I played GearCity about 77 hours the first 6 days after purchase and still ongoing. Why?

Because I love the possibility to micromanage many aspects, like the design of a new engine or complete vehicle or the monthly adjustments to get my production on pair with demand, but also the possibility to put some things on automatic, like the staff wage system, or use the big fast settings, like global pricing for some of my cars.

The game has many aspects one can but must not use, like the parts contract system. You can try and sell some licences of the engines, gearboxes, chassis or even complete vehicles you developed - or you can try and get a licence from another company for your own actions.
But you must not. It's optional and I actually don't use it because I don't like the idea somebody else using my great parts.
Same goes for the stock market. You can gamble and try and make a Dollar or two - or you can sell your own stocks for quick money or even try and take a competitor over, getting all their parts, vehicles, designs and of course factories.

At the end it's obvious this is not a graphics blockbuster. The graphics are there to show you what's going on - and they fulfill this very well. The office changes as time developes with nice artwork and everything else is fine for what it should represent. I like this minimalistic and easy style in other games like Hearts of Iron, too.


What basically made me write this review at the end of the day is not the game itself. It's the developer. He answers in his forums as well as here in detail and often on the same day, he invests time into his answers and even looks at uploaded savegames if there's a question or suggestion or bug report.

I paid 11.99€ during a sale and I believe this is a very good price. If you're into this sort of games and if you like the game, even the normal full price is a steal for the amount of time you can sink into this game and the feeling you supported somebody who, at least that's my impression yet, deserves it.

I played GearCity about 77 hours the first 6 days after purchase and still ongoing. Why? Because I love the possibility to micromanage many aspects, like the design of a new engine or complete vehicle or the monthly adjustments to get my production on pair with demand, but also the possibility to put some things on automatic, like the staff wage system, or use the big fast settings, like global pricing for some of my cars. The game has many aspects one can but must not use, like the parts contract system. You can try and sell some licences of the engines, gearboxes, chassis or even complete vehicles you developed - or you can try and get a licence from another company for your own actions. But you must not. It's optional and I actually don't use it because I don't like the idea somebody else using my great parts. Same goes for the stock market. You can gamble and try and make a Dollar or two - or you can sell your own stocks for quick money or even try and take a competitor over, getting all their parts, vehicles, designs and of course factories. At the end it's obvious this is not a graphics blockbuster. The graphics are there to show you what's going on - and they fulfill this very well. The office changes as time developes with nice artwork and everything else is fine for what it should represent. I like this minimalistic and easy style in other games like Hearts of Iron, too. What basically made me write this review at the end of the day is not the game itself. It's the developer. He answers in his forums as well as here in detail and often on the same day, he invests time into his answers and even looks at uploaded savegames if there's a question or suggestion or bug report. I paid 11.99€ during a sale and I believe this is a very good price. If you're into this sort of games and if you like the game, even the normal full price is a steal for the amount of time you can sink into this game and the feeling you supported somebody who, at least that's my impression yet, deserves it.