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PC Building Simulator

Claudiu Kiss · The Irregular Corporation · 2019-01-29

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

IndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 13, 2019 (Xbox One), Aug 13, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 13, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Jan 29, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Build and grow your very own computer repair enterprise as you learn to diagnose, fix and build PCs. With real-world licensed components and comprehensive hardware and software simulation, you can plan and bring your ultimate PC to life.

123
playing now
93%
positive of 53k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (78 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

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

PC Building Simulator is a simulation-strategy video game produced by The Irregular Corporation and Romanian independent developer, Claudiu Kiss. The game is centered around owning and running a workshop which builds and maintains PCs, mainly gaming-oriented ones.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 123 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,070 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~134/week).
  • · Review velocity up 16% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 1.3M–3.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 52,742 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.49 at IndieGala Store (2024-01-17) · bundled 10×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 20 of 43 observed days · $16.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.4k2.4k20182026Week of 2018-03-01: 601 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1,214 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 131 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 390 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 602 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 310 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 482 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 390 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 874 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 814 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 2,435 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1,277 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 906 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 539 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 665 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 940 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 555 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1,127 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 844 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1,113 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 527 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 557 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,074 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,174 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1,100 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 843 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 603 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 564 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1,308 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 961 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 984 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 521 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 459 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 718 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 910 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 586 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 617 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 403 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 492 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 350 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 329 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 634 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 337 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 375 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 357 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 366 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 380 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 347 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 352 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 291 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 15 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2151032026-08-06 21:00 — 139 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 125 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 178 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 153 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 142 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 178 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 152 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 154 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 215 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 161 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 113 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 183 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 160 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 126 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 210 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 138 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 103 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 185 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 167 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 129 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 158 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 161 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 125 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 163 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 171 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 129 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 125 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 177 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 123 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$3.792018-03-272026-08-302018-03-27 — best price $17.992018-08-02 — best price $19.992018-12-03 — best price $19.992019-02-14 — best price $19.992019-05-14 — best price $13.992019-08-03 — best price $18.992019-11-04 — best price $13.392019-12-19 — best price $13.392020-02-05 — best price $19.792020-04-14 — best price $11.382020-06-30 — best price $16.612020-08-26 — best price $19.992020-11-25 — best price $9.992021-02-10 — best price $9.992021-04-25 — best price $8.992021-07-15 — best price $8.002021-10-14 — best price $19.992021-12-11 — best price $19.992022-02-18 — best price $7.992022-04-15 — best price $7.992022-06-08 — best price $19.992022-08-12 — best price $19.992022-10-10 — best price $19.992022-12-10 — best price $19.992023-02-04 — best price $19.992023-04-18 — best price $4.802023-06-12 — best price $4.992023-08-04 — best price $4.992023-10-09 — best price $19.992023-12-18 — best price $4.512024-03-13 — best price $19.992024-07-12 — best price $19.992025-02-10 — best price $4.992025-12-18 — best price $4.992026-07-24 — best price $4.992026-08-30 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
65.9%
earned "Easy to forget"
5.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing11 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Polish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)45,4961%94
PS4 (PlayStation)4,8482%52
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)3,2352%51
Switch (Nintendo)340%0

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

3DFunnyCasualSandboxBuildingHardwareLife SimRelaxingEducationRealistic

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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