Car Mechanic Simulator 2027‘s multiplayer demo is now available, giving players a chance to work together in the workshop. Red Dot Games launched it on Oct. 21, the date set in its earlier Steam announcement, and confirmed the release in a new Steam announcement. The studio also renamed the project from Car Mechanic Simulator 2026 to Car Mechanic Simulator 2027.
The multiplayer build adds two jobs to the existing lineup and changes the starting car, which players can work on as they please. An earlier demo build added the Bolt Nevada and Lacroix Modique R, along with an expanded tutorial to help players get started.
Players can share feedback, report bugs, and describe their experience in Steam Discussions. Red Dot Games also points players to its Discord server, where they can find someone to test multiplayer with.
Online play took longer to develop than the small team had planned. Red Dot Games said it underestimated the work involved in adding multiplayer to gameplay systems that had already gone through extensive changes. New challenges and the team’s quality standards also led to rewrites of some completed features.
The studio had hoped to finish the game in 2026, but now plans a simultaneous Q1 2027 release on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. Publisher and internal testing found no major issues, though Red Dot Games still plans to address any multiplayer problems that emerge, finish console work, and prepare for publishing.
What are you most interested in trying with another player in the demo? Follow the multiplayer test and the game’s Q1 2027 plans on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam, and Telegram.
