Junkyard Simulator

I'm quite torn about giving this game a positive or negative review. The atmosphere is very enjoyable for this kind of game and I do enjoy that there are different methods of finding scrap throughout the world and processing it. After all, it is a very relaxing and slow paced Simulator in my opinion. However, I would love if they added more progression objectives into the game. Only half or 1/3 of the skill tree interested me when going through Steam achievements, not ingame objectives. The quests were a great way of being introduced to different new mechanics but compared to the time you use to "complete" the game, most of your time does not feel like achieving something as everything just respawns while you are mainly sitting ducks for a price graph to go up at the right time, its money barely mattering to you anymore. I do remember them mentioning to add more activity to the junkyard lots (hopefully it's still the case), so the materials of those deliveries can have further use which is a great thing to tackle. After poking into the game multiple times for some years, it is nice to see that progress is actively done, even if I'd prefer other topics to be handled first. I'm hopin…

This game really should be called Jankyard Simulator. Besides the jank the entire game feels very disjointed, it's like they've been working on the game for years and kept adding random game mechanics, places and systems into the game but it all doesn't fit together. 4/10

I tend to buy a lot of Early Access games because I enjoy the development process and like supporting indie devs when a project catches my eye. I've turned a lot of wrenches in real life, and Junkyard Simulator gives you a good look at the process of scrapping vehicles, plus a whole lot more. Having both a story mode and a sandbox mode is a huge plus. I initially jumped straight into sandbox mode to mess around, but I also started story mode to see how the game guides you. It’s the kind of game you can play completely at your own leisure—nothing is forced, and you can save and quit whenever you want. The graphics look solid. With everything turned up, I get a steady, high FPS on my Linux setup. I have yet to experience any crashes or performance anomalies—it runs surprisingly well. KEYBINDINGS and MOUSE INVERT? Yes! Massive credit to the dev for including full keybinding remapping and mouse invert right out of the box. Whether you use arrow keys, inverted Y-axis, or nontraditional controls, the options are there. (I actually knew a handless gamer who played with his toes—accessibility matters!) A few nitpicks for the dev: * Driving: The vehicle controls could use some tuning…

I actually like this game. It has a calming play value especially during renovation or scrapping jobs. The scrapping can get repetitive and the map is huge which is good if you use the fast travel system properly (would avoid driving everywhere or running everywhere), so there are plenty of opportunities to make money especially after buying and renovating your own junkyard. The material resource selling is very complex, but you can watch the market prices and stock up on valuable per KG items. Overall I am enjoying the game, and after some tweaks to mouse sensitivity, FPS, and Graphic Quality preset it runs pretty smooth. I think its worth a pickup on sale unless optimization, voice acting, and other technical issues bother you.

It's a fun game, and recent updates are promising

There's a lot of things to do in the game at first, it's overwhelming trying to keep track of everything in the beginning. Once you've got things down then it becomes a matter of leveling up to get better tools and access to new abilities. It's not terrible, however, once you've made the purchases, upgraded the junkyard, your tools, your vehicles...then it's a slog. It feels like it's taking forever to earn the 50M achievement, no matter what I do to earn money. I've resigned myself to making 1-2M each session, because beyond that it's painful. I understand the devs are adding more and more to the game, but the food system feels like a tacked on afterthought. I'd really love to be able to use the tablet to see the true highs/lows of the market.