"Sounds like a plane taking off on the interstate."
"Grinding from the front when I brake."
"Dead in the driveway this morning. Neighbor jumped me."
Hodson Auto · Millbrook, Virginia
A broken lift, a 2.5-star rating, and $28,000 still owed to the bank.
Uncle Roy hands you the keys on a rainy spring night. There's one mechanic, Gus, who's been there longer than the coffee maker, a cat named Biscuit, and you have three years.
01 The counter
Tell the truth about the rear pads. Or don't.
Cars pull in with their owners' own words. Gus diagnoses; you write the estimate. Every line traces back to a finding, or it doesn't, and about one customer in five catches a padded bill. Then the whole town hears about it.
02 The bay
Get your hands dirty.
Zoom into the bay and diagnose it yourself: a multimeter on the battery, a stethoscope on the pulley, a pressure tester on the cooling system. Every check costs your time and rules causes out. Make the call, and your Wrench skill grows.
03 The shop
One bay to a town institution.
Fix Bay 2's lift, then knock out a wall for Bay 3. Hire from whoever turns up on Monday, each with their own traits, wages and weak spots. Train them, give the raise or don't, and watch for the chain store across Route 9 trying to poach your best tech.
04 The story
Three years. Thirteen dilemmas. Three endings, each told three ways.
The balloon payment. Mrs. Patterson's tires. Dale's fleet vans every Tuesday. Torqwise's $19.99 oil changes. A reporter who might be your next customer, and a 1962 roadster in a barn. How honest you were decides how it ends.
Four seasons in Millbrook
Rain on the lot, snow on the roof, the sign coming on at dusk.
Who's on the clock
The crew, and the town that keeps them busy.
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GM
Gus Moreno
Your first mechanic
"Oil and filter change. Seen it a hundred times." He's been at Roy's longer than the coffee maker, and he's not slowing down. Mostly.
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MH
Marcus Hale
The fast one
Works a quarter faster than anyone, and a car he rushed comes back twice as often. Torqwise wants him.
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W
Roy
Your uncle
"That note's why I handed you the keys and not the deed. Pay it every season and it's yours."
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B
Biscuit
The shop cat
Naps on a warm hood, grooms in the lobby, and has never once been asked to leave.
And then keep going.
- Six specializations. European, EV and hybrid, tires and alignment, truck and diesel, classic restoration, or fleet services.
- Six scenarios, a new weekly challenge every Monday, and Endless mode where the world keeps changing.
- 63 faults across 22 complaints, each with its own clue tree, and ten kinds of car.
- Plays your way: mouse and keyboard, a controller, or touch. Text size, high contrast, colorblind-safe colors and reduced motion.
Questions at the counter
Is it really free?
Yes. The whole game, all three years, plays free in your browser. No ads, no account.
Where does my save go?
Into this browser, on this device. It saves every game hour, at closing and when you leave. Clear your browser's site data and the save goes with it; a different browser or device starts its own shop.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes: a phone held upright or on its side, a tablet, a laptop or an ultrawide monitor. It needs a browser with WebGL 2, which anything from the last several years has.
How long is it?
The campaign runs three in-game years, about 30 to 40 hours. After that there are the scenarios, the weekly challenge and Endless mode.
Can I play with a controller?
Yes. Plug one in and the game switches over, prompts and all.