Literally any of the * Simulator games. Was just scrolling my Lemmy feed and “Car Mechanic Simulator” popped up, but there’s Farming Simulator, and Truck Driving Simulator, Power Washing Simulator, etc. etc. etc.
I can kinda maybe see the appeal of ONE of these games as a cozy break, but there’s like a dozen different ones, and they have like annual releases. Has the Simulated Car Mechanic experience really changed that much from 2015 to 2018 to 2021 to 2026 that you need a whole new game each time? None of them interest me, but the volume confuses me.
To a certain degree I feel similarly about sports games. I do more readily see the appeal of the genre, but do you really need to churn out a new full release each year? I can’t fathom why people are paying full price for a game that is 99% the same as last years version - same engine, rules, gameplay, but they updated that one teams away jersey to be the new shade of purple, kicked out the retirees and added the dozen or so notable rookies. That’s a $5 DLC, not another $60.
There is a big different between Farming Simulator and something like Gas Stop Simulator though as the later games are just shitty asset flips of the same 5 minute gameplay loop.
Oh, god, yes. I got one of the mechanic simulators with a bundle, and it just boggles my mind that someone would put time into it. Why would you want to simply click highlighted parts in order?
The annual releases thing might be specific to Car Mechanic Simulator? We play Truck Simulator (American Truck Sim/Euro Truck Sim 2) and it’s definitely not “release the same game every year for more money”. They do have a shitton of map expansion DLCs though (and that’s where they make their money).
Literally any of the * Simulator games. Was just scrolling my Lemmy feed and “Car Mechanic Simulator” popped up, but there’s Farming Simulator, and Truck Driving Simulator, Power Washing Simulator, etc. etc. etc.
I can kinda maybe see the appeal of ONE of these games as a cozy break, but there’s like a dozen different ones, and they have like annual releases. Has the Simulated Car Mechanic experience really changed that much from 2015 to 2018 to 2021 to 2026 that you need a whole new game each time? None of them interest me, but the volume confuses me.
To a certain degree I feel similarly about sports games. I do more readily see the appeal of the genre, but do you really need to churn out a new full release each year? I can’t fathom why people are paying full price for a game that is 99% the same as last years version - same engine, rules, gameplay, but they updated that one teams away jersey to be the new shade of purple, kicked out the retirees and added the dozen or so notable rookies. That’s a $5 DLC, not another $60.
There is a big different between Farming Simulator and something like Gas Stop Simulator though as the later games are just shitty asset flips of the same 5 minute gameplay loop.
This should be a refreshing take on the simulator genre for you:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1723780/Finnish_Cottage_Simulator/
Oh, god, yes. I got one of the mechanic simulators with a bundle, and it just boggles my mind that someone would put time into it. Why would you want to simply click highlighted parts in order?
Powerwash actually looks fun. Same with goat
The only sports game I ever got into was NHL 95 on Sega Genesis, and it was truly awesome.
The annual releases thing might be specific to Car Mechanic Simulator? We play Truck Simulator (American Truck Sim/Euro Truck Sim 2) and it’s definitely not “release the same game every year for more money”. They do have a shitton of map expansion DLCs though (and that’s where they make their money).