My Winter Car is a deeply challenging first-person survival and vehicle simulation game developed by Amistech Games and released in Early Access on December 29, 2025. Set in a bleak Finnish winter of 1999, the game tasks you with buying, building and maintaining your own old car (a Corris Rivett) from scratch while managing realistic mechanical systems and fighting the environment itself — harsh cold, darkness and limited resources are constant threats.
Gameplay revolves around detailed car assembly with nearly 200 unique parts, realistic driving physics on snow-and-ice roads, and robust survival mechanics like body temperature, hunger, thirst and fatigue that require careful planning to stay alive. You’ll take on side jobs to earn money, engage in rally or circuit racing, and struggle with day-to-day life in an unforgiving winter, all with the looming specter of permadeath — if you die, you lose everything and restart from scratch. The game’s design is intentionally brutal and not recommended for newcomers or those unfamiliar with the predecessor’s steep learning curve.
Key Features:
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Deep first-person survival and car-building simulator in a harsh winter world.
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Sequel to My Summer Car with bigger mechanics and harder challenges.
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Build and maintain a Corris Rivett from nearly 200 parts.
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Realistic driving physics on icy, snowy roads and frozen lakes.
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Sophisticated survival systems (body temperature, hunger, thirst).
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Permadeath mechanic that resets progress on death.
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Jobs and gigs to earn money for parts and survival essentials.
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Rally, circuit and ice track racing events included.
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Dynamic world with weather effects, darkness and cold danger.
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Played on PC; no official native Mac version — Mac play possible only via streaming/workarounds.
Requirements:
▎Apple Silicon (ARM)
– macOS Tahoe 26.1-26.2 and later.
– Apple Silicon processors (M1-M5, M Pro/Max/Ultra).
– ±8 GB of shared memory.
– ±3 GB of free disk space.
▎No gamepad support
