Auto Sale Life: Fresh Start

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"Auto Sale Life: Fresh Start" is a simulation game where you grow your business through auto trading, car washes, parking lots, and more. The game combines business management with a storytelling journey, facing various obstacles and discovering new opportunities along the way. Start with a car dealership and build a trading network on an open world map, interacting with dealers and exploring car markets.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

62%

Audience ScoreBased on 170 reviews

story14 positive mentions

stability12 negative mentions

The game offers a comprehensive experience for automotive entrepreneurship, combining elements of buying, selling, and customizing cars.
Gameplay is engaging with a mix of management tasks and open-world exploration, providing many hours of potential enjoyment.
The tutorial is well-designed, helping players familiarize themselves with the game mechanics in a fun and immersive way.

The game is plagued by numerous bugs and glitches, making it frustrating and sometimes unplayable.
Many players find the gameplay repetitive and lacking in depth, with a weak narrative and character development.
There are significant optimization issues, including long loading times and performance problems, which detract from the overall experience.

story
34 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
41%
50%
9%
The game's story serves as a backdrop to its business simulation, offering a thin narrative that lacks depth and emotional engagement, despite having potential. Players appreciate the quirky elements, such as the protagonist's backstory as an ex-convict seeking revenge, but many feel that the execution is flawed, with inconsistencies and a lack of development in the plot. Overall, while the storyline adds some charm, it is overshadowed by gameplay issues and a need for more compelling content.
- “The story, though it has potential, is not like all car sale simulators; this one has indeed a storyline, which is a start and a very good one.”
- “This game is quirky with its fun little side story of being an ex-convict wanting revenge on those who betrayed us.”
- “Nice backstory getting to learn more about it with this over the demo.”
- “The storyline serves mainly as a backdrop to the business simulation, providing context but not a strong emotional or engaging plot.”
- “The developer has taken an already purchasable game idea, added a thin storyline and is obviously hoping that nobody will notice the extremely sloppy way the game has been cobbled together.”
- “The story part of it doesn't feel like there was a lot of effort in it, and a lot of things aren't explained or brought up again like the protagonist being arrested at the beginning and saying something about being betrayed by friends and wanting revenge, but then when the protagonist gets out of prison they only talk about regrets and wanting to start over and do things better (nothing about revenge).”
gameplay
22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
27%
59%
14%
The gameplay offers a blend of management tasks and open-world exploration, providing an engaging experience despite some repetitive elements. However, players have reported significant bugs, including crashes and pathfinding issues, which hinder the overall enjoyment and understanding of game mechanics. While the game shows potential for improvement, particularly with better bug fixes and clearer mechanics, it currently requires attention to enhance the player experience.
- “The game features a mix of management tasks and open-world exploration, which keeps the gameplay engaging, although it can become somewhat monotonous with repetitive tasks.”
- “While it could benefit from a more compelling story and enhanced audio, its strengths in gameplay innovation and visual design make it a worthwhile experience for its target audience.”
- “From what little I played, I could already tell that it offers many hours of gameplay, which is very good.”
- “The game crashes when you save, the modification interface for example is not very active without ever disappearing, buyers can get stuck, the pathfinding doesn't care about walls, the gameplay is repetitive, impossible to lose money on a car.”
- “The game mechanics are quite hard to understand; it feels and is buggy as hell.”
- “It has potential to become something really good with the help of updates, but the devs must first address the bugs and make the game mechanics much easier to understand because right now, after you buy and sell your first car, you literally don't have a clue how to make good money.”
stability
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability has received mixed reviews, with many users reporting significant bugs and glitches, particularly during initial gameplay. While some players noted that it runs smoothly on recommended systems, others experienced persistent issues that hindered their experience. Overall, the game appears to be quite unstable, especially for those not meeting the recommended specifications.
- “Unbelievably buggy... the first race wouldn't work for a week.”
- “The game mechanics are quite hard to understand; it feels and is buggy as hell.”
- “On the highest graphics, the game doesn't look that much better than the lowest (and still has graphical glitches) and it uses a lot of system resources either way... the textures and 3D models don't look too amazing, mostly just generic and not very interesting... and the characters walk funny and just stare ahead all the time.”
optimization
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
42%
25%
Overall, the game's optimization is a mixed bag; while it performs well on recommended systems and is generally smooth for a simulation title, players have reported significant issues such as long loading times, graphical glitches, and unfinished car models. These problems detract from the experience and indicate that further optimization is necessary to enhance performance and visual fidelity.
- “The game runs smoothly on recommended systems without significant bugs or glitches.”
- “It is well-optimized for a simulation game, which is crucial for maintaining player engagement in a detailed sim environment.”
- “Performance and technology (9/10)”
- “Still a lot of optimization needed.”
- “I'll never understand why it takes so long to load just the first scenes and why there is running water below the map; surely details like that affect performance.”
- “The clipping is horrible, the optimization is cut short, and the car models are not finished (some have off-center wheels, lack of texture, modifications that do not adapt to the width of the vehicle, etc.).”
graphics
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
20%
50%
30%
The graphics of the game have received mixed reviews, with many users noting that even on the highest settings, the visual improvements are minimal and accompanied by graphical glitches. Textures and 3D models are described as generic and unremarkable, while character animations are criticized for being awkward and lifeless. Overall, the graphics do not seem to justify the high system resource usage.
- “Stunning graphics and excellent story.”
- “On the highest graphics, the game doesn't look that much better than the lowest (and still has graphical glitches). It uses a lot of system resources either way. The textures and 3D models don't look too amazing, mostly just generic and not very interesting. The characters walk funny and just stare ahead all the time.”
- “On the highest graphics, the game doesn't look that much better than the lowest (and still has graphical glitches). It uses a lot of system resources either way. The textures and 3D models don't look too amazing, mostly just generic and not very interesting. The characters walk funny and just stare ahead all the time.”
- “On the highest graphics, the game doesn't look that much better than the lowest (and still has graphical glitches). It uses a lot of system resources either way. The textures and 3D models don't look too amazing, mostly just generic and not very interesting. The characters walk funny and just stare ahead all the time.”
humor
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is highlighted by the amusing voicelines, particularly from the Morgan Freeman AI, which some players found entertaining despite the awkwardness of using AI for voice acting. Overall, while the game has its funny moments, players noted that the character animations and graphical issues detracted from the overall experience.
- “The voiceline of Morgan Freeman AI made me laugh; it's always not a good idea to use AI as a voiceline as it feels very weird when you hear it.”
- “Funny nice game, devs please make this UI better; it isn't good enough for a full game!”
- “The characters walk funny and just stare ahead all the time.”
character development
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game features a basic business setup but is criticized for its lack of deep narrative and character development, leaving players wanting more in terms of character growth and storytelling.
- “While the game starts with a simple business setup, it lacks a deep narrative or character development.”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The emotional aspect of the game is largely underwhelming, as the storyline primarily functions as a backdrop to the business simulation rather than offering a compelling or engaging narrative.
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
150%
The music in the game received a low rating of 10 out of 20, indicating that it may not have met players' expectations or contributed positively to the overall experience.
- “The music is repetitive and lacks variety, making it feel dull after a short time.”
- “The sound design feels uninspired, and the tracks don't match the game's atmosphere.”
- “Overall, the music doesn't enhance the experience; it feels more like an afterthought.”