Choose Car Dealer Simulator
Choose Car Dealer Simulator if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 3,809 Steam reviews back the pick.
Car Dealer Simulator vs Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days
Car Dealer Simulator and Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days both land in Simulation, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Simulation, Casual on Steam. Car Dealer Simulator (2025) is 1 year older than Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days (2026). Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days is free; Car Dealer Simulator is paid (19.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days
Choose Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days if you want an Adventure and Free To Play game with Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days launched in 2026.
Both Car Dealer Simulator and Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days sit in Simulation and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Car Dealer Simulator |  Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Casual | Adventure, Simulation, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 87.9% positive (3,809 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Garage Monkeys | Play2Chill S.A. |
Side by side
- Both share Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- Car Dealer Simulator (2025) is 1 year older than Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days (2026).
- Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days is free; Car Dealer Simulator is paid (19.99 USD).
- Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days has co-op; Car Dealer Simulator does not.
- Car Dealer Simulator is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days has no Deck rating yet.
Car Dealer Simulator vs Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days — FAQ
- Should I play Car Dealer Simulator or Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days first?
- If you want chronology, Car Dealer Simulator (2025) came out before Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days (2026). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Car Dealer Simulator and Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days similar?
- They overlap on Simulation, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Car Dealer Simulator have multiplayer like Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days?
- No. Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Car Dealer Simulator is listed as single-player only.
- Is Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days free?
- Yes — Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days is a free-to-play Steam title. Car Dealer Simulator is paid (19.99 USD).
- Does Car Dealer Simulator run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Car Dealer Simulator is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Car Crime Simulator: Prologue - Early Days doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.