Car Manufacture
Early 20th-century factory sim about building and managing car production
STEREO GAMES S.A. · Published by PlayWay S.A. · Released Aug 1, 2024 · Early Access
IndieSimulationStrategyEarly Access
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 66% of 1,415
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 63% of 11 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 10
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 2 months ago
- Jul 13, 2026
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
What is Car Manufacture?
This single-player factory management sim is set in the early 20th century. Starting with a small budget, you build car assembly lines, hire and train workers, research vehicles and machinery, and manage prices and promotion to grow your business.
For you if...
- +you enjoy planning assembly lines and automating production
- +you like managing workers, research, and car sales
- +you want a relaxed sandbox about vintage cars
Not for you if...
- −you prefer driving cars to managing their production
- −you dislike planning production lines and business decisions
What players say
66% of 1,415 reviews are positive · 63% of 11 in the last 30 days
Players praise building factories and watching workers assemble old cars. They report bugs, unfinished systems, and limited sales options. Older complaints about stalled development contrast with more recent reports that updates have resumed.
Screenshots and trailer
Car Manufacture system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 (64-bit) or Newer
- Processor
- Intel Core i5
- Graphics
- NVidia GeForce GTX 1050
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- System requirements may change during the development of the game.
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- 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
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese.
Tags
- Early Access
- Automation
- Automobile Sim
- Building
- Economy
- Retro
- Time Management
- Management
- Sandbox
- Strategy
- 3D
- Relaxing
- Simulation
- Historical
- Funny
- Realistic
Recent updates
- Jul 13, 2026 · Patch 1.0.8i Changelog
- Jul 13, 2026 · Patch 1.0.8h Changelog
- Jul 9, 2026 · Patch 1.0.8f Changelog
- Jun 24, 2026 · Patch 1.0.8d Changelog
- Jun 16, 2026 · Car Manufacture Is Back – Update 1.0.8c Available Now
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