This one is actually surprisingly game-like, and fun, for one of these light work sim type games. You do more than just cleaning junk! You also run the gas pumps, perform mechanic work in the garage, keep your store stocked, organize deliveries and so on. In short, I guess, you run a gas station and this game is a proper videogame on a level pretty far above most of these overly simplistic work sims. It's not comparable to the very best games in this genre, but offers a lot more than average, and it's a pretty fun, satisfying and silly little gaming experience for a solid 5-10 hours.

However; that's when you realize that while this game has a surprisingly high amount and quality of content for a game like this, it's still a pretty simplistic work sim that can't quite scratch that itch that a deeper and more satisfying game can, and you begin to get bored with running the same tasks over and over with no variation. It doesn't help that the game has a serious glitch with the delivery trucks that appears to be present in all versions and on all platforms, and still hasn't been fixed quite some time after release. Now, the developers are smarter than most work sim type developers and have put in a reset button that fixes issues like this, which is very nicely done, but even though the developers have done their best to fix ita nd their workaround is perfectly acceptable, it still gets old that you have to be paranoid about every delivery. Am I going to get my spare tyres this time, or do I have to reset yet again, for like the 150th time this session?

So, in summary, this game will deliver if you're experienced with this type of game and want something a little more, but it absolutely will not satisfy if you're coming from the hardcore industrial/work sim world like, I don't know, Factorio. Get it cheap on sale for a simple weekend of running a gas station and don't expect much more than that.

Reviewed on Jun 08, 2023


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