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IndieRacingSimulationAutomobile SimOpen WorldDrivingSurvivalRealistic

587 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 2,058

Peak in the last 7 days: 2,228

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Game description

My Summer Car is the ultimate car owning, building, fixing, tuning, maintenance AND permadeath life survival simulator. You start the game with hundreds of loose parts and assemble both car and engine.

Basic info

DeveloperAmistech Games
PublisherAmistech Games
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateJan 8, 2025
Price

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Minimum specs

OS64bit versions of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
Processor+3 GHZ dual core processor
Memory6 GB
GraphicsNvidia GTX 960 or AMD equivalent
Storage1 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 394 reviews from the past 1 year

85.4/ 100
Top 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (95%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 20, 2026)

Building a car from scratch in rural Finland, then watching it break, is the joke players love; it scores 85.4 from 394 reviews we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

257 reviews say it is fun and addictive, and some praise the dark humor of dying in absurd ways. 26 praise the atmosphere of its world, describing an immersive life simulator full of small details and nostalgic rural culture. Story & World ranks 330th of 1096. 20 value the freedom to set their own goals, drive anywhere and solve problems their own way. Content Volume ranks 104th of 1351. Several stories of exploding engines and fatal crashes after hours of work are told with affection and a perfect score, so we read them as praise.

👎 Where it falls short

39 reviews say there is no tutorial, leaving them to search guides for how to save or how to assemble the car, and some say they learned everything by failing. Tech & Support appears in 29% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1218th of 1399, and a few report real bugs such as parts that vanish or progress lost after saving. Gameplay ranks 879th of 1396, and some find its harsh punishment for small mistakes too much.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“hyperbolic complaint about addictive gameplay framed as recommendation” · 257 reviews
“car explosions and game-breaking survival mechanics” · 60 reviews
“most atmospheric life simulator with excellent world design” · 26 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 58% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +3.51 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “complete freedom to explore and solve problems your own way” · 20 reviews
Negative “lacks multiplayer option, even LAN connection would suffice” · 1 review

Progression 15% · Difficulty 29% · Onboarding 20% · Strategy 9% · Controls & feel 7%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 23% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.45 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “most atmospheric life simulator with excellent world design” · 26 reviews
Negative “breaks psyche, leads to alcoholism” · 2 reviews

Story 2% · Characters 1%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +3.84 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “400 hours of content, more than most AAA games for $7” · 5 reviews
Negative “relatively short playtime of 20 hours” · 2 reviews

Variety 5% · Replayability 2%

Graphics, art style, music and sound

Not enough data — only 8% of reviews mention this.

Visuals +1.76 · Graphics, art style, and animation

Audio 3%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 4% of reviews mention this.

Community +3.40 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 3% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 5% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.05 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “fair regional pricing shows developer respect for players” · 1 review
Negative “only worth buying on sale, poor value at full price” · 4 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 1% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 29% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.82 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “car explosions and game-breaking survival mechanics” · 60 reviews

Performance 3% · Developer support 5%

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

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