PC Building Simulator
Released Jan 2019
Build and grow your very own computer repair enterprise as you learn to diagnose, fix and build PCs. With real-world licensed components and comprehensive hardware and software simulation, you can plan and bring your ultimate PC to life.
93% positive · 53K reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
PC Building Simulator launched on January 29, 2019 and received a substantial run of post-launch content: seven major updates shipped between 2019 and March 2022, introducing new career expansions (Esports Expansion in August 2020, the free IT Expansion in October 2021), seven brand-partner Workshop DLCs, and hundreds of real-world licensed components. The developer maintained a consistent cadence of major updates roughly every 2–5 months across this period.
After the March 2, 2022 major update (v1.15), the developer shipped one small feature patch on April 5, 2022 (Steam Deck and PS5 controller support), and then the final communication on record was a January 11, 2023 maintenance update that disabled a Unity Analytics function. There have been no further posts, announcements, or content drops since January 11, 2023 — over three years of complete silence.
All 11 DLC items listed on the store are released. No unreleased DLC entries exist. No roadmap, season pass, or future content has been announced. The developer has not explicitly stated the game is finished, but the combination of all DLC shipped, a major update cadence that ended cleanly in early 2022, and more than three years of developer silence well beyond any historically established update window indicates the game has reached the end of its content cycle. The last meaningful developer communication was January 11, 2023, and it was purely a maintenance/privacy patch with no suggestion of further updates.
Evidence
Final developer communication: a maintenance update disabling Unity Analytics data tracking. No content additions, no mention of future plans.
Major update v1.15 shipped with new cases, a free workshop, and a large batch of new parts — the last major content release.
Content
11 of 11 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
The Irregular Corporation
Achievements
94
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
Build your very own PC empire, from simple diagnosis and repairs to bespoke, boutique creations that would be the envy of any enthusiast. With an ever-expanding marketplace full of real-world components you can finally stop dreaming of that ultimate PC and get out there, build it and see how it benchmarks in 3DMark!
PC Building Simulator has already enjoyed viral success with over 650,000+ downloads of its pre-alpha demo and has now been lovingly developed into a fully-fledged simulation to allow you to build the PC of your dreams.
Take charge of IT support for Irratech Corp in the IT Expansion which features over 20 hours of additional story content, included in PC Building Simulator completely for free.
The career mode in PC Building Simulator puts you in charge of your very own PC building and repair business. From your own cozy workshop, you must use all your technical skills to complete the various jobs that come your way.
Customers will provide you with a range of jobs from simple upgrades and repairs to full system builds which you must complete while balancing your books to ensure you are still making a profit!
PC Building Simulator will allow you to experiment with a large selection of accurately modelled, fully licensed parts from your favourite real-world manufacturers.
If money was no object, what would you build?
Build your PC from the case up with your favourite parts and express your building flair by choosing your favourite LED and cabling colors to really make it stand out. Choose from a range of air and water cooling solutions to keep it cool or even go all out with fully customizable water cooling loops! Once your rig is ready to go, turn it on and see how it benchmarks. Not happy with the results? Jump into the bios and try your hand at overclocking to see if you can get better results without breaking anything!
Does building your own PC seem like an impossible task?
PC Building Simulator aims to teach even the most novice PC user how their machine is put together with step-by-step instructions explaining the order parts should be assembled and providing useful information on what each part is and its function.
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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