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CAR TUNE: Project

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77%Game Brain Score
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gameplay, stability
77% User Score Based on 181 reviews

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CAR TUNE: Project is a single player and multiplayer open world racing game. It was developed by Vertices Software and was released on February 19, 2020. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Project Car Tune its a racing game that sets you on building & tuning your vehicles for entry-level motorsports & street racing. It's an ambitious project that welcomes all lovers of the automotive tuning scene and avid fans of racing.

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77%
Audience ScoreBased on 181 reviews
graphics4 positive mentions
stability14 negative mentions
  • Deep car customization and tuning options with unique features like custom piping and hands-on bodywork repair.
  • Strong potential as a car mechanic and racing sim, especially appealing for car enthusiasts and fans of Street Legal Racing.
  • Active and passionate small development team regularly updating and improving the game despite limited resources.
  • The game contains numerous bugs, crashes, and glitches including issues with suspension, parts compatibility, and save corruption.
  • Driving physics, controls, and optimization are currently poor, causing frustrating and unrealistic gameplay experiences.
  • Limited content, slow updates, and lack of multiplayer make the game feel incomplete and less engaging for long-term play.
  • gameplay
    20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay shows great potential with unique customization, tuning, and destruction mechanics that set it apart from similar car mechanic simulators, though it remains buggy and difficult to learn in its early development stage. While some players find the mechanics fun and promising, others criticize poor physics, driving, and overall polish, recommending waiting until after early access for a smoother experience.

    • “The ideas and mechanics that are being formed and implemented are really neat as well as fun and do a lot to keep this from just being a fan clone of Street Legal and I'm excited to see where this project goes.”
    • “Imagine a cross between Car Mechanic Simulator, BeamNG.drive, a bit of My Summer Car and even Need for Speed, with elements of freeroam driving, racing, and drifting - you get this game!”
    • “It's obviously still very early in development, but it is very impressive for two people, and I prefer it to Car Mechanic Simulator because it has way better customization and destruction physics.”
    • “It's pretty bad; the in-game physics are bad, the driving is bad, the gameplay is boring, and it's very hard to learn how everything works. I'm refunding.”
    • “Overall the game shows promise to be a car mechanic sim more focused on customization, which is good, but it's still a far way from being regularly played. I recommend waiting until the game comes out of early access or until the glitches are fixed. As of now, I'd give the game a 3/10 because it's a good idea and these guys are one of the first to do it.”
    • “This is similar to Car Mechanic Simulator except way, way more buggy.”
  • stability
    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from significant stability issues, including numerous bugs, glitches, and inconsistent mechanics like suspension and engine parts, which often disrupt gameplay. While some users find it fun and see potential improvements with updates, many recommend waiting for further fixes before fully investing due to its early access and frequent instability.

    • “Spent more time trying to work around bugs rather than actually doing anything in it. Considering it's this buggy after 4 years and the last update was in February, I really don't expect much.”
    • “The game has a lot of potential, but an extreme amount of bugs and glitches that need fixing.”
    • “This game seems to be a great game; however, I'd call it more of a project due to the countless glitches and how unstable the game is.”
  • graphics
    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics in the game receive mixed feedback, with some users praising the detailed models, textures, and customization options, while others note graphical glitches and unfinished visuals. Overall, the graphics are considered decent and improving, especially given the game's unfinished state, though there are occasional bugs and limited graphics settings currently.

    • “Within the first month of playing, the first update I played through drastically changed graphics, AI mechanics, parts, and much more.”
    • “Literally one of the best car games, amazing details, very nice graphics, very detailed game, you can even choose what color your intercooler pipes to be.”
    • “Great models, textures, graphics, physics... everything that we wanted for SLRR to be.”
    • “The graphics are not very good at all.”
    • “Graphics seem to sometimes glitch and cut out at times, and certain parts can never be installed (even though you probably need them).”
    • “Right now, there is no way to know the controls or rebind them at all, and you can't change the graphics settings.”
  • optimization
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Optimization in the game is currently inconsistent, with some users experiencing smooth performance and stability, while others report high GPU usage and inefficient resource management. Although the game is still in early development, ongoing improvements in optimization and handling are evident and anticipated.

    • “I'm 10 hours into this so far and I'm really enjoying it; I haven't had any bugs or crashes, it runs smoothly.”
    • “Right now it is in very early stages, but I can definitely see that the developer is making improvements, mainly on the handling and optimization departments.”
    • “Still needs a lot of optimization but... I believe!”
    • “Performance is completely abstract; a car with no ignition system has 0 hp, not 78.”
    • “First of all, performance is bad - the game maxes out my GPU (single core of an HD 6990, effectively 6970 since Unity does not support Crossfire), which is far more powerful than the listed minimum-spec GTX 650.”
    • “I know it's not real life, but this is really immersion breaking; it's so silly to have cars driving about with essential parts missing and performance that is arbitrary in a tuning game.”
  • story
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story is generally criticized for lacking depth and variety, with players experiencing repetitive content across multiple playthroughs. Overall, the narrative is seen as minimal and uninspired.

    • “Lack of content or story”
    • “I started a second game and bought an Opel Omega this time, and it was pretty much the same story again.”
  • music
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is decent and nostalgic, with the enjoyable feature of customizing car audio, including adding your own tracks. However, some players find certain default music tracks unpleasant and appreciate the ability to skip them.

    • “Decent music and cool that you can do the whole car audio stuff, it reminds me of the 2000s.”
    • “You can even put your own music tracks into the game to listen to while building cars and driving.”
    • “You also can't rebind keys, and there doesn't even seem to be any in-game controls list, so you have to randomly press buttons to find out what's what (']' to skip the awful music tracks, by the way :)).”
  • replayability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is praised for its infinite replayability, offering endless enjoyment and variety with each playthrough.

    • “Infinitely replayable”
  • grinding
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Grinding requires additional time or resources, often needing a second attempt or life to progress effectively.

  • humor
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is mild and provides occasional light amusement.

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CAR TUNE: Project is a open world racing game.

CAR TUNE: Project is available on PC and Windows.

CAR TUNE: Project was released on February 19, 2020.

CAR TUNE: Project was developed by Vertices Software.

CAR TUNE: Project has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked CAR TUNE: Project for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.

CAR TUNE: Project is a single player game with multiplayer support.

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