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ActionIndieRacingSimulationBuildingPhysicsMultiplayerAutomobile SimCrafting

140 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 240

Peak in the last 7 days: 331

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Game description

Crazy physics and high-speed races! Craft vehicles cleverly by combining building blocks and mechanical parts to create powerful drivetrains. Unlock new parts, race for the gold, and challenge your friends in multiplayer.

Basic info

DeveloperCreactstudios
PublisherHeadup
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateAug 20, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 64 Bit
Processor3.1 GHz quad-core
Memory4 GB
GraphicsGTX 980
Storage18 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 425 reviews from the past 1 year

77.6/ 100
Bottom 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (85%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 23, 2026)

Build a car gear by gear and then race it in Screw Drivers, which scores 77.6 across 425 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

175 reviews find it fun, and several are surprised that it costs nothing to play. 53 praise the depth of the build and race loop, such as tinkering with gear ratios, torque and suspension until a design finally works. 47 value the creative freedom to build cars, gearboxes and even planes, though some regret that the sandbox mode now sits behind the campaign. Pricing & Fairness ranks 126th of 1399, and Gameplay ranks 586th of 1396.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support appears in 47% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1251st of 1399. 92 reviews report bugs and crashes, such as cars falling through the ground, AI rivals vanishing mid race or vehicles being launched into the air for no clear reason. 43 say the building controls and UI are clunky and unintuitive, and some feel they spend more time fighting the editor than building. 30 find the driving hard, and a few blame bumpy terrain that sends cars flying on slopes. Others feel the content runs out after a few hours.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“scratches nostalgic itch with cool mechanical insights” · 175 reviews
“game-breaking bugs everywhere, roads have weird geometry, tech tree bugged, leaderboards broken” · 92 reviews
“freedom to build cars and planes in sandbox mode” · 47 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 72% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +3.12 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “freedom to build cars and planes in sandbox mode” · 47 reviews
Negative “campaign now required to access creative mode, lost freedom” · 10 reviews

Progression 13% · Difficulty 14% · Onboarding 20% · Strategy 28% · Controls & feel 21%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 2% of reviews mention this.

World +2.50 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

Story 1% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value

Not enough data — only 10% of reviews mention this.

Volume +1.77 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price

Variety 3% · Replayability 1%

Graphics, art style, music and sound

Not enough data — only 9% of reviews mention this.

Visuals +0.59 · Graphics, art style, and animation

Audio 2%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 9% of reviews mention this.

Community +1.67 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 6% · Servers & Connection 3%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 19% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.26 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “fair progression and no pay-to-win despite being free-to-play” · 9 reviews
Negative “sandbox mode locked behind campaign boss, paywalled progression” · 11 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 4% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 47% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.94 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “game-breaking bugs everywhere, roads have weird geometry, tech tree bugged, leaderboards broken” · 92 reviews

Performance 14% · Developer support 16%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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