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iRacing
We are the world’s premier motorsports racing game. An iRacing membership provides entry into the newest form of motorsport: internet racing. Internet racing is a fun, easy, and inexpensive way for race fan and gamers alike to enjoy the thrill of the racetrack from the comfort of their home.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
65 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Wants to ♥♥♥♥ a hole in my wallet. Amazing game, but it has the worst monetization method I've ever seen.”
“*I DONT FULLY RECOMMEND FOR EVERYONE* iRacing is super realistic—no assists, no hand-holding. You do your own pitting, follow the pace car, practice, qualify, and race for real stats and points just like the pros. It's…”
“This game is only good if you are willing to spend a lot of money on cars, tracks and the subscription cost. If you are wanting to spend less money then you should get, Assetto Corsa, ACC, Assetto Corsa Evo, LMU,…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“If you are sick of people ramming you in sim games, this one is pretty good. Since it is pay to play monthly, people are a bit more careful about ramming you. I am still in low level mode so people are constantly…”
“Easily the best Multiplayer simracing experience out there. Plays great in VR aswell. The image is sharp and there are no weird artifacts. It does look dated though but they are working on a new graphics engine. There…”
“it is very realistic and my son and I can enjoy the game together”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“It is EXTREMELY expensive to buy cars and tracks- but if you have the disposable income and you like to take sim racing very seriously long term, I recommend it. You also do start with a decent amount of free cars and…”
“I can confidently say iRacing is worth every penny. I have 470 hours at the time of this review, and not once did I think, “Was this a waste of money? Did I not think this through?” In iRacing, you do not pay for a…”
“Best online racing service there is. Could be expensive as an initial cost with cars / tracks. But once you figure out what series you want to focus on, then the cost plateaus since a lot of tracks are used across…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Easily the best Multiplayer simracing experience out there. Plays great in VR aswell. The image is sharp and there are no weird artifacts. It does look dated though but they are working on a new graphics engine. There…”
“This game runs great and it has a really good force feedback. I can actually feel the car. I recommend trying this game.”
“Don't buy on steam. It is the best multiplayer racing game out there. Period. The incident points can be a bit bad sometimes but any even LMU has mistakes. The sheer volume of the different classes and types of racing…”
40 of the 103 reviews raise this · 27 of them still recommend the game.
“Should of read the other reviews. I do not beleive in paying a monthly subscription and then have to buy tracks and cars just to use them. Also had a lot of drama with launching the app from steam.”
“Wants to ♥♥♥♥ a hole in my wallet. Amazing game, but it has the worst monetization method I've ever seen.”
“This game really is not good aside from the physics, which is not even industry-leading in all categories. It's bad visually, net code is terrible, the reporting system is awful and leaves people unaccountable. Worst of…”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“This game really is not good aside from the physics, which is not even industry-leading in all categories. It's bad visually, net code is terrible, the reporting system is awful and leaves people unaccountable. Worst of…”
“absoulty do not waste your time and money on this game everything is pay walled to no end irating and skill rating are flawed to point of no joy in the game at all you will spend 100s if not 1000s of dollars on this…”
“Typical Iracing experience Practice hours for race sign up for race get killed by other class lose 150 IR sign up for next race get killed by other class lose 150 IR keep spending money i love this game”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“This is easily the most horrible gaming experience I've had in my life, and will probably remain so. I believe the store page doesn't explain properly what a new player will have to deal with when they start the game.…”
“If you played games like Global Offensive, or League of Legends and thought, it wasn't enough of a humilating, depressing climb of herculean effort for low-stakes rewards. Well boy let me tell you, get into iRacing,…”
“Probably the most realistic feeling sim that I have ever used so far. I have been racing on various consoles, computers, and even in real life and outside of being in an actual auto, this feels the most realistic and…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“absoulty do not waste your time and money on this game everything is pay walled to no end irating and skill rating are flawed to point of no joy in the game at all you will spend 100s if not 1000s of dollars on this…”
“*I DONT FULLY RECOMMEND FOR EVERYONE* iRacing is super realistic—no assists, no hand-holding. You do your own pitting, follow the pace car, practice, qualify, and race for real stats and points just like the pros. It's…”
“the incident system is soooooooooooo scammy , wdym the other guy cant drive and im the one getting penalized for it , ofc im going to lose the freaking control of my car if someone hits me at 60km/h from the back! , and…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“It is EXTREMELY expensive to buy cars and tracks- but if you have the disposable income and you like to take sim racing very seriously long term, I recommend it. You also do start with a decent amount of free cars and…”
“Awesome simulator that will consume your life. HOWEVER, you must own a sim rig. Without one you shall suffer the wraths of the racing gods. All I think about iRacing, dream about iRacing, breathe iRacing, iRacing runs…”
“Amazing and realistic Racing simulator! To get the most out of this sim you will need a wheel and pedals to be able to at least enjoy it. If you do get serious about you will need to spend a lot on the hardware and of…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 85.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“best sim racing game but its sucks the money out of you, you literally need to pay for everything in the game. and the graphics is a game in 2011”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played“Having spent 4k hours in Counter Strike, I often compare this game to that, as it's that competitive. It scratches that itch, while getting the rush of having other players race next to you. I've already invested to building a whole rig for this game. Would recommend for anybody…”
— a player, Steam review · 172 hrs played“I don't care about how it's the most realistic pc simracing. You buy a game subscription for a ridiculous price, just to find out that you get basically no content (only a few cars and tracks which are the bottom of bottoms) and to get something good you gotta pay another dozens…”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-10). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
2026 Season 4 Release [2026.09.09.01]
The iRacing 2026 Season 4 Release Build is moving out onto the track! This is one of four major annual releases for iRacing, and it adds new content, features, upgrades, and a hauler-full of fixes and
2026 Season 3 Patch 3 Hotfix 2 Release [2026.07.17.01]
2026 Season 3 Patch 3 Hotfix 2 Release Notes \ ======================================================================== Hotfix Release: —--------------------------------------------------------- This
2026 Season 3 Patch 3 Hotfix 1 [2026.07.14.02]
This Hotfix contains some fixes and updates for the 2026 Season 3 Release. You can find the Release Notes for this Hotfix below, or on the iRacing Forums here: 2026 Season 3 Patch 3 Hotfix 1 Release N
2026 Season 3 Patch 3 Release [2026.07.10.04]
This Patch contains some updates and fixes for the 2026 Season 3 Release. You can find the Release Notes for this Patch below, or on the iRacing Forums here: 2026 Season 3 Patch 3 Release Notes \ — iR
2026 Season 3 Patch 2 Release [2026.06.24.02]
2026 Season 3 Patch 2 Release Notes \======================================================================== Patch Release:—---------------------------------------------------------This release is a
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Massively Multiplayer, Racing, Simulation, Sports |
| Player tags | Racing · Automobile Sim · Simulation · VR · Sports · Driving · Multiplayer · Massively Multiplayer · Realistic · Singleplayer · Controller · e-sports (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · MMO · PvP · Online PvP · VR Support · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Official site | http://www.iracing.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-Bit, Windows 11 64-Bit Processor: 4 core CPU or better – Some Examples (but not limited to): Intel Core i5-6600, Intel Core i7-4790, AMD Ryzen 3 4300G Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: A gaming graphics card with at least 6GB of DEDICATED memory – Some examples (but not limited to): Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070, RX 5600XT DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 25 GB available space VR Support: iRacing supports the optional use of virtual reality headsets!