Gas Station Simulator

Fuel, Fight, and Fix What’s Broken I didn’t go looking for Gas Station Simulator. It found me—late one night, tucked beside my grandmother’s hospital bed, the room dim except for the soft beeping of machines. Her prostate cancer diagnosis had knocked the wind out of our whole family. In between appointments and teary silences, I booted up this strange little indie game, expecting distraction. Instead, I found meaning. Here’s the pitch: you inherit a derelict gas station off a lonely highway. Everything is busted, ugly, forgotten. But little by little, you sweep the sand, repaint the walls, fix broken pumps, and—somehow—bring it all back to life. I’d play while Grandma slept. As her body fought the invisible war inside her, I was outside, virtually patching walls, restocking soda, and blasting country music into the desert sky. It felt absurdly healing. Every broken part I fixed in that game was like reclaiming some small hope in a world that felt rigged against us. What hit me hardest wasn’t just the comfort of the loop, it was what the game revealed by contrast. In Gas Station Simulator, effort equals progress. You work, and things get better. But outside the game? Grandma was fighting for her life while also fighting insurance reps. My friends are working two jobs and still can't afford rent. Whole towns are drying up while billionaires race to privatize oxygen. Let’s be real: the rich run this place now. Not just America—most countries. They’ve replaced governance with shareholder reports. They've turned housing into investment portfolios. Meanwhile, we’re gasping for air under systems designed to squeeze every last drop from us. AI is accelerating that squeeze. It’s not just automating labor it’s automating control. Replacing workers with code, replacing compassion with efficiency, replacing people with profit margins. And then telling us to “adapt” while they rewrite the rules midgame. Gas Station Simulator shouldn’t feel revolutionary. But it does because it offers a glimpse of a world where community matters, where your labor rebuilds something tangible, where decency has value. That shouldn’t be fantasy. That should be reality. So here’s what I’m saying; play the game. Soak in its weird, beautiful rhythm. Let it remind you that fixing what’s broken is sacred work. But when you power down, don’t just sigh and return to the grind. Look around. Look at what’s being taken from us—jobs, health, dignity, time with our loved ones & get mad. Organize. March. Unionize. Vote with fire in your gut. Demand better. Demand humanity. Because we deserve a world where our grandparents don’t go bankrupt to live. Where our labor builds more than someone else’s yacht. Where care is a right, not a luxury.

Gas Station Simulator is a surprisingly fun and addictive management game that does exactly what it promises. You take over an abandoned gas station in the middle of a dusty highway and slowly build it into a thriving business. What starts as a dirty, run-down mess turns into a fully functioning station that you customize, expand, and manage on your terms. The gameplay loop is simple but satisfying. You pump gas for customers, clean up trash, paint walls, restock shelves, fix broken equipment, and manage supplies. As you make money, you unlock upgrades that add new services like a workshop for car repairs and a warehouse for inventory. Everything is done in first person, so you feel like you are actually doing the work. It is hands-on and immersive in a way that keeps you engaged even during repetitive tasks. The visual style fits the theme perfectly. It is not hyper realistic, but it has a clean and colorful look that makes the environment feel alive. The setting has personality and charm, and there is a good balance between realism and humor. Random events like customers leaving garbage everywhere or employees slacking off add some chaos and keep things from feeling too routine. Hiring staff to help run different parts of the station is a big help later in the game. You can assign them to tasks like fueling cars, cleaning, or running the register while you focus on bigger upgrades or side jobs. Micromanaging your employees and keeping things running smoothly adds another layer to the gameplay without becoming overwhelming. There is also a decent amount of customization. You can paint the station however you like, add decorations, and arrange shelves and furniture. It does not affect gameplay much, but it adds a personal touch and makes your station feel like your own. Performance is generally solid, though there are occasional bugs or visual glitches. Nothing game-breaking, but noticeable. The developers are active and have released patches and updates regularly which shows they care about improving the experience. Gas Station Simulator is not trying to reinvent the genre. It is a straightforward business management sim with a unique setting, solid mechanics, and just enough personality to make it stand out. If you enjoy sim games where you build up something from nothing and get your hands dirty, this one is absolutely worth your time. Eight out of ten. A great pick for fans of hands-on management games.

Great game over all, still much to find and see. Not sure if I wanna continue on rn because co-op would make it 10x better.

The game is actually really fun, but the constant lag spikes late game are fucking awful. I have a 3080 and an i9-14900k, there should be no reason why I'm getting lows of 10fps for a few seconds.

man i originally thought this game was just about a gas station and slowly upgrading it to a bucee's but i was wrong. you get so much content, you get the gas station experience (fueling, convince store, car wash) but it is also mechanic sim, airport sim, movie theater sim. i would only say it is missing is motel simuator, maybe in a future patch or dlc. edit: i just saw the dlc list and they are creating rv park sim, man this game is trying to be everything

This game has so much going on and I really like it, but I have to give it a thumbs down and here's why: playing it with a controller is an awful experience... but not in the way you normally expect. Let me say first off, if you're going to play it with mouse and keyboard, great. It's a really good game that way and I have nothing negative to say about that experience. But I play 95% of my games with a controller, hanging out with my partner, not anywhere near a mouse or a keyboard, and if you're playing it that way, this game just feels bad, man. The controller controls work great. Getting around and doing all the things the game offers works, most of it's standard stuff and there's no issue whatsoever. But the most basic part of the gameplay loop are minigames that you do to serve customers. Initially, you pump gas, then after a while you add in scanning products at the checkout counter, and then you add in fixing up cars in the garage -- that's as far as I got before I just couldn't take it anymore. Pumping gas is great. No concerns. That minigame is just a couple of button presses and it feels good to do, it's just a little timing game. When you get to scanning the groceries is when the shine comes off, it's very awkward on controller, and it feels wrong -- no matter how many times you do it, it never starts to feel good to do. The combination of stick movement and button presses are awkward and the game feels like it's not responsive to the controls. Then you get to the garage element and it's like that but a thousand times worse. Changing tires with the controller takes SO long it's not even worth the trouble. And it feels AWFUL trying to get the controller to select each bolt and remove it -- I can't even describe the frustration of it. So that's when I thought "how can anyone enjoy playing this?" and I tried it with the mouse and it was great, quick, intuitive, feels mechanically fun to do. I even tried playing with different controllers and on different machines just to make sure there wasn't anything wrong on my end. Nope. It's just awful to play. It's not a matter of getting good - I can do it all fine. IT's that the mechanics of doing it are not fun. Trying to think of a way to explain it by analogy -- like, imagine you have this wonderful soft cat to pet but you are only allowed to do it with your foot where you're always going to be a little more awkward and you'll never get to feel the softness quite as well as you would with your hand. You might still do it for a while and even enjoy it but eventually you're going to get frustrated and find a different cat that'll let you properly enjoy it. That's a terrible analogy but I'm really bad at analogies, like a banana.

Very relaxing, love the cleaning and restoring aspect. Fun game to chill.

esse jogo é muuuuito bom pra quem ama uma simulação + gerenciamento to amandoooo

Just getting to the point where everything is upgraded, that being said I would restart and do things differently next time just to see if the money flows in better or worse? you will find yourself talking/ moaning/slash shouting at people in the game but that adds to the overall fun of the game. I also will try the beach version soon to see if there is any difference there as well. Also RV update coming soon oooohhhhh cant wait. Have fun.

The base game is a bit lame, but with the scrapyard and airport DLC, the game becomes extremely good. If the game is on offer, just get it. I haven't regretted it, and it's really addictive. I thought it was some cheap simulator but I was wrong.

When I first started this game it seemed pretty overwhelming; but after forcing myself to sit down and play it, I cant put it down now. I wish I could change the flooring (unless its something that is unlocked) and have some sort of auto ordering for products/parts/fuel, other than that I love this game.

Solid game, definitely recommend. There are some problems, namely random FPS drops (like 115 down to 15), some of the mini games are absolute trash (object collision at check out), and other minor gripes I have. But overall, I only have 17 hours in and have plenty more to play through. It’s the epitome of, “I’ll just do one more thing” then suddenly it’s 3 hours later. If you want to make a good bit of money, the junkyard DLC is almost required and it’s probably my favorite part of the game. If you like simulators and management games, this is a good one.

As far as simulation games go, this one is a fun enough romp to go through. I found myself getting into a trance of circling through things to manage that was enjoyable enough, however the game caps out very quickly. The middle portion where you dont have enough employees to automate most things while still doing the mini games you want to do is the best part. Unfortunately once that hill is crossed the game becomes very pointless and boring aside from just wanting to collect everything. You can never automate every aspect of the station, and the few things that can't be automated like ordering supplies is both a chore, and could be easily setup to simply auto order after stop drops below a certain threshold. Additionally the customization for your station is extremely limited, and you'll never escape the desert ghost town aesthetics despite how many coats of paint you idly apply. I found myself wanting that more condensed but vibrant vibe of a corner store in a city, but alas the base game will never feel fully like that. I also thought that eventually you'd be freed of annoyingly excavating dust piles from your station once you had paved roads, but alas they continue to form and they are always a SLOG to deal with. Perhaps there are DLCs that remedy some of these issues, but sadly I dont think the core game has enough depth for me to want to keep exploring. Like there's no special markets of customers that you can specifically target or entice to come into the station, or if there are it isnt influential enough on profits to matter all that much, so as long as you have one of every item in stock you will have enough money to get through fairly fast. Ultimately I had a good time with the game, but just wish there was more granular detail to tailor your station.

It is a fun game that you can pick up and put down. I have been addicted to the grind of max leveling and have almost 100% the game. It does get wonky sometimes and the cars and npc's will get stuck so you have to reload it.

I love the game but the VIP can be annoying and now you cant get him stuck because he just teleports. Also the air planes need to show your inventor for items that the planes are caring so you know if you need them. And wondering why when i go to the junkyard the slot machine seems to have a winner every time i get in the crane.

weirdly addictive. you'd think the game is just a straightforward simulator where you manage a gas station, and to an extent that is true. however there's also a lot of weird quirks about it that make it more interesting. the game is weird but somehow surprises me on how weird it can get, but in a good way. it's just fun

A very interesting game, very busy. I reached the point where I had max staff but still felt like I could set back and enjoy the fruits of my labor in the game. There should be more customization outside, not preset items you can purchase that are pre set in terms of where they are placed. The same party bus everytime with dinosaur masks and alien masks get old fast. Having the radio blaring next to the cash register is annoying. Not being able to move the trash cans as the station expands leave them in the middle of the room. Its a good game but it begins to feel more like a job and less like entertainment as the game expands but your force mulitpliers don't. I give it 7/10.

Originally played this on the Xbox about a year ago where I was addicted to it. Decided to get it on PC with the DLC and I'm addicted to it again plus more. As someone who's quite picky with their simulator and management games, this is one of my all time favourites

This game shot to the top of my favorite games of all times within the first hour. I am hooked. I cant like this game enough.

The game started out slow in my judgement, but as it picked up steam its gotten much much better, its a bit hectic at times, buts a fun game and I would personally recommend this game.

It's a fun game with a lot of additional content already out and more to come. To my knowledge you can only play solo, so the ability to play with a friend would be really nice as the game can be difficult to manage by ones self. If you like simulation games then this is the game for you.

A bit grindy at times but I enjoy it, there is also a good variety of things to do. However my favorite thing is a recent addition of the cinema and the "surprise" that they included when you upgrade it to level 5. Kudos to the developers for that :)

Really good game , addicting and fun . It is true that grinding money in this game is not easy but the game still pretty cool

I enjoy this game, it scratches an itch that I never really knew I had, and was the first of these 'simulation' games that I tried. The core gameplay loop revolves around (you guessed it) maintaining and staffing a gas station. At first you do everything, although it isn't too long before you can hire employees to help. The employee hiring system has evolved greatly over the years - and the current implementation is quite good. I found that by manually flicking the shifts from Day to Night, I can keep my station pretty much permanently manned. I do not own all of the DLCs, but the free ones and the airstrip one have been enjoyable. Performance wise, this game ran badly on my old machine (RX 570), but very well on my new machine (4080S). I get the occasional stutter, and the occasional bug, but I have never had anything completely game breaking. Currently I get lots of black cars spawning in annoying locations with a man wearing a fedora 'stood' in the driver's seat. I imagine this will be fixed before too long, as the game has received constant patches. A piece of feedback: I would love if there was some sort of obvious indication that the party bus has arrived, beyond the music. I often play with the game muted, and the party bus is difficult to spot unless you specifically go looking for it. Whereas the music is always audible... Perhaps the 'traffic' indicator could be updated to include a mention of the party bus, if it is there.

Great game — a fun and relaxing sim! It’s not too difficult to grind your way to the top, and while it can get a bit repetitive, the loop is still satisfying. It’s one of those games that’s perfect for when you just want to zone out and enjoy some chill, low-stress progression. Tedious at times, but in a good way.

Perfect entry to the "Simulation" genre. Gas Station Simulator leans hard on the silly side of the simulation game genre, and less so on the simulating. Where as most Simulators have a very specific focus, which quickly gives a sense of repetition, GSS managed to mitigate this by just variety alone. You can play a cart driving mini game, let employees take over tasks you might not enjoy as much as others, and it has a story which most of games in this genre do not. Its hard not to recommend this game, a great first sim game.

What I really like about this sim, is how you go for being the employee yourself, just trying to get by and make decent cash, to a full blown manager that is less and less bothered by the menial tasks, that are left for the employes you hire. It is very adddicting game and feels exciting every time you upgrade your station and get a new type of product to sell or a car wash. It's the fun in going from humble beginnings to a giant car servicing place.

I enjoy the fact that progressing becomes gradually more tedious but not too challenging. I enjoy the customer quips and random events that occur too as it keeps you on your toes and not too comfortable

its a slow start to get moving. but once you get into the game there is a lot to actually do. very keeping you going and into the game. fun challenging and making sure you do things very smartly or you go broke and yup the end of game

Never thought they could make a game about working in a gas station fun. This is a good game which I hope they keep making better.

Completion: 100% Achievements Playtime: 32.9 hours Gas Station Simulator is a good sim overall, with plenty of charm in its core gameplay loop. However, the end-game upgrades become extremely tedious, as you're left grinding while waiting for the money to roll in. It slows down momentum in a way that feels more like a chore than progress. On the plus side, I think all the DLCs are solid—each one introduces new mechanics or twists that help keep the station activities feeling fresh. That said, Tidal Wave is easily my least favourite. It's set on a separate map with its own save file and essentially offers the same gameplay with a different aesthetic. It really should’ve been developed as a separate game entirely, with more depth behind it. I also think the DLCs are priced too high for what they offer and would be better bundled with the main game in some way.

This Game was good when it came out and now it's just a mess of crap they can't decide what they want to do first gas station then a airport then a junk yard then a drive in movie and now their working a camp ground and never got shady deals was hoping it something to with the gas station which was talked about when the game came out party time DLC is waste of money and time We never got semi trucks or big trucks in general when came to customers and tidal waves just anther DLC that was a new place but not much their so they keep adding just not to the gas station you started with so your running around to all these place and trying to keep them going Dev's can you please focus on the gas station the reason I bought the game in the first place thanks

Gas Station Simulator is chaotic, messy, and oddly satisfying. You start with a rundown station in the middle of nowhere, and slowly turn it into a fully functioning business. Managing customers, stocking shelves, cleaning up, fixing cars — it’s all more fun than it should be. The charm comes from the unpredictability and the feeling of progress. It’s not perfect, but it doesn’t need to be. A great mix of management, humor, and hands-on gameplay. Surprisingly addictive.

I'm changing my original review, it was written in frustration and was unfairly negative to the devs. After getting through an initial launch issue that seemed to be related to Unreal Engine not liking something on my PC, I've been able to play for over 20 hours and it's been running pretty well overall. I had one physics bug crash that they've since patched. The devs have reached out to me about the launch issue and I'm happy with the response. Plus I really enjoy the game loop, it's actually a lot of fun, so ultimately I would recommend this game.

I personally enjoy the game, but it definitely has its flaws - the base game by itself is pretty stable, but not well-optimized. My PC runs most things fine (think HZD, FFVII remake) but after playing this for a couple hours it starts to lag, my PC starts to heat up, and will eventually crash. Before it crashes, it starts having weird bugs. I guess that vies me a good reason to stop playing for a while, but it's not a good sign of a stable build. I like the ability to offload tasks onto your employees, which is definitely necessary if you expand really at all. However, I really wish I could have more employees and have them do more things - run the cinema, unload trucks, run the car wash, etc. I know the car wash gets an automatic version, but it does seem silly that I can buy a tablet that allows me to place orders from anywhere and I still have to personally go to the fuel tank to spin a wheel or the warehouse to unload the truck.

You are putting products in the basket, product decided's to fly away. Shipments are not arriving or Cars get blocked to each other if i touch a car i can move it WTF ? theres's more but i cant waste any more time then what i played this game i wish i can take refund ugh If you want to buy a buggy game this is for you Not worth DLC, not worth full price at all. Devs are not even fixing this shit box, just printing money with new DLC's, FUCK YOU DEVS, i hope you read this message I dont understand why people are putting positive review on this shit box.

I dont have much to say other than this is a collection of minigames and not really a cohesive sim game. The DLC and the minigames are all time gated past the 2 hour play mark as well. I didnt enjoy this game at all. it's frustrating, full of game breaking glitches/bugs, crashes a LOT, and boring.

Addicting and easy to pick up. Fast progression (completed the base game in 17hrs). Only negative is that after all the upgrades are bought, the game turns into restocking sim and thats all. Game devs: ADD MORE STORAGE!!!

Too much micro management for me but some bits, you cant manage. In the shop, you cannot set selling price. for drinks/snacks etc.

i gave this a bit of a negative review that it really didnt deserve. i started a new game & low & behold the problems i was having the first time round were all my own doing & therefore my fault. this time i was extra cautious with money buiying the cheapest deco , the cheapest stock & made sure it was in the freen not the red & ive made it to level 3 which i know isnt very far but i have been able to stock up on fuel, items & workshop parts with no problems whereas before i didnt have enough money to buy minimum fuel & would have to wait around for till customers. i still think the loan system is a waste of time because its almost impossible to pay back on time & makes everything much worse, i suppose a loan is worth it if you have already got the money ready to pay back but then you probably dont need a loan anyway. maybe im missing something & just not understanding it. regardless this is a great game this time & i am really enjoying it. i wait until i have around 1500 before i advance to the next part or complete a task, its a bit of a grind but not really, i just dont want to get caught in a situation where i haven't got enough money to buy stock & fuel. cant wait to experience some of the dlc. great game but need a bit of patience to play.

neat sim game, but on steam deck the performance is horrible in the end game, getting 10-20 fps after some time playing whit all the lowest settings...

It's been really hard for me to play this game cuz every time i try I get extremely nauseous, I'm sure it's a good game, I just can't play it.

I love the whole gas station process and the profits coming in.

SUPER FUN you may think "oh its just you building a gas station theres no fun" but once you start playing you know its FUN

Great fun and now with extra DLC, whats not to like

Ahhaah....RC Track Is Fun...Building Your New Gas Station Lots Of Garbage To Clean Up At First...But Gets Way Better Once You Get A Hang Of Things....

Gas Station Simulator is what happens when capitalism, chaos, and a haunted Route 66 rest stop get thrown into a blender and served lukewarm with a side of existential dread. You inherit a busted gas station from your possibly mob-adjacent uncle, and from there it’s all sandstorms, trash fires, and customers who treat your floor like a landfill with a loyalty card. You’ll sweep, stock, paint, pump gas, and occasionally get punched in the face by a debt collector in a tracksuit. There’s a sewer gator that eats your garbage. There’s a party bus full of aliens. There’s a child named Dennis who exists solely to vandalize your walls. 12 out of 10. Would sell questionable snacks to alien tourists while mopping up regret again.

[h1]6/10[/h1] It's fun and addicting but I think the progression is not the best. I wish you didn't have to manually order products. The mini-games get stale after a while. Having to run around gets annoying and I wish I could price the products as the profit margins are tiny. Feels too grindy and you can't get employees to do all tasks such as Car Wash.

Does what it says on the tin, but story and a few bugs do bog it down a bit. I'm amending my review thanks to a kind response from the developers. I felt as though they had moved on from the game and with the addition of a DLC I convinced myself that they were no longer going to polish up this product. Highlights: -Unreal Engine Graphics (I'm not a huge fan, but some are) -Does simulate owning a gas station -Some of the mini-games are satisfying Downsides -The story gets in the way of what I came here to do -Buggy mini-games, and feels unpolished -Kinda feel like I'm being led by the nose instead of being able to carve out my own experience It's basically the experience it claims to be, but it needs more attention to gameplay details.

wash car, steal from car trunk, sit watch cinema and eat popcorn