Tank Mechanic Simulator

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Very Positive · 88%Very Positive · 88%2020

−90%~~$19.99~~$1.99

US Steam price, checked 1 h ago

The verdict

A relaxing, detailed tank-restoration sim that is mostly rust removal, sandblasting and painting. Skip it if you want real mechanical depth, polish or a helpful tutorial.

Great for

Tank and WW2 fans who want a calm, repetitive restoration game, ideally bought on sale

Main risk

Shallow, repetitive gameplay plus a broken tutorial and bugs can make it feel like a buggy chore

What players love

Relaxing, satisfying restoration loop

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“I personally play when im stressed and it helps me calm down. Taking apart the tanks is very satisfying in the best way.”
Steam review · 96.8 h played ↗

“A wonderfully chilled, low-stress gaming experience.”
Steam review · 10.6 h played ↗

“It relaxes you when you're tired: you tighten bolts little by little and place parts.”
Steam review · translated · 3.7 h played ↗

Great for tank and WW2 enthusiasts

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“if you like world war two tanks and are really into amoured vehicles this is the perfect game for you”
Steam review · 10.7 h played ↗

“This game is a great way to learn WW2 tanks and other tracked vehicles aside from books and documentary.”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗

Detailed, accurate tank models

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews

“the quality and accuracy of the models is one of the most consistently good aspects of the game”
Steam review · 72.7 h played ↗

“The M4 Sherman drivetrains are insanely detailed and have seemingly endless gears, bearings and pins.”
Steam review · 35.7 h played ↗

Museum, excavation and test driving add variety

Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews

“Extra plus for the museum, tank excavation and test drive/proving ground, which break up the gameplay.”
Steam review · translated · 34.7 h played ↗

Very cheap, great value on sale

Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews

“this game is the most worth it 3 dollars i have ever spent in my life”
Steam review · 34.4 h played ↗

What players complain about

Bugs, soft-locks and parts that won't attach

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews

“Assembly seems to be bugged at the moment, so the game pretty much becomes unplayable.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗

“The game is just a buggy mess.”
Steam review · 15.4 h played ↗

Broken or unhelpful tutorial

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews

“There is just about no tutorial other than remove 3 items and put them back on, now go repair an entire tank.”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗

“The tutorial is very sparse.”
Steam review · translated · 1.2 h played ↗

“The game is crap, the tutorial is unclear, I constantly had to google how to do things.”
Steam review · translated · 1.8 h played ↗

Clunky controls and confusing UI

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“clunky ass shit, controls and menus are pure garbage. navigating takes 80% of my brain power.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗

“You're going to spend more time navigating menus than actually repairing the tank.”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗

“The interface is as inconvenient as it possibly can be.”
Steam review · translated · 14.1 h played ↗

Shallow, repetitive gameplay

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“There's zero mechanical stuff - just clean rust, sandblast it and paint.”
Steam review · 6.2 h played ↗

“All you do is spray down the whole tank with your sand blaster to get rid of the rust, then spray it with your paint-gun”
Steam review · 3.4 h played ↗

“The name Tank Mechanic Simulator should be changed to 'Tank Painter Simulator'.”
Steam review · translated · 1.2 h played ↗

Crashes and lost saves

Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews

“good until you realize the game doesnt have an autosave and somehow still has common crashing issues 5 years after launch.”
Steam review · 11.8 h played ↗

“Yesterday I built almost a whole museum, and the next day loading the file sent me back to the very start of the campaign.”
Steam review · translated · 21.2 h played ↗

Abandoned by devs, little new content

Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews

“They effectively abandoned this game in favor of their other one while using this one to fund production of the other they are making.”
Steam review · 42.9 h played ↗

“this game has basically received no new meaningful content for the past year and a half”
Steam review · 251.1 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable

Minimum

OSWindows 7 (64-bit) or newer

ProcessorIntel Core i3 2100 / AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsGeForce GTX 570 / Radeon HD 6970

Storage8 GB available space

Recommended

OSWindows 8.1 (64-bit) or newer

ProcessorIntel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Memory16 GB RAM

Graphics4 GB VRAM (GeForce GTX 980 / AMD Radeon R9 Fury) or better

Storage12 GB available space

OSWindows 7 (64-bit) or newer

ProcessorIntel Core i3 2100 / AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsGeForce GTX 570 / Radeon HD 6970

Storage8 GB available space

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