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Bike Mechanic Simulator 2023 isn’t the fully-fledged bike maintenance simulator as its namesake suggests, with repetitive minigames taking the place of real repairs. However, there is enjoyment to be had with the business simulation and the quirky nature of the game itself.
As an armchair cyclist living in a rented top floor flat, I don’t have the space to tinker with my bikes, blunting my maintenance skills. I hang my head in shame as I bring my beloved chariot to a bike shop to be handled by a stranger.
Bike Mechanic Simulator 2023 offers the possibility to dust off my cerebral cobwebs and sharpen my competence from the comfort of my own home, mess and stress free.
The full release will focus on expanding your business, with bigger shops to move into and the ability to customise them as you see fit. You’ll even be able to ride the whips that pass through in a skate park that appears seriously reminiscent of BMXing games of yore. There will be a storyline that the developers say will centre around events and retro bike restoration.
I’ll be looking to see how useful a tool Bike Mechanic Simulator 2023 can be as an introduction to the world of self-repairs. Whether the simulation is accurate or if discrepancies get in the way of itself and, perhaps most importantly, if the simulation strikes the right balance between realism and fun.
Design and gameplay
Upon launch, you find yourself in an impossibly clean bike shop (where are all the greasy rags, mouldy mugs of tea and burst inner tubes?).
The demo lets you repair three different varieties of bikes in various states of disrepair. Some require major disassembly to get them in working order again. You need not worry about where most of your tools are fortunately, simply selecting a part will automatically use the correct instrument. A workbench at your disposal offers you a pump, wheel stand and truing station for dealing with wonky wheels.
The full version will give you the option to customise the shop as you see fit. However, for the demo version, the choice of decor is out of your hands. That said, I doubt anyone will be getting rid of the pink neon ‘Live love Ride’ sign in the full game.
Exploring the rest of our new digs, I spotted the front desk stocking some unfortunately cropped editions of Bicycling magazine. There are even old editions of Procycling magazine (R.I.P) lining the shelf below; the November 2020 Tour de France…
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