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My Summer Car
My Summer Car is the ultimate car owning, building, fixing, tuning, maintenance AND permadeath life survival simulator. You start the game with hundreds of loose parts and assemble both car and engine.
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
67 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Amazing concept. This game has a great community and mods. This is a paradise for achievement hunters like myself, for to obtain some of those achievements, you will need to spend hundreds of hours into this game, and…”
“this game is great i have just under 100 hours on it now and have finished putting the lovey satsume on the road and in rallys this game is hard for new to car builders but youtube works in real life as in this game…”
“this game is so original! for example, it doesn't teach you how to build a literal car from scratch, nor how to make money, nor how to have fun, but we figured it out anyway!!!”
9 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Amazing concept. This game has a great community and mods. This is a paradise for achievement hunters like myself, for to obtain some of those achievements, you will need to spend hundreds of hours into this game, and…”
“One of the most annoying games i have played, but for some reason i keep coming back to play it.”
“died, logged back on ran over to tiemo's and the cops took me to jail, stuck in jail for five days, die with 0 days left, spawn back at the church run over to tiemo's, cops are there again, took me back to jail for…”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Amazing concept. This game has a great community and mods. This is a paradise for achievement hunters like myself, for to obtain some of those achievements, you will need to spend hundreds of hours into this game, and…”
“It's buggy, looks pretty terrible, is painstakingly frustrating and is insanely time consuming. It might also be one of the hardest games I've ever played. That being said, there is no game truly like it (except MWC of…”
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful (in a weird, nostalgic Finnish way) ☑ Good (simple, but full of character) ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don't look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good…”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Amazing concept. This game has a great community and mods. This is a paradise for achievement hunters like myself, for to obtain some of those achievements, you will need to spend hundreds of hours into this game, and…”
“Be me. Play My Summer Car. Turn on radio to a Finnish Metal song. Open fridge and slam entire bottle of vodka. \m/ HEADBANG! \m/ Error 404. File not found. ERROR 404. FILE NOT FOUND! Ease up on drunkenness. Turn stove…”
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful (in a weird, nostalgic Finnish way) ☑ Good (simple, but full of character) ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don't look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good…”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Amazing concept. This game has a great community and mods. This is a paradise for achievement hunters like myself, for to obtain some of those achievements, you will need to spend hundreds of hours into this game, and…”
“The game is absolutely impossible without some kinda background knowledge or the guides for it but It is a beautiful game with a lot to do. I will add that it takes an incredible amount of patience to even think about…”
“I love this game its like 10/10 my most favorite game becase i can buy food and it always restocks so i can have like 1k beers and sausages and chips ect ect good vehicles like a satsuma van bike boat tractor gifu [your…”
36 of the 104 reviews raise this · 33 of them still recommend the game.
“>know a bit about cars >buy game >build car >seems easy >car won’t start >no power >spend 2 hours troubleshooting electrical system >battery is dead >too poor to buy new battery 10/10”
“this game is great i have just under 100 hours on it now and have finished putting the lovey satsume on the road and in rallys this game is hard for new to car builders but youtube works in real life as in this game…”
“Stupid game that overcomplicates simple tasks for the sake of ragebaiting the player”
27 of the 104 reviews raise this · 26 of them still recommend the game.
“Finally got my rusty piece of ♥♥♥♥ past inspection, it only took 58 hours, life is good in Finland.”
“spent 40 hours trying to build my first ever satsuma, literally had a mental breakdown trying to get this thing running, finally finished everything in the build bring it out for the first test drive. Wheels don't spin,…”
“This game is a great game for those who want to play a car game that is more than just cars. This game is life. The joys of building the car and stealing poker machines and selling illegal alcohol is just peak life…”
15 of the 104 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“>know a bit about cars >buy game >build car >seems easy >car won’t start >no power >spend 2 hours troubleshooting electrical system >battery is dead >too poor to buy new battery 10/10”
“More glitches than any other game I've personally played, including my engine vanishing upon loading a save. I don't recommend this unless you love being frustrated and having to restart over issues that should have…”
“spent 40 hours trying to build my first ever satsuma, literally had a mental breakdown trying to get this thing running, finally finished everything in the build bring it out for the first test drive. Wheels don't spin,…”
15 of the 104 reviews raise this · 14 of them still recommend the game.
“More glitches than any other game I've personally played, including my engine vanishing upon loading a save. I don't recommend this unless you love being frustrated and having to restart over issues that should have…”
“went to bed with a cig and by some miracle my garage didn't burn down once i had my car operetaional i felt like i had just welcomed my new born son into the world while being a multi-millionare, now my battery's…”
“Every single time im close to finishing building the satsuma, the game's physics engine bugs and completely obliterates the entire car, or an item i need despawns. 10/10”
13 of the 104 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“One of the most annoying games i have played, but for some reason i keep coming back to play it.”
“Stupid game that overcomplicates simple tasks for the sake of ragebaiting the player”
“This game is the biggest pain in my ass that I have ever played. I hated every second of it. It's a piece of ♥♥♥♥. ♥♥♥♥ this game. its awful. If you hate yourself I would really recommend it for you! Pisau naxui. Ačiū…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“1st attempt: Died by pissing on the tv. 2nd attempt: Engine was somehow launched into the stratosphere. 3rd attempt: house burnt down while I was halfway across the lake getting tires. 10/10 game”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“took 20 hours to build the car i drove it all pistons broke another 5 hours to repair car broke again deleted the game 10/10 i recommend”
— a player, Steam review · 125 hrs played“If you hate yourself, have no job, no friends, no life, no respect for your time, and live in Finland this is the perfect game for you.”
— a player, Steam review · 41 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:38 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
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.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Minor bug fixes
-FIxed issues with Alternator and Starter hotwiring -Fixed AI boat waypoints -Fixed Katiska logic getting stuck when trying to catch nonexistent fish
UPDATE 08.09.2025
v.250908-01 08.09.2025 -Added missing hit sound effect when hitting Suski -Made Thunderstorms less severe on average -Teimo now closes Cash register machine if player pees inside the store -Fixed bug
Patch v.250120-01
20.01.2025 -Fixed bug with Waste Well owners not always present after ordering the job -Due the Waste Well fix, player might now sometimes get full pay for partial full well -Fixed bug with being able
UPDATE 30.12.2024
v.241230-01 -Made Police checkpoint areas safer -Fixed a bug with inverted Handbrake button -Added randomizer for Waste Well levels when receiving Truck keys -Added a splat effect to the Helmet when g
Game is now updated to support DX11!
10.01.2022 -Converted game to support DX11 -Small bug fixes and adjustments Public main version of the game is now DX11 compatible. It might increase performance on some systems. Older DX9 version wil
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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 | Indie, Racing, Simulation |
| Player tags | Automobile Sim · Simulation · Driving · Open World · Survival · Realistic · First-Person · Building · Racing · Singleplayer · Funny · Sandbox (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 77 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.amistech.com/msc |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: 64bit versions of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 Processor: +3 GHZ dual core processor Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 960 or AMD equivalent DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Soundcard Additional Notes: High CPU single core performance required