Car Mechanic Simulator 21 Game Reviews

First of all, I am a girl! I am into cars and stuff like that. I found the game on my fathers playstation 4 and it was so detailed and I was obsessed! I could not keep my eye off it! I loved it so much that I decided to try to find something like it on my iPad. So I searched it and I found this. The front looked the same so I downloaded it. I was so excited cause I thought I was actually going to have something so cool on this iPad. But it was a piece of crap. First of all, you could not walk around. Second, it does not look like has cool nor does it look as detailed. I was so mad. The stupid man I hated the most! And the game is so easy it is not nearly as hard as the other one. Like on the other one you got to open doors and if you forgot to do something it would not do it for you, it will make you remember it yourself. But this crap is too easy. I hate it sooo much, please make it as good as the other one so people without a PlayStation can still play it and have a good time too! 😢

Pros - The expanded view of car components isn’t matched by any other game, the PC version of the game is amazing, the amount of cars available, the in depth tutorial, the decent graphics

Cons - Horrible camera controls, inaccessible parts that are hard to tap with fingers need a marker for us to click on, more customization variety needed, instead of forcing us to buy all of the tools they should be given from the start, wait time to sell vehicles takes way too long, without the in game special credits you really can’t do much in the game without waiting, the game depends on how much G credits you have, it feels slightly rushed and counterintuitive when the game is based around special points

Other than that I think this could be just as solid a video game as the PC version, it clearly needs redirection and work done to it.

[The developer response review:]
But if I read ME as a response to one more suggestion, I think my head will explode.
I understand, you are trying to be polite and tow the party line, but that’s like saying “hey, we’re doing everything we can.”
[The game review.]
The game is technically impressive due to the expansion view feature. However, when the game play is repetitive and clumsy, it gets old fast.
I would love to see a catalogue of every car ever made and procedures for repair on everything.
“Game” is probably not the market unless you have a story with imagination. Think real life.
Visit the junk yards, the want ads, drive around the neighborhood and look for cars up on blocks.
Negotiate with that old fart down the road that hasn’t driven that mustang in years. Get a deal by mowing the grass for him. (Don’t get lost down the rabbit holes, we can live with taking your word for the mowing or whatever. However, if you want side quests, there’s adventure to be had there. )
Back to the game. You’re trying to make money. I get it. But you know where my kids budget goes?
$50 for a game that is actually fun. And when they play it for months they get into it.
Lose the love affair with in-game purchases.
Make a quality product and charge for it.
You have a good framework. Now make an exceptional game and bank.

Forgive any typos. I’m on mobile.
Thanks, again. I will look forward to seeing this game in the future.

The game is pretty repetitive but I feel like it’s not bad for just killing some boredom. The adds are pretty bad but that’s typical these days. The worst thing I’ve come across is the game seems structured to get you addicted to it then stuck…again, pretty typical these days. I’ve spent the in game currency to upgrade tools. That means you can do more things. I’m now at level 4 tools with nowhere near the money for level 5 tools and every single car you can get to fix, needs level 5 tools to actually complete. Even if the barn says level 2 tools…it will have a crankshaft or something needing level 5 tools. Very aggravating because even if you spend the time fixing everything except level 5 things, your profit goes from $4k to like $250. When you need $250k for level 5 tools…yeah. That’s why I haven’t been playing the game. Would be more like a 4 star if this kinda forced money spending wasn’t used. BUT…that’s how apps are these days 🤷🏻‍♂️

The game overall is decent to play. My one complaint, and it’s a big one, is that the tools rating on the barns and junk yard cars aren’t accurate at all. I have gotten multiple cars that say the tool level requirement is 2 but when I get the car and start to work on it I need tool level 5 to work on the parts that are damaged. I have level 3 tools. Level 4 tools cost $100,000, level 5 tools cost $250,000, and I am no where near having that much money as you have to buy level 4 then buy level 5. So you can work on the parts you have tools for but when you sale it still damaged from the parts you don’t have tools to fix, you get maybe $1,000 profit. So you spend $20,000 to $30,000 for a busted car, spend thousands on parts, and you profit next to nothing. But hey, you can always spend a bunch of real money to upgrade your tools.

Great game but the bugs are way too annoying and frequent. I bought three barns in a row and all of the cars in them had parts that needed a level higher tool than the one I currently had. I decided to reinstall the game because I wasn’t too far into it but then another bug appeared. It was the same bug that my sister experienced twice in a row. I would take ordered cars because it was more profitable but then when I finished everything that was needed, it said the car was at 90% repaired. I still don’t know how to fix them so I just decided to stop entirely. If there’s going to be game breaking bugs literally within 30 minutes of play time, then I’m scared of what’s its going to be when you get deeper into the game.

Overall, it’s a really good game for those who are interested in mechanics and automobile fundamentals. But then over time, it tends to get boring and not many people play it. I suggest instead of barns you can visit junkyards just like how it was added in the PC version of this game. You visit a junkyard, you walk around looking for an affordable car, and then you buy it and fix it. I suggest the company should also put in more cars. It’s sad to see mobile players feel like their “inferior” to PC players. It’s common to see where video games are so good on PC and yet mobile players are never getting anything good from those games compared to PC players. And it’s not fair for those who can’t get a good computer. Again, I also suggest making 2018 mobile version JUST LIKE the PC version with good graphics.

The game starts out great. Love the expanded view of all the parts, but after that, there’s not a whole lot there for substance. You buy a car, bondo the rust spots and paint it, then fix and sell it. Wash, rinse, repeat. More elements that made the PC version so great could be implemented, I think. Like earning skill points to increase your ability, being able to upgrade your garage, having a story mode where you diagnose and fix other people’s cars, being able to change rims and tires, HAVING ALL OF YOUR TOOLS FROM THE BEGINNING. One of the biggest issues I have is that you have to buy different levels of tools to repair more of the vehicles. However, there comes a point in the game where you have level 4 tools, but all of a sudden you’re able to buy cars requiring level 5 tools and it doesn’t tell you that until after you’ve bought the car and you find out that you can’t repair the whole thing because you don’t have the required tools. Thus, you can’t sell the car for nearly as much and it really becomes a grind. Instead of making 6-10k off a car sale, now you only make 2k and you still have to earn 250k to afford level 5 tools. Come on guys, you can do better than this. I understand that there are limits when porting to mobile, but there is A LOT of room for improvement on this one. I hope the developers read these reviews and take them to heart. This game has a lot of potential.

Ok im not a big fan of the ultra easy mode that you put in, its really annoying and i cant do stuff by myself please do something so i can actually enjoy it, like how i used too in the older version please and thank you. Also it kinda needs to be like the console/PC version because you can actually upgrade the motor with more parts, go to junkyards, auctions, replace fenders, doors, trunks, hoods, head lights, tail lights, etc. stuff like that. Please please please make this a better game because i have it on console and i want to have the same feeling playing on mobile too, hope you read this and have a nice day

Listen, it’s good in all, but needs a feature where you can have maybe better graphics, also please add a free roam feature where like in the game on console and computer, you can have like a whole map and not just a screen with no driving except maybe racing and test driving. Also can you make in the game on Xbox and etc… where you just just straight up buy cars from bidding or like just bidding in general, bidding for like cars to use in the free roam, also please can you make the mechanic part a little more realistic. I mean like where you have a character and buttons like a hand button to use items or open doors or car doors and a joystick and jump button and crouch and etc…, kinda like what the game “My Favorite Car” looks like and what they have, I’d rather play this game on mobile for the mechanic features, but that’s about all I could ask for.

Okay, I like the game. But after playing it for quite some time now, it becomes boring. What’s the point? What are the goals? I think it would be better if instead of buying “barns” you have customers pull into a shop and they give you a discription of what they think is wrongs squeaky brakes? Stalling? And then you find the problem and fix it for money. Then when you have enough money, you buy cars from the barn for yourself to collect. But seriously, how often does someone need the crossmember replaced? Or the entire engine block? I don’t design games so I still appreciate what the game is, but it could be so much better. Anyone have any suggestions for a game more like what I’m describing? Also, it would be way better if you have more choice in rims, ground effects, pin stripes and graphics. Just my two cents. I’m bored with the game.

I just started playing this game and is amazing, I love cars and I wanna become a mechanical engineer hoping to work at McLaren in the future. This game is amazing, but I have one issue with it. And I don’t know if it’s because I just started playing it and I haven’t figure out all the features of the game. But whenever I have to replace a part, it won’t show me where the part is and it won’t light up in any color, like on yellow that it lights up to tell you which parts are damaged. So when I have a lot of damaged parts, I have trouble remembering which ones were the damaged ones and where they were. But overall amazing game.

The amount of ads is insane I go in to the parts shop and boom an add but when I had 50 gold I bought the parts through the parts list and stripped the car. After that the parts weren’t their just the old broken ones and I know I payed for the parts because I have 13 gold left. It’s fun to play and I would recommend getting It, but if you don’t want adds and your willing to spend $7 then you should be fine. But the free to play people well, yeah we just have to deal with the adds. My biggest problem is that you developers made the PC/Console version so good and it’s not as fun as pc. I would like if their was at least a junkyard like Xbox or pc. If you can add so you can put parts on the car that would be cool to. Anyways the game is good and fun just have to deal with the issues. 👍👍👍

I Really really love the game and how realistic the game feels in the since of knowledge of the car parts and different aspects of the game the only thing i don’t like about the game is that there’s like the same repeating orders i love that the game has a lot of different cars it would be very cool if you added like a custom car aspect to the game like if you sell a lot of cars and get cash you can buy your own personal car and make it how you want it and race or drag race for cash me personally would love for there to be a racing aspect to the game to spice it up a lil bit i would actually give it a little more than a 4 rating.

Like some others have said this is actually a really good game I love it. But there are some things I think it could use like a story mode were you fix and diagnose customer cars to make money so you could purchase cars to fix up and sell. You should also be able to change the rims out on the cars. You could also add a better color scheme as well instead of just 4 colors to choose from. You could also add gears in the rear differential to replace. You should add brake lines and fuel lines. A little bit of buffing and this would be a great game. If you need help from an actual shop owner give me a shout I’d be happy to help as I design games as a hobby on the side.

When ever you go into warehouse and sell something the picture goes right then down then in the parts market when you pick a new category it glitches and shows nothing then you have to pick the same category again to see the parts and I also hate how you have to upgrade the tools you should have all the tools already I know it’s so you guys can get money but come on this is supposed to be a mechanic sim. I don’t like it when you sell something in the ware house or for me it means going down the line to know what I have to buy but any way I want it to stop jumping back up when I sell it because I loose track of where it is and what I bought it makes me want to uninstall. Please fix these things ASAP please but any way good game and the cars look amazing and so does the paint

So I’m 19 and work at Caliber Collision, I only know the minimum to get by with my own car. Like changing oil, spark plugs, how to change a wheel, put wheel spacers on, and along with knowing how to put strut shocks on correctly. CarMechanicSimulator21Game here I love it, because it allowing me to right down what the parts are in my notebook and learn how to disassemble and re-assemble. Especially since I’m wanting to move up in my own job or even if I need to fix my own vehicle I can at least know what part I’m looking at and not feel so clueless and get mad. You guys did a great job making CarMechanicSimulator21Game and I can’t wait to see more updates to expand y’all’s success in it. Thank you
,sincerely
Kennedy Owen.

In my opinion this is not that bad of a game. I really love this game I play it at least four times a day but there some thing I want y’all to change. One I want y’all to do a special event to where we get to fix race cars and dragsters and many more. And the more sports cars we fix the more points we get and with those points you can get lots of thing 10 points one free engine fix up 100 points get all parts for free no cost 200 points get rare barn finds 300 points get better cars in lower rated barns 400 points get level three tools set 500 points get level four tools set and last but not least 1000 points get one free rare car ready to sell for 50,000 thank you very much and we get 5 points per fix thanks.

I’ve spent a few weeks playing on CarMechanicSimulator21Game and ended up dealing with a bug after my iPhone updated. After emailing the developer through their contact info on their website, I spoke to Bartłomiej who was very professional, handled the issue promptly, and even offered a solution to restore my game to what it was after in-app purchases (which ended up being equivalent.)

Needless to say, I really appreciate this response from a developer’s support team, let alone from any app I download. I wasn’t optimistic that I’d even get a response given the previous experiences I’ve had. I felt valued, and I appreciated the time taken to make sure my experience was positive.

If there’s anything you take from this review, then just know that this developer is going to try their best to make your experience positive.

The game is good, I did give some suggestions, but I also found another problem, For some reason when I try to place the part, it won’t be placed on unless you close CarMechanicSimulator21Game and open it again, and when you go to the engine, the part is already placed, and when I check the status list, the part is still missing but already attached on, and when I try to take it off, for some reason I can’t. There even a part where the spring cap is not placed but the rear spring and rear shock absorber cap still on. Even a timing belt on the cam gear but the left gear is missing.