I love a good management sim when I want to switch off, and this tiny-car shop has me hooked. You run a cosy store, stock shelves, open mystery boxes, and chase rare supercars. It is simple, it is addictive, and it scratches that “one more box” itch in a big way.
Of course, I’d be lying if I said I only play simulators for the wholesome shopkeeping. Sometimes I just want a game where I can zone out, stack shelves, and pretend I’m not ignoring real-life responsibilities. Supercar Collection Simulator gave me exactly that—plus the thrill of finding a rare Belenus Special worth a small fortune. Yeah, I kept it. I’m that kind of player.
Fuelled by Fun – Gameplay
Like many games of this genre, there is no story to be had here. If you’re so inclined you can make up your own story in your head or you can simply follow a very brief introductory guide of how the basic mechanics work. Your starting gameplay is going to consist of working the cash register, taking inventory and stocking shelves. Whilst simplistic I felt this held the same amount of charm of another game I had played previously “TCG Card Shop Simulator”. The main difference being instead of opening booster packs, your opening surprise boxes of cars.
You can of course open your own supply of supercar boxes, this is actually a decent way of earning some additional money, as if you’re lucky enough you can acquire some extremely rare cars! My highest to date is a Belenus Special valued at $1348.65, though unless I find myself in a bind I’m unlikely to sell it and would rather keep it in my collection (yeah I’m that kind of player).
You’re fully able to customize the interior of your store however you see fit, you can buy additional shelving units to hold more products, you can sell individual cars on a special shelving display, purchase posters to decorate your store (you can even create your own posters to a degree!) and purchase racing tables for your customers to compete against one another. Of course these tables are also another method of making money, as you can set hourly rates on customers using them.
There’s a fun racing game that you can play if you sit at one of the tables in your store. You pick one of your cars and if it’s of a high enough rarity you can also equip some skill cards, these cards have effects such as speeding up, dropping bombs and even teleporting! The aim of the game is to have your car complete x amount of laps before your opponent. If you’re so inclined you can also play this mode against other players from your tablet, the winner of the race in both instances gets to keep their opponents car.
Opposite your store is the Supercar Hunt House that opens at 2pm everyday for a limited amount of time. If you are serious about completing your car collection, you can visit and purchase cars that you’re missing for market prices. It’s a nice addition and it means you can acquire cars directly rather than opening boxes. Outside the Hunt House is a vending machine and once you’re a high enough level you can purchase random cars for a set amount of money at any time of day.
Traffic Jam’s – Music / Visuals
The background music is fine. It’s exactly what you would expect for a game that has a much more relaxed approach. It is however a singular track on repeat which will get repetitive very quickly. Perhaps the addition of a few more tracks and or the ability to buy a radio to play specific tracks could help with this? Otherwise sticking something else on for noise whilst you play is more than likely going to be what you’ll do.
The visuals are great, NPC’s are varied and some will have you questioning if they looked in a mirror when they were getting dressed, but that’s all part of the charm.
The surprise boxes that you will be opening are very satisfying both with their opening animation and audio cues. It feels great when you get that sweet rare car that’s worth a whole lot of money thanks to bright flashy colours on the rear of the box.
Everything that you can place in your store and indeed everything outside of it fits the art style of this game perfectly. Not once when I was playing did I notice anything that didn’t fit the theme.
Taking the MOT – Bugs / Issues
Occasionally I found when I was scrolling through my collection of cars to find duplicates to sell, certain pages would not respond to my cursor. Whilst it’s mildly irritating it’s easily fixed as you just roll back one page and then forwards to the page you’re trying to pull cars from.
I’ve also noticed that if I am working on the till and handing change to a customer, my character will occasionally jump as confirming the correct amount of change is also the same button for jumping when you’re not stationed at the till.
Cruising into Final Thoughts
I’ve been having a blast with Supercar Collection Simulator, it’s a perfect game to pick up and put down whenever you find the need to just unwind. Whether it’s with some casual box opening gameplay or some satisfying auto-racing, whatever you choose to do, you’re going to be surrounded by adorable visuals.
At the time of this review I’ve managed to reach level 10 and feel like ive got a solid understanding of how the rest of the game is going to play out. This is a fantastic simulator game that I would recommend to people who enjoy this genre. It has some very minor issues, but it doesn’t take away from any of the enjoyment that this game offers in droves!
I can confidently say that this is going to be one of those games I come back to on every patch cycle to ensure that my collection is fully completed.
You can grab Supercar Collection Simulator today on Steam. Warning: may cause sudden urges to hoard tiny cars and neglect real-life responsibilities.
9 / 10
After many hours behind the counter, it’s time for me to hit the brakes—at least until the next patch rolls in.