Construction Simulator

Construction Simulator
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Metacritic
81
Steam
78.596
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Price
$34.99
Release date
20 September 2022
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81 (6 194 votes)
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84 (236 votes)

Construction Simulator is back – bigger and better than ever! Take charge of over 70 machines, dozens of them brand new to the franchise, and build to your heart’s content on two huge maps – on your own or with your friends!  

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Construction Simulator system requirements

Minimum:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2 GHz or AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core or comparable
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 960 (4GB) or AMD Radeon Pro 570 (4GB) or comparable
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 10 GB available space
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GaryXL
GaryXL

Yes vry nice bcuz i play as Jose and I play with friend Pedro so we landscape vry nice and construct for the superior people yes vry nice america is my home country and i use flag on my truk while i drink corona sometimes i vry drunk when i use crane so i pick up pedestrians instead of object but is ok bcuz when i drop it make big red splat so I dont have to buy red paint yes very nice AMERICA

muymra
muymra

I'll never work in this field so playing casual simulators like this helps me relax and kill time while listening to podcasts or music in the background.

A bit less monotonous than Farming Sim 22 because it's less effort to afford more variety of machines, but there's no AI helper to do more tedious steps while you go do something else (I'm looking at you, dozers and compactors), tho there is an option to skip steps I haven't done this yet.

dougl100
dougl100

Its an ok game, what would make it better would be asphalt trucks that i see more often as well as a time scale option time moves just to quick, as well as fast traval being free. just for starters.

Hüsnü Çoban
Hüsnü Çoban

The game is very good but needs optimization and some reality. We quit from car without opening door.

jonathan.b.connor
jonathan.b.connor

Good Game to pass the time still a lot of glitches that require you to restart the game to rectify however that aside it is what you would expect.
would like to see customization for machinery in the future. but for a new version of construction sim. it is doing well

SleepyFoxx
SleepyFoxx

Amazing game!

The graphics are amazing and the work that has gone into this game is visible. Defo recommend it!

Gizzardlipp78
Gizzardlipp78

I find this game too redundant and too many conflicts and errors to be fun for a extended amount of time, while some things are ok, most are lacking. in 2022 almost 23 I feel this could have been much better. Maybe it will get better, I wont hold my breath. fun to blow time though on occasion, but wont be addicted anytime soon.

Nosivad
Nosivad

Loving this game so far, only 21 hours in at the moment but there is loads to do and tonnes of options and a great selection of tasks to complete and vehicles to use.

There's quite a few glitches and bugs, but I've found most are able to be sorted via the settings. The camera was a nightmare at first but if you set it to toggle in the settings it's much better, also annoyed me how you couldn't see anything in the vehicle mirrors, again this was easily fixed by activating them in the settings. So definitely worth spending some time adjusting these until you get the game set up to your liking, once you do it is awesome.

I've only played the Europe map so far, and it is stunning.

Angry
Angry

Solid Game. It's fun. My only complaint is I would like to see a better dirt sim. As of now, when moving dirt, the pile doesn't get smaller as you remove material. Its not until you've reached a final percentage of material moved does the pile's volume change. There's no transition or anything.It goes from full pile, full pile, full pile, full pile, pile gone. At the very least, there needs to be an effort to fake it, similarly to how Farming Simulator handles piles of material. I know im asking a lot. But if the rest of the game is going to be polished, this is dragging it way down in immersion factor.

XD.
XD.

This is a relly good game the graphics is real good and i haven't played multiplayer yet i think its going to be more fun
YOU WILL NEED A FULL SIZE KEYBORD

Peanut Dog
Peanut Dog

I was thinking twice before I bought this game cause a lot of negative comments and review... Well so far Im not dissapointed. Good graphic, lots of equipment, very entertaining

Bobweiser
Bobweiser

Coming from the operation of equipment its just hard to play a game that could be played on a cell phone. Some of the equipment doesn't even react as its real world counterpart would. The devs could have put a little more passion into this game. But if you don't come from the construction industry this is for you.

Kiuguya
Kiuguya

All vehicles feel like they have 5 ft-lbs of torque and will get stuck literally anywhere, so unless they make the game modable or fix the torque and 4 wheel drive and track driven vehicles don't expect to drive around like irl.

SIM  GAMER
SIM GAMER

Hours of fun with this game . Needs more than 4 people on multiplayer example 8 t o 16 people would make multiplayer servers better

Ethan
Ethan

This game needed to be finished. Crashes, bugs, and unoptimized UI make for a frustrating experience.

I really wanted to enjoy this game and after completing one of the 4 campaigns and getting one of every vehicle type (except for the civilian vehicle) I think I've had enough. I'm not big on reviewing games and cant be bothered to write out a nice neat categorized list, but heres a few points.

Idk what the deal is but when i launch the game it freezes requiring an ATL-f4 to close, its always fine the second time.

The buy menu Is auto sorted to MFGs and not machine type so I had to switch every time and there was no saved settings.

Tracked vehicles are almost undrivable, they only move in straight lines and require a complete stop to turn even on controller will varied imputs.

The concrete pump controls are so bad, I'm sure they are hard to use IRL but holy shit after spending hours using it, it has not gotten any easier at all, and while Ive seen reviews saying all the controls are bad I think a select few are the real culprits. I guess the real problem is no uniformity between different machine types.

I think I could go for a while actually, but the last one I wanted to mention is that it was way too easy getting all the machines. There was no progression, I never had to use the backhoe, or buy a smaller excavator or crane while I built the company. I Always could afford the biggest and baddest machine that I needed. I understand people may not like the grind but you could always just rent them if that was a problem.

Would not recommend sadly.

4L-402|Asst. Chief|Nick D.
4L-402|Asst. C…

This Game is so good! The controls are incredible and the depth of the game for a simulation its as close to realistic as you can get! anyone who complains about the controls needs to understand that, especially if you use a controller, they directly simulate the IRL machines, I operate some heavy equipment for my job and the game mirrors those controls with the joysticks perfectly! great time killer!

Csgtmay
Csgtmay

I enjoy the game a lot but there are a few things that still need to worked upon but its still fairly new so there will be things to be added to or changed and definitely think that there needs to be more choices with vehicles like customization and equipment, or more jobs suited to singleplayer's rather than work that is more based upon working with others. something that would be a idea is to have the players avatar outside the tractor units cab when using the crane like when using the first person camera and maybe attachments for the cranes like in real life. definitely could do with forklifts for use on the sites but otherwise its a good game to sink into once the controls are learnt.

D. Dumphy
D. Dumphy

Its fun for a while. But then the things that are broken start to really get at you. Its basically concrete pump and crane simulator. Only that the concrete pumps controls are kucked. "Pull back" on the stick to raise the boom, and it drops extremely fast, then eventually it goes up.

So far this was a Fire and forget game by the developers. There has been 0 news, or communication from them either here or on their website. The only fix that has come was a hot fix for the camera. They got our money, and we got an slightly polished turd. lesson learned, Developer and Publisher are currently on my *Black list* I personally wont support bad buisness practices, if the community and myself feel burnt I wont even consider purchasing another product. The whole gaming community needs to start blacklisting companies that have poor ethics.

Though still below Activion on the black list, but its alphabetical

Nedrosio
Nedrosio

The mobile version is like 5 dollars and this costs 8 times as much and the quality is way worse. Sure, you can exit the vehicles in this game, but the vehicle handling is terrible and the graphics suck for 40 euros. 100% not recommended.

Witgang
Witgang

I wonder how this game got so many positive reviews with the way controls feel like, there is excessive amount of input lag on everything probably trying to make it more realistic but instead it's just a pain to play like that...

Cobalt Raven
Cobalt Raven

This is a very fun game a lot better than the other construction simulators by far still has bugs but there's nothing we can do about that till they fix that bugs more of a nuisance but because it's a good game the bugs would hardly be noticed but yet they're there anyhow yeah I think this game is very good and enjoyable I haven't played the online yet but I'm looking forward to it I hope this helps the decision on buying the game so it's worth its money

AE L3G3ND
AE L3G3ND

Great game. So easy to play, the controls can be hard to master but you will get used to them with time especially for keyboard and mouse. Can play with friends which is a great feature. Definitely recommended.

Bjerregaard
Bjerregaard

I wish that i could give this game a positive review, but unfortunally that's not the case... The game and concept is actually okay, but man oh man does it have bugs... it is lagging all the time and got my PC to crash more than once. I have a rather good PC, but for some reason this game is just killing my machine. I've asked for my money back.

SuperR4ve
SuperR4ve

Constant issues with multiplayer, it worked for the first few hours, then my friend was kicked and wouldnt be able to join again, after starting a new savegame and completing the OBLIGATED intro. he was able to join but constantly recieved the massage: please wait for multiplayer syncronization. after paying full price im done with this garbage.

Hunter451
Hunter451

It's a real fun game, there is different ways to play the game.Give it a try you will be surprised on how addicting it is.

Tim's Gaming Live
Tim's Gaming Live

Hi I am a YouTuber and for me and my viewers we love this game they is a few things that will make this a great game if it rains and snows that will make driving a bit tricky

Hadeus
Hadeus

I'd give it 7,5/10. I've played CS2015 quite a lot (I've skipped mobile versions) and I had a lot of hopes for this game because CS2015 had A LOT of unused potential. And the game delivered. It's a really nice improvement on CS2015 and even though it didn't wow me with anything, it's improved in every aspect so I think it's worth the money.
Using machines on site feels a lot like CS2015 (which was already good) so in most cases using F1 menu for help is not necessary. There's a lot of new machine types which expanded the game nicely.
The Company aspect of the game is nicely improved too, with skills and milestones.
What I really like is that developers give even more options to do only as much work as the player feels like at the moment. Each contract can be done on Hard, Medium on Easy level, which modifies the amount of steps and the amount of work in each one. And if the player does not feel like doing one of the tasks, it can be skipped.
Also the machines can be rented as well as bought so we can do contracts that we don't yet have equipment for.
Driving mechanic is nothing to write home about, but compared to CS2015 which had the worst driving mechanic I've ever seen it's a huge improvement. Especially with a steering wheel. Too bad the mirrors in the in-cab view do not work though.
I also like that the developers had the right idea of supporting Saitek Heavy Machine side panel, which works really nicely. Unloading the truck with a tower crane using a joystick on a side panel and buttons on a steering wheel is really satisfying :) Having said that, I've played 52 hours on keyboard and mouse only and it was really fine too.

It's a solid replacement for CS2015 and overall a good game. Not great, but good :)

m.elizabethpate
m.elizabethpate

This game is a new, and amazing game! The graphics looks really cool, even better than the last Construction Simulator I played (Construction Simulator 2015).

10/10, it looks perfect

roscoto05
roscoto05

i love this game and it is a lot of fun and even with a pc below the specs it still runs pretty decent.

melv1707
melv1707

Great game lots of fun, looking forward to them continuing to develop and grow this game. has a few small bugs but nothing that affects the overall quality of the game for me so far.

Jordan "the fragga shagga" middl
Jordan "t…

every time i boot up the game my savegame wont work i click continue and nothing fucking happens and their support are dogshit.

justpaul26
justpaul26

Its a good game if your into doing tasks with machines, I've not yet played multi-player so can't comment on that part of the game. The only thing i have an issue with, is the camera angles can be a bit iffy when on the tower cranes. All in all its a solid game 8/10

Kyllian
Kyllian

This is not, how you could say "Deutsche Qualität." A lot of bugs like cargo getting stuck to your flatbed and preventing the support legs from extending to offload via crane. Sometimes when you try and enter a vehicle, it tells you the process was cancelled and requires you to reload your save. Vehicle physics may bug out and cause the vehicle to lag while driving, resulting in restarting the game to address. I would hold off for now, as its got too many issues for $34.99.

Primus
Primus

The game has very bad FPS issues. I have a UFO system (32GB RAM, Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10600K CPU @ 4.10GHz, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070) that runs everything on the market at full FPS (e.g. DCS series, Snow Runner, Arma series and whatnot). But not this one. When playing the game, my FPS drops from 100+ to below 15 for no apparent reason. The same video settings, the same place in the game, and while doing the very same activity in the game.

The game is a lot of fun when it works, but unfortunately it does not work 50% of the time.

STAY AWAY UNTIL THEY FIX THEIR DEFECTIVE PIECE OF SOFTWARE.

Boostin
Boostin

I enjoy the game alot apart from the jank camera. I've honestly never had a game where the camera was so fucking fucked. Like it's honestly terrible.

It won't let you swap the keybinds on controller and the game is pretty buggy.

It definitely fills in some spare time, things could be alot better. If you don't care about that shit then why not give it a crack.

[DRF] KIRK
[DRF] KIRK

Played the game for 14H (Steam said so) and up to now quite impressed.
Relative for a new game i've come across a few buds. But nothing to cry like a baby about.
Over all its a decent game. Im sure more updates will come to iron out the bugs.
Defo a buy from me.

Orca
Orca

I would NOT call this a finished game.
---{Graphics}---
☐ You forget what reality is
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ Paint.exe

---{Gameplay}---
☐ Very good
☑ Good (could easily be better if they fixed some of the issues this game has)
☐ It‘s okay
☐ Mehh
☐ Starring at walls is better
☐ Just don‘t

---{Audio}---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good (could very easily be very good if they fixed some of the issues the game has)
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ Earrape

---{Audience}---
☐ Kids
☐ Teens
☐ Adults
☑ All Ages

---{PC Requirements}---
☑ Keep an eye on the system requirements, game is still very new.
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boiiiiii
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{Difficulity}---
☐ Just press ‚A‘
☑ Easy (just need patience or a group of friends playing with you. Not very difficult, can be hard to deal with the bugs/issues sometimes tho.
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{Grind}---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leader boards/ranks
☐ Only a little bit needed to progress
☑ Have to grind to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ You‘ll need a second life for grinding

---{Story}---
☐ Story?
☐ Text or Audio floating around
☑ Average (can be better if they continue to add/improve stuff)
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It‘ll replace your life

---{Improvements?}---
☐ Yes!
☑ Significant improvements needed. (I would not say this is a completely finished game, they shouldn't be advertising that, there is a lot of issues, graphically, AI, sound, glitches, bugs, etc... The game is defo worth the price, just about, and i recommend getting it as long as you know that it needs improvements and has some issues.)
☐ It's alright...
☐ Would make the game better.
☐ Minor Improvements needed.
☐ Nope!

---{Game Time}---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☑ To infinity and beyond

---{Price}---
☐ It’s free!
☑ Worth the price (jussstt about)
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{Bugs}---
☐ Never heard of
☐ very rare
☐ Minor bugs
☑ Yes, MANY, Very annoying and it is pretty consistent, not as bad at ark used to be though, just the game hasn't been finished yet in my opinion so it has some unfinished stuff and some rushed stuff that needs sorting. Biggest problems is just that, not even bugs, just problems the game has, for example, wtf is the turning radius of these vehicles, the trucks should be able to have more turn in their wheels, this is hardly a "simulator" more of an arcade experience. The devs need to seriously pick up their standard for this game to be successful. Follow ETS2 for example.
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

mattsmith-sbm
mattsmith-sbm

I think the game is amazing but I feel like it needs alot more. Think that when your road planing that the dump truck should automatically follow the plainer like in previous games I hope that can happen and in the tower chain in pov you can't look down enough to see what is being picked up

ttv/itspeanutttt
ttv/itspeanutttt

This game is great

But this game cant handle the dozer :D absolutely love this game! Cranes should be able to see weights, and all about your hooks etc, and stop snapping to items, try a bit more like hooking on, etc.
Needs to have more than 4 people, as all my friends have it.

Bainrow Kiss
Bainrow Kiss

"Auto-complete simulator"

I've uninstalled the game. Eight hours in I found it to be incredibly boring..
Teleporting and auto-completion kinda ruins it for me.

It's like helping your dad out in the garden when you're five years old, but it's really just your dad babysitting you, cause the work you do is of no value to him or mom. No matter how much skill or time you put into it, the game will auto-complete EVERY STEP of a job, if not more.. Like yesterday, "build earth ramp" which means removing dirt until the game auto-completes it (looking waaaay different) and then wants me to dig more so that it can auto-complete the other half of the ramp an hour later. The game could just auto-complete everything and you wouldn't need to do anything..

There's no freedom, there's no creativity. Every build and every auto-completed hole will look exactly the same on every server for all players. Even placing cargo, every tree you place, everything is predetermined.

I thought the digging was cool, but nothing of what I do will remain on the map for very long.

EDIT:

Ok, reinstalled it and played for perhaps 15 minutes before uninstalling it again.
If you're a solo player, I'd recommend taking a look at https://store.steampowered.com/app/451340/Gold_Rush_The_Game/ if you haven't already. Don't expect frequent updates or multiplayer (I haven't played a game where I wanted multiplayer more, but it won't happen). While there's some snapping for major equipment like trommels, shakers and duplex jigs, and mandatory delivery for bigger vehicles like excavators and the dumper, everything else needs to be physically picked up at the store and transported to the claims/sites. You'll need to connect hoses of different size and decide their path, it's the same with electric cables. Equipment will consist of parts (Springs, cables, wheels, batteries, cogs, tubes, buttons etc etc) that can break down and need switching out. It's not a perfect game, could be better optimized, but there's a lot of content for a fairly low price, it's given me hundreds of hours (300+) of entertainment. Up until Construction Simulator, GH has been (correct me if I'm wrong) the best excavator "simulator" out there imo.

So CS might have better ground physics and more excavators to choose from, but the auto-completion of jobs takes away every sense of accomplishment. It basically deletes everything you've done and puts in the creation of the developers, wether it's a hole in the ground, a flat surface, a tree, a wall, cargo pallet placement, etc, etc etc. In GH you have to plan the whole worksite and I think it's really rewarding seeing the claim evolve as you get more equipment on site and the whole place forming into a quarry as you dig deeper and bigger, making it more into your creation instead of the developer's.

Carl J.
Carl J.

So far the sim is great..There are a few things missing. Would love to see more american machines and trailers.
But otherwise I am loving the sim.

madmike86n
madmike86n

This game is very good, but at the moment it seems to be crashing on my PC I have emailed them and it sounds like there is quite a lot of people having the same problem as they said to wait for the hotfix. I've requested my money back from steam but been declined as been playing it for more than four hours. but I've tried multiple things to stop the game crashing and still no luck as of yet would like to know when this update will be out. If you are thinking about buying this game wait for a couple of months guys before buying so they can fix the problems..

Vance Wolfe
Vance Wolfe

I really love playing Construction Simulator it is very very realistic and the U.S. map is alot bigger than the map on constriction simulator 2. I mean this game has some really nice construction equipment, and the construction work/jobs are very fun to play, and it is fun trying to find the hammers lol I do like how this game has multiplayer, you can play alone or up to 4 players.

To the Developers just wanted to say thanks for making this great game and please keep up with the hard work y'all are doing. 2 Thumbs up.

334 - James A.
334 - James A.

It's a great game but for the 3rd time I get an error when trying to purchase equipment. It says " The maximum amount of machines that can be retrieved from storage at once has been reached. " WTH does that mean??? Other than that it's fun.

buggz8889
buggz8889

this one is kinda tricky to recommend but i will with a couple caveats.
The Good:
Nice selection of licensed vehicles
lots of jobs
several campaigns to play through
easy to follow controls
The Bad:
The voice acting is terrible
fairly glitchy when it comes to cranes and mode changes
cargo doesnt always make sense on the trailers you have to use
lack of trailer options for transporting smaller cargos
financial balance is all wrong after 1 job i was able to buy everything i could want
performance doesnt align with graphics at all

In the end its an enjoyable game for those who like sim games theres some glitchy stuff going on which im certain can be fixed with enough time. Theres alot to do so even if you just look at it from a cost to playtime perspective its worth it. Im almost 30 hours in and im not even finished one of the campaigns to completion. i look forward to seeing how this game progresses

Thoringer
Thoringer

Construction Simulator is good at what it tries to focus on, but has some bugs that need to be ironed out.

First off, be aware there is grinding. You can skip everything you don't want to do, but that is simply the heart of the game: Digging dirt, pouring concrete, that can be tedious and at times repetitive, but also rewards you with a sense of accomplishment.

What the game does well:
- The feel of most machines, the use of different equipment, and how it conveys the need to use the right tool for the right job.
- Skipping driving around! This is a very, very good decision! The road driving experience is not the best - and I forgive this - it's not GTA and it doesn't try to be. My hot tip: Skip every mile/km and concentrate on construction.
- The stories for construction for the campaign are a nice touch.

What could be improved:
- the game will start to break after a while of play and you will have to restart. For example, the construction view will not work or fast travel will be broken.
- After construction, the places may break: The marina in the US harbor campaign will fill up with dirt after the campaign is done. It seems the save stages are not correctly reflecting terrain alterations.
- Wouldn't it be great if you could walk through the buildings you constructed - like the container hotel or planetarium? But no, they turn into shells. This really needs to be changed - it would enhance the sense of accomplishments. Maybe not the private houses, but the public ones.

A suggestion:
Let there be a "private campaign" where you build your own house and your own construction yard. Delete the upgraded yard and have that instead, please! You have a construction company and you cannot even build your own stuff. What a missed opportunity! Why do you just buy an upgrade instead of unlocking to build it instead? I'm talking about the repair shop, gas station, heck even depot and parking lot! Also, have a private residence where you can place memorabilia from the campaigns - like architect models.

L. Guzman
L. Guzman

This game is not what i was expecting since i loved the old construction sim. 0/5 stars! Game is not worth $35

relatingzorb
relatingzorb

half finished game always something not working or stops working would be amazing if it was not for all the glitches

Anonymous
Anonymous

I like this game.its keep me busy on weekends. The most important things with this game is realistic machines. love to play.

DamoDGC
DamoDGC

Construction Simulator 2022 is a good and highly addictive game. Has a lot of good features like "Fast Travel" between many different discovered map locations and also the fact the if you are stuck on a part of a job you can just "Skip" that part. Without cancelling or failing the job.

However, this game has a few annoying and some game breaking bug (depending on your view point). Sometimes you are unable to complete certain job task due to unable to latch on material with cranes or bugs with spreading gravel with dumper trucks...etc. But the most game breaking bug is the encounter with "Error code 7" which when encountered you are unable to enter into vehicles and/or unable to use the "Fast Travel" feature. To fix it you need to close game back to desktop and reload your game and save.

This bug need to be fixed via patch! if they fix it, I would highly recommended this game.

Guggle65
Guggle65

I operate excavators and wheel loaders for a living. I really like this game, it is realistic enough for a simulator game in my opinion, but there are some things that can be improved to make the game a bit more realistic and fun to play.

Realism:

Reality and a simulator are always two different things, but I think there can be some improvements:

The controls on the excavators and wheel loaders (and probably the other machines too) in this game are way too fast and sensitive giving back no sense of force and weight at all. It also feels like you are digging in cotton, some force feedback or resistance in some form would maybe help that.

Another thing is about tracked vehicles, I find that you need to press the button for the left track and button for the right track EXACTLY at the same time, or else it will slightly turn, super annoying when laying asphalt for example.

Gameplay:

I don't like that the job stages auto completes - I didn't buy this game because I would want the game to finish the last 10-30% of digging/laying asphalt/pouring concrete for me, I want to finish it myself. I liked how it was in Construction Simulator 2015, where you got a message asking you if you want to continue or auto complete at around 80% progress.

Other than that I am very proud. I don't have so much time to play this game so I haven't progressed so far yet, but I'm sure there are loads of exciting stuff to come as I progress further in this game!

Anonymous
Anonymous

If you like simulation games it's very enjoyable, some of the jobs take quite a while to complete. Rather addictive.

X_GIGGITY
X_GIGGITY

I was very skeptical of buying this game. Didn't think it was gonna be any good but so far to say it has been nothing but good news for me. Very fun and not just a few minute missions or jobs. I am talking a few hours for one job is going solo.

Schu Bird
Schu Bird

I could write a long eloquent review about this game, but let me sum up how bad it is in a few easy bullet points:

- Graphics are sub par even on max settings (seriously it looks like I'm playing with children's toys and anti-aliasing doesn't exist).
- Audio is so ungodly loud that I have all my system audio settings turned way down.
- The GPS sends you well out of your way any time you set a waypoint, and I thought GTA was bad....
- The steering wheel visually turns like what, 45 degrees in each direction? Making it feel really awkward when trying to use a steering wheel.
- The AI drives at 15mph no matter what... and I thought Farming Simulator was bad (Why do sim games keep doing this???)
- The physics when digging look pretty cool, but good luck getting a 100% scoop every time. Also, sometimes I scoop in an area and get a huge chunk taken out of the total, but then I move a little bit and dig again only to get 1% taken off......

Inconsistent, ugly, slow, not very sim for a sim if you know what I mean. There are better sim games out there to spend your money on, bypass this one.

biizzaarre
biizzaarre

Game has a ton of potential and is a lot of fun in it's current state. However there are some things that need polishing and fine tuning so we'll see how this game develops in the future. As it stands give it a good solid 7.5/10.

bzacon ベゼコンさん
bzacon ベゼコンさん

Although this is a big improvement from earlier versions, controls are still fairly buggy and incomplete. excavators free-roll down hills, steering has a huge deadzone and no way to remove it, palfinger crane controls are more realistic than spintires/snow runner etc, but are still pre-mixed making certain boom-stick movement combinations impossible. With joysticks plugged in, menus are constantly flashing between keyboard and controller tooltips, with no way to un-map joysticks from menu cursor control. Loader has cosmetic-only z-bar linkage and bucket follows radial rotation of arms, does not follow a partial leveling path or even a shortcut true-level path like they do in Farming Simulator. I'm really torn whether to keep and hope for improvement or return for refund. It took nearly 2 hours to establish that this just isn't quite right, and I want to like it, I really do, it really IS better than before, but it still falls short.

MESHUGGAH
MESHUGGAH

Steam should have star ratings instead of thumb up and down, i would give it 5 out of 10 stars.
So thumb down sadly, will give it 10 stars and a thumb up if they can fix what i think should be done to the game.
This is a good geam but not great, it should get a big update, the scales tilts away from calling it a simulator, leans more
to arcade i guess,
It has alot of potential if it gets a big fix/update.

AI traffic drives in 30kmh, even on the highways, red light is on way to long, i only use fast travel now.
Mirrors in vehicles dosent work, when you have a project and you are at 100%, there is still 30% of the work that is not
done and computer finishes it for you, weird.
Camera use will driving using ps4 stick dont work, cant change angel wile driving.

Working in general needs more details, using a crane is reckless for example.
No manual labor can be done, only thing you do is unpack stuff you pick up with the trucks.
Would be fun to put up walls and stuff self
Feels more like transport simulator, Drills, shovels, wrenches and other different equipments should
be in the arsenal that the player can use.
The computer does most work for you.

Should be more trailers for trucks, more customization for all vehicles, like color, work lights and so on.
Different types of excavator buckets to choose from would be great.
Diesel for work machines shuld be at worksite, like a fuel trailer, the same for the mechanic bit

bug fixes here and there, more sand box, build custom houses, roads, and so on, make it just as you want it, not prefab only.

Hope it will join steam workshop, open to community for modding, then this game will survive forever.

I Love the Excavators, the best part in this game, Thumb up there :D

gizmodowler
gizmodowler

Good time killer, somewhat realistic. Traffic is not good, lights take forever to turn and traffic drives way slower than you can travel and slower than speed limit most of the time. Crane handling is okay. Selectable control styles, "iso, game etc" are a plus. Graphics look really good, lights look excellent when trying to use equipment at night. Nice variety of equipment. I have yet to find a good use for the Bobcat skid steer though, example, removing topsoil for a small driveway in the garage addition was 1% per bucket so I ended up getting a CAT wheel loader, much larger than you would use in the real world for such a task, but much more suited for time based on the way the game looks at bucket capacities. It does take some time to get used to some of the controls but I think it is worth the time if you like construction. Hopefully more DLC and features to come. 8.65/10

Donkey93 (GBA)
Donkey93 (GBA)

Great game, endless hours playing it. if works great on steam deck too, part from it eats at you battery like crazy. but still a step up from the last constrution sim.

coxdavid
coxdavid

excellent game so many new things to do and i love the story/ campaign jobs for the government as well the contract jobs so much to do

Sky-Blue
Sky-Blue

Only 3 hours and I can say, I love this game! The devs are very communicated to the community and have a very well detail road map.
https://www.construction-simulator.com/en/roadmap.php

I love how you can set up your controllers, I really wish Giants from FS-22 can do the same.

Keep it up guys, congratulations!!!

Cody
Cody

Way too long to get into multiplayer. Zero interest in playing 2 hours of tutorials before I'm able to play the game with friends.

DopeyOWLZ
DopeyOWLZ

Good. Controls are something to get used to, and optimization is terrible (running on 3070 w/ i7 & 16gb ram) but overall a very relaxing game. would recomend and in the event of better performance with updates it would be a defenite buy

jimb045
jimb045

Love this game!! Wanted a construction sim since farming sim released!! really hoping to see DLC of equipment, and jobs Equipment to add!! Telehandlers, Genie booms, more trucks and cranes! but highly recommend A+ 10/10 Oh and a chat system would make it so much better!

Drift0952
Drift0952

I got this game for $35 US. You need a friend for this game or you will get bored, there is so much to do in so little time. I love it and would recommend people get this for a fun experience, is it worth 35 US, maybe not, I would wait for a sale.

PoloSim
PoloSim

Very good game. Great graphics. Really good mechanics. Extremely good price to perfomance. Nothing bad to say about this game!

ki11aninja
ki11aninja

Do not buy if your keyboard does not have 10 Key!!!
This game would be a lot of fun if it where not for the locked control scheme on keyboard. The controls for some keys can be changed but for some the are fully locked and not able to be reassigned. Any track based vehicle drives using the numbers in the 10 Key and are unchangeable. Many gamers do not have keyboards with the 10 key section. To hard code this and not allow it to be changed it a huge problem and makes a big portion of the game unplayable for me now.
Hopefully this and hard coding any keys will be fixed.
If there is a way to change this I am glad to hear about it but through internet searching I didn't find anything.

coyote
coyote

remarkable quality has 1 or 2 things to smooth out but the over all game play is amazing and well polished

xTechSpec
xTechSpec

great game, needs to have a way to communicate between players in multiplayer room with either qwerty chat or a push-to-talk option

Heathen
Heathen

amazing game so much better than 2015. but please please DEVS make it a workshop mod game it would be so much better if we could add more vehicles and maps and buildings :) keep up the good work.

|G.H.T.| Ssotyi
|G.H.T.| Ssotyi

Recommend? at this state? NO! Definitely not. The dirt work is tedious and about 50% of all the time you will spend in the game. I had a job, I spent 8 hours real time, just digging a trench. Just so I can do the rest of the job in under an hour. The graphics non-stop glitching. I started on ultra settings, 50-60 FPS, 100% GPU, VRAM and RAM usage. Now I'm on low with almost all graphic settings with 50-60 FPS, 100% GPU, VRAM and RAM usage. The constant fear of my whole PC shuts down makes it extremely stressful to play. I have the rig as it is ever since the AMD RX5700 XT came out, Never had any issue and I play high demand games. GPU runs 100% always. I wrote a ticket, sent my DX diag and since that, no response, no update, no help. Don't buy it just yet.

punkin
punkin

All you did was revise CS2015

added a good bit of machines and such. but 3 of the same trailers. i know ones heavy haul. but the others are basically the same thing, and you removed the tow behind, why?

no garbage truck, and no roll off or anything to replace it.

no tanker truck or trailer for fuel.

drive a truck in game 4 days, 7k in repairs.

the list goes on. but after what i saw. dont expect much from them going forward

Ze Zombie Chicken
Ze Zombie Chicken

The game still needs alot of work, It has great potential.
Change the name, we already have multiple Construciton Simulator games, just keep doing 2015-2016-2017 or maybe 1, 2, 3 and so on. Don't go back to Construction Simulator without a number for the fun of it.
There are alot of people with issues tha the game crashes, freezes, lags and so on.
Game camera is usable, but why can't I set it to NOT go back into drive mode after a few seconds? Or maybe extend the timer? Buy menu needs to be reworked, it is terrible. The work area button (V) or (Y) on Xbox controller needs to be a switch and not a hold to show.

Viscount of Darkness
Viscount of Darkness

This is my first game in the Construction Simulator series and I have to say I really enjoy it. There's a huge variety of construction machines from different licensed brands and the process of seeing your projects come to life is very rewarding. While my overall review of gameplay is very positive, I know most people trying to make a decision based off reviews want to here the critiques as well so here are some things that could use work:
- The driving is not a pleasant experience. I know the meat of the game is the on-site construction work, but unless you want to pay to fast travel and if you want full immersion, you have to drive on-road a lot. The handling is very loose with several ton vehicles going into a skid in the slightest turns, AI traffic going extremely slow, and long traffic lights. I skip driving as often as I can.
- There's some inconsistency in finishing tasks. Some tasks like asphalt paving and cementing will force finish the task when you still have quite a bit of obvious work left, while others like removing topsoil or excavating will have you driving back and forth over the same ground several times wondering what you're missing. Hopefully autocompletion can become optional once you reach a certain percentage of the job
- There's no in-game descriptions of the difference between machines of the same class, such as difference in size or load capacity.
Those issues are really the only major ones that come to mind. Overall, still a great game so far and I hope more is added over time.

Infernalbubblez
Infernalbubblez

Can't get passed the compactor because the context menu button doesn't work. Tried mapping it to other buttons but still doesn't work. Piss poor game

Driverofcar
Driverofcar

Extremely jank and broken. Not even close to being a finished game. Needs at least another year or two of development to even be remotely playable. Playing this game on a monster PC and the game won't load in textures until they are 10 feet in front of you. The physics are so bad that any collision will break the game.

Qwerty
Qwerty

Game has potential, but is simply unfinished. I was looking forward to this one, but lost interest because of quite a few immersion-breaking issues. There is a roadmap where some of these issues are supposed to be addressed, but this should have been done pre-release and not afterwards.
- Traffic: traffic is just simply unfinished (I just tried EU). Signals are a joke and AI traffic doesn't stick at all to rules or signs. Mix that with all cars going under the speed limit and after a short while you are quick travelling everywhere or just going rogue GTA style.
- Progression / Economy: There is no real challenge in this game and no way to adjust your experience. Some people like the grind and the sense of achievement, when you are finally able to buy a new machine. In this game you are completing a few minor jobs and are basically able to afford every machine twice. There is no need for planning on what to buy next, instead you can mindlessly spend it on everything. I am sure, other people are enjoying this, but that's what different difficulties are for. Also, there is nothing like a mid- or late-game which would keep you invested for longer.
- Cockpit View: Again, for some degree of immersion I prefer the 1st-person / cockpit view, which is realistically unusable right now. You are unable to look back and the quality and angle of mirrors is way too bad. I tried a setup with a wheel instead of a keyboard but quickly gave up, because there are no settings at all for e.g. Force Feedback and the virtual wheel of all machines just turns by 90 degrees either way, which just feels ridiculous at some point.
- Optimisation: A 3070 isn't enough for high quality because of frame-rate lows.
- Bugs:: Seen my fair share of flying cars and other glitches

All-in-all this game feels way too arcade to put more hours into it. Again, there will be people that like exactly that, but there is no way to customize this experience. In my opinion, it's just not finished yet. It's a shame as you already feel, that a lot of work went into this game and the idea/foundation is great.

Brulzie
Brulzie

Not ready yet, too many bugs.
Will be a good game when finished but needs extra stuff otherwise it'll have a very limited shelf life.

Zwajo
Zwajo

Great game, using the equipment is quite close to real life functionality. Jobs are just complex enough to feel BIG without taking the 6 months to 1 year they would in real life.