Rover Mechanic Simulator

Pretty fun, a lot of parts to work with, different kinds of problems to work through. Also includes some information about each part (what it does, why it exists) which I also found cool.

This is a cool little side track from the Occupy Mars game. If you enjoy working on machines and enjoy Occupy Mars, then this will be a nice break.

I played through the main game twice now and the DLC once. I loved it and am glad to see the bugs I encountered fixes after a few years between playthroughs. The DLC was great.

Thanks for loading into the game, here are a ton of tutorial screens to read. No thanks.

I kind of wish this game had a "meh" option. Its cool, probably worth full price but definitely worth sale price. I struggle to keep engaged with it like I do other mechanic games though, the game-play is too sluggish for me. Parts take ages to do, there are time limits on the more advanced stages, and the examination system the dust system is beyond annoying and I hate it full stop, I wish there was a machine to just get rid of it as a whole, it's a pointless time sink even at higher upgrades. every repair to me feels like having to access the crankshaft in car mechanic simulator, where it doesn't feel rewarding because there's so many screws and steps that it takes 20-30 minutes to do it that by the time you get everything taken apart and then put together again, you are just ready for it to be over with. 9/10 times it's a "this part needs to be fully replaced" which means you also need to wait for the printer as well on top of the tedious repair. I like that you can inspect from the tablet but... it really would be nice to just auto inspect parts when you take them off like every other mechanics game in existence. it's annoying to analyse a part to: 1. take all the pieces co…

A short verdict: if you’re engineering-minded and love space, pick it up on discount. As a game, Rover Mechanic Simulator didn’t hold my attention for very long. As something for a space nerd who enjoys taking machinery apart, it certainly has its appeal. I’ve been interested in astronomy and astronautics since childhood, and I’m no stranger to repairing complex, expensive equipment, so this seemed like a natural fit. The first few repairs on each rover were satisfying. Learning how the vehicles are put together, removing components, and exploring their construction kept the engineer in me entertained. Sometimes I actually wanted to disassemble things further than the game allowed, just to see what was inside. Unfortunately, once that initial curiosity is satisfied, there isn’t enough left to sustain the experience. Fault diagnosis is quite rudimentary, and familiar repairs gradually become a sequence of repetitive tasks. Upgrades help a little, but they don’t prevent the work from eventually feeling like a chore. That’s partly a limitation of the premise: a rover mechanic simulator based on real vehicles has a fairly specific range of things to offer. I would have loved more v…