Dealer Simulator
- January 29, 2024
- Quadfix Games
- 8h median play time
Get on Steam"Dealer Simulator is a single-player simulation game that offers a realistic warehouse management experience. Establish and expand your second-hand shop business, transport goods, research and repair faulty items, and manage your shop's interior design and location. Despite some bugs, the game provides lots of grinding and opportunities for players to become experts in the world of warehousing and retail."
Reviews
- The game is fun and addictive, providing a satisfying gameplay loop of buying and selling items.
- The developers are active and frequently update the game, showing promise for future improvements.
- The concept of the game, which revolves around storage auctions and managing a shop, is engaging and has potential.
- The game suffers from numerous bugs, including save file issues and vehicle handling problems, making it frustrating to play.
- The user interface is poorly designed, especially for ultrawide monitors, making it difficult to navigate and interact with the game.
- Many players report that the game is unplayable due to crashes and performance issues, particularly when trying to load saved games.
- gameplay23 mentions
- 13 % positive mentions
- 70 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The gameplay experience is a mixed bag, with engaging elements and a satisfying progression rhythm, but marred by significant issues such as frustrating vehicle mechanics, numerous bugs, and unbalanced gameplay. Players express frustration over the driving controls and the lack of intuitive mechanics, which detracts from the overall enjoyment. While the core gameplay loop shows promise, many feel it requires substantial polishing and bug fixes before it can be fully recommended.
“Despite being in early access, the game offers engaging gameplay with a smooth and well-paced progression.”
“The cadence of the gameplay keeps players invested, providing a satisfying rhythm that maintains interest without overwhelming them.”
“The promised gameplay loop is there though and it mostly works.”
“The vehicle flip over mechanic is annoying; if you roll your car over, prepare for it to bounce like a rabbit and shake your cargo clean out of it, doing worse than the accident itself. Hopefully, a simple 'press this button to flip vehicle over' function is added.”
“The game mechanic controls are terrible. The vehicle I'm driving spins around at the slightest turn. We're using a keyboard here; it would be better if the item pickup could be done with the mouse instead of having to use the Q key.”
“The driving mechanics are mind-blowing if you accidentally go off-road, and the gameplay basics need to be there for it to be playable; otherwise, it just sits in my library until someone cares enough about the customers to fix it.”
- stability23 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is a significant concern, with numerous players reporting severe bugs and glitches that hinder gameplay, such as vehicles getting stuck, items disappearing, and physics issues. While some users acknowledge the fun and potential of the game, they emphasize that it is currently plagued by instability, making it frustrating and at times unplayable. Many recommend waiting for patches and improvements before fully engaging with the game.
“The game is great although it's insanely buggy; I would wait a while as your progress can be glitched or wiped at any second, and many things will screw you over such as items disappearing or things flying away, or you falling out of the map, etc. Many features and a great basis for a game just need some serious bug fixing to be playable.”
“This game was fun at first, but the vehicles are way too buggy, and it came to the point when I couldn't even sleep anymore to progress the game.”
“The game idea is brilliant, but the glitches make the game so unenjoyable at times... second time I've spent $7000 on some storage units and loaded the box truck, drove to the caravan to sleep and save, to wake to find the whole of my box van empty.”
- grinding12 mentions
- 8 % positive mentions
- 8 % neutral mentions
- 83 % negative mentions
Players generally find the grinding aspect of the game to be both engaging and tedious, requiring significant time investment to build their shop and manage inventory. While some appreciate the simulation of retail work and the satisfaction of progressing through grinding, others express frustration with bugs, slow customer interactions, and the repetitive nature of restocking and selling items. Overall, the grind can be rewarding but may also lead to boredom and technical issues that detract from the experience.
“You'll need a second life for grinding.”
“You can spend hours grinding away filling the big store with lots of goods just to come back into the game and find it has all disappeared.”
“Game is just grindy and boring after a while.”
“Lacking quality of life features, you have to do a lot yourself in grindy ways. The best part of the game is opening a storage unit and looking for goodies, which is hard offset by slow customers and generally taking a long time to empty inventory.”
- graphics11 mentions
- 27 % positive mentions
- 45 % neutral mentions
- 27 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the decent visuals and detail, while others criticize the optimization, leading to significant performance issues even on lower settings. While vehicle and building graphics are generally considered acceptable, NPC designs are seen as lacking, and many users report inconsistent frame rates that hinder gameplay. Overall, there is hope for improvements in future updates.
“I think the game is very good value for money with decent graphics and enough variety to keep wanting to play more and more.”
“Great game, good graphics, great details, and challenging. Highly recommend! Can't wait for updates. My biggest issue is the bugs, but so far I've only found 2, which is good for a game this early in development.”
“Graphics are decent enough and runs fine at this stage, keeping my eye on the updates for this one!”
“I don't know what it is with this game, but it is hopelessly unoptimized. Frankly, I'm quite amazed that people like Drae and Skapegote are able to play it as smoothly as they do. I by no means have a bad computer, and yet the simple act of trying to play this game, even on the lowest graphic settings with everything turned off, brings my computer to its knees, only achieving 15fps and absolutely unplayable due to the sheer amount of constant stutters and straight-up freezing of the game.”
“This game still has potential, but I'm put off by a number of things: first of all, my gaming laptop doesn't seem to be powerful enough for this elite, high-graphics game.”
“The graphics are mostly trash at this point.”
- story11 mentions
- 27 % positive mentions
- 45 % neutral mentions
- 27 % negative mentions
The game's story aspect is largely absent, with players noting that there is no overarching narrative or goals. Instead, the focus is on completing missions and tasks for rewards, which can become repetitive despite being enjoyable. Technical issues, such as save problems, further detract from any potential story experience.
“Everything in here has a story and a price.”
“The missions and tasks are fun, and you will earn skills and money in the game to buy some sweet, well-deserved rewards... I have easily gotten my money's worth out of this game already, and I excitedly anticipate future updates!”
“Always had something to do; granted you’re doing the same thing repeatedly other than doing cargo missions, it's fun seeing the different items you might get.”
“☑ no story”
“- no story line, no goals..”
“Moral of the story.”
- optimization6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game is widely criticized for its poor optimization, resulting in significant lag and low frame rates even on lower graphic settings, making it nearly unplayable for many users. Despite some players managing to run it smoothly, the overall performance issues and frequent stutters detract from the experience, leading to calls for the developers to prioritize optimization and bug fixes before adding new content.
“I had such high hopes for this game because I really did like the concept I was seeing from the above mentioned YouTubers. Just really sad to see that the average person will never be able to play this game. My advice to the devs is to stop adding stuff to the game and don't make any additions until you can provide a game that is optimized for the average PC user.”
“Other than that, it's a great game to be honest. It still needs a lot of bug fixes and performance improvements. I hope they will keep updating the game and also fix the bugs as well.”
“Many heavier titles run smoothly for me at over 80+ fps, but here it lags like lost...”
“I don't know what it is with this game, but it is hopelessly unoptimized. Frankly, I'm quite amazed that people like Drae and Skapegote are able to play it as smoothly as they do. I by no means have a bad computer, and yet the simple act of trying to play this game, even on the lowest graphic settings with everything turned off, brings my computer to its knees, only achieving 15fps and absolutely unplayable due to the sheer amount of constant stutters and straight-up freezing of the game.”
“I had such high hopes for this game because I really did like the concept I was seeing from the above-mentioned YouTubers. It's just really sad to see that the average person will never be able to play this game. My advice to the devs is to stop adding stuff to the game and don't make any additions until you can provide a game that is optimized for the average PC user.”
“The main issue for me is the lack of optimization.”
- music2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game enhances the casual and relaxed atmosphere, making it an enjoyable experience for players who like to unwind while listening to tunes. It is well-suited for a laid-back gaming session, often described as a perfect accompaniment for socializing or enjoying a drink.
“Fun casual game to play while listening to music.”
“It is one of those chill, listen to music and grab a beer type of game.”
- monetization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Reviewers feel that while the game's concept is enjoyable, the fixed price of $14 is considered excessive for what appears to be a hastily developed cash grab, suggesting a need for improvements before justifying the cost.
“The overall concept of the game is fun, but until it's fixed, $14 is too much for what seems like a quick, thrown-together cash grab.”
“The monetization model feels exploitative, with prices that don't match the quality of the content offered.”
“I was excited to play, but the constant push for in-game purchases ruined the experience for me.”
