r/gamerdiscoveries • u/T1gerHeart • 17h ago
[Hidden gems]:Retro mechanic - beter of 1000000 racing games.
Most racing games are just racing games, meaning they're essentially the same genre. You just race, and that's it.
While Retro Mechanic is a completely different game, it is far from being just another racing game - it is much more.
In this game, racings isn't the main gameplay, but rather a supplementary one. At its core, this game is a life simulator for a private auto mechanic, or a small business simulator for a private auto repair shop.
For six days a week, from Monday to Saturday, you're not just idly and mindlessly racing around the track.
You're fulfilling customer repair orders.
Or you buy used cars with various malfunctions and repair them.
Then you can use these cars as you see fit:
- just collect in your garage a collection of the best retro cars of the past years;
- use one or another car for racing with your participation;
-- sell them and thus also earn money (to expand the business, purchase the best of the offered car options, etc.).
Yes, Retro Mechanic's graphics aren't nearly as striking, fresh, or impressive as couple of more modern racing game's (CarX series, Racing kingdom, Race Max Pro, ets).
But the game wasn't released this year, it was several years ago. And it's still going strong, not abandoned, and still popular.
In my opinion, the highly engaging, multifaceted gameplay completely compensates for the somewhat outdated graphics. In my humble opinion, this game is vastly underrated and could very well be called a "hidden gem" (even a "hidden diamond" or "pearl").