Car Guy Simulator

Devlog

• The one where the radio talks back
  July 27, 2026 by cjrm96

  Hey car folks, Short version of this stretch: the game got a lot more honest about what building cars costs you, the boring clicks got taken out back, and one night after a win the shop radio said you... Continue reading
• Sim Expansion — Phase 2: four new sim systems (the "arcade → sim" work)
  July 21, 2026 by cjrm96

  Sim Expansion — Phase 2: four new sim systems (the "arcade → sim" work) The loudest playtest note was "too arcade." Added Cooling, Fuel, Exhaust, Steering as real per-car systems, not filler on ex... Continue reading
• The stretch where the game got its soul
  July 20, 2026 by cjrm96

  The stretch where the game got its soul, then got its polish Hey car folks, Four days, a lot of ground. This stretch had two halves. The first was about giving the game a heart: turning the people aro... Continue reading
• A Real Ending, a Better First Day, and a World That Talks Back
  July 16, 2026 by cjrm96

  A Real Ending, a Better First Day, and a World That Talks Back Hey car folks, Four days, one big idea running through all of it: the game should feel alive from the first frame to the last one. So we... Continue reading
• The Big Build — Fresh Art, Deeper Scene & a Results Glow-Up
  July 11, 2026 by cjrm96

  Hey car folks 👋 Buckle up, because this is the biggest stretch of updates the shop has ever pushed. Over the last few days I put out 90 commits — a full repaint of every car, a mountain of new co... Continue reading

  
• Big Garage Cleanup — Bug Squash & Polish Update
  July 08, 2026 by cjrm96

  Hey car folks 👋 This one's a chunky patch. I've been sitting with a stack of your bug reports and playtest notes, and this update knocks out 20+ fixes and additions — everything from a nasty free... Continue reading
• Dev Log — Cinematic Cut Scenes & a Big Polish Pass
  July 07, 2026 by cjrm96

  This is the update I've been most excited to ship. Car Guy Simulator now has a full cinematic layer — hand-made pixel-art cut scenes at every major beat of the game — plus a stack of quality-of-li... Continue reading

  
• Dev Log: Buck Wants to Race, and the Game Got a Lot Smoother
  July 06, 2026 by cjrm96

  Dev Log: Buck Wants to Race, and the Game Got a Lot Smoother Four big updates landed this week as we close in on launch. The short version: the game teaches itself better, remembers your career, scrol... Continue reading

  
• Every Car Gets Its Own Body (+ Keyboard Controls)
  July 01, 2026 by cjrm96

  Dev Log: Every Car Gets Its Own Body (+ Keyboard Controls) This update is all about polish as we work toward the Steam release. Two big items landed this week. Every car in the game now has its own sp... Continue reading

  
• The Saturday Trip Update
  May 06, 2026 by cjrm96

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  Bunch of stuff this round. The big one: real Saturday Road Trips, plus a season extension and a long-overdue balance pass. Pick-A-Part and Pomona Swap are open You can now spend your Saturday at one o... Continue reading
• Build Notes — Marketplace Polish & a New Ticker
  May 06, 2026 by cjrm96

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  A handful of small but long-overdue UI fixes in this update. Marketplace DMs now pop up where they actually live Marketplace offers used to land smack in the middle of the screen with a black overlay... Continue reading
• Various Visual and Text Changes
  May 05, 2026 by cjrm96

  1. Color-matched the "Buy Followers" panel to the "Sell Wife's Car" panel Both represent ethically-questionable story-progression beats, so they should share a visual language. Re-skinned the Shady Fo... Continue reading
• Nationals Window & Season Framing
  May 05, 2026 by cjrm96

  The problem. A player reported: "had this happen twice: I'm three weeks out from nationals, attend and do well at regionals, then suddenly this time period is over." Diagnosing it surfaced a structura... Continue reading
• Add a 4-week cooldown to National after each entry
  May 02, 2026 by cjrm96

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  Add a 4-week cooldown to National after each entry... Continue reading
• Fix partial loan-payment buttons draining all the player's cash
  May 01, 2026 by cjrm96

  Fix partial loan-payment buttons draining all the player's cash - thanks for the report QueenRi!... Continue reading