New city: Cologne
Take your floats to Cologne, the heart of Rhineland carnival, and parade across the Deutzer Brücke.
New Big Carnaval Update · January 28, 2027 
Carnaval Simulator
Build, light up and drive your own digital parade.
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Releasing January 28, 2027
The Big Carnaval Update
Our biggest update yet: a brand-new city, marching groups, a living crowd, a new light system and you behind the wheel of your own float. Free for everyone who owns the game.
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Marching groups
Brand-new marching groups dance and march through the streets between the floats, just like at a real parade.
Drive your own float
Get behind the wheel and steer your float through the parade yourself, with a turning steering wheel and free zoom. Plus fresh new graphics.
A completely new light system
Fully customisable light shows, moving heads with patterns, loads of new options, new lamps, automatic light rope building and live testing of your shows in build mode.
New crowd reactions
Spectators look, point, clap, wave, take photos and videos and throw confetti as your float passes by.
New build system
New grid system, blueprint/grouping system, smoother rotating, local and global moving, easy copying and a colour picker.
Co-op multiplayer: build together
Build the same parade float together with your friends, at the same time.
Mod & music wizard
Pick a 3D model or an .mp3 on your computer and that's it. Modding the game has never been easier!
Faster than ever
IL2CPP support, ~90% faster mod loading, ~35% faster parade loading and ~20% more FPS in busy scenes.
Secret feature
Something special is hiding in this update. We are not telling yet... Find out on January 28, 2027.
And much more
- Cloud saving
- Backup system
- Badges & achievements
- Badges
- Revamped interface
- Daily EXP
- New blueprint system
- Polder theming
- Crowd size option
- Switch build location in sandbox
- East Brabant style props
- Quality of life improvements
- Mac support
About the game
The Ultimate Parade Sim
Build & design your own parades! Make carnival floats, flower parade floats or something completely different: even if carnival isn't your thing, you can create your own parades here. Create light shows, setup animatronics, use special effects, play music, and more to captivate audiences in both singleplayer & multiplayer. Inspired by real-world celebrations like Mardi Gras & Carnival of Brazil 🎊
Build
Build, design and manage your own parade float. Add, resize and recolor props, adding more carts and much more. Eventually make these props rotate to amaze the public.
Earn experience and level up to unlock more props and features for crafting bigger and more advanced parade floats.
Drive
Drive your float through the streets and collect your results. Try to finish first as you compete against others for victory.
Walk around into the crowd and on the float to experience the parade in first person mode like you would in real life.
Light shows
Customize your very own light shows with various options at your disposal such as creating light groups, syncing to music, dimming and much more.
Play together
Connect and play with each other up to 8 players. Everyone creates their own parade float for the parade. In the end, you all rate each other's creations. The person with the most points wins!
Authentic
All props/objects are implemented with official permission from real float-building clubs. Recreate real floats or design your own creation!
Modding
Install mods with a single click on the Steam Workshop to build even more creative floats, such as unique dolls, objects, scenarios, and music for your floats. This adds endless replayability to the game.
Partners
Working together with
Real parades, float builders and museums help us make Carnaval Simulator as authentic as possible.
Join our community
Share your floats, get help, suggest features and be the first to hear about new updates.
Discord F.A.Q.
Frequently asked questions
Find some answers for the most frequently asked questions down below.
The game is out now on Steam! The next big content update, the Big Carnaval Update, releases on January 28, 2027.
Carnaval Simulator is now available on Steam. Click here.
Only €10.99 for the full game with all (future) updates included. We will never ask for microtransactions.
No! Even if you know nothing about carnival, the game is accessible and fun to play. It's also perfect for making floats from other parades, for example flower parade floats.
Yes! The game is all about building and designing floats and parades. For true connoisseurs, carnival is about much more than just beer: it's a piece of culture.
The game is available in English, Dutch, Brabantian, Limburgish, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.
Yes! Not solely to fix bugs but major content updates as well. We are very passionate about this project and will try my best to create the best possible experience. More content means more possibilities for creating impressive parade floats.
Yes! The Big Carnaval Update comes out on January 28, 2027 and is free for everyone who owns the game.
Yes! There will be scenario levels that help you familiarize with the mechanics of the game by offering unique challenges. Besides, there will be different side modes such as sandbox with unlimited resources and custom mode in which you can create your very own scenario plays.
Yes! You will be able to play up with to 8 players for every match. Co-op multiplayer is coming soon too: with the Big Carnaval Update on January 28, 2027, you can build the same parade float together with your friends, at the same time.
Yes! The game features mod support through the Steam Workshop. Users may create custom content such as unique characters, props, scenarios and music for their parade floats. Mods makes every game more replayable.
Yes! Mac support is coming with the Big Carnaval Update on January 28, 2027. Keep an eye on our Discord for the latest news. Click here to join our Discord
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