Choose City Car Driving
Choose City Car Driving if you want the VR Supported side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 73.8% positive across 6,391 reviews.
City Car Driving vs City Car Driving 2.0
City Car Driving and City Car Driving 2.0 both land in Indie, Simulation, Racing 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, Racing on Steam. City Car Driving (2016) is 10 years older than City Car Driving 2.0 (2026). City Car Driving scores higher on Steam reviews (73.8% positive) than City Car Driving 2.0 (62.5% positive). 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 City Car Driving 2.0
Choose City Car Driving 2.0 if you want an Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,060 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both City Car Driving and City Car Driving 2.0 sit in Indie, Simulation, and Racing 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
 City Car Driving |  City Car Driving 2.0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Racing | Indie, Simulation, Early Access, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 2.49 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 73.8% positive (6,391 reviews) | 62.5% positive (1,060 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Forward Development, Ltd. | Forward Development, Ltd. |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation, Racing on Steam.
- City Car Driving (2016) is 10 years older than City Car Driving 2.0 (2026).
- City Car Driving scores higher on Steam reviews (73.8% positive) than City Car Driving 2.0 (62.5% positive).
- City Car Driving is currently ~92% cheaper on Steam than City Car Driving 2.0 (2.49 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- City Car Driving is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; City Car Driving 2.0 has no Deck rating yet.
City Car Driving vs City Car Driving 2.0 — FAQ
- Which is better, City Car Driving or City Car Driving 2.0?
- On Steam reviews City Car Driving scores higher (73.8% positive) than City Car Driving 2.0 (62.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, City Car Driving is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play City Car Driving or City Car Driving 2.0 first?
- If you want chronology, City Car Driving (2016) came out before City Car Driving 2.0 (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 City Car Driving and City Car Driving 2.0 similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation, Racing 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 City Car Driving run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — City Car Driving is rated Deck Playable by Valve. City Car Driving 2.0 doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.