Teaches basic car parts
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“I've learned one thing or two by playing this!”
Steam review · 4.3 h played ↗
Car Mechanic Simulator 2014
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 83%Very Positive · 83%Red Dot Games2014Racing · Simulation · Puzzle
−88%$6.99$0.83
US Steam price, checked 52 min ago
The verdict
A cheap, simple, relaxing car-repair puzzle that teaches basic part locations but is repetitive, unrealistic and clunky. Skip it if you want depth, realism or a polished camera.
Great for
Car newcomers wanting a cheap, low-stress puzzle-like intro to the CMS series, bought on sale
Main risk
Repetitive, shallow gameplay with awkward camera and controls, outclassed by newer CMS games
What players love
Very cheap on sale, includes free DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“I got it on sale for only $0.98, and the 2 add-ons are included as well.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Diagnosis works like a fun puzzle
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“It's a sequence of little puzzles that test your knowledge of how cars work.”
Steam review · 7.2 h played ↗
Relaxing, satisfying repair loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“Great to play when you want something chill and low-stress.”
Steam review · 7 h played ↗
Plenty of campaign jobs and endless mode
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“there is 76 jobs/invoices to do”
Steam review · 13.8 h played ↗
Low system requirements
Mentioned in ~1 in 75 positive reviews
“If you want to play car mechanic simulator with low end device, this one is the sweet spot.”
Steam review · 5.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive, identical cars and jobs
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Incredibly dull and repetitive after the first few cars.”
Steam review · 8.1 h played ↗
Shallow and unrealistic simulation
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“it's seriously just a super simplified engine, suspension, exhaust and fuel systems, and that's it.”
Steam review · 6.7 h played ↗
Awkward camera, sensitivity and motion sickness
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Absolutely horrible unplayable camera settings.”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗
Weak guidance, vague tasks, no search in parts shop
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“No clear guidance on how to do anything”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Obsolete compared to newer CMS games
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“very barebones compared to 2015 and 2018, get those instead”
Steam review · 17.2 h played ↗
Mouse escapes window on multi-monitor, minimizes game
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“1 Mal Links oder Rechtsklick drücken, bam das Spiel ist minimiert.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable1200 MB
Minimum
OSWindows XP SP3 / Vista / 7 / 8
ProcessorCore 2 Duo 1.8GHz or AMD equivalent
Memory2048 MB RAM
GraphicsGeForce 9800GT or better w /512MB VRAM
Storage1200 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows XP SP3 / Vista / 7 / 8
ProcessorCore i5 or AMD equivalent
Memory4096 MB RAM
GraphicsGeForceGTX 650 Ti or better w/ 1024MB VRAM
Storage1200 MB available space
OSWindows XP SP3 / Vista / 7 / 8
ProcessorCore 2 Duo 1.8GHz or AMD equivalent
Memory2048 MB RAM
GraphicsGeForce 9800GT or better w /512MB VRAM
Storage1200 MB available space
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