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Epic Car Factory
Developer Zwetan Letschew
Epic Car Factory puts you in the drivers seat of your very own car company. Build, market, hire, fire, and more in this fast paced business simulation. The failure and success of the company depends entirely on your decisions and how you react to the ever changing market place. From the Steam store page
131 reactions from 1 source (Steam reviews) · newest Sep 21, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
53
Mixed
70 positive · 61 negative
95% range 45–62%
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Steam's own rating
Mixed
179 of 280 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
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Reactions
60 of 131 · most liked firstDO NOT BUY - This game is ment to make some money fast, there is no love put into it. This is why this review remains accurate even with 0,2 hours: Because I immediately refunded when I saw that there is no difference between the buggy, messy, unpolished and content lacking beta and the release. The game never was worth its price in any mean. -almost no content, extremely repetitive gameplay -whole game feels unpolished and unfinished (music is far too loud, fans are not explained, so aren't…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This might be one of the most misleading titles ever. Epic? There's nothing Epic about this. Otherwise the title is correct. You control a Car Factory and make Cars. That's really all there is to it. You hire employees (not more than 4, because...who knows) and then repeat the same few steps a billion times: - Research Car Parts - Tune Car Parts - Level up Employees - Put all items together for your Car. Watch the employees work on it. Done. Actually most of the stuff is automated. You…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Valve should disable this game store page as the game not launching at all. There is a mod uploader which launching, but it is just a small window to upload something, it still allowed me to idle my playtime to 5mins and so leave a warning about this not functional "game".
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to like this game. The graphics are beautiful, and while all the elements make sense, I don't feel any accomplishment. [Ignore the hours played, I've been playing the Preload yesterday.] tl;dr -- You make cars, but you never really feel accomplished in doing so. Sometimes you get a bit more money, sometimes you don't. It feels more RNG than actually things you do. Long part: Epic Car Factory is the second game for Epic Devs. Their first game was heavily inspired by Kairosoft…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Since I am a heavy fan of Tyconn games, I enjoyed the game immensely. If you are like me, you will definitely have a lot of fun. But after a while it becomes repetitive, but this is not an obstacle to having fun. :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Uses the same mechanic as the "game developer tycoon" type games where it's really just about your employees adding their stats to make a final product. The problem with Epic Car Factory is there are too few parameters and options for this to be much fun and the core mechanic does a poor job of making you feel like you're designing a car. With no other business considerations (logistics, factories, product lines) there's just not much to do after a few hours. Full review…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Shallow game. Worth 2 € max !!!!!!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So far the sound controls in the game dont really seem to work for me, I have to turn them down to what would be 1% and still some music and sounds are way too loud. 8(
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a fun game if you like simulation/management games, although some small quality-of-life changes could make it better. Also there are a few bugs, but I assume the developers are looking at these. Overall I would recommend it to people who like these types of games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dont waste your money on this
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maintain your own car factory. Develop, build, sell ... Have a potential! Thumb up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu1ReteoqS8
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's not great. I was imagining something like Car Tycoon. A very old and basic game, but it had lots more interactivity and you could move around the whole town and see your cars ride around the street. Development was also a lot more satisfying. This game is just.... there? It's a thing you can kinda play, but not really. You click on things. That's all I can say really. You click on things and text tells you something happened. It's very slow. It's very tedious. It's quite boring.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I dont normaly go out of my way to put up a review but in hopes of saving some peoples time. Im a big fan of Idle games and other "boring" farming and grinding games. But this game is Bad! I waited for some kind of progress or late game but it never came. I usualy dont regret buying a game... but its... bad :(
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately, this is one half, or a third of a game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think I got this in a mystery bundle. It looked like it could be an interesting management sim, so I tried it out. It's not interesting. I played for about 90 minutes (offline, so my play time shown is incorrect), but by 60 minutes it had already gotten boring and tedious. You just do the same things over and over with no goal in sight. I never felt like I was building to anything (other than unlocking all parts to build the best cars, but there's no motivation to try to do that). There's no…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Barely feels like a proper game. After the first 30 minutes you get exactly what to do and it's just rote repetition. It's hard to really explain what the problem is other than that it's just not fun and the player has little input on anything.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a solid little game. Sadly, it is only fun for about 2 hours. I really wish this game was fully fleshed out. It is a good concept, but just not that fun after a while. Give me more challenges and rewards, instead of just churning out cars with no real end in sight. I only recommend this game if it's $3 or less on a sale, then it might be worth it for a few hours of entertainment.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There is just not enough to this game, once you figure out how to make profits, you just go on auto pilot. No options to buy new locations when you want, instead (and I am not sure how this is calculated) you just get a message saying you can move, when I got this message I had around 12m in the bank and felt like I could have moved long ago. There also seems to be know way to interact with the other companies, the game tells you every year that there are like 50 companies, but you can't buy…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Welcome to your Car Design Workshop. First off all I havn't played the game to the end yet, but what I've seen is very promissing. It's a very basic simulation of a research company. The gameplay is very beginner friendly and offers a macro view over the process involved in getting a product to the market. From the reviews I think the publisher choose the wrong platform for publishing the game. I've seen worse so called economic simulations on mobile platforms that had 5 star ratings. All…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's hard to not draw comparisons to Kairosoft's Grand Prix Story 2- which is a free mobile game that has more and deeper mechanics. $9.99 is a tall ask for a game that can be beaten with full achievements in 7 hours. That's more than a dollar per hour of entertainment. If you see the game on sale, it might be worth picking up if you like what you see. The last phase of the game was mostly just tedious menu navigation, however. After you beat it once, you'll likely be done with the game for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →2/10 2 much clicking to be any fun and you cant set them up to auto do things or prep the next task/tasks
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After weighing pros and cons I can't help but say that I wouldn't recommend it (maybe on sale). Not only does it quickly become boring (I lost interest... Maybe three hours into the game, proceeding only to grab the last achievements). Initially it is interesting, I'll admit that freely, however once you begin to see most the dialogue (Again, and again), it becomes a monotonous task of upgrade, move on, train/hire, etc.... Which by the time you hit the 100 years or so required for the "Beat the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This feels more like a mobile game. It moves slow and there's not much to do.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very nice game with cool old school type graphics! From what i can see devs are updating it and adding new stuff very often,there are a few things they have to polish but i guess its a matter of time! Buy it and you wont regret it :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I didn't play this for long. Only 30 minutes. And that was long enough for me to see how boring and repetitive it would be. This game basically is Game Dev Tycoon, but instead of games, it's cars, without the economic difficulty of GDT. You have no reason not to pick the best stuff for your car, no reason not to go for expensive cars, no reason not to do anything. There is potential, yes, but the devs have abandoned the game as their last post was in 2018. This is my first refund in years.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When i bought it, i wanted to like this game so much. I'm an avid fan of design/management games like this, such as Game Dev Tycoon, Mad Games Tycoon, Computer Tycoon, Startup Company etc. I was sorely disappointed. Pros: Pretty graphics. Everything is well drawn in a pixel art style, with nice little animations. Car bodies are based on real vehicles, with some decent research going into it. Cons: Design system seems lacking. It could have done with being a bit more in depth. The gameplay…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TL;DR: if you arent sure, this game is not for you. Go play "My summer car" or "Automation" or even old TTD or Car Tycoon. If you really liked the latter two, feel free to read forward. I kinda like this game. But after next weekend i probaly would not pick this up again. This game is for special kind of people. People who have the background of oldschool tycoon games and have some nostalgia over them. And a subsection of those people, who would like some braindead activity with their…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Still a little raw and simple, but it's a good game to play. The normal dificult is a little too easy i would love to see more challenge to get the prizes and etc but my second car already won everything xD 7/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I hoped it would be like Game Dev Tycoon. I was wrong.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a pretty fun little game to pass time. It does go more in depth than I originally thought it would for the price, but it still falls a bit short for extended gameplay. Is it fun? Absolutely. The progression is pretty steady, but the problem I'm finding is that it's not challenging enough on "NORMAL" mode, so I suppose I'll have to try the "HARD" difficulty. My main gripe is that there's enough content when learning, but then it levels off and your order of tasks never really changes. Do…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A great car factory management game. You start out with a small factory an limited employees. As you progress in the game you can unlock bigger factories allowing for more employees. overall I will give the game a 8/10.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very neatly made in retro style, all functions work properly, nice game to dream away. this game is definitely worth an 8 keep it up def . will definitely follow you
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am SO SICK of this year. First losing a friend I really cared about. Then getting banned from a server when I did nothing wrong. Then getting banned - and publicly shamed twice - on a massive server when I still did nothing wrong and then getting banned from the subreddit when I protested there, and since then feeling much less comfortable with one of my favorite YouTube channels. Then losing my old account on another friend’s birthday. Then losing a ton of friends and being banned from…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Despite everyone saying its a game dev story o any other kairosoft story ripoff game... its still a fun game... and i would still support any developer that goes in this direction beacuse i really like these games, and i would like to see more of them. Its not as short as people say, yet almost 10% of players have finished it, that tells you, its a fun game... Give it a try, if you like it, try kairosoft games, they have much more mechanical depth where this one feels shallow and mindless at…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beat the entire game within 5 hours..
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's not Detroit (unfortunately). Very linear gameplay. Very odd thing of having to select a worker during a build, otherwise it picks someone for you who may have rubbish stats, making your car that you're developing not as good as it could be. I got it as part of a bundle, thought it would be good. Glad I didn't pay full price..!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A bad game, dont buy it. * Limited assets, feels like the devs were really lazy. * poor coding resulting in code-tags being present in menu mouseovers. * no way to get research outside of building cars. * Flat and slow progression. * No real economy or sales data, no info on competitors. * Everything is on rails when it comes to the cars. you cant research or customise anything outside what the game feeds you on a shcedule.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've played about 4 hours on the beta about half a year ago and about 2 hours on the final game now and I'm quite disappointed. The games looks nice and fun and I enjoyed it at the beginning, but eventually it just becomes repetitive and very easy - after just about 2 hours of gameplay I have 6 employees, I'm basically unable to make a car below 100 points (max is 120), I'm miles ahead of my competition in production, I'm crushing the "Best car awards" every year and winning all the races while…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game all it needs now are mods!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Epic Car Factory – Epic Waste of Time If you ever wanted to experience the thrill of watching paint dry but thought, "No, I need something even less engaging," then Epic Car Factory is the game for you. This so-called "management simulation" is neither fun nor rewarding. It lacks depth, challenge, or even the basic satisfaction of progression. You assign workers, slap together some arbitrary car parts, and then watch as numbers skyrocket with no effort or logic involved. Somehow, without any…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I remember enjoying it on my first playthrough, but now, years later, as I went to get one last achievement and grinded for 50 years in the game, I see people's points about the game being somewhat dull. Still, even though it felt grindy on the second run, the first playthrough was still enjoyable.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good little Game, that you end up spending way more time than planned. Build cars, build more cars and... build cars! Sadly is a bit too easy, even on harder difficulties.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →dont bother, CONS: cars dint sell gameplay timelines sluggish tutorial? where? PROS: art style music
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's so bad that you can't even name your car model in a game about designing cars.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well, it's a neat little game, but it's interesting only for the 1st hour. After that, it's repetitive and it is pretty easy to make money once you figure out how. In 4 hours I won all achievements in the game and I that's it, I don't think I will play the game again.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It’s like Epic Car Factory is the first half of a complete game, or even the first third. There’s really not that much game here. Putting the same four car components into a bowl and waiting for something to come out on the other end is barely a game. I guess you could roleplay a bit - design your car, start up Factorio or Production Line and pretend to manufacture the car there. As it stands, Epic Car Factory is more like... Car.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Total thumbs up! I've played a game like this in mobile phones (GameDev Story), soooo HAPPY TO FIND ONE for PC! Hope there would be a similar Game Dev or maybe a great update on this one.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →94 minutes, 14/27 achievements. Good but shallow.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Casual manufacturing tycoon game. This is not a horrible game. It reminds me just slightly of some other car manufacturing games, only this is really extremely casual and lightweight. The game cycle is "level up employees", "build cars", "buy advertising", "win competitions", "design better cars", rinse repeat. MOST IMPORTANTLY: After a while the number of parts to wade through without being able to obsolete anything becomes really tedious. Is it worth $15? Hey I got this game for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played 5 hours and there's nothing more to do anymore. All my new cars get no.1 in all tests, I win every race and I'm always make no.1 profit, but I dont know what I should spend all my money on? Tuning and researching? There is nothing more to do basically.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →not too bad, just a little too easy.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't get why people here are leaving negative comments. I played it a lot and I really love this game! It supports multiple languages - even my native one and to be honest it makes fun to build a car company. I definitely recommend to give this game a try. It's funny.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty fun game, kinda idle. It's a grind for sure but there is fun flavor texts that pop up to remind you it's a basic game. Got all Achievements in 7.4hrs, doubt I'll return to the game now that it's complete.
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positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TL;DR: Don't be misled, this is not a tycoon game. More like a simple incremental clicker that becomes super repetitive within an hour. In detail: - No strategy or challenge at all. After making 5-10 cars, within 45 minutes of gameplay I was the top factory and never got pressured from the game. It is a simple pick parts > design car > profit. They tried adding events where a some parts are mroe expensive and demand for a specific stat, but with a little training/research your stats are so…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Perfect ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Okay ☐ Bad ☐ Very stylized ☐ They're what they should be for what the game is ☐ MS Paint could make something better ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Fantastic ☐ Excellent ☐ Perfect ☐ Good ☑ It's just gameplay ☐ Meh ☐ Bad, but playable ☐ Just go watch paint dry ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Amazing ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not to bad ☑ Alright ☐ Bad ☐ My ears are bleeding ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Babies ☑ Young kids ☑ Young…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A short and simple car tycoon sim, very neatly made in retro style, all functions work properly, 7/10 overall good, but could expand more.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It’s fine game seriously lacking in content probably not ever worth £8 as the entire game and all achievements can’t be gotten in under 4 hours
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Clunky mess for a 5 buck game. game is TOO SLOW. and no innovative way to play it. Play zombie mart from flash player instead.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game is so complete garbage
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