Center Station Simulator

First-person factory and shop simulator where you make what you sell

Nightmare Phoenix · Released Apr 5, 2024 · Early Access

Reviews: Very Positive; 88% of 576
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 6; right now
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 2 weeks ago; Sep 3, 2026

What is Center Station Simulator?

In this first-person sandbox simulation, you inherit a shopping center in the desert. Mine resources, build machines in an underground lab, manufacture goods for your shop, and expand the parking lot while managing electricity, water, and oil production.

For you if...

+you enjoy patient, hands-on crafting before automating production
+you prefer open-ended solo building and resource management

Not for you if...

−you want a store sim centered on buying inventory
−you dislike slow starts and repeated resource gathering

What players say

88% of 576 reviews are positive

Players praise the layered production chains, upgrade progression, and frequent updates. They commonly complain about the slow start and extensive resource gathering. Some players also reported losing upgrades after a late-2025 update.

Screenshots and trailer

Center Station Simulator system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i5 3.0 GHz
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 8GB VRAM
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 20 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 101
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Unsupported

Not supported on SteamOS

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, French. Text only: Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Bulgarian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Norwegian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Czech, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese.