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Jalopy
Build, repair, refuel and drive a dilapidated old car on a grand journey through the territories of the former Eastern bloc. Explore Germany, CSFR, Hungary, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
43 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“Such a good game. Easy to play and just have fun driving around. Leave uncle at home he does not deserve going with you for breaking the fourth dimension with his jacket.”
“[h1] Nice little sim about trip across Europe with minimalistic approach. Manage your resources, grab spare parts and try to make it in one piece. Game mostly about that old car and fixing it over and over again. Trade…”
“game is actually so much fun and at first you think it’s all about the car but the truth is it’s not about the car, it’s about your uncle, always has been, and it’s a very sad ending too, wish there was a sequel, made…”
10 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“[h1] Great concept, but with a horrible execution [/h1] This is is the first thing that comes into my mind when I will remember this game. The devs probably envisioned a very detailed drawing of a horse in their mind.…”
“I really liked the game because of its old-school style and gameplay set in the post-war period, and it does an excellent job of showing what that era felt like. The atmosphere, environment, and overall concept of…”
“A very relaxing and different feeling game. There are no enemies or big hazards. You just focus on your car and on the road and do repairs and upgrades when need be. It's a bit buggy and I wouldn't buy it full price…”
9 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“game is actually so much fun and at first you think it’s all about the car but the truth is it’s not about the car, it’s about your uncle, always has been, and it’s a very sad ending too, wish there was a sequel, made…”
“I will say it like this: 1. the concept of the game is great. 2. The game feel very chill and peacefull. 3. The story kinda makes sense. But there are also downsides. The game is very VERY buggy, sometimes you will just…”
“I remember watching WhyBeAre play Jalopy, and the game hasn't changed one bit since then. It can be a bit buggy, sure, but my only real issue was with the AI traffic, and that's easily fixed (just turn it off or set it…”
6 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“I remember watching WhyBeAre play Jalopy, and the game hasn't changed one bit since then. It can be a bit buggy, sure, but my only real issue was with the AI traffic, and that's easily fixed (just turn it off or set it…”
“very nice, and it never glitched for me like other people are saying”
“Truly amazing game. It's so relaxing in its simplicity. Even the little bugs are nice to come around. But what hit me the hardest was the story. It's intriguing how an indie game can have such sad story as its…”
5 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“Genre: Road Trip / Simulation / Survival Atmosphere: Chill style Price–Performance: Worth it (especially on sale) Jalopy is a road-trip themed indie game where you travel long distances with an old car that constantly…”
“I like it, for the price I have paid it for! (1.50€) About the price, I think it is worth more, but definitely not 15€ Tutorial requires much time. Make sure to go to sleep (to save the progresses)... do not play the…”
31 of the 99 reviews raise this · 17 of them still recommend the game.
“riddled with bugs, the kind that forces a restart, ive tried 5 runs and i got softlocked in every single one of them. there is also annoying bugs too but its tolerable. got it for 50 cents and i wish i hadnt”
“I will say it like this: 1. the concept of the game is great. 2. The game feel very chill and peacefull. 3. The story kinda makes sense. But there are also downsides. The game is very VERY buggy, sometimes you will just…”
“only worth it on sale and even if you get it the bugs in this game make this way harder than it needs to be rain has optimization issues, gave heavy fps drops for me”
15 of the 99 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I actually had moments where I enjoyed this game and I can see where the developers have put in thought to convey the overall intent with the game, but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to anyone else to play. In this…”
“This was a very slow and unpleasant experience of a game. The game looks and feels unfinished. The map? useless, you could take a wrong turn and be driving the wrong way for a long while and there is no UI telling you…”
“Okay, the 'oof' and the 'Please turn on your windshield wipers' SHOULDN'T be the reason why this game gets negative reviews... (Like seriously, you HAVE the option to take Uncle with you. Are you guys like slow on…”
11 of the 99 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“game is actually so much fun and at first you think it’s all about the car but the truth is it’s not about the car, it’s about your uncle, always has been, and it’s a very sad ending too, wish there was a sequel, made…”
“I will say it like this: 1. the concept of the game is great. 2. The game feel very chill and peacefull. 3. The story kinda makes sense. But there are also downsides. The game is very VERY buggy, sometimes you will just…”
10 of the 99 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“I really liked the game because of its old-school style and gameplay set in the post-war period, and it does an excellent job of showing what that era felt like. The atmosphere, environment, and overall concept of…”
“the game feels low effort, short and buggy, i didn't encounter any gamebreaking ones that i couldn't deal with but it's still not worth the full price, maybe 4$ max”
7 of the 99 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“[h1] Great concept, but with a horrible execution [/h1] This is is the first thing that comes into my mind when I will remember this game. The devs probably envisioned a very detailed drawing of a horse in their mind.…”
“I will say it like this: 1. the concept of the game is great. 2. The game feel very chill and peacefull. 3. The story kinda makes sense. But there are also downsides. The game is very VERY buggy, sometimes you will just…”
“only worth it on sale and even if you get it the bugs in this game make this way harder than it needs to be rain has optimization issues, gave heavy fps drops for me”
Counted across 99 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 76.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“- Invest all of my money into cigaret's - My fuel runs out - I push the car for the next 200km (like 15 minutes) - Finnaly arive in the city and scam people in the motel for money - Sleep in the motel - Finnaly buy some fuel and go thru the border with 40 illegal packs of…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“I bought this game some time ago. I enjoyed it, it's one of those games where you can shut off your brain for some time and enjoy the feeling of the imminent collapse of the eastern bloc. Smuggling goods across borders and dealing with prices to keep your janky car functional is…”
— a player, Steam review · 126 hrs played“I bought this game back in 2016, probably after watching Joel playing this and thought it was kind of fun. But in the end it was more frustrating than fun, not because of the gameplay but because of the bugs. Too many of them that just made the whole experience annoying. I gave…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 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 2026-09-05.
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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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 | Adventure, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Automobile Sim · Driving · Simulation · First-Person · Management · Survival · Open World · Adventure · Singleplayer · Indie · Realistic · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish |
| Achievements | 23 |
| Official site | http://www.excalibur-publishing.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/10 (64bit) Processor: Intel Core i3 2GHz or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Dedicated graphics card with 1GB memory DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 2 GB available space