

In addition, you can use touch controls when playing in tablet mode, but the game is so small on the touch screen that you can’t really see what you’re doing. For example, when using the PC, your mouse pointer will slowly “snap” to a nearby icon, which is helpful. Some thought was put into this by the developers, it seems. Whether you’re trying to get the mouse cursor to hover over the tiny clip that holds in a RAM chip, unplug a thin wire running from your CPU to your power supply, or double-clicking desktop PC icons to read email or run a virus scan, everything about this game revolves around the mouse. What feels natural when playing the game on PC feels like a chore at best when playing on the Switch, and it’s the user interface for almost the entire experience. Having played the PC version of the game before, I was excited to see a Switch release, but moments after I fired up the game with my Pro Controller I remembered something about PC Building Simulator that should have probably curbed my excitement in the first place: you will be spending a lot of time moving a mouse cursor around the screen with the analog stick. You will be spending 95% of your time either reading email, shopping for components, or working on PCs. There are upgrades you can buy, like a second workbench or a cabinet to put computers, but none of it changes the core gameplay. In the office, you’ll find a computer you can use to run your business (take orders, shop for parts, test out software) and a workbench for working on customers’ PCs. PC Building Simulator is our free game this week and has already been claimed by over 4 million players 🥳Īs part of the celebration, DLC for PC Building Simulator is 10% – 50% off!Ĭheck it out: entirety of the game takes place in a one-room office with an adjacent hallway. One of these DLCs lets players take on the job of looking after the technology at an esports event and ensure that competitors’ rigs are all running as well as possible. To celebrate, the downloadable content for PC Building Simulator is between 10 and 50 per cent off, depending on which content is chosen. It has proved extremely popular as the Epic Games Store has announced on Twitter that over 4million players have already claimed the game. PC Building Simulator, this week’s free game on the Epic Games Store, usually costs £14.99.
