$15.99Mon Bazou Turn a junker into a racer
Fix up an old car part by part, sell firewood and syrup, and take it easy in a snowy Quebec town.
Is Mon Bazou worth it?
Mon Bazou is worth it if…
- you want a car-building game that forgives you instead of demanding spanner-perfect engine rebuilds
- you like slow, cozy grinds: chopping wood, tapping trees, watching the money stack up
- you enjoy driving through snow and small-town backroads at your own pace
- you want a sandbox with real things to build, from a big garage to a sugar shack
- you have friends to drag along, since there is multiplayer
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From beater to street racer, one bolt at a time
Your car starts as a run-down heap, and every upgrade goes on by your own hand: turning bolts, throwing wrenches, installing the parts you picked. There is no engine puzzle here, the tinkering is simplified and forgiving, so progress feels steady rather than punishing. When you need parts or pocket money, the scrapyard is there to rummage through. Paint comes through a flexible RGB and hex system, so the finished racer looks exactly how you want it. One trade-off: earning the cash for parts takes a while, so come for the chores as much as the car.
Making a living in Saint-Clin du Fin-Fond
Money comes from everywhere. Cut wood and sell firewood, run a sugar shack and tap trees for maple syrup, deliver pizza, or grow cannabis for the folks in town. There is a garden to start, with plants to water and pests to fend off. Fishing brings in quick cash while your trees grow. Then there is the fun money: wager your earnings in a night street race, and decide whether to pour it all back into the car or invest in the maple business for bigger returns. Around town, named NPCs hand out quests and rewards with distinctly Canadian dialogue, and who you help along the way is up to you.
What should you know before starting?
Is it like My Summer Car, but easier?
Yes, and that is the point for many who play it. The wrenching is simplified: no disassembling an entire engine block, no different spanner sizes to hunt for. Progression is more forgiving and there is more to do besides the car, which makes it a gentler entry into the whole build-a-beater genre.
Can you play it solo?
You can, and most of the loop is built for it: working, tinkering, racing and building at your own pace. There is multiplayer as well, so a friend can join the woodcutting and wrenching if you want company.
How do you make money early on?
The early game is about simple jobs. Cutting wood and selling firewood is the classic start, fishing brings in quick cash, and pizza delivery works too. The first stretch is a grind, so set expectations: the good car parts come later, once the syrup operation is running.
What do you do besides the car?
Plenty. Run the sugar shack, tend a garden, fish, explore a large map with distinct areas and secrets, tow things with trailers, or drive the truck, ATV, boat and other vehicles you collect. There is also a motorsport complex with an oval circuit, drag strip and track course when street racing is not enough.
