
Early Access
Yes, but updates are hit or miss. Last updated yesterday, with about 2 updates per month.
Last checked Oct 22, 2026
Create a car company from scratch! Go from the first mechanical carriages to luxurious racing cars! Design cars, sell them, participate in races, expand your company and lead it to market dominance!
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Some sounds, interface elements and in-game images of various situations in the game were created using AI, but were later manually processed by us.
Oct 20, 2026 · Build
Public branch build 26080457
Latest build time Steam reports for the public branch.
Oct 4, 2026 · Patch note
Free demo of version 0.8.5 (opens in new tab)
Hi everyone! We’ve updated the game demo to version 0.8.5! We made a concerted effort to bring the free trial up to date so that anyone interested can try *Car Factory* before buying—getting a feel for the gameplay, the current state of the project, and the direction of its development. Right now, the demo is virtually identical to the full game, with the o…
Oct 2, 2026 · Patch note
Patch 0.8.5 (opens in new tab)
Hi everyone! We’ve released another patch for the game, bringing the following updates: Hard drive space optimization (the game has shed an extra 300 MB) Fixed translation and localization errors for English and German Improved game performance on older systems using DX11 Added new gameplay sounds and fixed issues with looping soundtrack playback Corrected…
Sep 4, 2026 · Patch note
Game update 0.8.2 (opens in new tab)
Hello everyone! We've finally prepared a game update and released it online! You'll find: 2 new race tracks A fully customizable phaeton A redesigned tech tree The ability to customize cities and their impact on brand sales New AI for rival racing cars New factory models on the map with the ability to visually customize them Staff trust and new daily event…
Aug 4, 2026 · Patch note
Patch 0.8 release date (opens in new tab)
Hello everyone! We have good news! We've almost finished the latest version of the game and will be uploading a patch soon! It will include many new features: city development, a new tech tree, customization for one of the cars, two new race tracks, new AI bots on the track, and new models for the global map. In this news, we wanted to show you the building…
Car Factory Empire last shipped a public branch build yesterday (Oct 20, 2026).
It got about 2 updates per month over the last year and is irregular (58/100). 10 of the last 12 months had at least one update day. Not enough of a cadence to call it regular.
No. It shipped a build or patch note within the last 90 days, though updates are hit or miss.
Car Factory Empire: 25 updates in the last 12 months, avg every 14 days. The chart shows the last 12 months, including months with zero patch notes. Counts are dated patch and update posts, not branch builds. The Early Access release on 2025-11-03 falls inside this window.
| Month | Updates |
|---|---|
| November 2025 | 8 |
| December 2025 | 3 |
| January 2026 | 3 |
| February 2026 | 3 |
| March 2026 | 2 |
| April 2026 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 1 |
| June 2026 | 1 |
| July 2026 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 1 |
| September 2026 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 2 |