Racing Sims reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 209 Reddit reviews across 17 subreddits and 47 posts to rank the best Racing Sims brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/simracing, r/gaming, r/Vive, r/formula1, r/oculus. Top-rated brands include Assetto Corsa (4.4/5), iRacing (4.5/5), Automobilista 2 (4.8/5).

Stats

Reviews209

Subreddits17

Posts47

Brands67

Products48

Top communities

r/simracing118 r/gaming16 r/Vive15 r/formula110 r/oculus9

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Assetto Corsa

4.4

(26)

"If you want real F1 tracks, good graphics, and solid physics, go for Assetto Corsa with mods — it beats F1 games in realism and flexibility."

"AMS2 + AC-CSP will cover your single player VR sim racing needs."

"Top 3 for me, in VR: Messing around / roads / mods: Assetto Corsa."

"Hands down Assetto Corsa. Get Content Manager, Custom Shaders Patch and get modding."

"Assetto Corsa doesn't need any PC Ressources."

"Assetto corsa bro"

"Assetto Corsa."

"Assetto Corsa especially if on PC due to the modding potential."

"Assetto corsa no doubt one of THE best."

"Assetto Corsa with SRS."

iRacing

4.5

(21)

"Top 3 for me, in VR: Online racing: iRacing."

"Yea really can’t go wrong with iracing."

"For multiplayer, I can’t find anything that meets my standards beyond iRacing."

"Nothing is more spectacular than iracing, assetto corsa, acc"

"Iracing is the best nascar and indy car sim out there."

"For oval and stock car racing, iRacing is really hard to beat."

"IRacing, hands down."

"IRacing is the only real option for well populated oval racing that I know of."

"For modern indycar, iRacing is the best."

"Iracing has a Indy car oval series and it is fantastic would highly recommend."

Automobilista 2

4.8

(10)

"Automobilista 2 and AC are both fantastic in VR but AMS2 runs really well."

"Imo out of all the sims AMS2 looks the best in VR and feels the most realistic with a motion rig."

"Definitely get ams2. It’s arguably the best single player experience right now, especially for VR (the ai is better than AC)."

"AMS2 looks and performs the best with tons of content."

"Automobilista 2 provides a very nice VR experience, and good all-in one package (no mods needed, etc)."

"Ams2 for singleplayer."

"Automobilista 2 for good single player fun since AI is good."

"My go to is Automobilista 2."

"Also Automobilitsa2 is fun/good in vr."

"Automobilista 2 has not yet been mentioned, and is really very good."

RaceRoom

4.2

(9)

"Raceroom is my favourite for time trial leaderboards for track racing."

"RaceRoom if you are in europe."

"RaceRoom is great because you can try it out for free."

"You can try Race Room Experience free to see how you get on."

"RaceRoom is awesome, ranked mp and lots of variety."

"Try RaceRoom on Steam, the base content is free."

"Raceroom experience."

"Maybe try the demo for Raceroom."

"Race room / sector 3 have a vive."

Live For Speed

4.4

(8)

"Live for speed, rfactor1 should be no issue"

"Live For Speed scales well"

"Live For Speed?"

"Live for Speed"

"I think Live for Speed will be perfect."

"Live for Speed has support right now, and honestly it's probably the best VR support out of the three."

"Its pretty good and you can play the lite version with three cars and one track for free."

"Lfs has support already. Pcars is coming."

Project Cars 2

4.7

(7)

"Project CARS 2 is the most polished VR racing experience I’ve had."

"Project cars 2."

"Project Cars 2 is also a great racing simulator."

"Project Cars 2 is a landmark. No racing game come close."

"Project Cars 2 "

"PC2 and Assetto."

"Project cars 2 is such a great game in vr."

Logitech

3.9

(8)

"G29 was perfect starter for me."

"Only other option from notable brands at that price is the T128... but I'd take the G923 over that any day."

"Logitech G29 wheel and pedals and this base from Amazon... Less than $400 easy. This is what I’ve been on for the past month, my first setup ever and I love it"

"The Logitech G920 is always a good place to start. It helped me get into sim racing and eventually I upgraded to my current setup."

"G29/920 or T150 is a good starting wheel, if you can find a good deal go for T300"

"A lot of people saying not to buy anything below g29 and this stuff because they do not have FF... If you want to start cheap buy an older FF wheel like a g27 or g25."

"If you can't afford a wheel that at least has FFB (G29, G923, TMX, T248) you either need to save more, play with a controller, or find a different hobby."

"Better (but arguably uglier) than the g29."

Automobilista

4.1

(7)

"Automobilista, great ffb and AI, polished like no other game."

"Original Automobilista, or rF1 (on which AMS is based)"

"The original Automobilista"

"If you are looking for real race simulators... i would recommend AMS and Gtr2 in VR."

"Automobilista 1 runs well on low end hardware."

"I’d argue AMS has some of the best open wheel content too."

"V8 Supercars are miles better in AMS and are even stock content."

Project Cars

3.9

(7)

"Definitely Pc2 imo."

"Project Cars 2."

"Project Cars 2 is also a great racing simulator."

"Project Cars 2 and Assetto Corsa are the two big sims and are both great."

"Since when is Project cars ONLY coming to the Rift."

"I hear there is a game called 'Project Cars' that is coming up soon, it looks pretty good."

"Pcars is coming."

#10

Assetto Corsa Competizione

4.0

(6)

"If you want competetive online, ACC is the way to go, but it runs badly on everything below 2080ti"

"ACC - join a league and dig in!"

"ACC is a lot of fun if you stay away from the public lobbies."

"Assetto Corsa competizione for sure I can also recommend Project Cars 2."

"ACC here also, the feeling you get through the FFB is really immersive."

"People hate on it but I really enjoy Asseto Corsa Competizione."

#11

Dirt Rally

4.6

(5)

"Dirt Rally VR is the reason I bought a steering wheel and pedals."

"That's by far my favorite VR racing game."

"It's by far the most fun and rewarding sim I have ever played."

"Dirt Rally 2.0"

"Dirt isn’t really considered 'expert' if you compare it to Dirt Rally for example."

#12

rFactor 2

3.7

(6)

"RF2 still an amazing sim but .... Not the best formula cars."

"Might get away with rfactor 2. Check it's requirements it's one of the best physics engines."

"RFactor 2 is currently the best."

"RFactor 2 ($40), Game Stock Car 2012 ($20)."

"RFactor 2 was pretty heavy for my equal system."

"RFactor 1 & 2 require a little bit more effort, the base content isn't that great."

#13

Thrustmaster

4.4

(5)

"T500 RS, very solid wheel with smooth and strong force feedback."

"Looks like a Thrustmaster T-500RS wheel to me. And a TH8A shifter."

"I’d get a used T150 if you’re on a tight budget."

"Thrustmaster T150/TMX, or Logitech G29/G920... those are best starter with FFB."

"Best option is one of the entry level FFB options like from thrustmaster or logitech."

#14

Fanatec

4.2

(5)

"Those fanatec elite v2s are really good for what they are."

"The fanatec bundle that comes with the DD base and the McLaren wheel is a decent starter point."

"Fanatec has some starter sets, not a lot more expensive."

"Fanatec elite v2 pedals (upgraded to VRS pedals)"

"The Fanatec CSL line probably fits the bill. Their DD bases are fairly inexpensive and have lower torque (5-8nm) so you won't rip a hole in your desk."

#15

rFactor

4.0

(4)

"You should try rfactor 1,pretty old but still cool."

"RF2 or AMS for single player."

"RFactor back in the day was the best racing sim in my opinion."

"RFactor1&2"

#16

Codemasters

4.3

(3)

"Yo necessito DiRT RALLLLYYYY"

"A really fun arcade game, yet good simulation!"

"How about GRID Autosport?"

#17

Gran Turismo

4.0

(3)

"You can also get Gran Turismo if you have a PlayStation."

"Try Gran Turismo for PSP."

"The unique mix of interesting challenges, fascinating tracks, a huge number of licensed vehicles and a motivating campaign Gran Turismo provides."

#18

ACC

3.3

(3)

"Acc"

"ACC has good clean racing as far as I've experienced lately."

"Don't bother with ACC as it won't be an especially nice performance on that cpu."

#19

Simroom

5.0

(2)

"Got the frame from simroom. They were great guys to deal with, very responsive and knowledgeable."

#20

Oculus

3.3

(3)

"Is sort of VR mario kart"

"The latter seems like the most polished title."

"Haven't played either of them but the latter seems like the most polished title."

#21

GT Omega

5.0

(2)

"Right now I'm using the GT Omega Apex. It's quite nice, and still folds up when not in use. It does not move. Very stable and has just enough adjustability."

"GT Omega Pro got recommended to me a lot"

#22

SideQuest

3.3

2.0

(1)

"Dirt is fine but dirt rally is the one you should avoid."

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