Car Park Capital Starts Steam Early Access on October 9
The early access launch gives players a chance to engage with the game's satirical take on car-centric urban development, offering three distinct scenarios from the start.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Hilkojj Interactive announced Car Park Capital, a satirical city-builder about car dependence, will launch on Steam early access on October 9, 2026. Players demolish homes, build parking lots, spread propaganda, and manage anti-car activists. The early access version includes three maps, with a full release planned for summer 2027.
The game casts the player as an employee of a giant automobile company tasked with turning a quiet neighborhood into a parking lot empire. Gameplay involves buying land, tearing down homes, and building parking lots, while pushing residents to suburbs where walking is unrealistic. Propaganda tools control hearts and minds, and drive-through toilets meet needs in a car-dependent world.
Early access will include three maps: an American city, the Pyramids of Giza, and Florida with amphibious vehicles. Developer Hilko Janssen plans to improve and adjust content based on feedback, targeting a full release for summer 2027. The game uses 1990s-2000s-style CG visuals to deliver its social criticism of car dependence and urban development.
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