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Project CARS

Project CARS

THE ULTIMATE DRIVER JOURNEY delivers the soul of motor racing in the world’s most beautiful, authentic, and technically-advanced racing game.

In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Varied realistic racing disciplines” (19 of 89 reviews) and “Detailed, beautiful racing visuals” (11); the most common complaint is “Weak AI and random spins” (8). What reviewers agree on ↓

Released May 6, 2015 Developer Slightly Mad Studios Publisher Codemasters, Slightly Mad Studios, Electronic Arts Platforms Windows RacingSimulationAutomobile SimDrivingMultiplayer
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-08-12)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.

79.4%positive14,437 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 89 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 89 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 79.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12

Recommended · 12 found this helpful

“I am 1 of the 6000 people on steam that own this game”

— a player, Steam review · 38 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“Although the game is technically no longer available through the Steam Store, you can still find steam key codes online for about $15, which is very well worth it IMO. Project Cars is the only car racing sim I've found enjoyable on PC with an Xbox controller, as Assetto Corsa…”

— a player, Steam review · 52 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Just another racing game. Pretty at times. The AI was catastrophically bad. Like (almost) all games in this genre, career mode is a joke.”

— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

10,688all-time peak
0 2.5k 5k 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 No data collected for this period 2.7k avg · May 2015

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-21.

45achievements
2.6%median completion
0.7%rarest: Fully Loaded
44.0% of players 39.8% of players 39.0% of players 36.5% of players 35.0% of players 29.8% of players 27.6% of players 26.9% of players 26.9% of players 19.0% of players 17.8% of players 15.4% of players 13.2% of players 10.9% of players 9.3% of players 5.4% of players 5.3% of players 5.1% of players 4.3% of players 4.2% of players 3.6% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 44.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
44.0%Ready To Pounce — Had a reaction time of less than 0.2 secs off the starting grid
39.8%Keep Calm And Race On — Crashed on or before the first corner then went on to win the race
39.0%On Your Left — Lapped an opponent in a race
Rarest badges of honor
0.7%Fully Loaded — Signed 8 Endorsement deals
0.7%Hall Of Fame — Completed three Historic Goals and became a racing legend!
0.8%Reversa Corsa — Completed a Quick Race Weekend lap of Azure Circuit in reverse from cockpit view without collisions

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.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-08-12 07:53 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

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From our knowledge graph — ranked by shared traits, not a black box. Each card says why it's here.

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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.

GenresRacing, Simulation, Sports
Player tagsRacing · Simulation · Automobile Sim · Driving · Multiplayer · Realistic · Sports · Singleplayer · Physics · VR · Atmospheric · First-Person (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Steam Achievements · VR Supported · Steam Trading Cards · VR Support · Partial Controller Support · Steam Leaderboards
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian *
Achievements45
Official sitehttp://www.projectcarsgame.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista, Windows 7 with latest Service Packs Processor: 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400, 3.0 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 940 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: nVidia GTX 260, ATI Radeon HD 5770 DirectX: Version 9.0 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 25 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card Additional Notes: For racing wheel support check: