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Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 cover art

Car Mechanic Simulator 2021

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

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

RacingSimulation

Modes: Single player

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.

1,625
playing now
96%
positive of 38k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
57
twitch viewers (latest)
77/100
IGDB user rating (21 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

1,625 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,625 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 3% of 833 Racing games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 762k–1.7M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 38,111 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$3.24-87%
Microsoft Store$8.99-70%

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 68 of 69 observed days (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

3.4k6532026-08-06 21:00 — 1,308 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 653 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 1,224 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 1,225 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 863 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 1,436 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 1,431 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 914 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 1,628 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 1,478 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 727 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 1,278 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 1,260 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 727 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 1,248 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 1,183 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 938 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 2,369 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 3,425 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 1,563 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 2,069 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 2,938 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 1,781 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 2,441 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 2,936 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 1,853 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 1,734 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 2,453 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 1,625 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$2.492021-08-112026-08-262021-08-11 — 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 $3.242026-08-26 — best price $8.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

3.7k02026-08-19 17:12 — 3,740 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 12:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-27 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 23 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 22 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 6 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 41 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 20 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 19:35 — 11 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 29 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 52 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 57 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…

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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