Choose Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game
Choose Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game if you want a Strategy experience. 11,739 Steam reviews back the pick.
Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game vs Motor Town: Behind The Wheel
Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game and Motor Town: Behind The Wheel both land in Indie, Simulation, Early Access 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 Indie, Simulation, Early Access on Steam. Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game (2015) is 6 years older than Motor Town: Behind The Wheel (2021). Both sit near 94% positive on Steam (Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game: 11,739 reviews, Motor Town: Behind The Wheel: 5,065). 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 Motor Town: Behind The Wheel
Choose Motor Town: Behind The Wheel if you want an Adventure and Casual game with Online Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. 5,065 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game and Motor Town: Behind The Wheel sit in Indie, Simulation, and Early Access on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (93.6% vs 93.7% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game |  Motor Town: Behind The Wheel | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2021 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Early Access, Racing | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual, Early Access, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.6% positive (11,739 reviews) | 93.7% positive (5,065 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Camshaft Software Ltd | P3 Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation, Early Access on Steam.
- Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game (2015) is 6 years older than Motor Town: Behind The Wheel (2021).
- Both sit near 94% positive on Steam (Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game: 11,739 reviews, Motor Town: Behind The Wheel: 5,065).
- Motor Town: Behind The Wheel is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game (19.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Motor Town: Behind The Wheel has co-op; Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game vs Motor Town: Behind The Wheel — FAQ
- Which is better, Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game or Motor Town: Behind The Wheel?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game sits at 93.6% positive (11,739 reviews), Motor Town: Behind The Wheel at 93.7% (5,065). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game or Motor Town: Behind The Wheel first?
- If you want chronology, Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game (2015) came out before Motor Town: Behind The Wheel (2021). 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 Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game and Motor Town: Behind The Wheel similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation, Early Access 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.