Car Detailing Simulator
- April 13, 2022
- Games Incubator
- 9h median play time
Get on Steam"Car Detailing Simulator" is a game where players can run their own car detailing business. Clean and customize various vehicles, from compact cars to large SUVs, using realistic detailing tools and techniques. Grow your business by satisfying customers and upgrading your shop.
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Reviews
- The game is relaxing and satisfying, making it a good choice for casual play.
- Great graphics and a variety of cars to clean, providing a visually appealing experience.
- The game has potential for improvement and the developers are responsive to feedback.
- The game is plagued with bugs that can hinder progress and lead to frustrating experiences.
- Gameplay can become repetitive quickly, with many tasks feeling similar across different cars.
- The user interface is clunky and can be confusing, making it difficult to complete certain tasks.
- gameplay96 mentions
- 3 % positive mentions
- 84 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with many players noting its repetitive nature and frequent bugs that can hinder progress. While some appreciate the straightforward mechanics and similarities to other simulation games like Car Mechanic Simulator and Power Wash Simulator, others find it lacking in depth and polish, leading to a quick loss of interest. Overall, it offers a simple experience but requires significant refinement to enhance enjoyment and reduce frustration.
“As far as gameplay mechanics go, it's fairly straightforward with tutorials to help you along the way as you unlock new tools.”
“I've played car mechanic simulator for years, so I was intrigued to try this one. I had some trepidation since other cleaning games I tried were too tedious to be enjoyable. Not the case with this one! I love the mechanics of the game; it's relatively simple to complete each task to 100%, but it's also relatively simple to figure out what still needs to be done.”
“If you enjoy car mechanic simulator, gas station simulator, power washing simulator, or any of the other 'cleaning/fixing' job sims, you'll probably love this after getting used to the janky-at-first controls and quirks of gameplay.”
“Good concept but the game is full of bugs that sometimes affect gameplay.”
“The gameplay is very repetitive and grindy if you want to get the achievements.”
“Tldr: some bugs and gameplay issues that can cause soft locks or inability to 100% complete a job; overall boring and repetitive gameplay.”
- graphics54 mentions
- 22 % positive mentions
- 63 % neutral mentions
- 15 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game have received mixed reviews, with many players noting that they are below the standard expected for a $15 title. While some appreciate the visuals as adequate for the game's genre, others criticize the low-quality textures, lack of detail, and performance issues, suggesting that significant improvements are needed. Overall, the consensus indicates that while the graphics are not the worst, they fall short of expectations and require optimization.
“The graphics aren't the best, but it's fine for this kind of game, although I would like some texture improvement.”
“Graphics-wise, things look nice, but it is pretty demanding on a system.”
“Overall, not a bad game, just launched, so hopefully we can see some improvements on the visuals and gameplay.”
“Definitely not worth the money you spend. It's a $15 game that could be literally free and I wouldn't play it. I expect at least some quality or an efficiently working game engine; none of that is the case. The menu is laggy and the graphics are terrible. Even if you force it to the max, it feels like a mobile game you would play on your phone adapted to PC with nothing working properly. I couldn't even play it for 10 minutes due to input lag and janky controls. Frame rates don't matter if the game has 1% lows lower than a rock's IQ. Fix the game or make it free; you haven't put in any effort anyway.”
“It's so annoying, and the graphics are way below the standard of any other simulators out there, especially for the $15 price point they're asking.”
“Even if they fix the small bugs which are everywhere, the graphics are just so low quality.”
- story30 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 53 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The game's story is described as interesting but lacking depth, with minimal progression and often overshadowed by bugs that can hinder gameplay. While some players find the concept engaging, the overall narrative is considered simplistic and not particularly memorable, suggesting that the game has potential for improvement in this area.
“Game is very fun if you're into this type of stuff and it has a decent enough story to be interesting. The whole concept of the game is very simple, yet some of the jobs do sometimes have bugs such as foaming the car and it not saying you're done, but every part of the car has foam on it. I'd say that this game gets 4.9 stars just because it needs a little bit of an update for the bugs.”
“I like the cars and story so far.”
“All in all, this is a fun game with great potential; but just like the storyline, this game has quite a way to go before becoming the number one champion it could possibly be.”
“This game has a bit of a story to it, but it's nothing to write home about.”
“The bad cartoon cut scenes seem to suggest a deep back story behind washing cars.”
“There's little story progression; you can just start and be 'detailing' exotics.”
- optimization30 mentions
- 10 % positive mentions
- 77 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant optimization issues, including persistent bugs and performance drops, particularly when interacting with cars and certain game functions. Players have noted that performance varies depending on the number of cars present, with noticeable frame rate drops occurring in crowded areas. While the DLC appears to be more stable, the main game still requires further updates to address these ongoing problems.
“Edit: spent a little more time with the ammo DLC and although the performance issue is still there when foaming the cars (the performance hit seems to vary by car type/model) and some texture faults here and there, other than that it's almost as if the DLC was created by another developer as the bugs that exist within the main game do not appear to be present in the DLC.”
“If I have no cars in the showroom, there is no performance hit.”
“I have a RTX 2080 and am not having any of the foaming performance issues.”
“The game is still plagued with bugs and a few performance issues.”
“One other issue not mentioned is a performance issue whenever a new notification arrives for a new car being entered into the auction; there is a sudden and very visible frame rate drop.”
“The bad news is the performance issues have not been fixed and there are three additional locations where these occur.”
- stability24 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is heavily criticized, with numerous reports of crashes, freezing, and various glitches that hinder gameplay. Many users describe it as buggy and poorly optimized, leading to frustration with broken achievements and the need to frequently restart the game. While some players find it somewhat playable, the overall consensus is to avoid the game until significant fixes are implemented.
“This game I bought a while ago won't open; it crashes and is just so buggy. I have a PC that can handle this, and when I tried to get a refund within the period, they wouldn't give it to me. I tried again to open the game today, and it's still the same.”
“The game is definitely buggy (but not fully unplayable in my experience), and the easiest of achievements have been broken since the game's release.”
“Sometimes when clicking on a photo to check the before and after, my game just goes to a black screen, and the game freezes.”
- music24 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 58 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received largely negative feedback, with players noting a lack of variety and only a handful of repetitive tracks, primarily in country or retro styles. Many users suggest muting the music altogether, as they find it annoying and prefer to enjoy the game's ambient sounds instead. Overall, the consensus is that the music detracts from the experience rather than enhancing it.
“The game is a 7/10 (if future updates remove minor bugs, add more cars and music, etc., it will be bumped to an 8/10).”
“Good graphics for the type of game; not bad music.”
“It is quite relaxing; I turned off the music and enjoyed the cleaning sounds.”
“The music is annoying; there are maybe 6 songs, and they're either country or sound like they came from a 1950s soda cream/burger shop.”
“While I'm not looking for an endless soundtrack, I would like more than the same 5 songs on repeat over and over.”
“There is not a lot of music variation in the game, meaning you will have to listen to the same tracks over and over.”
- grinding20 mentions
- 5 % positive mentions
- 5 % neutral mentions
- 90 % negative mentions
Players generally find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and repetitive, especially when pursuing achievements. While some appreciate the mechanics and progression system, many note that the gameplay can become monotonous, requiring significant time investment to complete tasks fully. Overall, the grind is seen as a double-edged sword, offering a sense of achievement but often leading to frustration due to its repetitive nature.
“You'll need a second life for grinding.”
“A lot of the negative reviews aren't wrong; it can be tedious and seems like they could have kept improving it.”
“The gameplay is very repetitive and grindy if you want to get the achievements.”
“Good game, but it gets repetitive and tedious at times.”
- monetization4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The monetization of the game has been heavily criticized, with users labeling it a cash grab due to its initial pricing and frequent discounts without substantial content updates. Reviewers express frustration over the perceived lack of value and respect for the developers, suggesting that the game primarily serves as an advertisement rather than a well-developed simulator.
“Can't recommend this game to anyone. There's nothing really to do, and it's not as well done as other simulator games. At launch, it was priced at $15.99 USD, and now it's $12.79 on sale, so they lie about the price. Any developer that doesn't know how much they want to sell their game for and has to change their price point deserves no respect. This game has been updated a few times, but no patch note I've read has added any new content. If you buy this, you're just lining the developers' pockets; this is just a cash grab for them.”
“Literally a $15 ammo NYC advertisement.”
“Can't recommend this game to anyone. There's nothing really to do, and it's not as well done as other simulator games. At launch, it was priced at $15.99 USD, and now it's $12.79 on sale, so they lie about the price. Any developer that doesn't know how much they want to sell their game for and has to change their price point deserves no respect. This game has been updated a few times, but no patch note I've read has added any new content. If you buy this, you're just lining the developers' pockets; this is just a cash grab for them.”
- replayability4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Users indicate that the game's replayability has improved, making it more enjoyable to play multiple times.
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players find the game's humor to be laid-back and enjoyable, particularly when playing in a relaxed state. While some have encountered minor bugs, they feel these issues are acceptable given the game's recent release.
