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Car Dealer Simulator

Car Dealer Simulator

Garage Monkeys · released May 29, 2025

CasualIndieSimulation

Uncover a goldmine in the used car market! Sniff out deals, buy low, modify, and sell high. Your journey from amateur grease monkey to car dealer magnate awaits. How fast will you rise in this lucrative venture?

82
VGC Score
Stablehigh confidence

anchored at patch: “New Car Model” (4d ago)

77%
At launch
89%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
57%
Player sentiment
88%
Recent sentiment

Screenshots & trailers

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)0
All-time Steam reviews89%831000
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)88%8256
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Aug 28, 2026) · 45 reviews sampled · 56 total reviews in window · weighted 35.7 up / 4.7 down · computed 8h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. Hotfix #244
    Aug 31, 2026
  2. New Car Model
    Aug 28, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  3. Hotfix #243
    Aug 27, 2026
  4. Employee Update
    Aug 26, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  5. Hotfix #240
    Aug 24, 2026
  6. Hotfix #238
    Aug 19, 2026
  7. Hotfix #237
    Aug 18, 2026
  8. Windshield Damage & Tony Lombardo
    Aug 15, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  9. Hotfix #236
    Aug 13, 2026
  10. Hotfix #235
    Aug 12, 2026
  11. Hotfix #234
    Aug 11, 2026
  12. Hotfix #233
    Aug 6, 2026
  13. Hotfix #232
    Aug 4, 2026
  14. Hotfix #231
    Aug 3, 2026
  15. Hotfix #230
    Jul 30, 2026
  16. Hotfix #229
    Jul 29, 2026
  17. Hotfix #228
    Jul 27, 2026
  18. Online Car Sales Update
    Jul 24, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  19. Hotfix #227
    Jul 21, 2026
  20. Hotfix #226
    Jul 20, 2026
  21. Photo Mode Update
    Jul 18, 2026
  22. Hotfix #225
    Jul 17, 2026
  23. Hotfix #224
    Jul 15, 2026
  24. Hotfix #223
    Jul 14, 2026
  25. Hotfix #222
    Jul 13, 2026
  26. New Car Model
    Jul 12, 2026
  27. Hotfix #221
    Jul 9, 2026

…and 33 earlier patch announcements.