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Car Mechanic Simulator 2018
Build and expand your repair service empire in this incredibly detailed and highly realistic simulation game, where attention to car detail is astonishing. Find classic, unique cars in the new Barn Find module and Junkyard module. You can even add your self-made car in the Car Editor.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
68 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Really enjoyed grinding this one out. Took a lot of time, but slowly finishing all the achievements felt satisfying. A proper long grind, but worth it if you’re into this kind of game. One of those 100%s you have to be…”
“I bought this game to fix cars. What I didn’t realize is it would slowly dismantle my entire life… just like I dismantle engines. At first it was harmless. “Just one job,” I said. “Just one more bolt,” I said. Next…”
“this game is peak, i hope the developer notice this game more than the 2021 version, honestly this game require more attention from the devs”
5 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Really enjoyed grinding this one out. Took a lot of time, but slowly finishing all the achievements felt satisfying. A proper long grind, but worth it if you’re into this kind of game. One of those 100%s you have to be…”
“Comparing this game to the previous version (2015), There are quite a good chunk of expansion and improvements. Offroading is now embraced (even if niche and just for fun perhaps), mechanics of fixing and workshop…”
“I’ve put 40.3 hours into Car Mechanic Simulator 2018, and my overall impression is mixed. On the positive side, the game offers more variety than I initially expected. One feature I really appreciated was the ability to…”
13 of the 100 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“Honest review: I enjoy the idea of this game, but honestly the controls are garbage. Its very close to work, except you're handicap.”
“Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 is a surprisingly addictive game if you enjoy cars and simulation games. At first it feels complicated because there are so many parts, but after a few hours it becomes very engaging and…”
“Relaxing but addictive if that makes any sense! Fix cars get money, buy junkers, fix them sell them or keep them... Very simplified car mechanicals - for example there is 1 type of spark plug to buy you can put it in a…”
6 of the 100 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Honest review: I enjoy the idea of this game, but honestly the controls are garbage. Its very close to work, except you're handicap.”
“Not for first timers. Gives very little to no direction to what your actually supposed to do. I'm sure given some time it could be figured out. when starting out the tutorial tells you what everything in the shop is,…”
“-applies some kind of mouse acceleration or mouse slewing that cannot be turned off. it makes me feel like im drunk when using the pointer or looking around -two anti-aliasing options: "yes". "no". "yes" still has very…”
6 of the 100 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Not for first timers. Gives very little to no direction to what your actually supposed to do. I'm sure given some time it could be figured out. when starting out the tutorial tells you what everything in the shop is,…”
“Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 is a surprisingly addictive game if you enjoy cars and simulation games. At first it feels complicated because there are so many parts, but after a few hours it becomes very engaging and…”
“I’ve put 40.3 hours into Car Mechanic Simulator 2018, and my overall impression is mixed. On the positive side, the game offers more variety than I initially expected. One feature I really appreciated was the ability to…”
3 of the 100 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“I can't wait to play this game but retitled CMS 26' You're a bunch of cash grabbing clowns”
“played this game on xbox then got it on steam the mods are really cool but some need dlcs”
“No cool JDM, (without gettin a dlc) so its like a 2/10”
Counted across 100 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 91.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“I remember my parents buying me this game on disc in Germany on a road trip in 2017, when I got home, I booted it up, didn't understand anything (i was 9), went bankrupt and didnt touch it. Fast forward a year or two, I got a new PC, logged into steam, and didn't notice it for a…”
— a player, Steam review · 114 hrs played“Helped me understand vehicles and their respective parts and how to disassemble in a fun, relaxing way. For that, I thank you.”
— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played“Good game for you if you enjoy simulator games like houseflipper. Also good if you like cars. I enjoyed just restoring cars it was relaxing”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:49 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Racing, Simulation |
| Player tags | Simulation · Automobile Sim · Driving · Building · Realistic · Racing · Multiplayer · Singleplayer · First-Person · Sandbox · Education · Crafting (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Stats · Includes level editor |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Hungarian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Portuguese - Portugal, Greek, Portuguese - Brazil, Finnish, Korean |
| Achievements | 60 |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows(64-bit) 7 or Newer Processor: Intel Core i3 3.0 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 20 GB available space