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CAR TUNE: Project cover art

CAR TUNE: Project

Vertices Software · 2020-02-20

Steam

IndieRacingSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Feb 20, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

CAR TUNE: Project is a detailed car tuning simulator where every bolt, screw, and gear matters. Build your dream machine, fine-tune every parameter, and test it on the track.

CAR TUNE: Project is a 2020 Indie, Racing, Simulation, and Early Access game priced at $18.99, with a Very Positive sentiment (84% of 617 reviews) and an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners.

1
playing now
84%
positive of 617 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (581 downloads)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$18.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 20 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 35% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 50,466 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 12k–28k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 617 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $6.99 at Steam (2024-06-20)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $18.99 · on sale 4 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
262620202026Week of 2020-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-09-15 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 05:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 19:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 17:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 09:00 — 3 players2026-10-05 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-07 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 15:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 14:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-15 13:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
131Feb 2020Jun 2026Feb 2020 — avg 5 · peak 20Apr 2020 — avg 2 · peak 9Jun 2020 — avg 2 · peak 6Aug 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Oct 2020 — avg 1 · peak 8Dec 2020 — avg 3 · peak 13Feb 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Apr 2021 — avg 7 · peak 21Jun 2021 — avg 6 · peak 24Aug 2021 — avg 6 · peak 22Oct 2021 — avg 4 · peak 14Dec 2021 — avg 8 · peak 46Feb 2022 — avg 8 · peak 37Apr 2022 — avg 4 · peak 15Jun 2022 — avg 4 · peak 14Aug 2022 — avg 12 · peak 46Oct 2022 — avg 8 · peak 25Dec 2022 — avg 6 · peak 22Feb 2023 — avg 7 · peak 21Apr 2023 — avg 5 · peak 15Jun 2023 — avg 10 · peak 43Aug 2023 — avg 8 · peak 23Oct 2023 — avg 6 · peak 20Dec 2023 — avg 9 · peak 64Feb 2024 — avg 10 · peak 34Apr 2024 — avg 6 · peak 21Jun 2024 — avg 7 · peak 33Aug 2024 — avg 5 · peak 16Oct 2024 — avg 5 · peak 17Dec 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14Feb 2025 — avg 4 · peak 15Apr 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11Jul 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11Sep 2025 — avg 3 · peak 13Nov 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Feb 2026 — avg 3 · peak 11Jun 2026 — avg 2 · peak 8
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$18.99$6.992020-02-212026-07-292020-02-21 — best price $9.992020-11-02 — best price $9.992021-01-05 — best price $12.992021-01-18 — best price $12.992021-07-08 — best price $12.992021-08-30 — best price $12.992021-11-01 — best price $12.992021-12-01 — best price $12.992022-01-05 — best price $12.992022-02-21 — best price $13.992022-07-07 — best price $13.992022-11-29 — best price $13.992023-01-05 — best price $13.992023-03-23 — best price $13.992023-07-13 — best price $13.992023-11-28 — best price $13.992024-01-04 — best price $13.992024-05-20 — best price $13.992024-06-21 — best price $13.992024-07-11 — best price $13.992024-07-29 — best price $13.992024-12-04 — best price $13.992025-01-02 — best price $13.992025-03-20 — best price $13.992025-05-05 — best price $13.992025-07-10 — best price $13.992025-09-29 — best price $16.142025-12-18 — best price $15.192026-03-19 — best price $17.092026-04-13 — best price $17.092026-05-22 — best price $14.242026-06-25 — best price $15.192026-07-28 — best price $9.492026-07-29 — best price $18.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

28
achievements tracked
95.9%
earned "Your first car"
17.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudStats

2 supported languages: English, Polish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1820%28

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

Player tags

3DRacingDrivingPhysicsSandboxScienceModdableRealisticControllerDark Humor

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.