Gas Station Simulator News

If you joined our official Discord server a long time ago—or even recently—you might have noticed some highly requested changes. I understand your confusion, but that’s why I’m here to give you the details!

[h2]Our Discord Server Has Been Reworked 🔥[/h2]

That’s right! From now on, we plan to be much more active on the server. You can look forward to more community events like AUAs (Ask Us Anything), Fanart Fridays, giveaways, and more. We want to make our Discord a special place for our amazing community, so I highly encourage you to join now!



Your feedback has always been invaluable to us. If you have suggestions, ideas, or changes you'd like to see—or anything else—don’t hesitate to share. Let’s build this space together!

[h2]Get Your Limited Discord Role Now 👀[/h2]

Let’s celebrate! Starting now, everyone who joins the server can claim a special role. But hurry—after April 6th, 11:59 PM CET, the role will be gone! Be quick, Gas Jockeys—I’m counting on you.

And if you thought that was the last surprise, think again! We’re also hosting a giveaway where you can win some awesome games. Just click the link or the image below and follow the steps. Good luck! 🍀



[h2]Stay Up-to-Date 📰[/h2]

Sadly, all good things must come to an end. Make sure to join our freshly reworked Discord server, leave your feedback in the comments, and share your suggestions. Have a fantastic rest of your day, an amazing weekend filled with great games, and we’ll catch up in the next announcement. Until then! 👋

~Sewek

P.S. Speaking of awesome games—word on the street is that our friends at Garage Monkeys just released a demo for Car Dealer Simulator. From what I’ve heard, it’s a worthwhile experience, so I highly recommend checking it out!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3413480/Car_Dealer_Simulator_Demo/

P.S. 2 If you want to take Gas Station Simulator to the next level—literally—Airstrip DLC is currently at a historic low of 25% off! Hurry, this sale won’t last forever.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2137370/Gas_Station_Simulator__Airstrip_DLC/

Another day in the job means another bunch of fixes has arrived to your Gas Station Simulator. Thanks to your invaluable feedback and reports, we've managed to track down those pesky issues and come up with an update that should solve most of the issues reported by you. Rest assured, we're still lookin at your comments and our QA team is tracking down the issues you're reporting to us on a daily basis. Thanks so much for your patience and I guess it's a high time to proceed to the patch notes ⬇️

[h2]Changes♻️[/h2]

• Removed the Revamp Info Pop-Up from the main menu
  

[h2]Bugfixes🐛[/h2]

[h3]Base game⛽[/h3]

• Fixed a bug with Cinema Achievement not working for some players
  
• Fixed a bug where the quest "Serve first customer at cash register" could not be completed when there were two customers in line.
  
• Fixed a bug where an NPC could be stuck standing still in the Drive-In Cinema parking lot.
  
• Fixed a crash caused by an invalid car by the fuel pump
  
• Fixed a bug where cars, especially Mamba had issues leaving parking spots, as reported by players
  
• Fixed a bug where the hiring tab for Drive-In Cinema employees displayed the "Cinema handling" task incorrectly.
  
• Fixed an issue in the Junkyard where the player could not answer the phone from the Uncle
  
• Fixed a bug where oil stains in the Drive-In Cinema could snap to customers.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Rush Hours event at the Drive-In Cinema increased the cleanliness indicator unexpectedly
  
• Fixed a bug where a clipped part of the ticket would fly in the background during the validator unstuck quick-time event
  
• Fixed a bug where the Cinema Cleanliness tutorial at the Drive-In Cinema would not close down when the player walked away
  
• Fixed a bug where dropped popcorn bags in the Drive-In Cinema did not always turn into trash
  
• Fixed a bug where the storage interaction popup was rescaling incorrectly
  

[h2]Spring Sale is here🐣[/h2]

Fortunately, Spring is just around the corner, and to celebrate the world coming back to life (at least here in Poland) we're taking part in the Spring Sale event that has just gone live on Steam. If you've been hunting down these awesome promotions for your favorite games that you might have on your wishlists, now it's gonna be the perfect time to check those out! Games, DLCs, and bundles – that's the mixture you don't want to miss. Meanwhile, stay safe, have a wonderful weekend, and we hear each other in the next announcement.

Car Dealer Simulator: Prologue from Garage Monkeys is not yet participating in the Spring Sale, but you can always try to play - for free :)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3115010/Car_Dealer_Simulator_Prologue__Early_Days/

~Sewek

Hey Gas Jockeys!

We're dedicated to making your gameplay experience smoother. Gas Station Sim is our passion project, so we're constantly reading through your comments and feedback, identifying any issues you might be experiencing, and fixing them. Today, we're bringing you some much-needed bug fixes.

Wanna know more?

[h3]Base Game:[/h3]

• Changed the default position of the Auto Vacuum Cleaner
• Updated the image of Drive-in Cinema Tutorial widget
  
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented players from placing paintbrush decals on wall segments with doors
• Fixed a crash caused by the tutorial starting too early
• Fixed a crash caused by car parking in Car Wash
• Fixed a crash caused by Employees starting their shift in certain conditions
• Fixed a crash caused by Employees trying to restock products
• Fixed a crash caused by a car trying to leave the queue
• Fixed a bug causing trash to spawn around the Cinema parking instead of spawning in the parking
• Fixed various localization issues in most languages
• Fixed a bug that caused Tickets to display wrong modifier information
• Fixed a visual bug that caused the “Show Trash” tooltip to go outside the screen border in some localizations
• Fixed a bug that caused Custom Movie ticked to have a black screen instead of thumbnails
• Fixed a bug that caused a player to get stuck with a validator in hand after the movie
• Fixed a bug that caused Automatic Validator to be ON by default
• Fixed visual bug wit not-existent Drive-In DLC icon, when DLC is inactive
• Fixed a bug that allowed players to target cars without Popcorn in their hands
• Fixed a bug with the wrong setup of the Cinema parking spot radius

[h3]Junkyard:[/h3]

• Fixed crash caused by generating new contracts in Junkyard

We've seen your feedback regarding the issue with the lockpicking quest, and thanks to your reports we've managed to track that down. Having said that, make sure to update your game. Rest assured, we're still looking at your comments and gathering your feedback regarding the DLC, so keep those comments coming.

• Fixed a bug that broke the lockpicking quests
  

~Sewek

The wait is over! The free Drive-In Cinema DLC for Gas Station Simulator is officially out! This brand-new expansion lets you restore and run your very own drive-in cinema in the middle of nowhere. Fire up the projector, roll out the popcorn, and give your customers an unforgettable movie night under the stars! 🤩

As always, to celebrate the release of new DLC, our team has managed to prepare their own mov… I mean a trailer that perfectly showcases the magic of drive-in cinema. Check this one out now 👇

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

Along with the DLC release, we've managed to fix some of the issues that were reported by you. Check the full patch notes below. Rest assured, we're still working on some additional fixes that haven't found their way in today's patch.

[h2]Changes[/h2]

• Removed old Banners from the intro
  
• Added various localization improvements
  
• Added collision avoidance system for cars leaving parking spots
  
• Spark Plugs are easier to pick up
  
• Moved the canister to fit the environment properly
  
• Corrected the position of Junkyard Photo Spot
  

[h2]Bugfixes[/h2]
[h3]Base game[/h3]

• Fixed a bug that caused a loss of input if the “Party Time is Over” pop-up was shown at the moment of pressing the “Reset” button
  
• Fixed crash/freeze that occurred when using the “Reset” button after Save/Load
  
• Fixed a bug where the player couldn’t close “Warning” pop-up if “Party Time is Over” overlayed it
  
• Fixed a bug with several employees doing the same task
  
• Fixed a bug that reset the Airbrush color picker to 0 instead of the default value
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the player to lose input when pressing ‘Esc’ during the Employee Trailer cinematic
  
• Fixed a bug with immovable decoration over the toilet doors
  
• Fixed a traffic issue where a car driving to the Car Wash could block cars leaving the parking lot
  
• Fixed a bug that caused NPC to get stuck in the corner of the Toilet
  
• Fixed a bug that allowed players to put Tobacco shelves on the Toilet walls
  
• Fixed a visual bug with an incorrect Upgrade Tree thumbnail for Gas Station lvl 1
  
• Fixed a bug with missing standing-up animation for Employees
  
• Fixed a bug that caused Employees to get stuck in one place during a cleaning task
  
• Fixed visual bug with specific decorations clipping through the walls
  
• Fixed a bug that caused Employees to miss something to clean
  
• Fixed a traffic issue that prevented cars from leaving parking from giving way to the cars on the main road
  
• Fixed a bug that caused Employees to drift from their chairs in certain conditions
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the Party Evaluation pop-up to block the UI
  
• Fixed a bug that caused Employees to get stuck between restocking and the Cash Register mini-game
  
• Fixed a bug that blocked items that fell off the basket
  
• Fixed a bug that caused Party Bus to block all the other cars leaving the station
  
• Fixed a text alignment issues in Arabic
  

[h2]Tidal Wave[/h2]

• Fixed a bug that caused Employees to get stuck in the toilet during cleaning
  

[h2]Stay up-to-date 📰[/h2]

As always, we’ll be keeping an eye on your feedback and comments. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the new DLC, so let us know what you think in the comment section down below! We’ve got way more updates in the works, so stay tuned for what’s coming next. Until the next devlog! 👋

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3014630/Gas_Station_Simulator__DriveIn_Cinema_DLC/

~Sewek

Once you've gotten the hang of Drive-In Cinema, also try Car Dealer Simulator: Prologue from Garage Monkeys.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3115010