Underplayed Gems

I Need to Fix My Dream Car (But I Work at a Junkyard) (2026)

I Need to Fix My Dream Car (But I Work at a Junkyard) cover
Developer
GameFactory, Kai
Publisher
GameFactory
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie, Simulation
Rating
4.2 of 5, 144 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.5 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A patient, hands-dirty simulation where you slowly piece together a dream from salvaged parts, one methodical repair at a time.

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What players say

A cheap, calm collecting sim where you dig scrap, sort parts and restore a car in a couple of hours, with hidden collectible cards as the main hook. It gets repetitive fast, the forklift and crane feel like poor buys, storage runs out, and many players call out the AI-generated art, though the junkyard dogs win people over.

Screenshots

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