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GearCity

GearCity

Do you find tycoon games too simplistic? GearCity is a complex and in-depth business simulator. It focuses on a realistic economic simulation of the global automobile industry. The game takes several hours to grasp and hundreds of hours to master. Can you succeed where many other CEOs have failed?

Released Jan 14, 2022 Developer Visual Entertainment And Technologies Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux ManagementSimulationStrategyEconomyIndie
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-10-24)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.

89.7%positive1,519 reviews
Recommended · 160 found this helpful

“I've been playing GC for quite some time now (especially the beta before the Steam EA release) and would estimate to have accumulated quite a bit more than 500 hrs in total by now. It is therefore safe to assume that I'm quite attached to this project and would recommend it to…”

— a player, Steam review · 648 hrs played
Recommended · 76 found this helpful

“As a Detroit player back in the 90's I always dreamed of a new version of that game. GearCity is it. Everything I loved about that old game, but with much, much more detail. Hats off to the developer, the guy has clearly put his heart into it, and it shows. If you're a car nerd,…”

— a player, Steam review · 41,914 hrs played
Recommended · 66 found this helpful

“GearCity is the holy grail of spreadsheet games. I was originally going to write a lengthy review about how awesome this title is but it honestly speaks for itself if this sort of game catches your attention. It's the blacktar heroin of tycoons and once you've played it nothing…”

— a player, Steam review · 277 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

277all-time peak
0 100 200 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 No data collected for this period 97 avg · Jan 2022

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.

115achievements
2.4%median completion
0.1%rarest: Walter Chrysler
33.7% of players 32.4% of players 30.3% of players 25.3% of players 25.0% of players 24.3% of players 24.1% of players 22.3% of players 19.6% of players 18.8% of players 18.4% of players 18.1% of players 17.5% of players 15.7% of players 14.4% of players 13.7% of players 13.6% of players 13.4% of players 13.1% of players 12.0% of players 11.5% of players 11.3% of players 11.1% of players 11.0% of players 10.8% of players 10.8% of players 9.6% of players 8.7% of players 8.5% of players 7.9% of players 7.4% of players 7.3% of players 7.0% of players 6.6% of players 6.3% of players 6.2% of players 6.1% of players 5.6% of players 5.4% of players 5.4% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.0% of players 4.7% of players 4.4% of players 4.2% of players 4.0% of players 3.9% of players 3.6% of players 3.6% of players 3.3% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.6% of players 2.4% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 33.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
33.7%50%+ Effective Marketing — You just need a spokesman in a turtleneck with a catchy phase to make billions! Hit 50% overall effectiveness in all the cities you market in.
32.4%Borrowed Money — You can never have enough money. We'll pay this back someday.
30.3%Bankrupt — You failed. Don't worry, 98% of companies do in their first few years of business. If it's any consolation, have an achievement.
Rarest badges of honor
0.1%Walter Chrysler — Starting between 1919 and 1921, sell 25,000 vehicles, create two marques, and take over two companies before 1930.
0.1%Toyoda Kiichiro — As a Nagoya, Japan company starting in 1900 on Base City or Classic Map, with 300+ AI and Hard Mode, become the largest company by production for a year after WW2 and sell 20 Million total cars.
0.1%Louis Renault — Starting as a Paris, France company on Base City or Classic Map, become the largest French Manufacturer, produce munitions during WW1, have a factory seized during WW2, and produce 1 Million vehicles by 1945.

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.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-10-24 11:05 UTC
$11.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-24
US19.99 USD
EU18.99 EUR
UK15.99 GBP
Australia28.99 AUD
Canada22.99 CAD
Japan2,050 JPY
Brazil37.99 BRL
China70.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$7.5 China Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$21

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 08-01 08-21 09-11 10-02 10-24

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 14, 2026
GearCity v2.0.0.16

Greetings Everyone, I’m happy to announce version 2.0.0.16. This update has a few reported bug fixes and some minor cleanup work. I hope to do more minor code cleanup over the next several updates. Id

Jan 27, 2026
v2.0.0.15

Greetings Everyone,I hope everyone is doing well. I have a small GearCity update to start the new year. Here is the changelog: -Bugfix: Corrected some cities on the Base City Map which were using city

Jul 02, 2025
v2.0.0.14

Greetings Everyone,I just released the first update of the year. It's a small update this time. We've got six bug fixes and one settings-related feature.Change Log: -\Bugfix:\ Fixed possible bug in St

Sep 21, 2024
v2.0.0.13

Greetings Everyone, Yet another small bug fix update this time around. It contains fixes for a pair of exploits, edge cases, a medium-sized bug, and a few little bugs. Unless anything major pops up, I

May 11, 2024
V2.0.0.12

Greetings Everyone, GearCity is getting another bugfix update. It contains a few small bug fixes and two possible crash fixes. Work continues on our crowdfunded DLC, which will be released for free wh

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsManagement · Simulation · Strategy · Economy · Indie · Automobile Sim · Capitalism · Turn-Based · Realistic · Retro · Turn-Based Strategy · Education (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Includes level editor · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, German *
Achievements115
Official sitehttp://www.gearcity.info/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: XP Processor: 1.2 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 128 MB DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 6 GB available space Additional Notes: 32-Bit Version