Car Factory Empire

TLDR: I re-read this and it seems harsh, but I really hope the game develops more. As I mess around with it more I may update this, but my initial impression is that Car Factory Empire is a cool idea in the car manufacturing niche, but it wasn't ready for EA. I'm borderline on refunding this after my first little look at it, but it's $9.99 and I've nothing to do this evening so I may fool around with it some more. It's definitely something that I *should* totally love, but there are bugs since it's day-3 EA and more annoyingly literally nothing is explained. I have no idea why I can't do certain things when I have the money, or why the agent person can't drive to the gas station so each day I just trade the lumber mill back and forth with the competitor (this isn't fun or engaging, just annoying). I have no idea if there is a way to protect the lumber mill but maybe that's in the tech tree or something. I had no idea why I couldn't research things when I had the cash, but figured that out I guess. I have no idea why I can't test the cars. It says you have to save it first, but I've saved it to a line and have been producing it, so... huh? I had no idea why my factory stopped producing but figured out I need some wrench things, so I went to the assembly plant for that and it can't assemble them because I don't have the resources. Where do I get the resources other than wood from the lumber mill? No idea. I went to the bank where it says you can order resources for $, and clicked to do so, but nothing happened. Is this a bug? Another thing that I just need to click around until I figure it out or don't figure it out? If I can't get resources, the game just ends since I can't produce cars. This feels more like what I'm used to as an alpha/pre-EA play-test on Steam rather than Early Access to be sold. To be frank, the two pre-EA testers I'm fooling with now are more ready than this game, but I buy way too many games to be mad about something like that at this point so it's just a little annoying. No click to move the map with mouse is a little annoying too, and no pause with space bar is always annoying in the rare games that don't have it like this one, but the bugs and the whole idea of just having to click around and try to figure things out yourself in a manufacturing game with logistics and competition for resources and such, is just really bad. For some reason the camera stutters moving around the map too, which I've just never seen in a game like this, but I'd assume that's something that will get worked out if the game gets updates. Car Manufacture was a total dud, Production Line is basically a buggy ancient mess, and I can't even remember the names of the dozen or so other car manufacturing games that have appeared and faded away, so I guess once I get too frustrated with this it's back to Gear City. As I'm writing this I'm thinking I'll keep it and screw around some more, wait for updates, and see what happens because the options are few and terrible other than Gear City which is amazing but just spreadsheets, and this is pretty inexpensive so I think they know where they are with it right now. edit: fixed typo

[code] Last review update 12/11/2025 V.0.7.60 [/code] [h1]Recommended as a game with alot of potential and good chances of delivering a REALLY good game when finished.[/h1] [h2]Not recommended for people who want a fully polished and playable game yet[/h2] [h3] Bugs and issues below [/h3] I see a lot of potential for this game, it is very early access, there's not much guidance and some bugs. The developers are looking closely at all feedback in the reviews and taking notes and are acting accordingly, you don't see that often, bringing my expectations for the future of this game way up. I do not recommend this game if your expecting a finished product as this game is very clearly not, if your buying your here for the ride and support something amazing in the future. The foundation for a really good game is here and time and effort is all it needs to be good. I played around 30 minutes and am still trying to figure out the mechanics and what everything means and their purpose. Due to being early access I'm giving this a positive review as this game isn't finished and can become really good if done right. Though fair warning to any potential buyer, this is in a niche zone that doesn't get a large audience and being a unknown dev(s) I highly doubt this game will gain traction which could mean there's potential for this game to be dropped like many others before its truely finished. Though how the developers are handling things I can see this game hitting a finished state at the very least. [i] 4/10 Not user friendly, difficult to understand, work in progress, good framework with amazing potential [/i] [hr][/hr] [h2] Issues and bugs I find as I play: [/h2] [table] [tr][th]issue[/th][th]Severity[/th][/tr] [tr][td]No tutorial of any kind explaining anything[/td] [td]Add a tutorial or see next issue[/td][/tr] [tr][td]There is a about menu telling about resources, gameplay, car assembly,etc but its located in the top right corner when you click on the portrait, where you would not expect to look for help on the game. This took me 2 hours to find out exists and half of the information is no longer useful to me at this point. Secondly its only voice acted, no text or visual ques of where or what its talking about. (Ex. "first lets see our main resources of our enterprise [b]here[/b] we can see our key indicators of our business..." as no indication appears to where "here" is.) [/td] [td]There needs to be something that lets you know its there, and could use some guidance during explanation. Personally I would like a dedicated help UI accessed in the ESC menu.[url=https://youtu.be/nW0h10z7POs] >>Click me for a 30 second example of the best help menu setup of all time, that all games should take note of.<<[/url][/td][/tr] [tr][td][strike]If you capture a city, a competitor WILL NOT STOP trying to capture it causing you to do a race every 12 SECONDS as they will drive away after the race for a few seconds and turn right around 6 seconds later to try again, after 4-5 races loading just gives up and freezes halfway through[/strike][/td] [td]Fixed on 9 of Nov, 2025. Ver. 0.7.60[/td][/tr] [tr][td][strike]Police cars (Tax auditors) will stop you traveling somewhere and will set you back a inch or two, allowing them to be triggered multiple times fining you 5k around 2 or 3 times[/strike][/td] [td]Issue resolved as of 7 of Nov, 2025. Ver. 0.7.50[/td][/tr] [tr][td]UI is very basic and in some areas makes it very confusing (In design theres a button saying "Creating racing prototype" instead of "Create racing prototype" which having a racing car is a KEY element of this game.[/td] [td][strike]Major issues fixed as of 9 of Nov, 2025 Ver. 0.7.60[/strike] Changes made in 0.7.6 reverts if you interact with the button in design center.[/td][/tr] [tr][td][strike]Nothing explains how creating parts work making it very confusing that once you run out of resources you need to capture resource areas to make more. If you attempt to make parts it will let you know in the bottom right corner of your screen for a extremely brief time even though the menu is dead center, that will not be easily noticed[/strike][/td] [td]Resolved V.0.7.60[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Changing parts on the car have no real visual impact, as in removing the windshield for the first vehicle will still have a windshield in testing & racing[/td] [td]No impact, just a QoL issue[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Can't refuel during a race. A new bug caused by update V 0.7.60[/td] [td]Annoying, Not game breaking doesn't seem to happen every time you can restart until you can refuel.[/td][/tr] [tr][td]If you run out of fuel even after buying more production comes to halt and does not continue.[/td] [td]Game ending, cant produce cars and are forced to restart, MUST stay ontop of how much fuel you have at all times.[/td][/tr] [tr][td]When clicking to center on your car or showing a captured point It doesn't center on screen it's center below your camera putting it off-screen.[/td] [td]Very confusing as it jumps you to the middle of nothing.[/td][/tr] [tr][td] [/td] [td] [/td][/tr] [/table] [code] This is not the final review, I'm still actively updating it whenever I can. [/code]

Задумка интересная, в принципе игра затягивает. Вниманию разработчиков: 2 основных бага мешающих играть критически: 1. При встрече с налоговым инспектором торговый представитель зависает и больше ни на что не реагирует, лечится перезапуском сейва, что не критично, но болезненно по причине пункта 2. 2. При сохранении в момент производства "узлов",таймер производства замирает и больше вы никогда узлы не произведете, так как они будут на этом таймере висеть как будто все ещё производятся, но никогда не закончат производиться.

Ребятам удалось сделать игру прям из старых добрых времен. Такая же ламповость и в целом удобство совместно с сложностью и не всегда очевидными вещами. Видя как развивается продукт, ребята исправят все сложности и не очевидные вещи. Успехов вам ребят, а я буду и дальше следить за вашим развитием и давать обратную связь по вашим апдейтам.

Essentially, this is an alpha version. The game is from an unknown developer, so naturally there are bugs, errors, and so on at launch... If you're expecting a finished product, pass it by. If you enjoy being a beta tester, this is your choice! The developers actively listen to the community and respond to almost all messages and suggestions. Every two days, patches are released with fixes based on user requests. This surprised and pleased me; it's rare to see such feedback. The developers are thinking correctly, the game has enormous potential, and the scale of the planned development is already visible. If you want to participate in the development, I recommend it. Otherwise, wait another month while the game is polished)

This game is.... unique. One part macro level strategy sim and one part arcade racer. I have mixed feelings about the racing aspect tbh but the game on the whole is fun. There are bugs. At first it was honestly unplayable but the devs clearly have a passion for this project and seem to be pretty cool and responsive so for that alone, they're a cut above a lot of others I've seen. Updates have been almost daily and the game is now playable, at least on my system. For the price, I'd honestly say it's really worth a look ! Just be prepared to kind of experiment a bit as it doesn't really explain itself all that well.

У игры есть потенциал и, если вы любите автомобильно-конструкторско-заводские игры - на неё как минимум стоит обратить внимание. У неё есть потенциал и интересные решения, вроде типа владения компании (государственная или частная), глобальная карта с возможностью контроля рынка и даже какой-никакой гоночный режим. Да и визуальный стиль, несмотря на то некоторые изображения отдают нейросетью, у игры весьма хорош. Но, пока в игре нет полноценного обучения (кучу голосовых записей за обучение я не считаю, увы. Они пусть и информативны, но не дают должного представления о геймплейных механиках). Так же, лично мне не хватило прозрачности статистики и возможности вручную назначать цены (несколько раз замечал, что запуская в производство одну и ту же модель - у неё различаются параметры). Так же, туман войны выполнен не опрятно. Не хватило ускорения времени, так что в игре приходится очень много ждать. Ну, и ожидаю, что со временем число деталей и вариаций увеличат. А то на старте прям грустно становится. В общем, пока что, Ранний Доступ как он есть, но у игры уже есть причины, по которым им стоит как минимум дать шанс. Успехам разработчикам. Их проект действительно может стать одной из лучших подобных игр, если его не забросят и приложат достаточно усилий!

concept is a good idea and after some tweaks will be a good game i have enjoyed the game so far it had a couple of problem to start with but overall been a good game. in a few months this will be a epic game when all the stuff is sorted out properly and additions are made too

This game clearly has a lot of potential, but unfortunately it feels extremely unpolished in its current state. Several of the audio cues and message boxes are still in German, which makes basic actions like saving or closing pop-ups confusing and frustrating. Even on Easy mode the game feels poorly balanced. The constant police takeovers of your production facilities become overwhelming to the point of absurdity — at one point I had so many factories shut down that it became impossible to keep up, which completely killed the fun. I really wanted to enjoy this and give it the benefit of the doubt, but unless I’m missing something (especially since I don’t speak or read German), the game is borderline unplayable in its current form. Very disappointing. :(

Прикольная и интересная игра, машинки доступны до 50х годов (пока что), но все равно задумка классная, эта игра подходит для тех кому лень разбираться во всех тонкостях в Automation, и кто просто хочет построить прикольные машинки и потом обанкротиться). На моей сборке игра идет стабильно, вылетов не было за 4 часа игры.