Don't normally write reviews, however.

As a sight impaired PC user, games have to be pretty easy to use. ie no minute details, simple uncomplicated game play and engaging.
Yes this games has bugs, the graphic FPS needs looking at and the physics are on the odd side to say the least.
However, for me, it's engaging and fun.
It fulfills lots of the things I will never be able to do as I am disabled.
I will never be know the joy of what it is like to operate a tower crane or an excavator for the fear of death on a moassive scale.
I will also never be allowed to drive a lorry at break neck speed, through a city, fully loaded with the earth I have just loaded. Lets face it, It would be silly to even let me near one, let alone ask me to transport big sets of football stadium flood lights....

So yeah, I rate this game, it has issues that are being ironed out, it's engaging and fun.

If you like that sort of thing....

Which I do...

fricking lorry's, excavators n concrete mixers! Whats not to like.....

Nice concept but should be marked as BETA!
I've been playing for about four hours now and i can tell you you need to be VERY patient. In almost every mission i solved were one or more bugs. Sometimes the game didn't recognize success (you did what u been asked for but nothin happens...) - sometimes there were simple exceptions and the game crashed... (you are in the wrong place when job is done).
The most annoying thing is moving the materials to your construction site. You can't fix the goods on the vehicle and you really have to drive careful and patient cause the torque comes instant - the moving steering not....
Go on Updateing each week and the game may get playable...

From a genre that generally suffers from bad games, this isn't bad at all. The crane elements work particularly well, the flatbed with the extending boom crane is a particular favourite. Excavation could be better, but once you get used to its quirks you can get along with it easily.
I wouldn't put much stock in Youtubers playing this, none of them seem to have gotten very far. The large Liebherr excavator is much more satisfying than the small one you start out with, I think you'll find the small ones are pretty pathetic in reality too!
There can be a lot of driving in this, and for me this REALLY needs TrackIR or Oculus Rift. Games with cockpits are transformed completely by adding these things, it really brings them to life.
On top of that, simple things like controls for gears, brakes etc aren't there which further detracts from any realism.

If you don't like a particular element of the game, later you can just get your employees to do it. You don't earn XP, but you do earn money so you can go off and do whatever you like. Once you get a second foreman, the money just roles in and you can start building your fleet.
The way emplyees and foreman work needs some changes, you can't get them to do a whole job, neither can they manage themselves (despite being your senior).

I hope the modding gets going with this, I would particularly like the ability to change attachments on excavators, similar to farm simulator. The stock shovel you get with the Liebherr excavator is pretty small.... and I'd also like a telescopic handler!

This game is spot on, nice controls and its not too difficult to make money, guarenteed the people who dont recommend are not construction people. I for one am, so if you like building, digging, and all the other fun stuff of the construction world, buy this game.

yeah construction simulator is a pretty good movie i liked the part where you crash into cars head on and do a mother ♥♥♥♥ing summersalt. and if you hit signs reeeaaally hard they go flying into the distance. best of all, the excavator can destroy stuff and pick up cars so thats pretty cool. this game is epic because you can destroy the world with impending doom construction machines.

also you can construct things.

Wanted to have a game that would let me own a constuction company and some cool projects for a change. I thought that this would be it. However I am slightly disappointed in this game. First the graphics are not that good even when set to"max" settings. Game Physics are AWFUL there is no reason for it. If you want to perpetually conduct projects this might be the game for you. However I warn that if you want a polished product do not purchase this one. You are better off buying Farming Simulator 15 for the time being. If you like sims and are patient. This is a good game for you. Hope this helps.

Finally a construction simulator! I love it.needs more equipment,like a backhoe would be awsome.
different size equipment would also be great,along with different homebases to choose from.But..
all in all I think it's a must have!!! I've spent 108 hours playing it so fare! I'm hooked!

Good simulation game, with the ability for modding this game will only get better. There are some glaring bugs to deal with, most have been squashed since version 1.02.

Brought this in the sale and regreted it 45mins in. Game needs alot of improving. I may find myself going back to it in time. But there are better titles in the store you can spend your money on.

Pro's:
+ You can build

Con's:
- Controls are awful
- Simulation is poor in vehicles
- Tutorials aren't easy to follow

Great game if you like to stick the digger into the ground and flap around like a pinata at christmas.
Bad game if you want to stick the digger into the ground and make actual holes...

This game is incredible, vast amout of things to learn and procedures very specific. The diggers are such a blast, can't wait to try the other vehicles and new ones to come. I hope my friends buy this so we can build elaborate things like we do in Rust. Buy this game! expect bugs as it's a recent title, it's still very enjoyable and playable, especially getting dual joysticks and a steering wheel involved with some of the equipment.

I looked at Construction Simulator 2015 with the same view as with other “<insert daily task here> Simulator <year number>” games. I was wrong to do that. Ok it is not the winner of this year’s innovation award but it has its own merits. When diving into the game I soon realised it is far more satisfying having something to show for your efforts in this sort of simulator game. This game certainly wins out over the likes of farming simulator in that regard, giving you some nice scenery and results as well as progression in the form of bigger and better missions to boot.

The fun is a little interrupted as whenever you make any sort of in-game transition (be it between tasks/jobs or switching to online mode/accepting a co-worker into your world) the game seems to almost perform a full world-reload for some and just blacks the screen for no reason for others. Annoying but not the end of the world.

One thing you may also find irritating is the games happy way of stopping all keyboard/gamepad input when showing an information window or a mission completion window/achievement window etc. This allows you to career into many, many objects with your very expensive vehicles and, subsequently, have to reset them due to the physics issues (see below).

The biggest bug bear with the games intentional features however (as always with Simulator games of this type) is the driver AI. Neither I nor anyone I know is capable of working out why all Simulator game AI cars are all built entirely of lead and have no sense of road rules whatsoever. Pulling out in front of you as you hurtle along in your articulated lorry full of materials seems daft until you realise that they must know they are capable of halting you in your tracks sending your load and truck flying.



In its current build (1.06 at time of writing) there are serious issues with the physics in-game. In single-player this is noticeable but not game-breaking. Odd vehicle resets aren't an issue but having to quit entirely and re-load gets tiresome.

This is nothing, however, compared to the heavy synchronisation issues with multiplayer co-op. Doing things with your friends in this game is great fun and gives all players something to root for as well as do. But with the physics (and synchronisation thereof) issues it is almost unplayable. This can be quickly seen by attempting to load a flatbed truck with two forklifts at the same time. The only saviour then is to delegate tasks solely to individuals which takes the fun out of it for me.


Overall, I would say this game is in need of some spit and polish as well as a little less loading screen and a little more actual transition. Then it would be great. Until then it is good, but frustrating.

The game is nice, but it suffers from a few minor and major bugs. A few fixes should get it up to shape. Otherwise awesome, played it on iPhone before it came to PC.

P.S To those who are whining of the lack for ambient music, go to http://www.overwolf.com , download the software and play music through the Overwolf Spotify app or Music Player. There is also other similar software. So shut up.

Someone finally made a good constuction sim. 9/10

I would say that, this is a good game for the experience that the developers have.

Game is intrested, You can operate most of the equipment and even the excavator. But wholy cow those cameras view are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. Good help menu and the game play is not bad.

After playing for an hour I have only completed the first job/tutorial. It is a pretty decent game but not for $26 even on sale. Keeping in mind that this is still a new game, I feel that there is a lot of work to be done to improve this game. The controls, like any other game, take time to get used to, that's just a given. Overall, not a bad game and it is easy to get hooked so with that said I do recommend this game but I would suggest waiting for the price to go down unless you just can't wait to try it out.

Ok... so since this game is getting mixed reviews, and MOST of the gameplay vids I could find were all some variation of the same job/mission/equipment, I thought I'd throw a writeup together that could actually offer some fresh insights.

What is this game?

The gameplay is mostly doing actual construction. By that I mean, you essentially take various vehicles (flatbeds, dump trucks, cement mixers etc) and drive them from the job site, to the necessary materials dealer. There you purchase the materials, load up with a forklift, or some other medium, and transport them back to the job site. At the job site, you will perform a specific task, that can be tedious/dull/etc. OR, it can be exactly what you're hoping it will be. Allow me to elaborate.

With the mini excavator for example. You're often assigned a task of digging a small trench. As you may expect... this takes time. It's quite repetitive, but it is in fact digging, which is a component of construction, and frankly... a feature that many of you should be interested in playing this game.

I've also used extensively the larger flatbed truck with the crane attached to it. This vehicle I find a little annoying, because the darn health and safety rubes have had their way, and I'm unable to reposition it without completely retracting the boom, and stowing it.

What about the many complaints?

Well... I think the physics are quite alright. Certainly not perfect, but then again... I don't think the physics in Kerbal Space Program, Euro Truck Simulator, or Microsoft Flight Sim are perfect either. BUT... this game is still VERY playable with the current setup. I would'nt even think to consider the physics to be "game breaking".

Other people have complained of game crashing bugs or glitches. I haven't encountered a single one. I thought my game had crashed once, but it was actually my laptop going into hibernate because I had exhausted the battery playing this game.

Also the controls. I'm not entirely sure what people expect here? I'm also not sure what the issue is? I play this game just fine using the keyboard and mouse... INCLUDING some of the more complex equipment. I'm not certain a controller would make it easier either. Fact. Excavators have MANY controls. They have to bind them somewhere on a PC... and while the learning curve may be present, it certainly isn't steep. Controls are a non-factor here. Simple as that.

So then... should you BUY this game?
If you're looking for a game where you can drive some abstract trucks that have a LOT of extra gizmo type functionality (crane parts, dumpers, stabilizers, etc)... and you don't mind doing the leg work involved in ACTUAL construction, with some stages of digging, dumping, pouring, craning added in... then yes. This game is solid. 8/10.

If you're looking for something with a little more hands on, and less transporting... then no. Leave it be.

THE BEST WAY I CAN DESCRIBE THIS GAME IS!
It's like Euro Truck Simulator, with slightly different physics, and the added task of doing the work at the delivery sites, rather than simply delivering. It adds that extra little bit. A great starting point to build off of. But not perfect.

Overall, 7/10. If you're a sim nerd, or a construction fan... bump it to 8/10. If you're looking for ETS... I won't drop any points, but just go play ETS.

What a plesant surprise!

In brief, great gameplay for a simulator, brilliant teamplay on multiplayer with little lag, some physic glitches but good reset buttons so they are not impossible to get out of.

Pros;
Great range of real machinery
Good reward and purchase system
Interesting varied missions
Modding and mission editor
Fun 4 player multiplayer coop mode
No lag in multiplayer, even when I was playing on server opposite side of the world
You can save your multiplayer games
Easy reseting of vehicles if accidently glitched
Great easy explination system for every vehicles controls, so learning curve is nice.

Cons;
No LAN gameplay mode
Can glitch if you ram in to something to harsh, or at an odd angle or position.
Terrian graphics aren't as good as they could be, they are nicely done but not exactly cutting edge, although vehicles are lovely.

Conclusion. If your a simulator fan, this is a must buy. If you aren't much of a simulator fan, then it is still worth having a go.

On a side note, you can kick people from your servers, so more unlocked servers would be great, as it will still keep team play going.

There is someone on here reviewing saying the small digger arm doesnt dig, doesn't raise lower, well it does work fine for me, and they tell you how to do it on the easy key guide.

Played a few contracts after the tutorial, the game has an interesting concept, transport, excavate, construct, trade materials. However, so far into the game it seems that it should be called "construction material transport simulator" rather than construction... It seems that the good stuff does not start to happen in the game anytime soon.

All I have been doing go buy this go buy that and bring it to the construction site with the occasional dig here dig there. The game is pretty slow. Graphics are not very appealing, everything seems flat. there isn't even animation in buildings rising from the ground and becoming something beautiful. Bring in material, done, texture pop-in a house made of bricks all of a sudden.

Would I recommend this game? No, unfortunately. This simulator could have been A LOT better than that. Nevertheless, I am not slamming the door on this game should it become a franchise and see later iterations i.e 2016 2017 etc. Unless Construction simulator becomes a better game later down the road, this will be the first and last I'll ever buy.

If I want to compare, there is for example, Euro truck simulator 2, it is simply driving a truck from point A to point B delivering orders and that is it. This sounds miles more boring that construction simulator, I have done about 48 hours driving trucks around europe. Why is that you might ask, because it is VERY good at what it does, the gameplay feels right the truck weight, the handling with or without a light or heavy trailer loads, the graphics are alright and there are also very good quality attributes in that game.

If you are unsure about this game, find some youtube "lets play" videos and see if you like the game. If you are not fully confident about buying it I do not recommend making a purchase.