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Trailmakers
Build the ultimate vehicle and explore a vast open world filled with challenges and adventure. Play solo or team up with friends in multiplayer to conquer the toughest obstacles. With a thrilling campaign mode and endless creative possibilities, Trailmakers is the ultimate sandbox for adventurers.
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
86 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“i really like this game because it teaches me how to build vehicles and mess with aerodynamics and center of mass and i am having fun playing with friends. i am also excited for there new updates and what is going to…”
“The Entire Game is DLC based, paid for a deluxe edition and didnt even get anything other than basic DLCS that should be stock, sure the game is fun but i feel bad for people who bought the base game, the game is so DLC…”
“This game is to addicting the fact you can add guns to any build is amazing, easy to pick up and learn totally recommend. there is one con though that is it frustrates you to see what items you can't get without DLC”
17 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“i really like this game because it teaches me how to build vehicles and mess with aerodynamics and center of mass and i am having fun playing with friends. i am also excited for there new updates and what is going to…”
“best for smart ppl but you can build flying mechs planes and all its fun with friends!”
“It's a great vehical based building game for your creativity to come out, build your favourite car, plain, boat, or walking mech or dive into logic to create something complex. The campains help keep things fresh and…”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
“runs pretty good unless on multiplayer but just a really good game in general”
“I have 131 hours in this game it runs super smooth and has great optimization its also a great game with multiple campaigns and things to do, 10/10 worth every dollar.”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Pretty good game, I played on console and recently moved to PC. If you're on the line of buying it, just click buy it is a purchase I will never regret.”
“I have 131 hours in this game it runs super smooth and has great optimization its also a great game with multiple campaigns and things to do, 10/10 worth every dollar.”
“basically scrap mechanic but a little more intuitive (less engineering skills necessary), a much smaller game file, and cheap unless you want a ton of DLC. The real difference is this has air physics that makes building…”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“This game is to addicting the fact you can add guns to any build is amazing, easy to pick up and learn totally recommend. there is one con though that is it frustrates you to see what items you can't get without DLC”
“basically scrap mechanic but a little more intuitive (less engineering skills necessary), a much smaller game file, and cheap unless you want a ton of DLC. The real difference is this has air physics that makes building…”
“One of the tuffest games I played. 10/10. I dunno why I need DLCs to play. Alli need is a creative mind and infinite ideas.”
16 of the 102 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“Literally go buy Terratech instead, way better then this crap cashgrab. Everything's locked behind a paywall even if you bought the game IE: SO MUCH DLC, even the "Currency" they give in the game is useless, doesn't…”
“The Entire Game is DLC based, paid for a deluxe edition and didnt even get anything other than basic DLCS that should be stock, sure the game is fun but i feel bad for people who bought the base game, the game is so DLC…”
“This game is to addicting the fact you can add guns to any build is amazing, easy to pick up and learn totally recommend. there is one con though that is it frustrates you to see what items you can't get without DLC”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“its okay its hard to fly a plane and spaceship when ur new overall its great for building”
“pretty good game fun to play around with however not for people like me who are too lazy to build a complex build overall I rate this silly game a 7.5/10”
“I spend the first ~5-6 hours confused, then the next 5 or so figuring things out and now I'm 50 hours in and just started experimenting with radios and logic gates. I'm confused again. Would recommend this game it's…”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Literally go buy Terratech instead, way better then this crap cashgrab. Everything's locked behind a paywall even if you bought the game IE: SO MUCH DLC, even the "Currency" they give in the game is useless, doesn't…”
“The Entire Game is DLC based, paid for a deluxe edition and didnt even get anything other than basic DLCS that should be stock, sure the game is fun but i feel bad for people who bought the base game, the game is so DLC…”
“it is a bit pricey and the DLCs are also expensive but the game is still fun and a good sandbox.”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Tried getting into it to make mechs and found the physics are all sorts of broken and janky, servos hold up barely any weight, parts clip into each other and spaz out. Lack of parts as well, like why is there only one…”
“There is creativity in every part of this game. What are you reading the comments for? Go play it! Listen, play the campaign first and learn the basics. I didn't do that the first time and I regret it. Once you finish…”
“this game is very cool when whatever i build works as intended this game is garbage when whatever i built flings itself 3 trillion kilometers per second into the stratosphere”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Tried getting into it to make mechs and found the physics are all sorts of broken and janky, servos hold up barely any weight, parts clip into each other and spaz out. Lack of parts as well, like why is there only one…”
“This is actually a really amazing game! I've only really played the sandbox mode, but it's actually really fun with friends. The only bad part about the game is the stupid complexity limit. I've maxed it out once or…”
“I really like the creativity of this game and how the movement works, but oh my god the campaign is horrible. The boss fights are SO unnecessarily difficult and it makes me really not want to continue playing it. The…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“The game is fun, but for a paid game...why the hell is everything in the game locked behind a second paywall!?”
— a player, Steam review · 308 hrs played“I built a car stablized the car ran over chickens jumped ramps went through rings of fire And went home to play trailmakers :D”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played“I've only really played the Pioneers campaign so far, but I really like this game. The vehicle building (particularly boats and planes) is kinda tough, but you can make some pretty cool stuff. Also I enjoy how the campaign is set up, in a sort of collectathon style. I played it…”
— a player, Steam review · 24 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.
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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 | Action, Adventure, Indie, Racing, Simulation |
| Player tags | Space · Action · Family Friendly · Co-op Campaign · Online Co-Op · Singleplayer · Adventure · Action-Adventure · Colorful · Building · Racing · Open World (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 22 |
| Official site | http://www.playtrailmakers.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64 Bit 20H1 Processor: i5-4440 (3.1 GHz quad-core) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 660 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 8 GB available space