That's right! PC Building Simulator is going to be playable for the first time at the PC Gaming Weekender in London on February 17-18! Members of the team will also be there to chat and answer questions.

If you're in the UK and want to come along, use the discount code PCBUILD20 to get 20% off tickets!

⚡We also have a pair of tickets up for grabs!⚡
Head over to our twitter and Retweet or like this post on Facebook for a chance to win!



Hopefully we'll see some of you there!
-The PC Building Sim Team

That's right! PC Building Simulator is going to be playable for the first time at the PC Gaming Weekender in London on February 17-18! Members of the team will also be there to chat and answer questions.

If you're in the UK and want to come along, use the discount code PCBUILD20 to get 20% off tickets!

⚡We also have a pair of tickets up for grabs!⚡
Head over to our twitter and Retweet or like this post on Facebook for a chance to win!



Hopefully we'll see some of you there!
-The PC Building Sim Team

Hello PC Builders!

In our update last week, we told you we had a few more partner announcement up our sleeves before early access launch on March 27th!


They have offered a range of the award-winning components for you to try in PC Building Simulator!



The following components will be accurately recreated and available for PC Builder’s to use in the simulation at launch or shortly after:

• DG-8 line of cases - Built for the enthusiast with an optimised airflow path that gives you dedicated cooling fans for your graphics cards.
  
• DG-7 line of cases - The DG-7 is a case designed with aesthetics and function in mind, and is the perfect mid-tower solution.
  
• SuperNOVA line of PSUs - These power supplies follow the EVGA tradition of uncompromised power and performance, and are nearly silent.
  
• GeForce 10 family of GPU’s - GeForce GTX 10-Series graphics cards are the most advanced gaming GPUs ever created. They're driven by the new NVIDIA Pascal™ architecture and the latest technologies to deliver incredible new levels of gaming performance and immersive VR.

See more of the EVGA components in action in our latest trailer:
https://youtu.be/CzrXHvc1Jz4

Let us know what other EVGA hardware you'd like to see in-game in the comments!

Please add PC Building Simulator to your wishlist if you haven't already and follow us for news at Facebook and Twitter.

Hello PC Builders!

In our update last week, we told you we had a few more partner announcement up our sleeves before early access launch on March 27th!


They have offered a range of the award-winning components for you to try in PC Building Simulator!



The following components will be accurately recreated and available for PC Builder’s to use in the simulation at launch or shortly after:

• DG-8 line of cases - Built for the enthusiast with an optimised airflow path that gives you dedicated cooling fans for your graphics cards.
  
• DG-7 line of cases - The DG-7 is a case designed with aesthetics and function in mind, and is the perfect mid-tower solution.
  
• SuperNOVA line of PSUs - These power supplies follow the EVGA tradition of uncompromised power and performance, and are nearly silent.
  
• GeForce 10 family of GPU’s - GeForce GTX 10-Series graphics cards are the most advanced gaming GPUs ever created. They're driven by the new NVIDIA Pascal™ architecture and the latest technologies to deliver incredible new levels of gaming performance and immersive VR.

See more of the EVGA components in action in our latest trailer:
https://youtu.be/CzrXHvc1Jz4

Let us know what other EVGA hardware you'd like to see in-game in the comments!

Please add PC Building Simulator to your wishlist if you haven't already and follow us for news at Facebook and Twitter.

Hello PC Builders!

We hope you had a really lovely end to 2017 and are ready to build a lot of PCs with us this year!

Back in September we announced that PC Building Simulator would be launching this month as it would allow us to skip a period of Early Access, increase the scope of the game and get more hardware partners involved.


(Here's a sneak peek at 3DMark from Futuremark up and running in-game)

Since September we have announced that Cooler Master, Raijintek, NZXT and Futuremark are joining the project as partners and following these announcements we have had a number of other high-profile PC hardware manufacturers get in touch with us and we’re in talks about getting them involved too!

On one hand this is massively exciting for us and for the project as a whole, but on the flipside it means that we now have a lot more components to create, test and add to the in-game library. This is not a small task and we've had to hire an additional 3D artist to speed things up. We want all components to look and perform as accurately to the real thing as possible and this is a lengthy process for such a small team.

In addition to extra help on the 3D art side of the game we have expanded the team to include an extra coder and a writer so that we can expand features and increase the amount of personality we can bring to the career mode.

As we approached the end of 2017 we realised that with the new career mode changes, additional partners and changes to the structure of the game there was a real chance we’d miss our target to release in January. To ensure we can release the best game possible, and to accommodate more of the partner hardware that has been so heavily requested, we are now planning to add a few more months of development time.

We’re very aware that some of you are super keen to get your hands on the game asap so as an alternative to extending release into early summer, we’ve made the difficult decision to have a short period of Early Access starting on March 27th.

Early Access was something we wanted to avoid as we know it can be a put-off for some, but we feel like it’ll be a great way for us to get the game out to you whilst also continuing to add new features and components. Enabling you to get building as soon as possible will also give us additional player feedback that will help us improve the game for all!

When PC Building Simulator launches into Early Access we aim for it to be mostly feature complete and as polished as possible. During Early Access players will have access to:

• A wide range of fully licensed PC hardware to build with, PC’s can be constructed and powered on to a (simulated) working operating system and include a range of simulated programs from benchmarking (including 3DMark) to control of any RGB lighting in the system.
• ‘Career Mode’ with multiple job types from a range of customer types.
  
• ‘Free Build’ mode that allows players to experiment with any available parts currently in the game without any career mode restrictions.
  
• ‘How to Build a PC’ mode to teach players how a PC goes together.
  
• Game tutorial for new players.

During Early Access we will be adding a few more features, but mostly it will be about adding more hardware to build with, our shortlist of things to add before we exit Early Access is:

• Overclocking.
  
• Water Cooling.
  
• More hardware to build with.
  
• Fully localised into select languages (exact list of languages tbc).
  
• More benchmarking options.
  
• More job types in career mode.

In addition to this, we can now confirm that PC Building Simulator will be £14.99/$19.99/€19.99.



We know this news will come as a disappointment to some, but we are excited about having the additional development time to ensure that PC Building Simulator is as complete and polished as possible. Plus, we know you’ll be even more eager to get your hands on the game once we get our next couple of partners announced!

Let us know your thoughts in the comments below and take a guess at who we might be announcing next!

Remember, you can still try out the very early alpha demo over on Itch and follow us on on Twitter and Facebook for updates.

Thanks so much for your patience and support!

Hello PC Builders!

We hope you had a really lovely end to 2017 and are ready to build a lot of PCs with us this year!

Back in September we announced that PC Building Simulator would be launching this month as it would allow us to skip a period of Early Access, increase the scope of the game and get more hardware partners involved.


(Here's a sneak peek at 3DMark from Futuremark up and running in-game)

Since September we have announced that Cooler Master, Raijintek, NZXT and Futuremark are joining the project as partners and following these announcements we have had a number of other high-profile PC hardware manufacturers get in touch with us and we’re in talks about getting them involved too!

On one hand this is massively exciting for us and for the project as a whole, but on the flipside it means that we now have a lot more components to create, test and add to the in-game library. This is not a small task and we've had to hire an additional 3D artist to speed things up. We want all components to look and perform as accurately to the real thing as possible and this is a lengthy process for such a small team.

In addition to extra help on the 3D art side of the game we have expanded the team to include an extra coder and a writer so that we can expand features and increase the amount of personality we can bring to the career mode.

As we approached the end of 2017 we realised that with the new career mode changes, additional partners and changes to the structure of the game there was a real chance we’d miss our target to release in January. To ensure we can release the best game possible, and to accommodate more of the partner hardware that has been so heavily requested, we are now planning to add a few more months of development time.

We’re very aware that some of you are super keen to get your hands on the game asap so as an alternative to extending release into early summer, we’ve made the difficult decision to have a short period of Early Access starting on March 27th.

Early Access was something we wanted to avoid as we know it can be a put-off for some, but we feel like it’ll be a great way for us to get the game out to you whilst also continuing to add new features and components. Enabling you to get building as soon as possible will also give us additional player feedback that will help us improve the game for all!

When PC Building Simulator launches into Early Access we aim for it to be mostly feature complete and as polished as possible. During Early Access players will have access to:

• A wide range of fully licensed PC hardware to build with, PC’s can be constructed and powered on to a (simulated) working operating system and include a range of simulated programs from benchmarking (including 3DMark) to control of any RGB lighting in the system.
• ‘Career Mode’ with multiple job types from a range of customer types.
  
• ‘Free Build’ mode that allows players to experiment with any available parts currently in the game without any career mode restrictions.
  
• ‘How to Build a PC’ mode to teach players how a PC goes together.
  
• Game tutorial for new players.

During Early Access we will be adding a few more features, but mostly it will be about adding more hardware to build with, our shortlist of things to add before we exit Early Access is:

• Overclocking.
  
• Water Cooling.
  
• More hardware to build with.
  
• Fully localised into select languages (exact list of languages tbc).
  
• More benchmarking options.
  
• More job types in career mode.

In addition to this, we can now confirm that PC Building Simulator will be £14.99/$19.99/€19.99.



We know this news will come as a disappointment to some, but we are excited about having the additional development time to ensure that PC Building Simulator is as complete and polished as possible. Plus, we know you’ll be even more eager to get your hands on the game once we get our next couple of partners announced!

Let us know your thoughts in the comments below and take a guess at who we might be announcing next!

Remember, you can still try out the very early alpha demo over on Itch and follow us on on Twitter and Facebook for updates.

Thanks so much for your patience and support!

Hello PC Builders,

Thank you all for the great response to the Futuremark, Cooler Master and NZXT announcements. Today we're adding another name to the list: Raijintek!

Players will have the option to build PCs in-game using RAIJINTEK’s popular range of air and liquid coolers plus an assortment of cases, all, lovingly recreated using 3D graphics and fully functional!



At launch PC Building Simulator will feature the following RAIJINTEK components:

Cases

• Thetis
  
• Asterion
  
• Paean
  
• Styx
  
• Metis

Air Coolers

• Tisis
  
• Ereboss
  
• Themis Evo

Liquid Coolers

• Triton series

Watch the video below to see the Raijintek Paean Case and Themis Evo air cooler in-game!
https://youtu.be/mS6hmV6jrKg
What do you think? Let us know in the comments.

The early pre-alpha demo is still free here on itch.io. Don't forget to add PC Building Simulator to your wishlists and follow us on Facebook and Twitter for the latest news and updates!

Hello PC Builders,

Thank you all for the great response to the Futuremark, Cooler Master and NZXT announcements. Today we're adding another name to the list: Raijintek!

Players will have the option to build PCs in-game using RAIJINTEK’s popular range of air and liquid coolers plus an assortment of cases, all, lovingly recreated using 3D graphics and fully functional!



At launch PC Building Simulator will feature the following RAIJINTEK components:

Cases

• Thetis
  
• Asterion
  
• Paean
  
• Styx
  
• Metis

Air Coolers

• Tisis
  
• Ereboss
  
• Themis Evo

Liquid Coolers

• Triton series

Watch the video below to see the Raijintek Paean Case and Themis Evo air cooler in-game!
https://youtu.be/mS6hmV6jrKg
What do you think? Let us know in the comments.

The early pre-alpha demo is still free here on itch.io. Don't forget to add PC Building Simulator to your wishlists and follow us on Facebook and Twitter for the latest news and updates!

Hello PC Builders,

Today we have something a little different from our usual partner announcements, we're delighted to announce that Futuremark has joined the PC Building Simulator project!


Futuremark’s popular 3DMark and VRMark tools will be emulated in-game with real-world data ensuring that PC Building Simulator is as accurate as possible. These benchmarking tools will allow PC Building Simulator players to test the performance of their creations, diagnose hardware issues, select the best components and progress in the career mode, all whilst becoming more knowledgeable about PC building in the real world!

Oh yeah and here's a cheeky look at how the in-game workroom is looking now!


What do you think? Let us know in the comments.

Hello PC Builders,

Today we have something a little different from our usual partner announcements, we're delighted to announce that Futuremark has joined the PC Building Simulator project!


Futuremark’s popular 3DMark and VRMark tools will be emulated in-game with real-world data ensuring that PC Building Simulator is as accurate as possible. These benchmarking tools will allow PC Building Simulator players to test the performance of their creations, diagnose hardware issues, select the best components and progress in the career mode, all whilst becoming more knowledgeable about PC building in the real world!

Oh yeah and here's a cheeky look at how the in-game workroom is looking now!


What do you think? Let us know in the comments.