My Winter Car

 
If Mi coche de verano was a drunken, sun-soaked ode to 90s Finnish countryside boredom, My Winter Car is its sober, shivering hangover. The sequel takes everything that made the original a cult classic—the obsessive car building, the janky physics, the beer—and buries it under two feet of snow. It transforms from a quirky mechanic simulator into a brutal survival game where the cold is just as likely to kill you as a loose brake line. You aren’t just building a car anymore; you are fighting to keep your blood liquid while doing it.
Frostbite and Fuel Lines: Core Gameplay

The Project: The star of the show is the Corris Rivett (based on the Ford Taunus TC), a RWD beast that you must build from a bare shell. Unlike the Satsuma, this build is even more granular, requiring you to assemble individual engine rockers and deal with a more complex chassis.
Lethal Cold: The temperature is your new worst enemy. You must actively heat your house, wear layers of winter gear, and keep your car’s cabin warm. Forget the shirtlessness of the first game; stepping outside unprepared is a death sentence.
Winter Physics: Driving is completely overhauled. The roads are coated in ice and snow, making RWD cars a nightmare to handle without proper tires and throttle control. If you thought the dirt roads were hard before, try them with zero traction.
The Daily Driver: You start with the Sorbet, a reliable(ish) FWD hatchback that serves as your lifeline while you scavenge for parts. It handles the snow better than your project car, but it’s still a 90s econobox fighting the elements.
Flexible Jobs: The rigid punch-clock jobs are gone, replaced by a more flexible gig economy that lets you earn money on your own schedule—assuming your tractor starts in the -20°C frost.

How It Stacks Up
My Winter Car takes the foundation of its predecessor and adds a layer of survivalist difficulty that sets it apart from other mechanic sims.



Game
Key Difference




Mi coche de verano
MWC adds lethal temperature mechanics and slippery road physics, shifting the tone from “carefree summer chaos” to “grim winter survival.”


Mon Bazou
En Mon Bazou is a chill, grind-friendly experience, My Winter Car is actively hostile, punishing mistakes with death or soft-locks.


La larga oscuridad
Both games will kill you with cold, but only MWC asks you to assemble a camshaft and adjust valve lash while you freeze.



Detalles clave

Developer / Publisher: Amistech Games.
Plataformas: PC (Steam).
Fecha de publicación: Early Access December 29, 2025.
Género: Simulation / Survival / Mechanic.
Entorno: A frozen, fictional version of 1990s Finland.

Who It’s For

Must-play for veterans of the first game who thought the permadeath mode wasn’t stressful enough.
Perfect for car enthusiasts who understand that Rear Wheel Drive + Ice = Fun (and terror).
Skip if you lack patience; this game requires you to warm up your engine before driving and heat your house before sleeping. It is slow, deliberate, and punishing.

Why It Works
It works because it respects the player’s intelligence—and their pain tolerance. There are no waypoints, no tutorials, and no hand-holding. When you finally get the Corris Rivett to fire up on a cold morning, the sense of accomplishment is genuine because you didn’t just press a button; you built the engine, wired the electronics, and tuned the fuel mixture yourself, all while battling hypothermia. It captures the specific, miserable beauty of Nordic winter car culture perfectly.