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Car Mechanic Simulator 2021

Red Dot Games · PlayWay S.A. · 2021-08-11

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RacingSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Aug 12, 2021 (Xbox One), Jun 01, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Jun 09, 2021 (Android), Feb 13, 2018 (iOS), Aug 11, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 02, 2022 (PlayStation 4)

Work your way to a service empire. Get your hands dirty in a highly realistic simulation game that pays major attention to details. Pay a visit to a new Auction house and buy cars in various conditions. Expand your range of services by investing in a new work space and equipment.

Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 is a 2021 Racing and Simulation game priced at $24.99, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and a review sentiment of Overwhelmingly Positive (96% of 38680 reviews).

997
playing now
96%
positive of 39k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
2
twitch viewers (latest)
2.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
77/100
IGDB user rating (21 ratings)
204
Nexus mods (1.5M downloads)
4.55★
PlayStation Store rating (5,405 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

997 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 trailer thumbnail

Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 - Launch Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 997 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 4,888 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~611/week).
  • · Review velocity up 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 2,360 Racing games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 780k–1.8M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 38,994 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$2.99-88%
IndieGala$3.99-84%
Microsoft Store$7.49-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.49 at Steam (2026-07-12)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 76 of 81 observed days · $1.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4.7k4.7k20212026Week of 2021-08-01: 4,725 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 286 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1,599 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1,068 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,873 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 591 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 583 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 518 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 480 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 509 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 552 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 431 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 577 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 509 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 441 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 349 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 595 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 422 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 643 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 564 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 432 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 423 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 396 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 378 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 467 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 390 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 285 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 340 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 443 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 454 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 485 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 327 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 422 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 324 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 454 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 369 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 463 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 374 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 366 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 504 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 554 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 484 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 340 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 427 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 375 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 616 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 448 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 589 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 471 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 476 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 543 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 649 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 638 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 732 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 434 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 641 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 512 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 453 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 706 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 479 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2.5k6872026-09-14 20:00 — 1,550 players2026-09-16 04:00 — 687 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 1,007 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 1,445 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 1,026 players2026-09-21 10:00 — 908 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 1,462 players2026-09-24 01:00 — 847 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 785 players2026-09-26 16:00 — 1,606 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 1,456 players2026-09-29 07:00 — 953 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 1,875 players2026-10-01 22:00 — 1,447 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 1,185 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 2,503 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 1,609 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 897 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 1,541 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 1,915 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 1,201 players2026-10-12 11:00 — 1,268 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 1,809 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 997 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
10k1.1kAug 2021Aug 2026Aug 2021 — avg 10,036 · peak 22,530Oct 2021 — avg 2,578 · peak 5,018Dec 2021 — avg 1,361 · peak 2,418Feb 2022 — avg 1,496 · peak 3,023Apr 2022 — avg 1,516 · peak 2,747Jun 2022 — avg 1,322 · peak 2,784Aug 2022 — avg 1,489 · peak 2,647Oct 2022 — avg 1,141 · peak 2,081Dec 2022 — avg 1,297 · peak 2,417Feb 2023 — avg 1,851 · peak 4,331Apr 2023 — avg 1,522 · peak 3,212Jun 2023 — avg 1,229 · peak 2,282Aug 2023 — avg 1,406 · peak 2,825Oct 2023 — avg 1,264 · peak 2,674Dec 2023 — avg 1,432 · peak 2,678Feb 2024 — avg 1,270 · peak 2,587Apr 2024 — avg 1,179 · peak 2,531Jun 2024 — avg 1,423 · peak 2,693Aug 2024 — avg 1,453 · peak 3,446Oct 2024 — avg 1,157 · peak 2,123Dec 2024 — avg 1,484 · peak 3,016Feb 2025 — avg 1,411 · peak 3,025Apr 2025 — avg 1,405 · peak 2,765Jun 2025 — avg 1,567 · peak 3,043Aug 2025 — avg 1,773 · peak 3,923Oct 2025 — avg 1,823 · peak 4,083Dec 2025 — avg 1,950 · peak 3,912Feb 2026 — avg 1,705 · peak 3,558Apr 2026 — avg 1,945 · peak 3,932Jun 2026 — avg 2,519 · peak 6,461Aug 2026 — avg 1,718 · peak 3,637
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
20202026-09-222026-10-142026-09-22: 6 new positive2026-09-22: 1 new negative2026-09-23: 5 new positive2026-09-24: 3 new positive2026-09-25: 2 new positive2026-09-27: 11 new positive2026-09-29: 19 new positive2026-09-29: 1 new negative2026-09-30: 11 new positive2026-10-01: 13 new positive2026-10-03: 20 new positive2026-10-04: 10 new positive2026-10-05: 20 new positive2026-10-06: 13 new positive2026-10-06: 1 new negative2026-10-08: 9 new positive2026-10-08: 2 new negative2026-10-09: 7 new positive2026-10-10: 11 new positive2026-10-10: 1 new negative2026-10-11: 15 new positive2026-10-12: 11 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new negative2026-10-13: 10 new positive2026-10-14: 11 new positive2026-10-14: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$29.99$2.492021-08-112026-10-142021-08-11 — best price $23.742021-12-23 — best price $22.492022-05-04 — best price $19.992022-07-28 — best price $18.742022-11-22 — best price $18.242023-03-16 — best price $16.242023-06-04 — best price $29.992023-09-01 — best price $24.992023-11-28 — best price $24.992024-01-20 — best price $13.242024-03-13 — best price $24.992024-04-18 — best price $9.992024-05-22 — best price $24.992024-06-27 — best price $9.842024-08-05 — best price $24.992024-09-19 — best price $9.892024-10-10 — best price $9.422024-12-03 — best price $22.992025-01-02 — best price $18.892025-02-03 — best price $18.892025-03-20 — best price $24.992025-04-14 — best price $18.892025-06-10 — best price $29.992025-08-07 — best price $24.992025-09-29 — best price $6.242025-10-20 — best price $5.992025-11-06 — best price $29.992025-11-23 — best price $4.962026-01-05 — best price $24.992026-02-18 — best price $10.392026-03-16 — best price $24.992026-04-15 — best price $4.242026-05-28 — best price $3.742026-07-12 — best price $2.492026-08-16 — best price $3.242026-09-02 — best price $29.992026-09-25 — best price $3.532026-10-01 — best price $2.992026-10-14 — best price $7.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

5702026-09-30 18:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-01 03:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-01 12:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-01 21:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-02 06:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-02 15:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-03 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 09:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-03 18:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-04 03:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-04 12:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-04 21:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-05 06:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-05 15:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-06 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 09:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-06 18:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-07 03:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-07 12:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-07 21:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-08 06:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-08 15:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-09 00:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-09 09:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-09 18:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-10 03:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-10 12:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-10 21:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-11 06:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-11 15:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-12 00:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-12 09:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-12 18:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-13 03:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-13 12:34 — 57 viewers2026-10-13 21:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-14 06:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-14 15:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-14 17:34 — 2 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

46
achievements tracked
75%
earned "Job done!"
21.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudStatsIncludes level editorFamily Sharing21 DLC

16 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Korean…

Post-launch support: 21 DLC released, first 2021-08-11, latest 2026-07-07 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)16,0262%46
Steam (Steam)15,3623%46
PS5 (PlayStation)3,29411%47
PS4 (PlayStation)1,95110%47
PS4 (PlayStation)1,2829%47

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DPuzzleRacingDrivingSandboxModdableEducationRealisticOpen WorldSimulation

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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