# I’ve never felt worse for doing well in a videogame than in this intensely ’90s citybuilder

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ive-never-felt-worse-for-doing-well-in-a-videogame-than-in-this-intensely-90s-citybuilder/
- Published: 2026-10-26T14:38:24+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T08:11:04+00:00
- Original publisher: PC Gamer
- Original article: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/ive-never-felt-worse-for-doing-well-in-a-videogame-than-in-this-intensely-90s-citybuilder/
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Car Park Capital turns car dependency into a city-building strategy.
- Players demolish housing and public transport for parking.
- Its retro style contrasts with its unsettling satire.

## Summary

Car Park Capital is an early-access city-building game that satirises car-centred urban development by asking players to destroy public amenities and replace them with car parks. Its retro look recalls 1990s management sims, while its deliberately grim objectives make success feel uncomfortable.

Players buy and bulldoze dense housing and transport infrastructure, then relocate displaced residents to car-dependent suburbs. They can use propaganda to encourage car use and deploy police when people protest, as parking demand grows alongside the spread of car parks.

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