GearCity

Disclaimer: Played it for >500hours on another plattform Gear City is the first real successor to the old Detroit/Rüsselheim game and is the better simulation IMO. + believabale economy with many competitors, historical events and a progressive concentration as the game goes on + development of cars is rewarding and complex enough, but not overburdend with options - you develop plattforms, the powertrain and then the car + your car will get rated by a car magazine,but your commercial success isn't only influenced by this rating/the quality of your cars, but also by your cost structrue + the income of your potential customers + the market fit + the competition. So it isn't as simplified as build the best car to win. Maybe a cheap can of metal is your way to success? + you can develop and sell cars and components under more than one brand and diversify your strategy + you can trade with licenses for components and cars, for example selling enginges to your competitors or selling them a license to produce your car under their own umbrella + you can automate parts of the micro management, if you want to - it's not perfect, but you can still become the number one car manufacturer without going into the deeps of this simulation .On the other hand, if you want to max your potential, you will always find something to work on to become better. - the presentation might be a little bit dry for some (obviously i didn't mind) - marketing ist't really that deep - texts for news/reviews become quite repetitive over the years

I have this on Steam and it's a great game to pass the time, design some vehicles and grow a company in what is a rather good simulation with lots of business aspects.

This game is definitely one of the best economic simulators

I remember playing Rüsselsheim (Detroit) back in the days for a long time developing cars and the best was the multiplayer ability via Nullmodem that worked quite well. So nostaliga made me buy this game and the hunger for something else than a smash, kill, burn game. Although bad car design would probably have the same effect? Well that is up to me isnt it? So lets dive into the world of quality car design and manufacture and storm the markets!