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Do you find tycoon games too simplistic? GearCity is a complex and in-depth business simulator. It focuses on a realistic economic simulation of the global automobile industry. The game takes several hours to grasp and hundreds of hours to master. Can you succeed where many other CEOs have failed?
710 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
149 months, May 2014 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 433 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 277 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
GearCity was released on 14 Jan, 2022.
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50 developer announcements, Jul 2019 to Jan 2026 · times in UTC
Greetings Everyone,I hope everyone is doing well. I have a small GearCity update to start the new year. Here is the changelog: -Bugfix: Corrected some cities on the Base City Map which were using city population for the 2020 data, when…
Eric.BGreetings Everyone,I just released the first update of the year. It's a small update this time. We've got six bug fixes and one settings-related feature.Change Log: -\Bugfix:\ Fixed possible bug in Stock Reports where Branch Dealerships can…
Eric.BGreetings Everyone, Yet another small bug fix update this time around. It contains fixes for a pair of exploits, edge cases, a medium-sized bug, and a few little bugs. Unless anything major pops up, I am taking a break from GearCity until…
Eric.BGreetings Everyone, GearCity is getting another bugfix update. It contains a few small bug fixes and two possible crash fixes. Work continues on our crowdfunded DLC, which will be released for free when it's complete. Currently…
Eric.BGreetings everyone! I have for you all another small bug-fix update. The 2nd Gear DLC also got an update. It is approximately 10% complete. You can find the changelog for v2.0.0.11 below. -Engine: Fixed possible double free issues that…
Eric.BGreetings everyone, Just a small patch today fixing up the few issues reported to me since the last update. Fixed column shift issue in Individual City Sales Reports Fixed import taxes are charged on old sales when countries enter a war…
Patch notesGreetings Everyone! I have released GearCity version 2.0.0.9 for everyone and GearCity: 2nd Gear version 2.1.0.1 for FBS contributors. Version 2.0.0.9 has 11 bug fixes compiled over the last few months. I still have one or two things…
Eric.BHello! Version 2.0.0.8 is now out. This update is another bug-fix patch of things submitted to me over the last few months. There is nothing too big in this update. But there are a few moderate and small bug fixes. Depending on what FBS…
Eric.BHello everyone! I have another bugfix update for you. This time we have ten bug fixes, one of which is an exploit fix. We also have two gameplay changes, one of which may harm your company if you solely rely on racing contracts. And two…
Eric.BGreetings everyone! I have for you all a small bug fix update. It's mostly tidying up a few things that were reported to me since the last update. -Engine: Added Additional Error Checking to Prevent Rare Vehicle Design Crash. -Bugfix: Fixed…
Eric.BGreetings Everyone, I have released GearCity v2.0.0.5! This update fixes a few bugs in the game, mod tools, and settings editor. All our external programs are now running Qt5, which should help with HiDPI issues on all platforms. The…
Eric.BGreetings Everyone, I have released version 2.0.0.4. This update fixes a few minor bugs and exploits. You can expect the next patch once the community reports a work-week worth of issues. In the meantime, I will return to working on the…
Eric.BGreetings everyone, I have just another minor update this time. It fixes several smaller and medium-sized bugs with the game. This update superseded work on the manual, so I am a little behind on the Game Mechanics portion. I do not plan on…
Eric.BHello Everyone, Another bug-fix update for GearCity. With the release hype dying down some, the next bug fix will be in a couple of weeks unless someone comes across a major issue. -Media: Normalize tutorial audio speaking, sound fx, and…
Patch notesHello everyone, A small bug-fix patch this week. I wanted to get it to you all yesterday, but my week was very heavy with greater than expected release traffic and some offline headaches. Then I was going to release the update Saturday…
Eric.BIt is my pleasure to announce the completion of GearCity. I welcome everyone stepping into the game for the first time. I hope you have an enjoyable and profitable experience. Be sure to do the tutorials, and feel free to ask if you have…
Eric.BHello Everyone, The full release of the game is about one week away. I've spent quite a bit of time playtesting the game and knocking out issues that you all have reported over the last few weeks. I also did some static and dynamic code…
Eric.BUpon looking into some user-reported bugs, I noticed that I left some map testing debug code in the game. This error resulted in the Autosave function not working properly. Since this is a big enough issue, I decided to release this RC5…
Eric.BGreetings everyone, The fourth full release candidate is now available. With this update, all first-party game-related items are considered complete. I have finished the maps that will ship with the game and fixed several bugs in this…
Eric.BQuick hotfix today fixing two typos of mine that prevented the player from buying stock shares if they already owned shares of a company. And another that kept tutorial videos playing after you closed the window in the Office. Easy fixes…
Patch notesThe third full release candidate is now available. This update fixes several bugs the community and I have found, and it includes a bit of text content that I put off for several years. Looking forward, we're going to have a Release…
Eric.BA save game corruption issue has forced Release Candidate 2 out a couple of weeks sooner than planned. But that is the purpose of Release Candidates. So we're likely to have 4 RC's now unless more major issues pop up. If you have a save…
Patch notesIt's been a long time since there was an update. And for good reason! With the game nearing completion, much work went into creating the in-game video tutorials, playtesting, and cleaning up more text files. With the additional amount of…
Eric.BGreetings everyone, I spent the last several months creating the final video tutorials for the game. I am pleased to announce that all of the main video tutorials for the game are now available for download or streaming. Here is where you…
Eric.BGreetings everyone! It's time for another hotfix, as a possible crash with outsourced component production was reported to me. I also went ahead and fixed several pending issues, and included the latest video tutorial. On the topic of video…
Eric.BGreetings everyone, Another hotfix for 1.25.0.11. This one fixes a crash issue with loading .car files on non-standard encoded copies of Windows, primarily Swift-JIS. I also threw in a few bug fixes listed below. Video tutorials are going…
Patch notesThis should be the final hot fix for v1.25.0.11, but don't hold me to that. I've also worked in a couple bug fixes in this one as well. Hotfix #7: -Bugfix: Fixed possible crash issue with German translated save games. -Bugfix: Fixed…
Patch notesGreetings everyone, I have released the 6th hotfix for version 1.25.0.11 . This hotfix includes: -Media: 6 New Video Tutorials. -Bugfix: EPS Growth Rate issue in the Stock Report -Bugfix: Revenue Growth Rate issue in the Stock Report.…
Patch notesGreetings everyone, Two more hotfixes for version 1.25.0.11. Hotfix #4: -Bugfix: Fixed a critical issue which wouldn't allow you to select a vehicle body. Hotfix #5 -Bugfix: Tweaked city manufacturing growth for random history mode to…
Patch notesGreetings everyone, Since Sunday I've released 3 hotfixes targeting crash related issues. The latest issue has to do with save game corruption if you're using modded components files. If you get an error message about lost data, save the…
Patch notesGreetings everyone! We’re a couple of weeks late, but version 1.25.0.11 is ready to go. As mentioned in the last update, this build would take a while to create because of the time it takes to make video tutorials and all the little tedious…
Eric.BGreetings everyone! I released version 1.25.0.10 this morning. This build contains a few bug fixes, polishes, and gameplay balancing tweaks. Most noticeable is an adjustment of vehicle prices between 1920 and 1990. No changes came to the…
Eric.BGreetings everyone, I released version 1.25.0.9 today. This update includes bug fixes and UI tweaks. It also includes balancing of the base maps and some additional improvements to the English file. However, I still have work to do on all…
Eric.BGreetings, Version 1.25.0.8 is out. This build includes several serious and minor bug fixes. The primary focus of this build was to edit the English game text. Unfortunately, this took more time than expected, and I did not complete it by…
Eric.BGreetings everyone! I just released version 1.25.0.7. As mentioned previously, this was a quick and short release. Just a few bug fixes and what have you. Version 1.25.0.8 will be a long release. So don't expect another update for a few…
Patch notesGreetings everyone! We have released version 1.25.0.6. This build features 9 bug fixes, 8 gameplay adjustments, 7 moderate GUI adjustments, some tweaks to the main tutorial, and an improvement to the mouse-clicking system. Heavy work…
Eric.BGreetings everyone! I’m releasing version 1.25.0.5 this morning. This release is early because of the multiple hot patches I had to release for v1.25.0.4. Organizationally, this will allow me to get all 9 builds back on the same code base.…
Patch notesThird, and hopefully last hotfix for v1.25.0.4 has been released. This fixes another text resizer crash on Unix systems when using modify engine. It should also fix a crash when using premade 1940 USMC Compact SUV designs. The premade fix…
Patch notesAnother small hotfix this evening addressing marketing windows not opening from the world map, which could lead to crashing issues on Unix systems. This issue was due to the new text resizing systems.
Patch notesGreetings everyone! I just released a hotfix for v1.25.0.4 that fixes crashes when playing the game in a non-english language. Currently this hotfix is only for the Full 64-bit builds. Demos will receive the update in a few hours, and 32…
Patch notesHello everyone! I have updated the game and demo to version 1.25.0.4. This minor update includes 23 bug fixes. It also includes a couple of gameplay changes, such as increasing the penalty for old designs and disabling the AI and player's…
Eric.BHello again, We have another small update for you this week. The next update should be around December 11th. Unless I run into a big enough issue to waste a day putting together an update. Here is what's in Version 1.25.0.3: -Bugfix: Fixed…
Patch notesEvening everyone. As mentioned with the version 1.25 release, updates are coming more frequently in the form of minor patches. These mainly focus on polishing up the game for release and fixing any bugs that I find or you report. Tonight's…
Eric.BGearCity was not designed for a broad audience. We pride ourselves for targeting an often neglected niche of gamers. The game is complex, has a steep learning curve, poor graphics, and cumbersome UI. There is an attempt to warn folks on the…
Eric.BGreetings Everyone, We have released Version 1.25 to Default build users. If you would like to continue your v1.24 SP9 save games, please switch to the 1.24 build in the Steam Beta's tab. Click here for instructions. What is in this update?…
Eric.BGreetings everyone! 1.24 SP9 Save Games With version 1.25 coming out on November 8th, 2019, if you wish to continue to play your version 1.24 SP9 save games, you'll need to switch to "1.24" in the Steam Beta's tab. Directions on how to do…
Eric.BGreetings Everyone, Default Build will be updating to version 1.25 on November 8th. This update will require players to start a new save game. You can still access older versions of the game using the Steam Beta's tab. Testing Build will…
Eric.BVersion 1.25 RC2 has been released to Testing Build. This update is for Testing Build users only. If you would like to try Testing Build, you can find instructions on how to switch builds here…
Eric.BVersion 1.25 RC1 has been released to Testing Build. This update is for Testing Build users only. If you would like to try Testing Build, you can find instructions on how to switch builds here…
Patch notesGreetings everyone, Testing build will be updated to version 1.25 RC1 on August 1st. This update will require save game changes. If you are not on Testing Build, disregard this message. Unfortunately, not everything planned for v1.25 has…
Eric.BWhat Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch | GearCity.exe | windows | ||
| Launch | GearCity.app | macos | ||
| Launch | GearCityStart | linux | branch 1.22 | |
| Launch | runGearCity | linux | ||
| Video Settings Editor | ./ModTools/VideoSettings | linux 32 | ||
| Mod Tools | ./ModTools/GearCity_ModToolSuite | linux 32 | ||
| Mod Tools | ./GearCity.app/Contents/MacOS/GearCity_ModToolSuite | macos | ||
| Video Settings Editor | ./ModTools/VideoSettings.exe | windows | ||
| Mod Tools | ./ModTools/GearCity_ModToolSuite.exe | windows | ||
| Video Settings Editor | ./GearCity.app/Contents/MacOS/VideoSettings | macos | ||
| Video Settings Editor | ./ModTools/launchVS.sh | linux 64 | ||
| Mod Tools | ./ModTools/launchMT.sh | linux 64 | ||
| GearCity: 2nd Gear Testing | ./2ndGear/GearCityFBS1.exe | windows | branch fbs1_testing | |
| GearCity: 2nd Gear - Beta | ./2ndGear/GearCityFBS1.exe | windows | branch 2ndgear | |
| GearCity: 2nd Gear Testing | gcfbs1.sh | linux | branch fbs1_testing | |
| GearCity: 2nd Gear - Beta | gcfbs1.sh | linux | branch 2ndgear | |
| Previous Version of GearCity: 2nd Gear | 2ndGear/GearCityFBS1 | linux | branch fbs_previous_build | |
| Previous Version of GearCity: 2nd Gear | ./2ndGear/GearCityFBS1.exe | ./2ndGear | windows | branch fbs_previous_build |
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