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Car Mechanic Simulator 2021
Work your way to a service empire. Get your hands dirty in a highly realistic simulation game that pays major attention to details. Pay a visit to a new Auction house and buy cars in various conditions. Expand your range of services by investing in a new work space and equipment.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “detailed, satisfying car repair” (90 of 103 reviews) and “mods and broad car variety” (11); the most common complaint is “repetitive, tedious repair chores” (17). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
90 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I spent some solid time playing Car Mechanic Simulator 2021, and if you’re into cars or just like chill, grind-style games, this one hits. The biggest strength is how detailed the gameplay is. You’re not just clicking…”
“I really like this game, and if you can get the dlcs for cheap too I would recommend it”
“so ive done a remaster of a car (shown on my profile) a katagiri tamago xtek its sick!!!!!!! best game red dot im ecxited for cms 2026!”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game is fun and teaches you about car parts and simulates the environment that a mechanic in a garage works in well. Taking apart the engine, and other components and putting the car back together after fixing…”
“Pretty fun and calming game to play, you fix the cars you modify the cars you sell the cars. Also has tons of mods too”
“This game is very good, even in 2026 it's still good. I'd recommend this to anyone. Definitely recommend adding mods and cars from the Workshop to make your experience even better. Looking forward to next one!!”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I spent some solid time playing Car Mechanic Simulator 2021, and if you’re into cars or just like chill, grind-style games, this one hits. The biggest strength is how detailed the gameplay is. You’re not just clicking…”
“Fun game for people who like cars, great way for people to learn car terminology. Very repetetive but that's the whole point of games like this. 7.5/10 theres lots to keep you busy! Runs kind of glitchy for my PC”
“A great casual game for any car enthusiast. Very detailed engine bays, interiors and cars overall. An expansive variety of cars to repair & own. You can easily lose hours playing this...Would definentley recommend!…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“very good game i love the graphics and that it runs perfect on my low end pc i would definetly recommend this game to people”
“WTF This is a chore, not a game. I've already got enough chores. Seriously, the menus are jank (clearly built for console). Accurate depictions of cars and parts, but it's seriously not a game. Had to look up how to…”
“An unpolished, frustrating game... that's actually still extremely fun somehow. Imagine how good it would be if it wasn't a pain in the ass! My review may seem negative, but that's because the core gameplay loop of…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game is fun and teaches you about car parts and simulates the environment that a mechanic in a garage works in well. Taking apart the engine, and other components and putting the car back together after fixing…”
“Love the game play, great game with heaps of variety. DLC opens that up WAY more and will keep you entertained for hours”
“despite having one of the most slop-like sounding names ever its actually pretty fun although kinda repetitive with some pretty tedious actions like screwing in the things that go above the pistons or whatever. its fine…”
17 of the 103 reviews raise this · 14 of them still recommend the game.
“I bought this game to keep myself familiar with different car parts and assembly on a casual level. Well, this game does have cars, but I just wouldn't recommend this simulator. First off, cars are already complex in…”
“I wish there was a meh option for game recomendation, get it if its on sale, otherwise its repetitive. Im a mechanic irl and Id rather do it irl. Its not super in depth compared to other games for building a car…”
“WTF This is a chore, not a game. I've already got enough chores. Seriously, the menus are jank (clearly built for console). Accurate depictions of cars and parts, but it's seriously not a game. Had to look up how to…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I bought this game to keep myself familiar with different car parts and assembly on a casual level. Well, this game does have cars, but I just wouldn't recommend this simulator. First off, cars are already complex in…”
“instructions so unclear on career left me way too confused, QOL features missing”
“WTF This is a chore, not a game. I've already got enough chores. Seriously, the menus are jank (clearly built for console). Accurate depictions of cars and parts, but it's seriously not a game. Had to look up how to…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“I bought this game to keep myself familiar with different car parts and assembly on a casual level. Well, this game does have cars, but I just wouldn't recommend this simulator. First off, cars are already complex in…”
“instructions so unclear on career left me way too confused, QOL features missing”
“WTF This is a chore, not a game. I've already got enough chores. Seriously, the menus are jank (clearly built for console). Accurate depictions of cars and parts, but it's seriously not a game. Had to look up how to…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“An unpolished, frustrating game... that's actually still extremely fun somehow. Imagine how good it would be if it wasn't a pain in the ass! My review may seem negative, but that's because the core gameplay loop of…”
“This game has became like a therapy session for me, I boot up the game and Im entertained OR I boot up the game and I get triggered beyond belief because of Valve Rods and Rocker Arms Either way, I love the game.…”
“Very addictive! The DLC can be so-so. For example, in the Porsche DLC I tried repairing a 911 RS America but the game will not let me install certain items in the front of the car (windshield washer reservoir, ABS pump,…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Very addictive! The DLC can be so-so. For example, in the Porsche DLC I tried repairing a 911 RS America but the game will not let me install certain items in the front of the car (windshield washer reservoir, ABS pump,…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“very fun but time consuming... i forgot to feed my baby because of the game ( dont worry i fed him after i rebuilt an engine )”
— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played“Great game, but sadly got ruined by all these DLCs, I'd rather pay more for the game and get whole content than pay 10-12$ for the game and spend 30-50$ on DLCs afterwards, hopefully they will do better in 2026 one”
— a player, Steam review · 41 hrs played“Gets repetitve pretty fast, which I suppose is part of being a mechanic. Fishing out wrecked cars from auctions or junkyards and rebuilding them was a fun experience. Very informative game. Also like the drag races.”
— a player, Steam review · 86 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-10-24.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Racing, Simulation |
| Player tags | Simulation · Automobile Sim · Realistic · Sandbox · Moddable · Driving · Racing · 3D · Singleplayer · Education · First-Person · Immersive Sim (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, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Korean, Turkish, Czech, Romanian, Arabic, Hungarian * |
| Achievements | 46 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows(64-bit) 8.1 / 10 Processor: Intel Core i5 4690 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 35 GB available space Additional Notes: GAME DOES NOT SUPPORT Intel Integrated Graphics Cards