoying, it might have been a little too much. We tuned it down to 18% from 20%. Cheaper Maintenance: The last big patch introduced the car maintenance fee, but it was a little too much. Repairing and cleaning at the main base and garages is now 50% cheaper.

• 1.2.2 Patch Notes - 10 June 2026

  Hi folks! This update brings a much-requested fallback for returning players to jump back right into Endless Mode, alongside some critical performance and accessibility fixes. Fresh Endless Run: If you've beaten the game in the past but no longer have an active endless save (e.g., you beat the campaign before Endless Mode existed), you are no longer locked out! You can now start a brand-new Endless Shift directly from the main menu. You'll start right on Day 16 with a clean slate, no debt, the default two-driver roster, and a ₺5,000 war chest to get you rolling. Discrete GPU Fix: We've pushed a fix for dual-GPU Windows laptops where the game would mistakenly run on the integrated graphics which caused performance drops even in high-end machines. To remedy this, the game now actively forces the high-performance GPU across the board. Window Accessibility Scaling Fix: Addressed a issue whe…

• 1.2.1 Patch Notes - 8 June 2026

  This a small patch is mainly fixing some minor visual bugs and some clean-up for future additions.

• 1.2.0 Patch Notes - 7 June 2026

  Hi there lovely folk! This update is a big balance and polish pass based on your feedback and the roadmap. It includes a tighter economy, more characterful passengers, a smarter e-Taxi, some cleanup of the cursor behaviour, and a few UI refinements. New: Controller Input Toggle There's a new Controller Input toggle in Settings → Behavior. If you don't use a controller and ever notice the cursor stuttering or drifting, turn this off and the game will ignore controllers entirely. We also reworked the in-game cursor and mouse system underneath, so mouse movement should feel noticeably smoother. Economy & Balance More low-income fares. Minimum fare cost is lowered from 50 to 40 and opening fare price lowered from 35 to 30. Per-driver costs. Daily shop overhead and meal costs are now per-driver instead of being static. More drivers mean more daily costs. No more free maintenance. Main base/g…

• 1.1.2 Patch Notes - 4 June 2026

  This is primarily a performance patch. Optimized calculations for 4+ drivers. Fixed an occasional mouse cursor drift when a controller is plugged in.

• 1.1.1 Patch Notes - 2 June 2026

  This small update is mainly for players who were seeing unusually poor performance on otherwise capable PCs.Steam Overlay is now disabled by default to reduce Electron/Chromium overlay conflicts on some Windows systems.You can turn Steam Overlay back on from Settings -> Behavior. The change applies after closing and reopening the game. Advanced Launch OptionsWith this update, we also added a few launch options that can help players who are still having performance issues. To use one, open Steam Library -> right-click the game -> Properties -> General -> Launch Options and paste one of the options below. --tmir-gpu-mode=compat Uses a simpler and safer Windows GPU path. Try this if the game is performing much worse than expected for your hardware. --tmir-gpu-mode=software Disables Chromium hardware acceleration for troubleshooting. Hardware acceleration should normally improve performance…

• 1.1.0 Patch Notes - Endless Mode! - 1 June 2026

  Hi there lovely folk! Based on the overwhelming feedback from the community, we've decided to add a mode that lets you keep playing indefinitely. "Endless Shift" only becomes available after beating the game once, and lets you continue right where you left off without losing your upgrades or drivers. Endless Shift also comes with a few adjustments tailored for endless play: Zones can now be permanently purchased and come with three parking slots. R.I.P. Tax continues to be collected, increasing every week. We've also added 2 new customer traits. Scammer can appear on any generic customer type, while Inspector only appears on the Official customer type: Scammer: 50% chance to ride off without paying. A Coward driver guarantees they'll flee, while a Street Smart driver always makes them pay up. Inspector: If the car's condition or cleanliness is below 40% (30% with a Slick driver — the of…

• 1.0.1 Patch Notes - 26 May 2026

  This first small patch is mainly focused on performance and quality-of-life improvements. Enabled Steam overlay support. Added a control scheme to the main menu. Various optimization fixes; this should mostly affect performance with 5+ drivers. Small balance tweaks: events generally yield less money and reputation, ratings above 3.0 are harder to gain, and upgrade costs have increased. Added a reset button next to the Settings title; this should fix small screens getting stuck on larger resolutions.

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