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Car Mechanic Simulator VR

GameFormatic S.A. · PlayWay S.A. · 2021-06-08

SteamPlayStation Store

RacingSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Virtual Reality

Releases: Jun 08, 2021 (SteamVR), Dec 12, 2022 (PlayStation VR), Jan 17, 2024 (PlayStation VR2)

Become a real car mechanic in a very realistic, highly detailed simulator in a fully VR World. REPAIR, PAINT, TUNING with dozens of different tools and almost thousands of parts. BUY old vehicles, restore them, and SELL them at a profit. DRIVE and test all rebuilt cars.

Car Mechanic Simulator VR is a Racing and Simulation game released in 2021 for $2.19, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (56% of 391 reviews).

1
playing now
56%
positive of 391 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
2.51★
PlayStation Store rating (376 ratings)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$2.19
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 22 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 57% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (69 reviews).
  • · Top 21% of 2,372 Racing games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 7.8k–18k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 391 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.85 at IndieGala Store (2024-03-18) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 1 of 2 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
363620212026Week of 2021-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-09-15 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 3 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 6 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 15:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
81Jun 2021Aug 2026Jun 2021 — avg 8 · peak 55Aug 2021 — avg 5 · peak 18Oct 2021 — avg 4 · peak 15Dec 2021 — avg 3 · peak 11Feb 2022 — avg 3 · peak 16Apr 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10Jun 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2022 — avg 2 · peak 9Oct 2022 — avg 2 · peak 11Dec 2022 — avg 4 · peak 13Feb 2023 — avg 3 · peak 10Apr 2023 — avg 3 · peak 8Jun 2023 — avg 1 · peak 7Sep 2023 — avg 1 · peak 6Nov 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Jan 2024 — avg 3 · peak 8Mar 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10May 2024 — avg 3 · peak 8Jul 2024 — avg 2 · peak 8Jan 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9May 2025 — avg 2 · peak 7Aug 2025 — avg 2 · peak 5Oct 2025 — avg 2 · peak 6Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 11
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$2.192022-01-202026-08-142022-01-20 — best price $19.992022-04-08 — best price $16.992022-11-08 — best price $19.992023-02-03 — best price $12.992023-02-21 — best price $10.992023-04-17 — best price $10.992023-05-05 — best price $9.992023-06-23 — best price $10.242023-07-03 — best price $17.972023-07-24 — best price $8.992023-08-09 — best price $19.992023-08-18 — best price $10.992023-08-22 — best price $8.002023-08-28 — best price $8.002023-09-05 — best price $19.992023-09-25 — best price $6.602023-10-07 — best price $19.992023-10-24 — best price $19.992023-11-13 — best price $16.392023-11-21 — best price $6.602023-12-11 — best price $9.992023-12-18 — best price $19.992024-01-09 — best price $19.992024-02-05 — best price $19.992024-03-15 — best price $19.992024-03-18 — best price $4.852024-03-25 — best price $19.992024-04-06 — best price $18.372024-05-13 — best price $4.422024-05-23 — best price $4.402024-06-12 — best price $19.992024-06-18 — best price $16.392024-07-08 — best price $16.392024-09-18 — best price $19.992025-01-17 — best price $5.002025-05-28 — best price $19.992026-08-14 — best price $2.19
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
47.9%
earned "More than enough is too much"
0.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsTracked Controller SupportVR OnlyFamily Sharing

17 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Czech, Finnish…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3960%60
PS5, PS VR2 (PlayStation)1040%37
PS4, PS VR (PlayStation)410%37
PS4, PS VR (PlayStation)150%37

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

Player tags

VRRacingDrivingEconomyPhysicsBuildingRelaxingEducationRealisticManagement

Census log

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

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