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Wrench
Wrench is a mechanic simulator where players prepare and maintain race cars. The parts in Wrench are the most detailed of any game in the genre. Extreme attention has been paid to even the smallest components, including fasteners which are accurate to the thread pitch and install torque.
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 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
47 of the 68 reviews raise this.
“There seems to be a lot of confusion over this game. Understand this is IN DEVELOPMENT, bugs and the like are to be EXPECTED. That being said, every time I have played this game, its been a great experience and time.…”
“super realistic but crashes randomly somehow... Specs: R5 5600x, 4070 rog, 32gm ram at 3000mhz (more stable than 3200 for me) running on a samsung something pro, win 11”
8 of the 68 reviews raise this.
“There seems to be a lot of confusion over this game. Understand this is IN DEVELOPMENT, bugs and the like are to be EXPECTED. That being said, every time I have played this game, its been a great experience and time.…”
5 of the 68 reviews raise this.
“*Puts a turbo in the engine for the first time* *Gets exited and thinks he knows everything about cars* *turns key* "Why the ♥♥♥♥ is it not starting?" *Spends next 2 hours goofing around and not fixing the car* Then…”
“i have a total of 17 hours on this game . i freaking love it . im not a real mechanic but i do have some time working on cars and i can say that this game is very very realistic . so i love it . sadly i am playing…”
“Dont expect to rush through everything. Take your time”
3 of the 68 reviews raise this.
“good game get additive i can play for like 10 days in a row”
3 of the 68 reviews raise this.
14 of the 68 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“A year and a half or 2 years ago i played this game and it had a tutorial and somewhat of a career mode in the big garage, now that seems to be gone and all you can play right now is the sandbox mode. You also used to…”
“Abandoned Project”
“Hope to see the day when game is complete, pls share more information on roadmap and status”
13 of the 68 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“Honestly, I don't sugar coat it... The hype for this game wasn't worth it! Saw a preview, Trailer and even gameplay but actually owning and playing it for myself, You've got to have a tolerance for bugs and the slow…”
“A year and a half or 2 years ago i played this game and it had a tutorial and somewhat of a career mode in the big garage, now that seems to be gone and all you can play right now is the sandbox mode. You also used to…”
“super realistic but crashes randomly somehow... Specs: R5 5600x, 4070 rog, 32gm ram at 3000mhz (more stable than 3200 for me) running on a samsung something pro, win 11”
8 of the 68 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Honestly, I don't sugar coat it... The hype for this game wasn't worth it! Saw a preview, Trailer and even gameplay but actually owning and playing it for myself, You've got to have a tolerance for bugs and the slow…”
“A year and a half or 2 years ago i played this game and it had a tutorial and somewhat of a career mode in the big garage, now that seems to be gone and all you can play right now is the sandbox mode. You also used to…”
“as an IRL full time mechanic I quite liked this game a few years ago and was very excited to see where it went. Came back to steam to see tons of new content updates only to learn that all the updates since I last…”
7 of the 68 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Honestly, I don't sugar coat it... The hype for this game wasn't worth it! Saw a preview, Trailer and even gameplay but actually owning and playing it for myself, You've got to have a tolerance for bugs and the slow…”
“This is a really good mechanic simulator. I've been playing it for a while and man... While really hard to understand at first, it's really good. Unfortunatelly, it seems like the game has been abandoned. Since there…”
“Its kinda dumb, it simulates really ♥♥♥♥♥♥ parts of real working on cars. You have to have like 30 different socks just to disable anything, the old career mode was WAYY better then the game in the modern state. Like I…”
5 of the 68 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Honestly, I don't sugar coat it... The hype for this game wasn't worth it! Saw a preview, Trailer and even gameplay but actually owning and playing it for myself, You've got to have a tolerance for bugs and the slow…”
“A year and a half or 2 years ago i played this game and it had a tutorial and somewhat of a career mode in the big garage, now that seems to be gone and all you can play right now is the sandbox mode. You also used to…”
“as an IRL full time mechanic I quite liked this game a few years ago and was very excited to see where it went. Came back to steam to see tons of new content updates only to learn that all the updates since I last…”
Counted across 68 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 84.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“The devs ARE STILL working on this game so dont listen to the reviews. Trust the plan, this game is sick”
— a player, Steam review · 160 hrs played“Its incredible. Don't listen to the cry babies who have zero patience. Its a 2 man dev team and they work their a**' off to provide this. Has plenty of content for hours on end as-is. There's only more to come.”
— a player, Steam review · 74 hrs played“fun game, my game experence 1st cried 2nd dropped a bolt and it disinergrated 3rd cried 4th learnt how to use impact drill 5th lost it to dumpser in pve dual 6th cried 7th got a friend to suffer with me 8th took out the engine 9th loss the engine 10th have to rebuild the engine…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
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.
Build 161: Bug fixes for the engine simulator
Patch Notes (Build 161) Fix bugs in the engine simulator causing the engine to unexpectedly stop running or not be able to start Optimize engine simulator to allow the engine to simulate faster Fix bu
Hotfix patch
This is a quick hotfix update for reported bugs including: Dumpster not coming back after emptying Fuses not showing the correct art when blown Some parts missing parts on the car not available in the
Major update: Game intro with engine starting
Today’s update is a big step forward for Wrench. For the first time, players can turn the key and start their cars. The engine starting and running is operating off of a series of simulations, not all
Beta branch update: Electrical System
This beta branch update is a major step forward for Wrench and the first release of our electrical solver simulation. The Lighting and horn circuits for the car are fully functional and nearly all of
Beta Branch Update: Build 152 - Creeper, VR height adjustment, bugs
A new update (Build 152) is now on the Steam beta branch. Added creeper object to enable desktop and VR users to work under the car. Interact with the creeper head rest to use the creeper. Move using
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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.
| Genres | Indie, Racing, Simulation, Early Access |
| Player tags | Building · Automobile Sim · Realistic · Simulation · Immersive Sim · Racing · Relaxing · Sandbox · Education · VR · Transportation · First-Person (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Tracked Controller Support · VR Supported · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Official site | http://www.wrenchgame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) Processor: Intel i3-6100 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 1060 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC Additional Notes: *Non VR play mode can run on lower spec machines (Quad core Intel and GTX 560)