Nascar Game reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 315 Reddit reviews across 11 subreddits and 41 posts to rank the best Nascar Game brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/NASCAR, r/NASCARVideoGame, r/simracing, r/704nascarheat, r/Nascarheat5. Top-rated brands include NASCAR (4.3/5), iRacing (4.4/5), NASCAR Heat (3.9/5).
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Reviews315
Subreddits11
Posts41
Brands31
Products81
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#1
NASCAR
4.3
(140)
"NASCAR Thunder 2004 for simulation ... best in their respective genre, imo."
"NASCAR Rumble for arcade. Both on PS1 and both the best in their respective genre, imo."
"My personal fave is ps1 NASCAR thunder 2004."
"Heat 5 and 4 are basically identical other than heat 5 being more up to date and I believe they added the Gen 7 car. Probably your current best option for a NASCAR game."
"Get Heat 5 Its The Best Of The Ser"
"Nascar Racing 2003 is the best sim."
"Nascar 2003 is really awesome still."
"Nascar 06 cannot be beaten. You can make your own team and hire drivers, plus you can switch between cars on your team during a race."
"My personal favorite is Dirt to Daytona."
"'Thunder 04' is top in my opinion"
#2
iRacing
4.4
(53)
"Honestly for oval racing, youre 2 options for anything non-arcadey are NR2003 and all the mods/updates or iRacing. Both are good, I bit the bullet and have no regrets in iRacing."
"If you want a current NASCAR game that has great online and good AI for offline stuff, iRacing is great for that."
"If you want quality nascar racing ... iRacing is not only the best option, it might as well be considered the only option."
"Iracing and it isn't even close."
"Iracing, or NR2003 for a dedicated game. No others have come close"
"It’s iracing, it’s literally the only active online nascar game there is."
"IRacing for sure, but they got the full license to make their own full Nascar game, but till that comes out i would pick iRacing"
"IRacing for multiplayer. As it's really the only place for oval racing that has an active user base."
"Answer is two parts. Looking for good racing: NR2003. Looking for a good career mode: Thunder 2004."
"Duh, NR2003"
#3
NASCAR Heat
3.9
(48)
"Definitely Heat 4 & 5"
"Heat 5 was released in 2020 and is the most up to date and has available mods for 2023 and 2023."
"NASCAR Heat 5 is actually really good imo. Not perfect physics or anything, but the career mode is good."
"Nascar heat 5 is good and it’s recent enough it’ll have mostly current drivers in the field"
"Heat 4 or 5 which is what everyone has been saying. just be aware there’s a decent amount of glitches with 5."
"Thanks guys, bought heat 5, was only 16 quid, I'm terrible at it 😀"
"Heat 4 for sure. I havent been able to play heat 5 for like 2 years because of the last update"
"Heat 4."
"Get Heat 4. Heat 5 has been broken by the next gen update and also has a glitch that skips races in career."
"If you’re choosing among the Heat games, get 4."
#4
NASCAR Thunder
4.6
(18)
"NASCAR Thunder 2004 is great for what all control you have like the pit crew and garage crew like engine builder and stuff."
"I love NASCAR Thunder 2003 and 2004. 2004 is probably best overall."
"For your consoles, it's Nascar Thunder 2004, as mentioned above."
"Nascar thunder 2004."
"For most fun overall and great career mode, NASCAR Thunder ‘04 is amazing."
"The Playstation 2 has quite a few gems, NASCAR Dirt to Daytona, NASCAR Thunder 2004, NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup, NASCAR 06: Total Team Control all are great and have pretty interesting career modes."
"If it’s in the Game, It’s in the Game! NASCAR THUNDER 2004."
"NASCAR Thunder 2004 (PS2) is an absolute MUST if you’re looking for a career mode."
"Definitely Thunder 2004. Ideal blend of depth, polish and game modes."
"Nascar wise you can't go wrong with Thunder 2003 or 2004, all the EA Nascar games on the PS2 Era we're really good up to Nascar 07 imo"
#5
NASCAR Heat 4
4.4
(11)
"Yes Heat 4 or 5 is the way to go on console."
"It looks like Heat 4 is the most recommended so i will get that."
"I picked up NASCAR Heat4. Totally recommend."
"The best is probably NASCAR Heat 4 or 5."
"Heat 4 is the one I had the most fun with."
"I played Heat 4 a ton, it's good fun and totally playable on a controller."
"If you want more recent get heat 4."
"I ended up getting Heat 4, as that appeared to have the best reviews of the most recent games."
"I do like the new camera angles over NH4, but NH4 doesn't have any bugs that prevented me from enjoying the game."
"Probably NH4 or NH5."
#6
NASCAR Heat 5
4.3
(6)
"NASCAR Heat 5, definitely."
"I play heat 5 on ps5, there's always lobby's open and always various tracks going."
"Heat 5. Stay far away from ignition."
"I'd get HEAT 5 if you really want a console game that at least functions as a game."
"As others have said, Nascar Heat 4 or 5."
"Consensus pretty much is Heat 5, because it’s newer than 4 and not Ignition."
#7
NASCAR 2015
4.2
(5)
"I like nascar 2015 that paint booth was amazing"
"Not newer, but I still play NASCAR ‘15 on occasion."
"On steam I highly recommend Nascar 15."
"Best? Of the ones I’ve played, NASCAR 15."
"NASCAR 15 and NASCAR 09, best of both worlds on ps3."
#8
NASCAR Thunder 2004
5.0
(3)
"If you ever have a ps2 on hand I would recommend Nascar Thunder 04. My absolute favorite."
"If you’re looking for a good career mode, nascar thunder 2004 is awesome."
"Which one would you all recommend for a fun career mode?"
#9
EA
3.8
(4)
"My ranking probably goes (for select games) Thunder 2004, Chase For The Cup, Dirt To Daytona, Thunder games pre-2004, Heat 4/5, Heat 2, Heat 3, Eutechnyx games, Heat Evolution, Ignition"
"Play the ps2 versions not the next gens"
"07 was still good for ps2 but 08 they started taking away stuff and 09 it was barebones"
"I think that would be nascar 07 maybe 08 but yeah that was the time ea started to suck"
#10
NASCAR NR2003
5.0
(2)
"NR2003. Nothing else comes even close."
"NR2003 hands down on the PC side."
#11
NASCAR 2009
4.5
(2)
"Console NASCAR 09 was hands down the best."
"Nascar 09 on playstation 2 even though the career mode has a glitch in it."
#12
NASCAR 2005 Chase for the Cup
4.5
(2)
"2005 Chase for the Cup was/is my favorite."
"Chase for the Cup 05 and Dirt to Daytona had the best immersion for multiple series."
#13
Nascar
4.5
(2)
"Nascar Thunder 2003, 2004, and Dirt to Daytona are all classics."
"1. Nascar 21 Ignition 2. Nascar Heat Evolution (2016) 3. Nascar 08"
#14
NASCAR Dirt to Daytona
4.0
(2)
"For customization, your best bet is either one of the PS2-era EA games, NASCAR Dirt to Daytona, or NR2003."
"Dirt to Daytona and NR2003 are pretty great as well."
#15
NASCAR 2011
5.0
(1)
"2011 is my personal favorite! 15 is pretty great too."
#16
NASCAR 2004
5.0
(1)
"Nascar 2004, NR2003, Nascar Heat 4 and 5."
#17
NASCAR iRacing
5.0
(1)
"Just get iRacing. Fully customizable paint schemes."
#18
NASCAR Inside Line
4.0
(1)
"NASCAR inside line. Great game."
#19
SRX
4.0
(1)
"I'd also recommend SRX: The Game for the asphalt super late models and srx cars."
#20
NR2003, NASCAR Thunder
4.0
(1)
"If on PC then definitely recommend NR2003. The PC port of Thunder 2004 isn't good and the console emulation is more of an arcade racer."
#21
NR2003, NASCAR Heat
4.0
(1)
"Nr2003 or nascar heat 4"
#22
Forza Motorsport
4.0
(1)
"This new Forza Motorsport update is amazing. They suprise dropped NASCAR in the update."
#23
Arca Sim Racing X
4.0
(1)
"Arca Sim Racing X has Xfinity, gen 6, trucks, classic arca, and gen 7. The game is free and hosts nightly races. Physics are so much better then then nr2003"
#24
NASCAR 2005
4.0
(1)
"Nascar 05 or 06."
#25
RSS
4.0
(1)
"There are high quality NASCAR mods for Assetto, like RSS Hyperion and EuroNASCAR."
#26
Sony
4.0
(1)
"Get a PS1 and play some NASCAR Rumble"
#27
Automobilista
4.0
(1)
"You can try Automobilista 2. There are no official Nascar cars, but the game has a few oval tracks and some cars suitable for oval racing."
#28
Bill Elliott Racing
3.0
(1)
"Bill Elliott Racing for the NES"
#29
AMS2
3.0
(1)
"There is a ton of stock car content in AMS2."
#30
NASCAR Rivals
3.0
(1)
"Nascar Rivals..Where you get different varieties of cars to drive even those from the 90s"
#31
rFactor
3.0
(1)
"RFactor 2 I believe has NASCAR."
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