GearCity

GearCity

Visual Entertainment And Technologies · January 14, 2022 · Management, Simulation, Strategy, Economy, Indie

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Where to buy GearCity — official stores

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Standard Edition · Steam
-50%
$9.99
$19.99
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GOG
GOG
Standard Edition · DRM-Free
-40%
$11.99
$19.99
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Steam
Steam
Standard Edition · Steam
$19.99
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GearCity price by region

GearCity costs £7.99 in the United Kingdom, €9.49 in Europe (EUR), $9.99 in the United States, $9.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$13.79 in Canada, A$14.31 in Australia, NZ$14.99 in New Zealand, R$22.79 in Brazil and zł41.47 in Poland right now.

Cheapest GearCity offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £7.99 −50% £7.99 — 3
Europe (EUR) €9.49 −50% €9.49 — 3
United Statesyour region $9.99 −50% $9.99 — 3
Georgia (USD) $9.99 −50% $9.99 — 3
Canada CA$13.79 −50% CA$13.79 — 3
Australia A$14.31 −51% A$14.31 — 3
New Zealand NZ$14.99 −50% NZ$14.99 — 3
Brazil R$22.79 −50% R$22.79 — 3
Poland zł41.47 −50% zł41.47 — 3

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About GearCity

✦ AI summary

GearCity is a deeply complex economic simulation where you build and manage an automobile empire from the ground up, handling everything from engine design to factory operations to stock market warfare. Unlike simplified tycoon games, it demands hundreds of hours to master with historically accurate markets, thousands of dynamic events, and the realistic depth that has earned praise from automotive engineers and economics professors alike.

Have you ever dreamed of running your own car company?


Thousands have tried, and many have failed. What made business leaders such as Henry Ford, William Durant, and Karl Benz so great? Could you ever accomplish what they did?

Now is your chance to find out. GearCity is a realistic historically focused economic simulation of the global automobile industry. Unlike tycoon games, GearCity has not been simplified. It is a complex, realistic, in-depth management sim that will take several hours to grasp and hundreds of hours to master. Thousands of players across the globe and industry professionals from automotive engineers to economics professors have praised the game’s intricate details.

GearCity offers a wide variety of design and business choices.


Create chassis, engines, transmissions, and vehicles. Manage production lines, supplies, prices, and employees. Build factories and distribution branches. Set marketing and racing budgets. Negotiate with benefits unions. Adjust dividends on your subsidiaries and enact a hostile takeovers in a feature-heavy stock system. Produce munitions and military equipment for governments at war. Let your imagination free and choose your own path.

Armed with its realistic economic simulator.


GearCity offers several maps with hundreds of cities. For a little less micromanagement, the game also includes territory based maps which are broken down into a few dozen regions. Each map has historically accurate purchasing power, population, population growth, inflation, interest and market growth rates. With correct settings most maps have near historically accurate sales figures, hundreds of static AI and infinite dynamically generated AI competition. All maps also include thousands of historical events that shape world and automotive history such as the Panic of 1907, World War 1, the Post War Recession, The Great Depression, and many more large and small events that will affect your decisions.

If you’re looking for a more realistic, modern version of Detroit or Motor City (Oldtimer), or if you’re looking for a business simulator as in-depth as the fabled Capitalism, or perhaps you’re tired of over-simplified tycoon games and want something much more detailed, look no further. GearCity will fulfill your desire. It is the definitive automotive business management simulator.

GearCity — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

GearCity is a car company management simulation that lets players design vehicles and run all aspects of an automotive business, drawing comparisons to classic 90s titles like Detroit. Players praise its depth and addictive gameplay for those who enjoy spreadsheet-heavy management sims, though opinions vary on whether it truly delivers the complexity it promises, with some finding it overly simplistic compared to older games and criticizing its user interface. The game appears best suited for dedicated simulation enthusiasts willing to invest time in learning its systems.

Recommended Sep 15, 2026
I've been playing this game since Eric was in the alpha/beta testing back in 2014/15. It has been a long road to a true successor to the 90s game Detroit. Those who played it know what I mean!! GearCity is a game that puts you in charge of a mfg car company that needs to address production, sales, mkt and the most fun part is to design your own cars!! Give it a try if you like simulation games; this one has been one of my favorites since forever!
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Not recommended Sep 12, 2026
Terrible ui
1 found this helpful
Not recommended Sep 28, 2026
A basic simple game that give the illusion of complexity. Still addictive if you're among those that like complicated spreadsheet kinda games... however, I repeat, it isn't. I wish it was, but it isn't. It has a fraction of the complexity of some OG 90s management games. Its waaaay more simple that the old 94' Pizza Tycoon, with graphic barely better.
Recommended Sep 17, 2026
Best in-class at what it aims to be. No other game regarding building a car company is as deep. Once you learn, you will spend hours.
Recommended Sep 16, 2026
huge
Recommended Sep 15, 2026
Satisfying Car Nerd game.

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