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Game pageAutomation: design the car you want to drive
Instead of choosing a favourite car, shape one yourself. Automation’s attraction is the time spent bringing an idea closer to reality. Reviewers become absorbed in the design and tuning themselves.
A good-looking, capable car will not necessarily appear immediately. Reviews describe confusion at first and greater enjoyment of building once the game starts to make sense. This suits turning an interest in cars into time spent experimenting and learning.
What makes it fun
Shape the look of your car
Choose a body shape, then add fixtures such as lights and trim to build its look. Alongside the engine and chassis, you can refine the details that give your car its character.
Tune an engine for your goal
Adjust the stroke, intake and exhaust as you weigh torque against power at higher revs. If chasing output overstresses a component, the graphs and stress readouts give you a reason to revisit the settings.
Drive and revise your creation
Export your car to BeamNG.drive, which is sold separately, and drive it yourself. If suspension or cooling problems show up on the road, you can return to the design and revise it.
Game details
As of Oct 29, 2026- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Release date
- Mar 13, 2015
- Developer
- Camshaft Software Ltd
- Languages
- Japanese, English (Full audio), Simplified Chinese ／ 13 languages total
A typical run
Design a car and engine.
One player became absorbed in seeing a personal creation emerge from arranging fixtures. Their example finds a place for visual creation alongside the numbers.
Core systems
Campaign Mode
Campaign Mode also involves factories and markets.
Consider your intended buyers.
What sets it apart
Reviews describe focusing on car design rather than running a company. Building and trying a personal creation can be the activity itself, rather than only a route to business success.
Learning curve and difficulty
The reliability breakdown reveals design weaknesses.
Builds and playstyles
Where to drive it
Export to BeamNG.drive is supported. That driving game is sold separately.
What players like
Reviews enjoy exporting their creations to BeamNG.drive and trying them there.
Reviews value the freedom to shape a personal car.
Reviews describe a learning curve followed by enjoyable creation once things make sense.
Common complaints
Reviews describe frustration with unclear controls, interface or guidance.
Reports describe bugs or freezes interrupting enjoyment. These are individual experiences tied to a version and setup.
Who it’s for
People who want the process of learning and designing, not only the finished car.
Who might not enjoy it
Be cautious if you want to design immediately without learning the controls.
FAQ
- Can I practise constrained designs alone?
- Practice Mode offers scenario constraints to tackle alone.
These impressions are based on 100 Steam reviews sorted by “Most Helpful.” They do not represent the views of all buyers.
Image: Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game on Steam