About the Game
Build your automotive empire from the ground up in Car Hustle Simulator, a market-driven car flipping and restoration game where every vehicle tells a different story. Search for hidden bargains, negotiate deals, restore damaged vehicles, and adapt to a constantly changing economy as you grow your business from a small-time hustler into a successful car trader.
No two vehicles are the same. Cars and parts are procedurally generated with their own condition, wear, damage, rust, dirt, paint quality, mileage, and installed components. Every purchase presents a new opportunity - and a new risk.
Inspect vehicles carefully before making an offer. A bargain may hide expensive problems, while a neglected vehicle could become your most profitable investment.
Knowledge is profit.
Analyze detailed information about every vehicle and component, including mechanical condition, paint layers, rust levels, dirt accumulation, damage severity, and more. Evaluate a vehicle's true value before committing your hard-earned cash.
Use your findings to determine whether a car should be restored, dismantled for parts, or sold immediately for a quick profit.
Success isn't just about buying low and selling high - it's about understanding the market.
Vehicle and part demand changes daily based on dynamic market conditions. A certain model or component may be highly sought after today and nearly worthless tomorrow. Monitor trends, track demand, and identify the best opportunities to maximize your profits.
Take calculated risks, invest during market downturns, and sell when demand peaks.
Turn forgotten junk into valuable inventory.
Wash away years of dirt, remove rust, repair dents, and restore damaged components. Refinish vehicles using a complete paint process that includes primer, paint, and protective finishes to achieve professional-quality results.
The better the restoration, the higher the potential profit.
Will You Become the Ultimate Car Hustler?
Find deals, negotiate aggressively, restore vehicles, outsmart the market, and build a thriving automotive business where every decision impacts your success.
Additional Game Features:
Advanced Negotiation System: Every deal matters. Negotiate directly with sellers and buyers using a dynamic bargaining system where your offers, market conditions, and vehicle quality all influence the outcome. Push too hard and you may lose the deal entirely. Make the right offer and secure a profitable investment. Develop your negotiating skills to consistently outsmart the competition.
Move Anything, Anywhere: Not every vehicle can drive. Use a car trailer to transport damaged, abandoned, or non-running vehicles back to your property for inspection, restoration, or dismantling. Some of the best deals require a little extra work.
Dynamic Fuel Economy: Fuel is a resource, not an unlimited convenience. Gas stations feature changing fuel prices and limited daily supplies. Plan your purchases carefully and adapt to fluctuating market conditions to keep your operation running efficiently.
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Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
New Content:
- Added the Toolbelt as a Selector Wheel for easier tool and spray can management. It can be accessed by holding C (Default).
- Moved the Roadside Assistance section from the Garage to Vehicle Information, under the 911 button. Removed the option to tow vehicles to the impound lot and added new towing destinations, including the Player Base, Body Shop, and Repair Shop.
- Vehicles that have been left unattended will now be towed to the impound lot at the start of a new day. Make sure to park your vehicles in your parking lot and do not leave them on the street.
- Added key bindings for quick access to Jobs (Default: J) and Map (Default: M) on the tablet.
- When completing garbage cleanup jobs, remaining garbage will now be highlighted when there are fewer than 10 items left, making smaller pieces easier to spot.
- Added an option in the Settings menu to disable the Autosave feature.
- Added an option in the Settings menu to disable the Tutorial when starting a new game.
Improvements:
- Improved traffic awareness around the player and NPCs.
- Improved NPC object avoidance around traffic, the player, and the player's vehicles.
- Improved random vehicle generation when extreme camber angles were generated. Camber is now limited to a range of -15 to 15 degrees.
- Disabled camera recentering when reversing a vehicle.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed a bug where bringing the correct part to a Find a Part job could cause the save system to fail.
- Improved NPC paths. NPCs will no longer walk through houses or in the middle of the road.
- Fixed a bug where going to sleep with a tool in hand could cause the tool to disappear the next morning.
- Fixed spelling mistakes in the Brakes options in the Body Shop.
- Fixed an issue where pausing the game while using a bus stop could cause the game controls to stop working.
- Fixed a bug affecting certain parts on the Kairoku GTS that prevented players from installing or removing them.
- Fixed an issue where incompatible vehicle parts could cause the Body Shop to break.
- Fixed a bug where some parts could disappear when installing or replacing them in the Body Shop.
- Adjusted hitboxes on the engine and transmission that could cause vehicles to receive excessive damage for no apparent reason.
- Fixed an issue where painting parts did not correctly reflect their price in the Financial Report section.
- Fixed a bug where the Repaint Car job could cause a conflict between tasks, making the job impossible to complete.
New Content:
- Added a full city map with all major locations. (Available on the Tablet -> Map)
- Added bus stops that allow players to travel between major locations, making it easier to get around when you don't own a vehicle.
- Added a Wishlist feature to improve part management. Players can now view every compatible part a vehicle can have directly from the Vehicle Information tab, along with detailed part information. Wishlist items are marked with an indicator above the part information window when searching for parts.
- Players will now receive fines for leaving garbage on the streets. Please clean up after finishing a job!
- Added the player's name to the tablet.
Improvements:
- Added a notification to indicate when the game has been successfully saved.
- Added an autosave system that automatically saves your progress throughout the day.
- Added parked NPC vehicles to parking lots, streets, and gas station.
- Removed traffic from dead-end streets.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed a critical bug where an active job could corrupt the save file.
- Fixed an issue where opened car doors could clip into the vehicle lift at the Apex Repair Shop, causing vehicles to glitch and flip over.
- Fixed an issue where owning more than two vehicles caused the exterior camera to switch to another vehicle when entering your car.
- Fixed an issue that prevented vehicles with automatic transmissions from shifting into reverse.
- Adjusted the price of the vehicle report when purchasing it in Car Market to match the price shown in the Vehicle Information window.
- Fixed a bug where entering one of your owned vehicles could cause the camera to freeze, preventing you from exiting and keep playing the game.
- Fixed an issue where NPCs could disappear after some time following job acceptance.
- Fixed an issue where tools stored in a vehicle's trunk could fall through the ground after loading a save.
- Fixed an issue where street lights and tent would not activate after loading a save during nighttime.
- Fixed an issue where changing the FOV from the default value (60 degrees) caused tools held in the player's hands to appear duplicated.
- Fixed an issue where changing the FOV to any value other than 60 degrees caused the tablet to become unusable.
- Fixed an issue where NPCs and traffic did not properly detect car trailer.
- Fixed a tutorial hard lock that could occur if the player remained at a gas station pump UI for too long.
It's been a little while, but thank you all so much for your support and bug reports. If you're still experiencing any save related issues, please let me know in the comments below or join our Discord and report them there so I can fix it right away.
Coming Next:
The next update will include improvements to tool and spray can organization and handling, a reworked tutorial, additional towing options for player vehicles, improved NPC and traffic behavior, and further optimization and bug fixes.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed an issue where the "Find a Part" job could cause save files to become corrupted.
- Fixed an issue where a purchased car trailer would become unavailable after loading a save.
Thank you all so much for your patience and for submitting bug reports. Your feedback has been incredibly helpful and allows me to make Car Hustle Simulator better with every update.
Coming Next:
The next update will include several quality-of-life improvements, as well as a Map/Minimap feature.
Stay tuned!
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed incorrect vehicle compatibility for certain parts on the Kairoku GTS.
- Fixed a soft lock that could occur when opening the tablet during the Vehicle Inspection tutorial.
- Fixed an issue where trash would not spawn at the start of a new game.
- Temporarily removed repair tool condition limitations. Players can now repair parts regardless of their condition. (This change will be revisited - in a future update)
- Part sale offers will now remain available until the player manually declines them.
- Fixed an issue where the "Nothing to see here" message would appear even after all objectives had been completed.
- Fixed an issue where the sponge continued making sounds even when not in use.
- Fixed UI scaling issues on higher resolutions that caused interface elements to appear too small.
- Fixed an issue where reversing the truck with a full truck bed could cause it to behave as if it were colliding with an invisible object.
- Fixed an issue where car doors could clip into the vehicle lift at the Body Shop, causing vehicles to flip.
- Fixed a tutorial objective that failed to register a vehicle part after bringing it back to the home place, preventing progression.
- Fixed an issue where garbage bags became visible through other objects after loading a save.
- Fixed an issue that prevented players from listing a vehicle for sale if objects were stored inside the trunk.
Improvements:
- Removed several awkwardly shaped boxes from the spawn pool for Clean Garbage jobs.
- Removed unused tire and rim sizes from yard sales. Only sizes currently used by vehicles will appear. (This is a temporary change until a future update)
- Doubled the time it takes for vehicles to accumulate dirt, making them stay clean longer.
- Reduced the time required to paint vehicle parts.
- Paint Shop doors now remain open until closing time instead of closing automatically.
- Increased the draw distance.
- Reduced the time required to inspect vehicle parts.
- Reduced the time required to clean dirt from parts.
- Reduced the time required to sand rust from parts.
- Reduced the time required to repair damaged parts.
Hotfix 0.0.3 is Now Live!
Hello everyone!
A new hotfix (Version 0.0.3) has just been released. This update focuses on fixing several critical issues that were discovered after the Early Access launch.
Fixes Included
Save System Improvements
- Fixed an issue that could prevent some players from successfully saving/loading their game.
- Added additional save diagnostics to help identify and resolve any future save-related issues more quickly.
Fixed NPC Conversation Soft Lock
- Fixed a bug where the game could become stuck if a tutorial appeared while talking to an NPC.
Duplicate Objects
- Fixed an issue that could cause certain objects to duplicate on the map after loading a save.
I want to sincerely thank everyone who has been playing the game, reporting bugs, and sharing feedback. Your reports have been incredibly helpful, and they allow me to identify and fix issues much faster.
As always, if you encounter any bugs or have suggestions for improvements, please don't hesitate to share them in the Steam Discussions or through the Community Discord. Every report helps make Car Hustle Simulator a better experience for everyone.
If you run into an issue that affects your experience, I ask that you give me a chance to fix it. As a solo developer, I'm actively working on the game every day, and I take every bug report seriously. Your feedback helps me improve the game much faster, and there's a good chance the issue can be resolved in the next update.
Thank you again for your patience, support, and for being part of the Car Hustle Simulator journey!
- Silent Code Games
Current Release
Build 24882854
Uploaded Sep 22, 2026
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• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
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