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Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game cover art

Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game

Camshaft Software Ltd · 2015-03-12

Steam

IndieRacingSimulationStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Mar 12, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Make your dream cars a reality with Automation’s unparalleled car and engine design tools. Gain a competitive edge through smart engineering and business decisions to help you build an automotive empire. Will you become an industry leader, or just a footnote in automotive history?

521
playing now
94%
positive of 18k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
77/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

521 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Automation: The Car Company Tycoon Game, commonly known simply as Automation, is a simulation video game developed by New Zealand-based developer Camshaft Software for Microsoft Windows that allows the player to create and run a virtual car company and design vehicles to sell. It is currently available via Steam.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 521 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,867 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~233/week).
  • · Review velocity down 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 17,871 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 447k–1.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 17,889 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $22.49 at Steam (2024-09-16)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
37237220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 322 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 372 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 335 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 250 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 312 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 287 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 15 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

7062762026-08-06 22:00 — 543 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 276 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 462 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 587 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 334 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 497 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 557 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 369 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 551 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 618 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 323 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 488 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 577 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 285 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 453 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 461 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 279 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 469 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 621 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 332 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 399 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 568 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 430 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 417 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 546 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 408 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 362 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 548 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 521 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$22.492015-03-122026-07-092015-03-12 — best price $26.992015-06-15 — best price $25.492015-11-25 — best price $25.492016-01-04 — best price $29.992016-06-23 — best price $26.992016-11-29 — best price $29.992017-06-22 — best price $26.992017-11-28 — best price $29.992018-02-15 — best price $25.492018-07-05 — best price $29.992018-11-21 — best price $25.492019-01-04 — best price $29.992019-06-26 — best price $25.492019-08-30 — best price $29.992019-11-26 — best price $25.492020-01-02 — best price $29.992020-06-25 — best price $25.492020-12-01 — best price $29.992021-02-11 — best price $25.492021-07-08 — best price $29.992021-12-22 — best price $23.992022-02-03 — best price $29.992022-06-23 — best price $23.992022-11-29 — best price $29.992022-12-22 — best price $23.992023-03-23 — best price $29.992023-08-28 — best price $23.992023-11-28 — best price $29.992024-01-08 — best price $23.992024-03-21 — best price $29.992024-09-16 — best price $22.492024-12-04 — best price $29.992025-03-13 — best price $22.492025-07-10 — best price $29.992025-12-18 — best price $22.492026-03-26 — best price $29.992026-07-09 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

402026-08-29 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam WorkshopSteam CloudFamily Sharing3 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish

Player tags

IndieRacingEconomySandboxBuildingCraftingModdableStrategyEducationRealistic

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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