Pc Racing Games reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 203 Reddit reviews across 11 subreddits and 28 posts to rank the best Pc Racing Games brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/simracing, r/gaming, r/pcmasterrace, r/pcgaming, r/gamingsuggestions. Top-rated brands include iRacing (4.4/5), Assetto Corsa (4.1/5), Dirt Rally series (4.9/5).
Stats
Reviews203
Subreddits11
Posts28
Brands84
Products30
203 reviews from
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By Brand
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#1
iRacing
4.4
(12)
"IRacing, I own all the others, almost only every play iRacing still. It’s expensive but the overall feel of the cars and way the multiplayer service works is second to none."
"IRacing. That’s all you need."
"Iracing for sure. Don’t think anything compare to the online presence and license/rating system it offers"
"IRacing, RFactor 2, BeamNG, Automobilista 2, Assetto Corsa, Assetto Corsa Competizione, Dirt Rally 2.0, Richard Burns Rally, RaceRoom."
"Best for serious online racing."
"Iracing is the best racing game on any console."
"Best 'hardcore' racing simulation."
"I’ve spent over a grand on iRacing, but since joining a couple of ACC leagues, I just can’t use it anymore."
"Iracing"
"Iracing runs really good in VR but it is a bit more of a competitive sim title"
#2
Assetto Corsa
4.1
(11)
"AC is one of the most realistic and best driving sim racing titles."
"Assetto Corsa"
"Really looking forward to this."
"Assetto corsa, Assetto corsa competizione , dirt rally , automobilista 1 and 2 , project cars 1 and 2, f1 , raceroom, rfactor2 for simracing."
"Assetto corsa is a pretty good game you should try it"
"AC, ACC, dirt rally 2.0 is all you could ever want or need IMO."
"IRacing, RFactor 2, BeamNG, Automobilista 2, Assetto Corsa, Assetto Corsa Competizione, Dirt Rally 2.0, Richard Burns Rally, RaceRoom."
"As far as games I use Assetto Corsa (with tons of mods) and ACC for racing."
"Driving feels good nevertheless."
"Great for casual online racing with tons of mods."
#3
Dirt Rally series
4.9
(9)
"Dirt Rally 2.0 Car tuning, buying rare cars in "used" condition and fixing them up. Primarily singleplayer. Zero micro transactions but it does have season pass."
"Try Dirt Rally 2.0, great rally :)"
"Dirt 2.0"
"Dirt rally 2.0 is all you could ever want or need IMO"
"IRacing, RFactor 2, BeamNG, Automobilista 2, Assetto Corsa, Assetto Corsa Competizione, Dirt Rally 2.0, Richard Burns Rally, RaceRoom."
"Dirt Rally 2.0 is amazing in VR while using a racing sim."
"Dirt Rally 2.0 is great. It always hyped me to be in the car while hearing the co driver and blasting down the stage"
"Dirt rally 2.0"
"Dirt Rally series, WRC series, Wreckfest, BeamNG"
#4
Forza Horizon series
3.9
(10)
"Forza Horizon 5"
"Sounds like you basically want a Forza Horizon game with the racing realism of Forza Motorsport."
"Horizon 1 and 2 have wayyyy better career modes IMO, but 3 is when the graphics got insane and the maps opened up a lot more."
"I definitely recommend the first 4 Forza Horizon games, I haven't played 5 yet so idk how good it is."
"Especially Forza horizon."
"The forza horizon games are the closest spiritual successor to NFSMW."
"Forza horizon"
"It’s not dedicated rally, but Forza Horizon should be a fun one for you."
"Forza horizon is great fun and arguably handles better with just a controller"
"Forza Horizon 5 has radios but all the music in that game is dogshit so I'm sure like me almost everyone makes sure the radio stays silent."
#5
Automobilista Series
4.8
(8)
"AMS2 has the best and most realistic physics for sure."
"I'm loving AMS2 at the moment: Supports triple screen flawlessly without me having to enter Surround mode first."
"Automobilista 2 of course. You're nuts if you don't buy it (DON'T try the demo, it's terrible.)"
"AMS2 looks nice in VR but not really any better than AC with mods."
"AMS2 singe player AI is quickly becoming human like in it's behavior."
"IRacing, RFactor 2, BeamNG, Automobilista 2, Assetto Corsa, Assetto Corsa Competizione, Dirt Rally 2.0, Richard Burns Rally, RaceRoom."
"AMS1 still exists tho, and it's far better than it's sequel imo"
"Automobilista 2 looks great"
#6
Kunos Simulazioni
4.7
(7)
"AC is a real sim game, so it could just be that you have to get used to it coming from a more simcade like GT."
"I personally way prefer the feeling of ACC over AC, it's the most realistic, but only has GT cars."
"ACC is easily my favorite. It has some of the best FFB around."
"AC on PC offers a superior experience compared to PlayStation, with a wide variety of tracks and cars."
"Assetto Corsa is a versatile simulator that can cater to both simulation and arcade preferences."
"Assetto Corsa is the most realistic racing simulator available."
"Give AC some time, you will end up enjoying it if you are into simracing."
#7
RaceRoom Racing Experience
4.0
(7)
"RaceRoom. If you have a good DD wheel you will love the FFB."
"Raceroom is free on Steam. I played it after getting my first wheel/pedal set until I saved enough for Assetto Corsa."
"Give Raceroom a shot! (and rF2, ACC, AMS1/2......and of course, iRacing)"
"Rf2, r3e"
"IRacing, RFactor 2, BeamNG, Automobilista 2, Assetto Corsa, Assetto Corsa Competizione, Dirt Rally 2.0, Richard Burns Rally, RaceRoom."
"RaceRoom Racing Experience, often referred to as "RaceRoom" or R3E"
"Raceroom racing experience"
#8
Assetto Corsa Competizione
4.0
(6)
"ACC is widely regarded as a great sim."
"AC, ACC, dirt rally 2.0 is all you could ever want or need IMO."
"IRacing, RFactor 2, BeamNG, Automobilista 2, Assetto Corsa, Assetto Corsa Competizione, Dirt Rally 2.0, Richard Burns Rally, RaceRoom."
"As far as games I use Assetto Corsa (with tons of mods) and ACC for racing."
"If you want a decent sim Assetto Corsa Competizione is pretty good."
"ACC."
#9
Forza Horizon 4
4.2
(5)
"Forza Horizon 4. Best racing game."
"There's always Forza Horizon 4."
"Forza Horizon 4 lol hear me out, if you only do the dirt races it’ll unlock more dirt races so you’ll have a lot of dirt-track fun."
"Yeah, FH4 is great, but I'm looking for something more rally-dedicated"
"Forza Horizon 3+4"
#10
Project Cars
4.0
(5)
"Arcadey with good graphics."
"Project Cars 2 and AMS 2 will be your best bet."
"Project Cars seems to be the Way to go for diversity in cars and tracks."
"Project Cars (beta access is closed now)"
"The Pagani isn't the best car to promote a driving sim to racing amateurs."
#11
Assetto Corsa series
4.8
(4)
"Asseto corsa with mods and shaders! It looks better than some newer games!"
"Assetto corsa!"
"Assetto corsa is probably one of the best sims, there is nice variety of cars and mods, it is also cheap"
"Assetto corsa"
#12
Sega
4.5
(4)
"Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing Transormed"
"I'm having a blast with Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed."
"If you don't care about realism, Sonic and All-stars Racing Transformed is great. It plays a lot like Mario Kart."
"Over top arcade or 'kart' racing."
#13
Wreckfest
4.0
(4)
"Check out Wreckfest."
"Wreckfest isn't very hardware heavy as I was able to run it on Ryzen 3 2200G without bigger issues."
"If you like the idea of demolition races and derby’s wreckfest could be fun for you"
"I've been playing Wreckfest with a wheel lately, it's a blast"
#14
Project Cars Series
4.0
(4)
"I find project cars to be the most immersive sims I've tested"
"You could also try Project Cars 2. It's a bit more sim but still good and playable with a controller."
"Project cars 2"
"Project Cars 2"
#15
F1 Series
4.0
(4)
"The F1 2020s games have been good."
"The F1 games are really solid and fit in a nice pocket that straddles the line of Sim and Arcade racer."
"F1 2019"
"F1 2019 is great,if you like true and challenging racing you will probably like it"
#16
BeamNG.drive
4.0
(4)
"I ended up getting beamng and playing it. Very good apart from I can’t find any good mods really"
"BeamNG should be an easy bit for a system like that. Believe me, once you fall for it, you'll remain fallen."
"Beamng if you like variety of different vehicles"
"IRacing, RFactor 2, BeamNG, Automobilista 2, Assetto Corsa, Assetto Corsa Competizione, Dirt Rally 2.0, Richard Burns Rally, RaceRoom."
#17
Codemasters
4.0
(4)
"F1 games as well if this is your thing."
"Dirt series for Rally, not the 2.0."
"The first Grid is a great racing game."
"The first DiRT is worth looking into."
#18
Reiza Studios
5.0
(3)
"The best game, especially with the latest updates."
"Many different racing series to choose from (including many very unique ones like Brazil Stock Car, my favourite), great eye candy and lots of available tracks."
"Automobilista 2 is highly anticipated with its upcoming v1.5 release."
#19
Forza Horizon 5
4.7
(3)
"Forza Horizon 5 with DLCs. Basically the best racing game to come out in last decade or more."
"Get the Xbox PC game pass, $1 for 3 months, it will allow you to try out Forza Horizon 5, plus there are other fun games like wreckfest and Dirt 5."
"I like forza horizon 5. The main complaint was that it was too similar to forza horizon 4."
#20
Electronic Arts
3.5
(4)
"An exhilarating racing experience with stunning graphics and open-world gameplay."
"Burnout Paradise is an exhilarating racing game with stunning graphics and thrilling gameplay."
"The game lacks realism and feels more like an arcade experience."
"The second one is worse."
#21
Slightly Mad Studios
4.3
(3)
"You should look forward to Project C.A.R.S."
"If you want to stick to kind of Simcade, give Project Cars a go."
"Project Cars 2 is my favourite, looks good, fun career, car and track selection is great. FFB is great but inconsistent between the different cars."
#22
Trackmania series
4.0
(3)
"Trackmania is a good shout! Forza is another one😀"
"Check out the latest Trackmania"
"Just a few that come to mind. - Trackmania"
#23
Midnight Club series
4.5
(2)
"Midnight Club, the whole series is a banger."
"Midnight club series"
#24
Next Car Game
4.5
(2)
"The next car game, no doubt"
"Next Car Game"
#25
Bugbear Entertainment
4.5
(2)
"Wreckfest is an exhilarating racing game with fantastic destruction physics!"
"Wreckfest is a racing game that combines great physics with a mix of rewarding tracks."
#26
Logitech
4.5
(2)
"The G29 feels like a dream even with a proper LUT calibration. Very very very easy to do. Takes 5 min."
"F1 2016 feels quite nice on the G29."
#27
Richard Burns Rally
4.5
(2)
"The 'classic' not to miss."
"IRacing, RFactor 2, BeamNG, Automobilista 2, Assetto Corsa, Assetto Corsa Competizione, Dirt Rally 2.0, Richard Burns Rally, RaceRoom."
#28
Forza Series
4.0
(2)
"Any Forza motorsport or Forza horizon, Granturismo sport and Granturismo 7, and the crew 2."
"Forza has a variety of more serious and more arcade-like titles like Horizon."
#29
Art of Rally
4.0
(2)
"Art of Rally"
"Try Art of Rally on PC."
#30
Need for Speed: Shift
4.0
(2)
"There’s Need for Speed Shift. It’s older but I think it holds up pretty well."
"I like Need For Speed Shift. It's a bit old but it delivers a very nice balance between arcade and simulation."
#31
SuperTuxKart
4.0
(2)
"Supertux Kart is exactly the kind of game I was looking for."
"Just a few that come to mind. - Supertux Kart"
#32
GRID series
4.0
(2)
"GRID. Can't go wrong with anything Codemasters."
"The grid series is pretty good."
#33
Trackmania
4.0
(2)
"Trackmania"
"Trackmania series"
#34
Polyphony Digital
4.0
(2)
"GT7 is the game to beat and offers unmatched enjoyment in track racing."
"Gran Turismo 7 is not a sim, which makes it feel smoother compared to Assetto Corsa."
#35
Raceroom
4.0
(2)
"Raceroom is a free download and so worth a try, as it makes it easy to get your FFB calibrated correctly."
"Raceroom has a free base game and buying track/car packs at fair prices works out well."
#36
Grid
4.0
(2)
"Try Grid, Ride 2 or 3 (if you like motorcycles!), Forza Horizon 4 (if it’s on sale), The Crew 2 (only if on sale)."
"Grid series"
#37
Forza Motorsport series
3.5
(2)
"Forza is fun"
"Forza Motorsports has a bunch of 80s 90s classic cars."
#38
Automobilista 2
3.5
(2)
"Maybe AMS2 for you?"
"AMS2 is getting better but still has a floaty, drift feeling."
#39
Turn 10 Studios
3.0
(2)
"Since you come from GT7, maybe keep an eye open for the upcoming Forza Motorsport, I have high hopes for this one."
"Forza Motorsport is somewhat like Gran Turismo, but more to the arcade site of simcade, the last one, 7, is no longer in the store."
#40
Assetto Corsa Ultimate Edition
5.0
(1)
"Assetto corsa is awesome for like $8 on sale for the ultimate edition. The game has unbelievable mod support."
#41
Assetto
5.0
(1)
"Get my vote!"
#42
Next Car Game Wreckfest
5.0
(1)
"Amazing smash-em-up fun."
#43
F1 2012
5.0
(1)
"F1 2012"
#44
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
5.0
(1)
"Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is one of the most fun racing games."
#45
The Crew series
4.0
(1)
"I really enjoy playing the crew there's not much of a story but I love playing it"
#46
The Crew Motorfest
4.0
(1)
"The Crew Motorfest will be released next month. You may consider that."
#47
PlayStation consoles
4.0
(1)
"Any of the PlayStation consoles. I got the BC ps3 and ps5 so even ps1 racing games are good too"
#48
Redout 2
4.0
(1)
"Redout 2 has some F-zero vibes to it if that's what you're into"
#49
Project Cars 2
4.0
(1)
"Project Cars 2. You can still buy a key for really cheap off the grey market."
#50
F1 and Dirt Rally 2
4.0
(1)
"The latest F1 games and Dirt Rally 2"
#51
Gran Turismo 7
4.0
(1)
"Gt7"
#52
Need for Speed Most Wanted (2012)
4.0
(1)
"Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)"
#53
rFactor 2 and RaceRoom Racing Experience
4.0
(1)
"Rf2 and Rr are pretty good , i like them both to spice things up."
#54
Need for Madness
4.0
(1)
"I would recommend Need for Madness."
#55
Horizon Chase Turbo
4.0
(1)
"Horizon Chase Turbo if you like the SNES 90s racers like Top Gear"
#56
Burnout Paradise
4.0
(1)
"Burnout Paradise and Need for Speed Host Pursuit both have remastered versions. Solid very Arcade like racing games."
#57
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
4.0
(1)
"Burnout Paradise and Need for Speed Host Pursuit both have remastered versions. Solid very Arcade like racing games."
#58
Forza Horizon
4.0
(1)
"Check if Forza Horizon 1 can run on your laptop."
#59
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)
4.0
(1)
"Nfs most wanted 2012 and nfs the run has good controller feedback although mw 2012 may struggle to run on ur laptop but the run will probably work and its hell of a game."
#60
Blur
4.0
(1)
"Blur is a pretty fun arcade style racer."
#61
GRIP
4.0
(1)
"Just a few that come to mind. - Grip"
#62
Sega Rally Revo
4.0
(1)
"Sega Rally Revo, Outun 2006, and Gravel are great fun with a wheel"
#63
Need for Speed: Underground series
4.0
(1)
"Need for Speed Underground series and all the rest pretty much, Midnight Club, Forza, or just race around in GTA games."
#64
Forza Motorsport 7
4.0
(1)
"Forza 7"
#65
Burnout Paradise Remastered
4.0
(1)
"Burnout Paradise Remastered"
#66
Distance
4.0
(1)
"Distance is a lot of fun"
#67
Dirt Series
4.0
(1)
"Dirt 4"
#68
F1 2020
4.0
(1)
"F1 2020 has splitscreen but not sure if it works with 2 wheels."
#69
Dirt
4.0
(1)
"Dirt series"
#70
F1
4.0
(1)
"F1 series"
#71
GRID Autosport
4.0
(1)
"Fun and accessible racing experience."
#72
Need for Speed
4.0
(1)
"Need For Speed series"
#73
Mario Kart
4.0
(1)
"Mario Kart with the Dolphin emulator"
#74
Gran Turismo
4.0
(1)
"Gran Turismo 1-4 with Playstation emulators"
#75
rFactor 2
4.0
(1)
"Rf2, r3e"
#76
Redout Series
4.0
(1)
"Redout 2"
#77
Need for Speed Series
4.0
(1)
"I liked old NFS parts, so i’ll check them as well."
#78
Dirt Rally
4.0
(1)
"I've heard good things about Dirt Rally."
#79
Ridge Racer
4.0
(1)
"Ridge Racer, post twin analog stick. I like 6 and 7 best, and the two PSP versions—one of which is on PS+—are great."
#80
Namco
4.0
(1)
"Ridge Racer Unbounded is actually pretty good. I liked the multiplayer where you jump into other people's tracks."
#81
FlatOut Series
4.0
(1)
"FlatOut 2 is a demo derby racing game and is currently on sale for a couple dollars."
#82
Project Cars 3
3.0
(1)
"Project cars 3"
#83
Split/Second
3.0
(1)
"Split second"
#84
R3E
3.0
(1)
"R3E isn’t as popular as it once was but it does have a great FFB."
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