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Jalopy

You take an aging Laika 601 on a road trip with your uncle, traveling from Germany through parts of the former Eastern Bloc toward Turkey. The route and its conditions change, making each leg of the journey a test of preparation. Drive between towns and manage the car’s condition: monitor its tyres, engine, and carburettor, refuel, make repairs, and fit upgrades. Cargo weight and the state of the vehicle affect how it performs on the road. Search along the way for goods and spare parts, then sell cargo in towns where prices vary. You can also carry contraband across borders, weighing potential profits against border checks and the costs of keeping the trip going.

Drive your uncle from Germany toward Turkey, keeping a fragile old car running while scavenging, trading, and crossing borders.

Released 28 Mar 2018

76%positive of
11k player reviews

$14.99

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Maintain a Beaten-Up Car

Smuggle Goods Across Borders

Scavenge Roadside Cargo

Build, repair, refuel and drive a dilapidated old car on a grand journey through the territories of the former Eastern bloc. Explore Germany, CSFR, Hungary, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria

Developed by Minskworks · Published by Excalibur Games

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Players Praise Most

Road-Trip Atmosphere
Car Maintenance
Relaxed Driving
Trading and Smuggling

Common Player Critiques

Progress-Stopping Bugs
Sparse Content
Clumsy Driving Controls
Repetitive Routes

76%

positive of 11k player reviews

65/100

Metacritic

From the Devs

Navigate miles and miles of tyre changing, fuel burning, carburettor busting, mud clattering terrain, through night and day, rain and shine. Adapt to whatever the procedurally generated world of Jalopy can throw at you.

Upgrade, maintain and care for your Laika 601 Deluxe motor vehicle. Keep close attention to everything from the state of your tyres, the condition of your engine and even the space in your trunk. Repair each aspect of your scrappy little car and install unique upgrades to deal with the changing world. Everything from cargo weight to the condition of your carburettor will determine how your car performs on the open road.

The rise of capitalism brings an economical conundrum. Scavenge for scraps to make a small return of investment, or become a baron of the open road and smuggle contraband under the eyes of border patrols to make a sizable profit.

Developer Greg Pryjmachuk worked on the Formula 1 franchise from 2009 through to 2014. In late 2014, Greg began work on this new driving simulation featuring the fictional Laika 601 Deluxe car; reminiscent of the East German “Trabbie”, it will need much love and care to keep it going on this memorable road trip!

Back of the Box

Platforms	Windows
Achievements	23
Age ratings	ClassInd (Brazil) L IGRS (Indonesia) 3 Steam (Germany) 0
Players	From 1 (maximum not specified)
Multiplayer	The provided information indicates single-player support only. No multiplayer mode, player count, or online/local multiplayer features are described. The Steam tag includes "Multiplayer," but the listed features only specify "Single-player," so multiplayer support is unclear from the provided text.
Multiplayer & mods	No information about mods or multiplayer mod support is provided.
Controller support	Xbox
Controller required	No
DLC / extras	1 listed on Steam
Metacritic	65/100 View on Metacritic
Website	Official website