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The Meter is Running

You inherited a taxi dispatch business but it came with debt attached. Hire drivers, dispatch fares, navigate Istanbul’s chaos, deal with bad customers and worse luck. You have 15 days to pay it off or lose…

22 May 2026

The Meter is Running is an indie developed by Debt Driven Games, released 22 May 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Meter is Running is

The Meter is Running is an indie game developed by Debt Driven Games and released in 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You inherited a taxi dispatch business but it came with debt attached. Hire drivers, dispatch fares, navigate Istanbul’s chaos, deal with bad customers and worse luck. You have 15 days to pay it off or lose everything. The meter is running.
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How it plays

Its themes are business. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Meter is Running launched on 22 May 2026, within three weeks of 007 First Light, Forza Horizon 6, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight and Directive 8020.

Released around the same time: 007 First Light, Forza Horizon 6, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, Directive 8020.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did The Meter is Running come out?
The Meter is Running was released on 22 May 2026 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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