SPSTEAMPULSELIVE ANALYTICS
Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game

Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game overview

Camshaft Software Ltd | Mar 12, 2015 | game

Released

379players observed · 13 September 2026 - 08:20:44 UTC

IndieRacingSimulationStrategyEarly AccessSteam Store

  • Latest observed players379 · 13 September 2026 - 08:20:44 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1,468
  • Units sold (VGI)521,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$11,900,000
  • Review score94% positive

Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players379 · 13 September 2026 - 08:20:44 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1,468
  • Units sold (VGI)521,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$11,900,000
  • Review score94% positive
  • Total reviews17,768
  • Release dateMar 12, 2015
  • DeveloperCamshaft Software Ltd
  • PublisherCamshaft Software Ltd

Genres: Indie, Racing, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access

Company pages: Developer: Camshaft Software LtdPublisher: Camshaft Software Ltd

Top Steam chartsTop 100 gamesGame directorySteam Store page

Game overview

Overview

Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game comes from Camshaft Software Ltd and is published by Camshaft Software Ltd. It arrived on Steam on Mar 12, 2015, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 379 players at 13 September 2026 - 08:20:44 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1,468. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 94% positive across 17,768 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game is available in 13 languages including:

EnglishFrenchGermanSpanish - SpainPolishItalianJapanesePortuguese - BrazilPortuguese - PortugalRussianSimplified ChineseTurkishIndonesian languages with full audio support

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedDual Core8 GB RAMSupport Shader Model 5.0 (Intel HD4000 Integrated, Geforce 400 Series, Radeon HD2000 Series)30 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 10 64 BitRecent Intel i5/i7 or AMD 6 core or better16 GB RAMAMD 290x or nVidia 970GTX or Better30 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game has sold up to 521,000 units and has 16,803 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $11,900,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game overview details

Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Design the cars of your dreams, and build an automotive business empire with them! Choose to make cars that evoke excitement and set the imagination alight, or cars that are the literal wheels the world’s economy rolls upon; with Automation, the possibilities are limited only by your imagination! Automation is an automotive design simulator, featuring vehicles and technologies from 1946 to 2020. Use Automation’s unparalleled engine and car design tools to create your perfect car, then build and market them to a car-hungry public in the Campaign Mode! Export your creations to BeamNG.drive (sold separately) with the one-click export tool and share them with others, or experience them for yourself on the road and on track! Realise your dreams with one-of-a-kind car design tools. In Automation, players use the comprehensive engine and car design tools to turn their ideas into reality; shape, cut, re-shape and adorn thousands of car bodies with a wide variety of lights, mouldings and other parts to achieve the style you want. Design the perfect engine to go in your car; whether it is a large, powerful V12 or a small, efficient inline-3, nearly all common engine layouts are possible! Test your business skills by selling your designs in Campaign Mode. Automation’s Campaign Mode starts in 1946, where players test their design skills in a deep simulation of the automotive industry. Build factories and equip them with the facilities and equipment they need, and research cutting-edge technologies to turn your fledgling company into a titan of the industry, by catering to the needs an…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game is listed as a game with $29.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie, Racing, Simulation, Strategy, and Early Access. SteamPulse's latest observation records 379 players at 13 September 2026 - 08:20:44 UTC, a tracked peak of 1,468, and 94% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameAutomation - The Car Company Tycoon Game
Steam App ID293760
Typegame
Release dateMar 12, 2015
DeveloperCamshaft Software Ltd
PublisherCamshaft Software Ltd
Price$29.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresIndie, Racing, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access
CategoriesSingle-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Indonesian * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players379 · 13 September 2026 - 08:20:44 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1,468
Positive reviews16,682
Negative reviews1,086
Total reviews17,768
Positive percent94%
Review typeVery Positive
Recommendations16,803
Average playtime17,514 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateMar 12, 2015
Official Steam feed update (UTC)31 August 2026 - 05:03:28 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)13 September 2026 - 08:20:44 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)13 September 2026 - 08:20:44 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)13 September 2026 - 08:20:44 UTC

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/293760
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/293760/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/293760
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game?

Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game's latest SteamPulse observation records 379 players at 13 September 2026 - 08:20:44 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1,468 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 292 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 460 players; the highest observed daily value is 707 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (41.7%), United Kingdom (12.5%), Australia (7.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (35.8%), United Kingdom (10.2%), Australia (6.1%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (46.2%), United Kingdom (10.7%), Australia (5.8%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (31.7%), United Kingdom (9.2%), China (6.5%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game?

Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game currently sits at 94% positive across 17,768 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 16,682 positive reviews and 1,086 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game have?

Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game currently has about 52.5K tracked Steam followers as of 29 August 2023 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game?

Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game is currently listed at $29.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 16,803, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

94% positive, 16,682 positive, 1,086 negative

Price and discount

$29.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 12 March 2015

DLC and packages

Supporter Pack - Official Sound TrackThis DLC contains the full original soundtrack from Automation: The Car Company Tycoon Game, comprising three songs per decade from the 1940s right through to the 2010s.dlc #359180$4.99Supporter Pack - V16 EnginesThis package supports development and as a “thank you” makes V16 engines available in Automation. V16s are the largest engine configuration in the game.dlc #350690$9.99Automation - Original SoundtrackA musical journey through the years of Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game. Starting in 1941 and concluding in 2019, the soundtrack covers all kinds of musical styles. Common themes bind together the great musical variety of the 25 tracks with almost two hours of playtime.music #1238660$4.99
Automation - The Car Company Tycoon GameBuy Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game #41551$29.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7, 8, 10 - 64 bit Processor: Dual Core Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Support Shader Model 5.0 (Intel HD4000 Integrated, Geforce 400 Series, Radeon HD2000 Series) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 30 GB available space Additional Notes: Requirements for Ultra Low Settings. Framerate may be poor in some situations.

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64 Bit Processor: Recent Intel i5/i7 or AMD 6 core or better Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: AMD 290x or nVidia 970GTX or Better DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 30 GB available space Additional Notes: System requirements for good frame rate Epic Settings. Solid State Drive highly recommended for best loading performance

Interactive charts, reviews, news, prices, and comparison tools load in the full SteamPulse app.