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Tank Mechanic Simulator

DeGenerals S.A. · PlayWay S.A. · 2020-02-20

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureCasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: May 19, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Feb 20, 2020 (Mac), Feb 20, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 27, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), May 19, 2021 (Xbox One), Dec 05, 2025 (PlayStation 5)

Renovate & build II World War tanks. Experience highly detailed & realistic simulation game. Take tanks fully apart by using different tools. Transform them from rusty and ruined to fully working. Check them on the training ground, sell or put into your own museum.

Tank Mechanic Simulator is an Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie game released in 2020, priced at $19.99, with an owner estimate of 500,000 .. 1,000,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (88% of 9418 reviews).

74
playing now
88%
positive of 9.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
3.49★
PlayStation Store rating (863 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
−90% · $1.99
was $19.99
steam price (US) · on sale

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

Trailer

Tank Mechanic Simulator trailer thumbnail

Tank Mechanic Simulator - Launch Trailer

≈422,520 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 74 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 664 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~83/week).
  • · Review velocity up 52% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 188k–424k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,418 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$1.99-90%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2026-06-25) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 25 of 43 observed days · $18.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.4k1.4k20202026Week of 2020-02-01: 1,389 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 259 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 548 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 428 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

188292026-09-15 12:00 — 65 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 55 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 36 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 65 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 62 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 36 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 39 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 77 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 41 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 118 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 141 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 70 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 120 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 186 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 112 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 107 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 142 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 80 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 66 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 126 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 105 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 43 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 74 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
55953Mar 2020Aug 2026Mar 2020 — avg 559 · peak 2,059May 2020 — avg 220 · peak 492Jul 2020 — avg 164 · peak 359Sep 2020 — avg 95 · peak 184Nov 2020 — avg 114 · peak 299Jan 2021 — avg 125 · peak 255Mar 2021 — avg 171 · peak 636May 2021 — avg 140 · peak 441Jul 2021 — avg 182 · peak 364Sep 2021 — avg 299 · peak 853Nov 2021 — avg 111 · peak 254Jan 2022 — avg 130 · peak 246Mar 2022 — avg 141 · peak 323May 2022 — avg 161 · peak 374Jul 2022 — avg 110 · peak 289Sep 2022 — avg 86 · peak 209Nov 2022 — avg 112 · peak 239Jan 2023 — avg 121 · peak 241Mar 2023 — avg 101 · peak 244May 2023 — avg 63 · peak 132Jul 2023 — avg 114 · peak 233Sep 2023 — avg 73 · peak 182Nov 2023 — avg 74 · peak 150Jan 2024 — avg 83 · peak 174Mar 2024 — avg 74 · peak 152May 2024 — avg 59 · peak 113Jul 2024 — avg 101 · peak 196Sep 2024 — avg 74 · peak 202Nov 2024 — avg 93 · peak 262Jan 2025 — avg 88 · peak 196Mar 2025 — avg 64 · peak 145May 2025 — avg 83 · peak 320Jul 2025 — avg 116 · peak 453Sep 2025 — avg 97 · peak 250Nov 2025 — avg 68 · peak 183Jan 2026 — avg 107 · peak 243Mar 2026 — avg 218 · peak 1,116May 2026 — avg 84 · peak 301Jul 2026 — avg 101 · peak 249Aug 2026 — avg 145 · peak 420
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$1.992020-02-202026-10-142020-02-20 — best price $17.992020-06-25 — best price $15.992020-10-15 — best price $17.992020-12-01 — best price $19.992021-03-29 — best price $19.992021-07-08 — best price $19.992021-12-18 — best price $19.992022-02-03 — best price $19.992022-05-06 — best price $7.992022-08-11 — best price $19.992022-11-10 — best price $19.992023-01-05 — best price $19.992023-04-06 — best price $19.992023-07-31 — best price $19.992023-10-19 — best price $19.992024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-07-04 — best price $19.992024-07-19 — best price $19.992024-08-30 — best price $13.942024-09-23 — best price $13.942024-10-08 — best price $13.942024-10-23 — best price $16.642024-12-02 — best price $19.992025-01-22 — best price $19.992025-02-10 — best price $3.992025-05-08 — best price $3.992025-07-24 — best price $3.792025-10-20 — best price $3.392026-01-16 — best price $2.792026-04-15 — best price $2.392026-06-30 — best price $16.842026-08-14 — best price $1.992026-08-20 — best price $1.992026-09-27 — best price $1.992026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
91%
earned "I have a better place for You."
18.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing3 DLC

12 supported languages: English, Polish, French, German, Russian, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Turkish, Japanese, Hungarian

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2022-02-04, latest 2026-03-06 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5,2532%76
PS4 (PlayStation)49211%56
Xbox One (Xbox)4605%55
PS4 (PlayStation)27711%56
Switch (Nintendo)0—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

IndieTanksActionCasualEconomyBuildingCraftingRelaxingRealisticManagement

Census log

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

Recent updates

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