Car Mechanic Simulator 2018

Single-player car repair simulation about restoring and selling vehicles

Red Dot Games · Published by PlayWay S.A. · Released Jul 28, 2017

Reviews: Very Positive; 91% of 57K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 96% of 84 in 30 days
Playing now: 294; peak 24h 324
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 1 year ago; Jul 22, 2025

What is Car Mechanic Simulator 2018?

A first-person, single-player car mechanic simulation built around a repair shop. You take randomly generated jobs, remove and replace parts, paint and tune cars, test-drive them, and expand the garage; vehicles can also be found in barns and junkyards or bought at auctions.

For you if...

+you want to learn how car parts fit together
+you like open-ended progression through randomly generated repair jobs
+you prefer solo workshop management and vehicle collecting

Not for you if...

−you want racing to be the main activity
−you prefer multiplayer sessions over solo garage work
−you want a story-led campaign with a fixed ending

What players say

91% of 56,725 reviews are positive · 96% of 84 in the last 30 days

Players praise the relaxing process of rebuilding old wrecks and the practical introduction to car components. The most common complaint is the thin tutorial, which leaves basic tasks unclear; players also find repeated bolt removal and part installation tedious.

Screenshots and trailer

Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows(64-bit) 7 or Newer
Processor: Intel Core i3 3.0 GHz
Graphics: NVidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB
Memory: 4 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, macOS
Achievements: 60
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Hungarian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Portuguese - Portugal, Greek, Portuguese - Brazil, Finnish, Korean.