Teaches how cars work
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“This game has taught me so much about different parts of cars and how they fit and work together.”
Steam review · 26.2 h played ↗
Car Mechanic Simulator 2018
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 91%Very Positive · 91%Red Dot Games2017Driving · Racing · Simulation
The verdict
A relaxing, detailed car-repair sim with a satisfying take-apart and rebuild loop and plenty of cars. The tutorial is awful and the mouse controls are clunky, so skip it if you want hand-holding or variety.
Great for
Car fans and relaxed tinkerers who enjoy repetitive repair loops and learning how car parts fit together
Main risk
The tutorial explains almost nothing, so newcomers get stuck or quit in the first hour
What changed in the last 30 days
72 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews mostly cite the poor tutorial, mouse acceleration, a crash or vanished car, and Mac problems. Several positives mention the free giveaway, so new players may be driving this. Low confidence.
72 recent reviews
What players love
Satisfying, relaxing repair loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Super relaxing game once you get into the loop of diagnosing problems, tearing engines apart, and rebuilding cars piece by piece.”
Steam review · 23.7 h played ↗
Detailed, realistic cars and parts
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“The large number of available cars (plus mods) and parts makes the gameplay engaging and never boring.”
Steam review · 19.7 h played ↗
Restoring and flipping junkers is addictive
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“I went from changing air filters on rusty sedans to buying wrecked supercars from the junkyard”
Steam review · 10.4 h played ↗
Great value, often free or cheap
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“I grabbed it for 1 euro during the most recent sale and I have to say, at that price especially, it is impossible to complain.”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
Steam Workshop mods and DLC cars
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“The large number of cars, parts and Steam Workshop mods is a particular joy.”
Steam review · translated · 9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Useless tutorial
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“Worst tutorial I've ever had the misfortune of playing, I don't know how to do anything”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Bad mouse controls and no in-game settings
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The mouse control is absolute, utter garbage.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Crashes, freezes and poor performance
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Garbage game keeps crashing. Hours of progress lost, cars dissapear.”
Steam review · 19.7 h played ↗
Bugs and soft locks
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“i just got this and everytime i buy a part it doesnt show in my inventory and im just lvl 1”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
Repetitive, boring gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“it's *boring* and *repetitive*.”
Steam review · 16.4 h played ↗
Grindy progression and tedious parts shopping
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“i don't have 100 HOURS to do the same two jobs that give me the most xp per minute”
Steam review · 19 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable20 GB
Minimum
OSWindows(64-bit) 7 or Newer
ProcessorIntel Core i3 3.0 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB
Storage20 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows(64-bit) 7 or Newer
ProcessorIntel Core i5 3.4 GHz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVidia GeForce GTX 970 4GB
Storage20 GB available space
OSWindows(64-bit) 7 or Newer
ProcessorIntel Core i3 3.0 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB
Storage20 GB available space
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