PC Building Simulator

PC Building Simulator
PC Building Simulator	2019
PC Building Simulator 2	2022

PC Building Simulator is a singleplayer simulation game in the PC Building Simulator series.

General information

Official Discord server

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store
GamersGate

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Microsoft Store		Xbox Play Anywhere
Steam
Official website (unavailable)

A demo is available from itch.io.

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	Several DLC packs are available that add new workshop environments to the game.
Expansion pack	The Esports Expansion includes an additional campaign with new gameplay features.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
Sponsored	Features real-world computer hardware products that are an integral part of gameplay.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
Cosmetic	The Overclocked Edition Content consists of reskins of existing PC cases and has no effect on gameplay.
Finite spend	The Overclocked Edition Content DLC can only be bought once.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Overclocked Edition Content	Includes four custom skins for the NZXT H500 and H700 cases.
Razer Workshop	Razer-themed workshop for Free Build
RoG Workshop	ASUS RoG-themed workshop for Free Build
NZXT Workshop	NZXT-themed workshop for Free Build
Overclockers UK Workshop	Overclockers UK-themed Workshop for Free Build
Esports Expansion	Band new campaign that pits you as tech support for an e-sports team
Deadstick Case	Deadstick themed NZXT H700i case for Free Build. Delisted from GOG store.
Good Company Case	Good Company themed NZXT H700i case for Free Build
GOG Galaxy Edition Case	Exclusive GOG 'Galaxy Edition' themed NZXT H700i case for Free Build

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\The Irregular Corp\PC Building Simulator\
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/621060/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Saves\^{[Note 3]}
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/621060/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Use the command line arguments: `-popupwindow -screen-fullscreen 0 -screen-width 1920 -screen-height 1080`^[2] Set 1920 and 1080 to the desired width and height of the window.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		200 fps cap
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Input and Gameplay settings.

Keybinding menu (with Xbox One controller plugged in).

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Movement only. Mouse buttons not configurable
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Cursor sensitivity is inherited from operating system.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
Shader Model support	5

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-2500K AMD Athlon X4 740
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	30 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon R9 285 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible

Integrated GPUs may work but are not supported.

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 2018.4.16f1^[1]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/621060/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (621060) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2021-01-05
↑ https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/CommandLineArguments.html

[2] Unity engine build: 2018.4.16f1^[1]

[Proton_path_note-3] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/621060/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (621060) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/621060/.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (621060) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[gamedir-4] When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[engineversion-1] Verified by User:Aemony on 2021-01-05

[Unity3DArguments-5] ttps://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/CommandLineArguments.html

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[Note 2]

[Note 3]

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Developers

	Claudiu Kiss
	The Irregular Corporation
Publishers
	The Irregular Corporation
Engines
	Unity 2018^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	January 29, 2019
Reception
OpenCritic	70
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Expansion pack, DLC, Sponsored
Microtransactions	Cosmetic, Finite spend
Modes	Singleplayer
Genres	Simulation
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary
Series	PC Building Simulator