🏗️ Upper Grand Metro City

Welcome, mayor. Upper Grand Metro City needs power, water and homes — in the right order. Tap a ready building to collect its tax, reinvest in bigger blocks, and keep your grid in the black. Grow income without browning out the city, bank the goal, and chase a higher score. It runs on a lean austerity budget: little starting cash and modest yields, so every plot has to earn its keep. Upper Grand Metro City is a free micro city-building game that plays instantly in your browser with one thumb — no download, no sign-up. Unlike a plain idle tycoon, here a resource puzzle sits underneath every tap: a house only pays tax while the power and water it needs are covered, so the fun is in the balancing act. Compact grids, clean vector zones, satisfying collect pops and a steadily rising tax goal make it a moreish "one more block" planner you can dip into any time. Pick-up-and-play controls and instant loading make it ideal for a quick session on the bus or sofa. Sound effects with a one-tap mute mean it is just as happy played silently in a waiting room.

How to play

• Select a building from the shop bar — start with a ⚡ power plant and 💧 water tower.
• Tap an empty plot to place it; the cost is spent and a timer starts.
• Add houses and shops only while your power and water meters stay positive.
• Tap a ready building (🪙) to collect its tax income, then reinvest.
• Grow your tax income to the goal without letting a meter go negative.

Controls

One thumb: tap a building to select, tap a plot to place, tap a ready plot to collect. Tap 🔊 to mute. Touch or mouse — no keyboard needed.

Features

• Zone Houses, Apartments, Shops and more on a 5×5 grid
• Austerity Budget economy — its own build costs, speeds, yields and tax goal
• Power ⚡ and water 💧 balance gates your tax income
• Real-time production with tappable collect pops
• Particles, coin pops and WebAudio sound with a mute toggle
• Rising tax goals and a saved best score

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