Lumberjack Simulator

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Lumberjack Simulator is a single player and multiplayer open world racing game. It was developed by Exponential Games Inc. and was released on October 3, 2021. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Specialised forestry and logging simulator game is here. Play in open world with realistic vehicle and tree physics, deformable terrain and specialised forestry vehicles! You'll be driving off-road getting logs to their destination, playing in first person and handling chainsaw and axe!

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Audience ScoreBased on 152 reviews

graphics5 positive mentions

grinding15 negative mentions

Realistic and detailed simulation of modern logging work with physics-driven tree and mud interaction.
Engaging vehicle handling requiring careful planning and skill, delivering satisfying and methodical gameplay.
Active developer support with frequent updates, clear roadmap, and responsive community engagement.

The game suffers from numerous bugs, glitches, and technical issues like clipping, freezing, save corruption, and unpredictable vehicle behavior.
Controls are often awkward, confusing, or unresponsive, with poor camera management and insufficient customization options.
Visuals and overall polish are dated and lacking, with limited content, minimal progression, and no compelling narrative or multiplayer mode.

gameplay
17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay in Lumberjack Simulator focuses on a slow, methodical process of cutting, processing, and transporting logs, appealing to players who enjoy hands-on realism despite rough mechanics and a steep learning curve. While driving and crane controls are praised for feeling good, the overall mechanics can be unintuitive and lack clear guidance, requiring players to learn through trial and error. The game remains niche and may need further development to improve playability and depth.
- “The core gameplay loop centers on locating trees, cutting them down with appropriate tools, processing the logs, and transporting them across uneven ground to selling points.”
- “Overall, lumberjack simulator is a niche simulation that will appeal most to players who appreciate slow, methodical gameplay and are willing to tolerate rough edges in exchange for hands-on realism.”
- “The crane and mechanical controls work great.”
- “While new equipment and opportunities become available over time, the game provides limited direction on optimal strategies or mechanics, leaving players to learn largely through trial and error.”
- “Aside from these, the learning curve on the tools is way too steep as there are not many intuitive elements as used by some mechanic sims.”
- “Final - needs much work on mechanics to be considered playable, then needs gameplay filled out... or gameplay at all really.”
graphics
17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are generally described as basic, dated, and sometimes choppy, with many users noting they need significant improvement to enhance playability and immersion. While visuals are considered pleasing or effective by some, overall quality is often compared unfavorably to more polished games, with the sense that the game is still early in development and has potential once graphics are refined.
- “Art and graphics are very good.”
- “I like the graphic, the gameplay is relaxing and if you have a question the people are very friendly and helpful on discord.”
- “Basic but effective graphics, that have no drop in frame rate even on my laptop, and pretty good gameplay.”
- “Has a lot of promise if the developers would work on the graphics instead of DLCs.”
- “Further just about everything else from graphics, sound, vehicles, depth, and progression is lacking far behind.”
- “Graphics are dated, and the game is practically unplayable.”
grinding
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding in this logging game offers a satisfying loop similar to Farming Simulator’s logging, but is hindered by unpolished physics, glitches, and performance issues. While it has potential due to its unique physics, some mechanics and monetization (e.g., paid features like loan unlocks) frustrate players, making established titles like Farming Simulator 17 or 19 more appealing for forestry enthusiasts.
- “Performance seems to chug, physics feel unpolished and cause glitches with the vehicles, despite being a satisfying gameloop (similar to logging in farming simulator).”
- “That is the biggest turn off for me, I would love to support official DLC, but when you want to charge five bucks to unlock a loan feature (again, the farming simulator series integrated that in the game at launch), it makes me want to uninstall the game.”
- “The physics engine used for this game is way jankier than the one used for farming simulator.”
optimization
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The optimization receives mixed feedback, with several users experiencing lag, glitches, and unpolished physics causing performance issues, especially with vehicles. However, some find performance acceptable on moderately recent GPUs, though improvements in control responsiveness and overall optimization are still needed.
- “From my play testing, this game has excellent performance!”
- “So, if you have a moderately recent GPU ranging as low as maybe an NVIDIA GTX 760, I think you will have great performance!”
- “Performance wise, I believe this is good!”
- “Performance seems to chug, physics feel unpolished and cause glitches with the vehicles, despite being a satisfying gameloop (similar to logging in Farming Simulator).”
- “It's laggy, glitchy, and overall not optimized enough to be played.”
- “This is very badly optimized and nothing I did with the settings fixed any of my issues.”
stability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from numerous stability issues, including frequent bugs, glitches, and unpolished vehicle physics that negatively impact performance and gameplay. Crashes and technical problems are common, making the experience frustrating, especially in its current early access state. Players are advised to wait for future updates to see improvements.
- “Performance seems to chug, physics feel unpolished and cause glitches with the vehicles, despite being a satisfying game loop.”
- “The technical challenges and vehicle glitches ruin the overall experience. For logging trucks in mud, go to the SnowRunner franchise; for actual logging, go to Farming Simulator with the base game or additional free mods.”
- “This game has so many bugs and glitches, including crashes when trying to turn vehicle lights on.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The story is minimal to nonexistent, offering little motivation or background context. Players seeking a narrative-driven experience may find it lacking, as the focus is primarily on missions and gameplay mechanics rather than storytelling.
- “There is no background story.”
- “If you need a story for motivation, don't bother with this one.”
- “It is great if you like being stuck in the mud and only doing missions and spending more money to buy a single machine.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere is conveyed through functional but dated visuals that effectively showcase scale, supported by atmospheric effects like sun rays, fog, and shadows, though fine details are lacking.
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is described as silly and occasionally funny, often stemming from the malfunctioning machines and awkward controls, which can create amusing but frustrating moments depending on the player's mood.
- “Silly, and depending on your mood, kinda hilarious.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users report that the music only plays in the main menu and does not function during gameplay.
- “The music also didn't work in my game outside of the main menu.”

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Lumberjack Simulator is a open world racing game.

Lumberjack Simulator is available on PC, Xbox One, Windows and Xbox.

On average players spend around 7 hours playing Lumberjack Simulator.

Lumberjack Simulator was released on October 3, 2021.

Lumberjack Simulator was developed by Exponential Games Inc..

Lumberjack Simulator has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Lumberjack Simulator for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.

Lumberjack Simulator is a single player game with multiplayer support.

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