Games Like My Winter Car

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.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 30.4%, Driving 19.3%, Racing 10.9%, Open World 8%, Realistic 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, this game offers the same blend of rural life, survival, and incredibly deep vehicle assembly.

Build your crappy vehicle into a race car, install the parts yourself. Make money by cutting wood, racing at night or delivering pizza. Maybe you want to manage a sugar shack or build yourself a big garage?

Why similar: Automobile Sim 27.4%, Driving 21%, Racing 18.1%, Life Sim 17%, Open World 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same spirit of building and maintaining a project car while managing daily survival in a rural setting.

Random generated open world semi-post apocalyptic survival car driving game.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 23.8%, Driving 20%, Racing 15.1%, Open World 8.1%, Survival 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal and challenging survival game that focuses heavily on keeping a clunky, aging vehicle running across a vast, empty landscape.

A dynamic soft-body physics vehicle simulator capable of doing just about anything.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 27.6%, Driving 24.4%, Racing 16.1%, Realistic 10.3%, Open World 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the most realistic soft-body physics and damage simulation for vehicles currently available on the market.

Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.

Why similar: Driving 39.2%, Transportation 22.6% ★, Survival 14.8%, First-Person 8.2%, Simulation 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It combines intense car maintenance and survival mechanics with a mysterious, atmospheric open-world road trip.

Build, repair, refuel and drive a dilapidated old car on a grand journey through the territories of the former Eastern bloc. Explore Germany, CSFR, Hungary, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria

Why similar: Automobile Sim 34.7%, Driving 26.6%, Open World 7.9%, Survival 7.7%, Simulation 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A road-trip survival game where keeping your aging vehicle functional is the primary challenge of the journey.

Wrench is a mechanic simulator where players prepare and maintain race cars. The parts in Wrench are the most detailed of any game in the genre. Extreme attention has been paid to even the smallest components, including fasteners which are accurate to the thread pitch and install torque.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 32.1%, Racing 16.4%, Transportation 12.5% ★, Driving 9.6%, Realistic 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This is a highly detailed mechanical simulation that focuses on the intricate assembly and maintenance of high-performance vehicles.

Junkyard Truck is an open-world off road driving and mechanic simulator. Build, upgrade, and maintain your old off road truck. Make money using your skills in driving, scavenging, gambling, or moonshine brewing. Try to build a truck capable of taking on the difficult challenges around the map.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 40.8%, Driving 28.4%, Open World 13%, Simulation 10.5%, First-Person 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Players must scavenge for parts to restore a project vehicle while surviving in an open-world environment.

Work your way to a service empire. Get your hands dirty in a highly realistic simulation game that pays major attention to details. Pay a visit to a new Auction house and buy cars in various conditions. Expand your range of services by investing in a new work space and equipment.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 36.8%, Driving 16.5%, Racing 14.3%, Simulation 9.2%, Realistic 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive experience for those who enjoy the technical, step-by-step process of repairing and restoring various vehicles.

MY GARAGE is a car simulation game with main focus being simulating real car repair, maintenance and physics.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 29.1%, Racing 17.2%, Driving 14.9%, Realistic 8.7%, Open World 8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the realistic assembly and maintenance of project cars in a sandbox environment.

Get ready for the next-generation off-road experience! Drive powerful vehicles and overcome extreme open environments to complete dozens of challenging missions solo or with up to 3 friends!

Why similar: Automobile Sim 28.6%, Driving 19.9%, Racing 12%, Realistic 8.1%, Simulation 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the physics-based challenge of driving heavy machinery through difficult terrain where vehicle management is key.

Apex Point is an open world game that aims to immerge you into the Japanese car culture by providing a huge variety of customizations and race types so you can choose your own path

Why similar: Automobile Sim 31.7%, Racing 26.3%, Driving 9.9%, Open World 8.8%, Simulation 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic racing and tuning simulator that emphasizes the technical aspects of building a car for the track.

The most popular vehicle mechanic simulator in the world got a second life in the new Steam version! Build cars, tune them, crash, repair and race against other racers!

Why similar: Automobile Sim 40.6%, Racing 27.4%, Driving 19.2%, Simulation 7.5%, Open World 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A cult classic that features deep engine building, tuning, and cosmetic customization for project cars.

Make your dream cars a reality with Automation’s unparalleled car and engine design tools. Gain a competitive edge through smart engineering and business decisions to help you build an automotive empire. Will you become an industry leader, or just a footnote in automotive history?

Why similar: Automobile Sim 42.6%, Racing 20.1%, Simulation 15.5%, Realistic 12.4%, Immersive Sim 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides an unparalleled depth in engine design and vehicle engineering for those who want to understand the mechanics behind the car.

Enjoy realistic driving in the open world. Relaxing cargo deliveries or driving buses and taxis will give you enough money to buy new cars and parts. You can test your driving skills at the race track. It's all about pure driving pleasure!

Why similar: Automobile Sim 21.9%, Driving 18.7%, Transportation 15.4% ★, Racing 11.9%, Open World 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world driving simulation that allows for a relaxed but detailed experience with various types of vehicles.

City Car Driving – realistic car driving simulator, which will help you master the basic skills of the car driving in various traffic conditions, with plunging into the environment most closely resembling the real one.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 30.7%, Driving 29.6%, Simulation 9.3%, Racing 8.9%, Realistic 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a realistic driving environment that focuses on traffic laws and vehicle handling simulation.

The Slaverian Trucker is a Survival/Truck/Life simulator game. Make enough money to survive and expand your wealth in the harsh semi-post apocalyptic lands of Slaveria, doing legal and illegal work, while maintaining, fixing, building, repairing, tuning your trucks, cars and other vehicles.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 25.5%, Driving 18.3%, Transportation 15.6% ★, Open World 7.1%, Racing 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features a mix of survival, trading, and vehicle maintenance in a gritty, open-world setting.

Brave the challenging conditions of Alaskan life in the definitive trucker simulator. Be the master of your own destiny as you take jobs, transport cargo and experience a sense of freedom on foot and in your cab.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 24.5%, Driving 18.5%, Racing 11.8%, Realistic 8.1%, Immersive Sim 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines long-haul trucking with survival mechanics and the need to maintain your vehicle against harsh weather.

Build your own buggy. Obtain, maintain and tune your OHV car. A game set in Poland in the 90s.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 27.8%, Driving 19.2%, Life Sim 18.1%, Racing 8.4%, 1990's 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A life-simulation game that integrates car maintenance and driving into a cohesive daily routine.

MudRunner is the ultimate off-road experience putting the players in the driver seat and dares them to take charge of incredible all-terrain vehicles, venturing across extreme Siberian landscapes with only a map and compass as guides!

Why similar: Automobile Sim 34.6%, Driving 26%, Realistic 8.5%, Simulation 8.5%, Open World 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-heavy off-road simulator that requires careful vehicle management to navigate treacherous, muddy environments.

DiRT Rally 2.0 dares you to carve your way through a selection of iconic rally locations from across the globe, in the most powerful off-road vehicles ever made, knowing that the smallest mistake could end your stage.

Why similar: Racing 32.2%, Automobile Sim 30.5%, Driving 17%, Simulation 6.8%, Realistic 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes rally simulator that demands precision driving and vehicle setup knowledge.

Used Cars Simulator - trade used or stolen cars, fix and customize them, drive around, and explore the open world! Grow your business, complete quests, and have fun with a physics-based sandbox!

Why similar: Automobile Sim 23.3%, Driving 18.3%, Racing 17.5%, Life Sim 15.6%, Immersive Sim 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Blends life-sim elements with the process of buying, repairing, and selling used vehicles.

My Village Life is an open world village simulator vehicle driving game.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 20.4%, Racing 16.1%, Life Sim 14.7%, Driving 14%, 1990's 13%

Why You'll Like It: A rural life simulator that features driving and vehicle maintenance as core components of the experience.

Take control of a Soviet locomotive and embark on a dangerous journey along the world's longest railway line. Face mafia rivals, bandits, wild animals, constant breakdowns, severe frosts, hunger, and... a hangover. How far will you get before your supplies run out?

Why similar: Driving 22.9%, Transportation 17.3% ★, 1990's 13.9%, Realistic 9.2%, Survival 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused simulation where you must maintain and operate a massive train across a harsh environment.

Renovate & build II World War tanks. Experience highly detailed & realistic simulation game. Take tanks fully apart by using different tools. Transform them from rusty and ruined to fully working. Check them on the training ground, sell or put into your own museum.

Why similar: Realistic 30.5%, Walking Simulator 23.1%, Simulation 21.7%, First-Person 18.4%, Indie 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an extremely detailed look at the mechanical restoration of heavy historical machinery.

Car Service Simulator is a car service business simulation game where you start from scratch and work your way up. Take the chance to successfully run your own service center, offering a wide range of services from car repair to painting and modification.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 23.4%, Racing 18.8%, Driving 15.6%, Life Sim 11.9%, Realistic 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Centers on the management and hands-on repair work required to run a professional car service shop.

Create your farm and let the good times grow! Harvest crops, tend to animals, manage productions, and take on seasonal challenges.

Why similar: Simulation 23.3%, Immersive Sim 20.9%, Open World 20.2%, First-Person 14.7%, Multiplayer 14.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features complex machinery maintenance and operation that appeals to fans of realistic vehicle simulation.

England, 1940. The Luftwaffe is preparing for the invasion of Britain and the RAF need every man to stop it. They need you. Join the ground crews as they struggle to keep the aircraft flying. Repair engine, patch bullet holes, rearm machine guns and more.

Why similar: Simulation 46.6%, Realistic 15.6%, First-Person 14.2%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Atmospheric 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep dive into the mechanical maintenance and repair of historical aircraft.

Become an ace motorcycle mechanic. Buy used motorcycles, repair, and sell them for a profit. Work with 15 types of motorbikes. Develop a workshop and attract as many customers as you can. Customize bikes or create your own dream bike from hundreds of available parts.

Why similar: Racing 36.5%, Driving 30%, Realistic 13%, Simulation 10.8%, First-Person 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the detailed repair and customization of motorcycles for those who enjoy the mechanical side of vehicle maintenance.

Finnish Cottage Simulator is the ultimate cottage experience. Relax and enjoy the Finnish summer nature, go to the sauna, get drunk, grill food or play games with others!

Why similar: Life Sim 27.7%, Realistic 14.5%, Open World 13.3%, Simulation 12.9%, First-Person 10.2%

Build and expand your repair service empire in this incredibly detailed and highly realistic simulation game, where attention to car detail is astonishing. Find classic, unique cars in the new Barn Find module and Junkyard module. You can even add your self-made car in the Car Editor.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 40.4%, Driving 18.6%, Racing 13.9%, Simulation 10.3%, Realistic 7.5%

Rev up your engines and venture into the unknown with Drive Beyond Horizons! Conquer dynamic landscapes, customize your ride, and unearth hidden treasures. Get ready for heart-pounding challenges and endless excitement. Your adventure starts now !

Why similar: Automobile Sim 30.9%, Driving 21.8%, Racing 12.4%, Open World 6.6%, Simulation 6.5%

Do you know how to profit from trading cars while maintaining a good reputation? Car Trader Simulator lets you play the role of an American car dealer. Your goal is to get rich. How you do it depends entirely on you.

Why similar: Simulation 47%, Realistic 26.6%, Open World 19.7%, Indie 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the business and repair aspects of buying, fixing, and selling cars for profit.

Tune your dream drift car, change parts, boost performance and challenge other players on Japan's legendary EBISU circuits!

Why similar: Racing 39.7%, Automobile Sim 23.3%, Driving 13.5%, Simulation 10.9%, Realistic 5.2%

New cars, new tools, new options, more parts and much more fun in the next version of Car Mechanic Simulator! Take your wrench! Create and expand your auto repairs service empire. Car Mechanic Simulator 2015 will take you behind the scenes of daily routine in car workshop.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 51.4%, Driving 15.5%, Racing 12.2%, Simulation 11.7%, Realistic 3.4%

Car For Sale Simulator 2023 - Developed for car enthusiasts, grow your own car sales business by buying and selling different car models. Drive the purchased cars as you wish, repair them, modify them, and sell them to customers at affordable prices.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 25.5%, Driving 22.2%, Life Sim 14.4%, Immersive Sim 9.2%, Open World 6.4%

You. Your car. And world under the sand.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 27.2%, Driving 21.4%, Racing 17.4%, Open World 7.8%, Survival 7.1%

Rise as a drift master and missile car mechanic! DRIFT ISLAND is an open-world drift build-and-drive game. Create unique 'missile cars,' tune them, shred sideways, and test your skills! Earn cash, upgrade parts, and become a true drifting legend!

Why similar: Automobile Sim 23.9%, Racing 16.9%, Driving 15.2%, Life Sim 10.6%, Immersive Sim 8.7%

You inherit your dad’s beaten up car and rebuild it piece by piece, swapping engine parts, upgrading the suspension, fitting new wheels and more until it becomes a high performance race car. Beat your opponents and earn revenge for your dad.

Why similar: Racing 52.5%, Life Sim 27.4%, Open World 10.4%, Simulation 6.3%, 3D 2.4%

Step into the world of rally car mechanics with Rally Mechanic Simulator: Prologue, a free introduction to the full game. Take your first steps as a rally mechanic, facing the challenges of fixing and tuning a rally car.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 36.1%, Racing 23.3%, Simulation 9.9%, Immersive Sim 8.5%, Realistic 8.2%

Conquer mountain roads, highways, and city streets. Build your dream car with detailed tuning that unleashes the potential of “CarX Technology”© physics. Take part in thrilling races, enjoying realistic gameplay and dynamic driving.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 26.9%, Racing 23.4%, Driving 20.6%, Open World 9.5%, Simulation 5.6%

Uncover a goldmine in the used car market! Sniff out deals, buy low, modify, and sell high. Your journey from amateur grease monkey to car dealer magnate awaits. How fast will you rise in this lucrative venture?

Why similar: Automobile Sim 25.6%, Driving 20.5%, Life Sim 15.9%, Immersive Sim 8.4%, Realistic 7.7%

Welcome to the world of high-stakes tuning and street racing! Welcome to Underground Garage! It's your playground where you can unleash your creativity and mechanical prowess. Fix cars, tune them up, and hit the road.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 27.7%, Racing 21.8%, Driving 20.8%, Open World 9.1%, Realistic 7.5%

Take charge of the car trade with Car Dealership Simulator 2! Buy, modify, and grow your dealership with strategic sales. Every opportunity will take you closer to the top of the automotive market!

Why similar: Automobile Sim 29.4%, Life Sim 17.7%, Driving 12.9%, Simulation 11.6%, Immersive Sim 6.7%

Assetto Corsa Competizione, the official GT World Challenge videogame. Thanks to the extraordinary quality of simulation, you will experience the atmosphere of the GT3 championship. Compete against official drivers, teams, cars and official circuits reproduced to the highest quality ever seen.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 34.4%, Racing 27.6%, Driving 17.4%, Simulation 6.7%, Realistic 5.8%

CAR TUNE: Project is a detailed car tuning simulator where every bolt, screw, and gear matters. Build your dream machine, fine-tune every parameter, and test it on the track.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 27.8%, Driving 22.2%, Racing 17.7%, Realistic 9.3%, Immersive Sim 8.9%

Now you can own and operate your own auto repair service with PlayWay’s Car Mechanic Simulator 2014. Car Mechanic Simulator 2014 gives you the behind the scenes view of the daily dealings at local garages and dealership repair shops.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 70.6%, Simulation 15.8%, Racing 5%, Realistic 4.3%, First-Person 3%

Touge Shakai (Mountain Pass Society) is an online Touge Racing Game based on Japanese car culture in the 90s. With an emphasis on balance between realism and fun gameplay, the physics are tailored for competitive drift racing, while giving a challenge to all players.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 23.7%, Racing 19.9%, Driving 18.7%, 1990's 15.1%, Immersive Sim 8.5%

Driving Life is a hardcore driving survival game set in rural America. Earn money by driving manual cars, vans, and trucks, transport tourists, pay rent, buy fuel, and survive on a tight budget. Every dollar counts - spend wisely or go broke!

Why similar: Automobile Sim 31.4%, Life Sim 20.6%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Realistic 9.2%, Open World 7.2%

Car Detailing Simulator, you get a chance to renew any car and restore its splendor at the request of demanding customers! A nice and well-groomed vehicle can be the pride of every human being! Clean, polish and marvel at your creations in this highly realistic game where every little detail counts!

Why similar: Automobile Sim 30.6%, Racing 20%, Driving 17.3%, Realistic 10.1%, Simulation 7.4%

Assetto Corsa EVO redefines the realism and features of one of the most popular multiplatform driving simulations ever developed. Featuring cars and tracks from different classes spanning across years of motoring history.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 28.4%, Racing 24.6%, Driving 20.5%, Realistic 8.6%, Simulation 8%

Car Service Together is a 1-4 co-op & single player simulation game where you and/or with your friends start from scratch and build your way up. Work together to successfully run your own service center. Team up, manage your business, and create the ultimate car service !

Why similar: Automobile Sim 34.6%, Driving 26.1%, Racing 17.9%, Realistic 8.1%, Simulation 7.7%

Bus World is a game about passenger transportations in various conditions, starting from standard days of a bus driver and ending with rescuing people who suffered from disasters.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 31.7%, Driving 20.9%, Racing 19.1%, Realistic 8.8%, Open World 7.9%

Drift over some of Japan's most legendary mountain passes, compete against your friends or players from around the world in epic battles, make deliveries, buy new cars and set records in the world rankings!

Why similar: Racing 20.2%, Automobile Sim 19.5%, Driving 17.2%, Life Sim 15%, Immersive Sim 8.1%

Build the car of your dreams to compete in intense drag races, featuring detailed mechanics, advanced customization, and realistic physics. Tune every part of the engine, control the revs with precision, and win through reaction and skill.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 36.4%, Racing 33.2%, Driving 17.1%, Simulation 7.2%, 1990's 6.1%

Rent A Car Simulator. Start by renting your first car. Expand your rental car fleet by purchasing different vehicles and grow your car rental business. Drive your cars and get them fixed when they break down. Find new customers.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 23.3%, Driving 17.2%, Racing 17.1%, Life Sim 15.4%, Immersive Sim 7.4%

Car Detailing Simulator, you get a chance to renew any car and restore its splendor at the request of demanding customers! A nice and well-groomed vehicle can be the pride of every human being! Clean, polish and marvel at your creations in this highly realistic game where every little detail counts!

Why similar: Racing 37.6%, Driving 19%, Simulation 14.2%, Realistic 13.5%, First-Person 9.1%