iRacing

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6.7

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  1. Preg
    Sep 4, 2023
    9
    Short and sweet - It's the best way to race online. Though if you're looking for a single player experience it's just not worth it. The price is only justified if you're willing to compete online and only online.
  2. WaraWana
    May 4, 2023
    8
    Being releatively new to sim racing I can say I do not have the best opinion compared to pros but after 100 hours in iRacing I can say the game is amazing at what it does. It allows you to converse with others easily in races/practice and it allows you to check replays easily to see what I did wrong. This helps me improve. Negative marks for having zero rain options/features.
    Thank you    Being releatively new to sim racing I can say I do not have the best opinion compared to pros but after 100 hours in iRacing I can say the game is amazing at what it does. It allows you to converse with others easily in races/practice and it allows you to check replays easily to see what I did wrong. This helps me improve. Negative marks for having zero rain options/features.
    Thank you for reading. Enjoy Gaming.    … Expand
  3. WilcoRoger
    Jan 20, 2023
    10
    Best Racing Simulation you can buy. Always full servers and the best physics you can get.
  4. DLH-Net
    Jan 20, 2023
    0
    Just the best SimRacing Software out there. To expensive? Well it's working and running - that's never too expensive.
  5. Simpson_761
    Jul 29, 2022
    9
    Reviewing it for what it is setting out to do with the staff available I arrive at a 9. The game lacks a few things but it is hard to match with what it does.
  6. nogas
    Jun 30, 2022
    0
    Graphics in VR and physics are great.
    BUT HERE IS A WARNING!
    There is no way to play without Internet connection and no offline playing without payed subscription. That's not the worst. You pay for the track Nordschleife. But there is no way to play this track against AI. You have to buy the Grandprix track as well because in an AI race you are only allowed to race the combined course.    Graphics in VR and physics are great.
    BUT HERE IS A WARNING!
    There is no way to play without Internet connection and no offline playing without payed subscription.
    That's not the worst.
    You pay for the track Nordschleife. But there is no way to play this track against AI. You have to buy the Grandprix track as well because in an AI race you are only allowed to race the combined course. Realy? I feel cheated!
    If you buy the (Legacy) Ferrari 488 GT3 cause it's a cheap option and want to race with this car online against others. Be adviced. In a month I haven't seen one lobby with this car. So buy this car only if you want to drive against AI.    … Expand
  7. Skyfuzzball8312
    Apr 12, 2022
    6
    Despite of the great simulation, but there are 2 downfall for this game:
    1. Subscription based game
    2. Pay-2-Win
    *Note: If you are a rich sim-racer, you can buy it :)*
  8. Mahunihon
    Mar 18, 2022
    9
    This is the best motorsport simulator by far. If you want a digital experience of real racing, this is where you have to go. Especially when it comes to road and dirt oval racing. No other product can deliver anything even close to this. Take your ego down a notch and drive for safety rating first, and once you have higher licenses you will experience mostly respectful, close andThis is the best motorsport simulator by far. If you want a digital experience of real racing, this is where you have to go. Especially when it comes to road and dirt oval racing. No other product can deliver anything even close to this. Take your ego down a notch and drive for safety rating first, and once you have higher licenses you will experience mostly respectful, close and challenging races. I especially enjoy longer races including multiple pitstops and not just these five minute three lappers you get served in the majority of games. For me, iRacing is the best way to just forget about the world for a couple of hours.… Expand
  9. FenderBender900
    Oct 5, 2021
    8
    iRacing is a pure Simulation, not an Arcade racer in any sense of the word. It's for the hardcore driving enthusiast. The subscription service based platform makes it more costly than other options on the market, but due to their partnerships with real life racers, teams and sanctioning bodies, iRacing has access to more data than ever before to mimic the real life driving experience. FromiRacing is a pure Simulation, not an Arcade racer in any sense of the word. It's for the hardcore driving enthusiast. The subscription service based platform makes it more costly than other options on the market, but due to their partnerships with real life racers, teams and sanctioning bodies, iRacing has access to more data than ever before to mimic the real life driving experience. From your local Saturday night dirt track, to NASCAR, to the world of Formula One and everything in between, iRacing offers an online, multiplayer experience unlike any other in the genre. Factually, no other simulation or game boasts the active community iRacing does, boasting over 5,000 active racers at any given time that you can jump into racing with on a moment's notice. There is never a time on this simulator you cannot find something to race against many other people.

    iRacing painstakingly scans every car and track to within 1mm of visual and structural accuracy, then adds a higher level of data than ever before to give the user a truly one-of-a-kind experience across the wide array of disciplines in auto racing. Some sims may do one type of car accurately, iRacing does multiple types of racing accurately. There just is no peer in the world to what this simulator provides to the general public.

    The user may pay a subscription and may need to buy extra cars and tracks (which DO cost a decent amount of money) however the User also sees more direct improvements made to this racing sim than any other in the genre by a factor of 10. The sim is realistic enough for me to say the following: "Instead of comparing iRacing to other 'Racing games' on the market, you need to be judging iRacing's overall cost versus buying an actual race car of your choice, whatever it may be. It's far cheaper to iRace, and you won't get hurt doing it.

    iRacing is the single best option in the world if you want to race constantly against other real life people in a realistic environment. There is absolutely, unequivocally NO OTHER CHOICE.
    With officially sanctioned events backed by the real life counterparts, iRacing offers at it's highest level the NASCAR iRacing Coca Cola Series with a Championship purse of $300,000. However eSports isn't the end all be all of this simulation. Whether you're looking to become a serious eSports racer, or just casually race the official series provided, or host single races or league championships with friends, iRacing.com is THE standard all others attempting to break into the world of Motorsports Simulation must compare themselves to and to date, no one has come close.

    Personal rating of specific aspects of this game are as follows on a 1-10 scale, 1= worst, 10 = best:
    Driving experience- 9
    Multiplayer experience-10
    Cost-6
    Customer Service-7
    Replayability-10    … Expand
  10. Gsteee
    Nov 17, 2020
    0
    DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY- I wish there was a negative rating I could give for this garbage game. Have fun spending hundreds or thousands of dollars to buy a good rig and gear and then pay for each car and each track as well as a monthly subscription only to be given 4x incidents every time you get smashed into by a noob. The protest system and the admins are atrocious. They treat theirDONT WASTE YOUR MONEY- I wish there was a negative rating I could give for this garbage game. Have fun spending hundreds or thousands of dollars to buy a good rig and gear and then pay for each car and each track as well as a monthly subscription only to be given 4x incidents every time you get smashed into by a noob. The protest system and the admins are atrocious. They treat their customers like trash and suspend new drivers for trying to race and accidentally hitting someone. But wait... when you get taken out in a race the admins just ignore your protests and laugh. Just play forza or the F1 codemaster games. DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY.… Expand
  11. Pohuligan
    Nov 10, 2020
    0
    Disgusting services!
    I was targeted by some sick driver who cause many accidets, then reported me for "using vulgar language" (of course I was mad), and I WAS BANNED FROM MULTIPLAYER SESSIONS.
    If you want to feel bad and ripped-off - play iRacing. I am also battling to get refund for ~$100 of content I bought - NEVER PLAY THIS GAME. Their support is the worst on the planet - I    Disgusting services!
    I was targeted by some sick driver who cause many accidets, then reported me for "using vulgar language" (of course I was mad), and I WAS BANNED FROM MULTIPLAYER SESSIONS.

    If you want to feel bad and ripped-off - play iRacing.

    I am also battling to get refund for ~$100 of content I bought - NEVER PLAY THIS GAME.

    Their support is the worst on the planet - I keep trying to reach them but all I get is automated replies, one contradicting the other!

    Looks like it is an ancient technilogy trying to stay alive.

    And the game itself feels like something from 2001-2002, not a modern racing game.

    Also, since I've spoken on multiplayer - multiplayer is great if you don't mind random jumpings of other cars that also cause accidets.

    Really, I have never felt that bad, viloated and disgussed by a RACING SIM. Worst gaming company! Worse then Ubisoft, which tells you something....    … Expand
  12. Darwin_Jones
    Sep 18, 2020
    2
    Average Sim at an extremely overpriced price. All in all, iracing is fine. I have the free content and other cars with accoun from a buddy. For me the conclusion remains:
    - Graphics: Mediocre to outdated.
    - Physics: All right. Accident physics immensely unrealistic. Cars sometimes fly 10m high. - Sound: Mediocre. - Multiplayer: Good. Matchmaking is good. Netcode could be better. Cars    Average Sim at an extremely overpriced price. All in all, iracing is fine. I have the free content and other cars with accoun from a buddy. For me the conclusion remains:
    - Graphics: Mediocre to outdated.
    - Physics: All right. Accident physics immensely unrealistic. Cars sometimes fly 10m high.
    - Sound: Mediocre.
    - Multiplayer: Good. Matchmaking is good. Netcode could be better. Cars sometimes disappear when other drivers have a bad ping.
    - Reputation: Extremely exaggerated. There are many equally good or even better alternatives. You surely know the alternatives. ACC, rF2, AC, AMS, AMS2, ... (definitely a matter of taste - but iracing is definitely not a non-plus-ultra anymore)
    - Price: The price borders on audacity. Can you even take it seriously? This is why I rated it so badly. It's just an average sim that's being marketed way better than it is.    … Expand
  13. Welshie95
    Aug 11, 2020
    2
    This racing game doesn't come with any quality cars or tracks. I knew about the micro transactions before I went into it, but I didn't realize just how sparse the default content would be and just how 'macro' the micro transactions are. Perhaps this is my fault for not looking into it further before buying, but I expect some game for my money, you know? Especially if I'm paying monthly.This racing game doesn't come with any quality cars or tracks. I knew about the micro transactions before I went into it, but I didn't realize just how sparse the default content would be and just how 'macro' the micro transactions are. Perhaps this is my fault for not looking into it further before buying, but I expect some game for my money, you know? Especially if I'm paying monthly. Imagine if WoW only gave you two classes and two races and made you pay $20 for every other one, only to find out that you have to pay even more if you want to explore the same areas on the map as your friends. All on top of spending $15 per month. The physics and gameplay seem good, but I can't justify giving this game anything over a 2 considering the poor value per dollar spent.

    The refund policy is also unforgiving. I understand they have it stated in multiple places that they don't give refunds, but I asked for a refund on an additional 3 months merely one day after it autorenewed, because I had forgotten about the game entirely and had not played it for about 2 1/2 months. I had to fight with customer service over several emails to be granted a partial refund and have my account deactivated. I practically donated money to their company, given that I barely played the game, and they still acted like a partial refund on a service I wasn't going to use at all was some kind of enormous favor to me. Other subscription services have good customer service policy. This one does not. Just because their policy is 'clearly stated' does not mean it's a good policy immune to criticism. Its a shame that developers spent so much time on a decent racing game only to have micro transactions and bad business policy muddy their hard work.    … Expand
  14. difg6
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    The game is really good but the way iRacing is treating his public with the renewel in steam is awful.
    The game is already overpriced and when Steam makes a discount iRacing didn't accept it!
  15. N-66PT
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It was 10 if it wasn't extremely expensive

    Dava 10 se não fosse extremamente caro    … Expand
  16. zr240
    Apr 9, 2020
    1
    As a game it’s a bit of fun but as a simulator it’s rubbish, TYRE model is way off and setup on cars is nothing like real world, you would think from all the subscription fees and track and car purchases they could invest in getting it a bit closer to real life!
  17. robevery1971
    Jan 17, 2020
    4
    Some great stuff here, but let down by the payment system and having to race with gormless idiots initially that ruin the experience, unless of course, you pay.
  18. PizzaSubCombo
    Oct 18, 2019
    5
    A fantastic online platform is held back by cars that never feel quite right to drive, and a community that borders on obsessive. You'll certainly get your NASCAR fix and you'll certainly have close races against like minded human opponents, but for those wanting authentic race car behavior, where real world setup tricks and driving techniques work, you're out of luck. Tire physics haveA fantastic online platform is held back by cars that never feel quite right to drive, and a community that borders on obsessive. You'll certainly get your NASCAR fix and you'll certainly have close races against like minded human opponents, but for those wanting authentic race car behavior, where real world setup tricks and driving techniques work, you're out of luck. Tire physics have morphed into an on-going project for the dev team, with cars changing rapidly from one build to the next. This is par for the course with the "games as a service" model, but for a company who claims to be at the forefront of auto racing simulation, handling characteristics drastically shifting from one extreme to the other with each passing build says more than any of their marketing ever could. You can try to bring this up in the forums, but the obsessed fans convinced this is their ticket into real NASCAR won't let you get very far.… Expand
  19. dualprop
    Apr 22, 2018
    1
    15$ for a single track, 12$ for a single car. If you want to compete in a series, you need to shell out 150+ bucks to be able to participate in all races. On top of that, you need to subscribe for 15$ a month. A very limited selection of cars. The only GT3 series that is not mixed and/or endurance locks you into a single car model. Very low player count, about 3000 that are scattered15$ for a single track, 12$ for a single car. If you want to compete in a series, you need to shell out 150+ bucks to be able to participate in all races. On top of that, you need to subscribe for 15$ a month. A very limited selection of cars. The only GT3 series that is not mixed and/or endurance locks you into a single car model. Very low player count, about 3000 that are scattered between american and european servers. Graphics are very outdated.

    Physics and FFB are top notch, though.    … Expand
  20. ryanb1982
    May 24, 2017
    10
    My father and I raced go-karts and 410 sprint cars for years, and after being away from the sport this simulator has regrown our relationship from across the country. This simulator is amazing!! I would give it 20-10 stars if I could! I have no idea why anyone would rate this less than a 10 other than a kid that just wants to play an arcade game.
    Love this simulator!
  21. scornflake
    Apr 12, 2017
    9
    I've raced various sims for many years (gpl onwards). While iRacing doesn't "look the most amazing", it's physics are still the best I've found, period. Yes, it costs. Yes, cars cost. Yes, tracks cost. I've spent over $3k on my steering wheel alone. Another $1k on the base. Why would I not spend on the sim itself? Why would I not support the people that are developing iRacing?

    Am I a    I've raced various sims for many years (gpl onwards). While iRacing doesn't "look the most amazing", it's physics are still the best I've found, period. Yes, it costs. Yes, cars cost. Yes, tracks cost. I've spent over $3k on my steering wheel alone. Another $1k on the base. Why would I not spend on the sim itself? Why would I not support the people that are developing iRacing?

    Am I a serious sim racer? No. I just like driving sims. Do I compete? Nope. I like doing personal best laps. Is iRacing the best sim I've come across to date? Yes. For sure. It's harsh, it wants you to DRIVE. It's multiplayer is awesome. Had some GREAT moments (3 abreast in Skip Barber around the 1st corner of brands!). Awesome, requires and expects commitment. Well worth it.

    Could it be better? Sure. Everything can be "better". Define "better". Graphics could do with more, but regardless, iRacing is my benchmark. I always come back to it as a reference.    … Expand
  22. Broyax
    Apr 9, 2017
    1
    La conduite -le pilotage pardon- se veut hyper réaliste et pourtant ça n'a rien de sorcier à maîtriser, même avec un simple pad ! en vérité n'importe quel GTR et même GT5 lui donne une leçon. Même au volant, les sensations sont tristement absentes, les véhicules ne retransmettent strictement... rien. Graphiquement, c'est tout juste correct, un peu moins laid qu'un vieux GTR et avec de plusLa conduite -le pilotage pardon- se veut hyper réaliste et pourtant ça n'a rien de sorcier à maîtriser, même avec un simple pad ! en vérité n'importe quel GTR et même GT5 lui donne une leçon. Même au volant, les sensations sont tristement absentes, les véhicules ne retransmettent strictement... rien. Graphiquement, c'est tout juste correct, un peu moins laid qu'un vieux GTR et avec de plus un nombre de joueurs restreint. Autant dire qu'à côté d'un Assetto Corsa, c'est la douche froide...

    L'interface sous forme de page web (?!) -mais de qui se moque-t-on ?- est une insulte à l'ergonomie la plus élémentaire, de même que les menus ou l'affichage en course, déplorables. J'ai eu un mois gratuit mais que penser du contenu misérable pour 12 $ par mois : 5 voitures et 10 circuits seulement. Et chaque voiture supplémentaire vous en coûtera... 11,95 $, chaque circuit, 14,95 ! cette arnaque à pigeons ! on nage en plein free to pay... alors qu'on paye déjà un abonnement !

    Le "safety rating" est une bonne idée à la base mais bien trop sévère puisqu'il vous pénalise au moindre tiers de pneu dans l'herbe sans compter que si un idiot vous rentre dedans, vous prendrez aussi la même pénalité que l'énergumène ! Un peu gênant vu que nombre d'épreuves exigent un "SR" minimum... Enfin, l'iRating qui évalue en permanence votre niveau est bien maladroitement géré puisqu'il vous place souvent dans des groupes de joueurs qui tournent 2 s au tour plus vite. Autre effet retors, l'impossibilité de jouer avec des amis dont l'irating est plus ou moins élevé que vous... à moins de louer (!) un serveur !

    Signalons également les courses à horaire fixe et au nombre de tours fixe, toujours 20 mn minimum. Ce MMO de la bagnole qui ne fait que vous mettre des bâtons dans les roues est à oublier d'urgence.    … Expand
  23. RanyM
    Dec 23, 2016
    1
    A scam with so many obsolete cars.Good game, but definitely not worth the money. Cheaper, better looking and more realistic driving sims is coming out in 2015 and I see no reason to spend money on this.
  24. landstrom27
    Dec 2, 2016
    1
    **** you iracing! why oh why did I spend so much on this game? Must have spent about $700 on this game and now I can't play unless I spend more. Even if this game isn't completely out of date now, which I'd say it probably is, I will never spend another penny on this ridiculously overpriced game. It was fun for a while, but I cant believe I spent that much on it. Don't be a fool like me.**** you iracing! why oh why did I spend so much on this game? Must have spent about $700 on this game and now I can't play unless I spend more. Even if this game isn't completely out of date now, which I'd say it probably is, I will never spend another penny on this ridiculously overpriced game. It was fun for a while, but I cant believe I spent that much on it. Don't be a fool like me. Just say, **** you iracing"… Expand
  25. MachoBunny
    Aug 22, 2016
    4
    I know that iRacing is very popular. Having played it many hours, and having also played Project Cars in addition to racing real cars, I am sure I do not understand how iRacing stays in business.

    I am using the Oculus Rift VR. Naturally, a VR "racing" experience is preferable to a flat screen, or any number of flat screens...IF the user interface of the "game" actually is usable. In    I know that iRacing is very popular. Having played it many hours, and having also played Project Cars in addition to racing real cars, I am sure I do not understand how iRacing stays in business.

    I am using the Oculus Rift VR. Naturally, a VR "racing" experience is preferable to a flat screen, or any number of flat screens...IF the user interface of the "game" actually is usable. In the fullness of time iRacing eventually did condescend to support VR, but compared to others, like Project Cars, they did a very poor job of it.

    Project Cars (PC) and Steam have just about gotten the VR interface functionality figured out. The RIFT interface in PC allows the user to do just about everything without ever removing the head gear. The Steam VR interface even allows the seating position to be adjusted, as it should, and navigation through the various car set ups, tracks, options, etc. is fairly intuitive and fast, for Project Cars. You never have to remove the VR headset with PC using the Steam interface.

    NONE of these statements applies to iRacing. Their VR implementation appears to have been done just to ensure that no one is ever tempted to buy VR. Let me say, I am a person who WILL NOT spend many days screwing with an interface that has NO instructions, going on line to forums, searching the web endlessly for clues about how to make something work. I buy it. It is supposed to work. The folks at iRacing have always been unaware of that concept. Even the flat screen version is an endless pain to get set up with cars that behave...but in VR...well...Just don't even think about it. There are no readable instruments, you cant tell what gear you're in, you can't tell your speed, information "windows" are strewn broadly around the field of view, and you will be made to remove the headset and readjust the VR sensor positioning anytime you change cars or boot up with the RIFT not on your head. There is no way to access VR controls from within iRacing. Maybe there will be someday, but not now....8/22/2016.

    So I attempted to get iRacing running using Steam. Since Steam VR seems to work so well with Project Cars, I thought, maybe there is hope for iRacing. There is a way to get iRacing activated under steam. If you look around long enough you will find the secrets buried deeply under the "My Account" button on iRacing. Ultimately that involves them giving you a ONE TIME key...that you have to use TWICE. Now, I didn't write the key down, and that is a fatal mistake unless you have a photographic memory.

    The first time you use the ONE TIME KEY Steam will download and install iRacing. After all that, you will be told that you are all ready to go, but you are not. When you attempt to 'PLAY" iRacing in Steam, you will asked for the ONE TIME KEY again. And without it, you go no where. It didn't cost you anything but time, but you are totally screwed if you lost that KEY. So, I will never know if the Stream VR interface makes iRacing usable. If you get it working, let others know what you think.

    iRacing has a few US tracks that are free, and that makes it attractive, but everything else costs a lot. Project Cars has a lot of tracks and cars that are included in the purchase, but there is no way to add new tracks or cars until they build them up and offer a DLC package. They have a few DLCs, reasonably priced, and all of them work.

    iRacing offers a lot of flexible racing choices that you can pay more for, but the cost just keeps adding up. Since I prefer the VR world for SIM Racing, I am completely disappointed with iRacing. It is too painful to use for VR. I generously gave it a score of 4 because I know a LOT of hard work went into producing what little they have. If they had managed to make all the nifty graphics and physics actually usable, if they had a VR interface that worked, if I didn't have to spend more and more and more money just to get an experience that is inferior to Project Cars...I might have given it 6 stars.    … Expand
  26. KeksaLoo
    Jul 25, 2016
    3
    Driving physics were quite horrible in 2013 when my membership started, like ice skating simulator. Far from reality! They promised clean racing, it was not true. I was on road racing level 3 ( or was it C?) when I finally got it, better stop wasting money on this crap. I've had o lot more fun with Project cars, Forza, Assetto Corsa and RRRE. From which came to my mind that Iracing doesDriving physics were quite horrible in 2013 when my membership started, like ice skating simulator. Far from reality! They promised clean racing, it was not true. I was on road racing level 3 ( or was it C?) when I finally got it, better stop wasting money on this crap. I've had o lot more fun with Project cars, Forza, Assetto Corsa and RRRE. From which came to my mind that Iracing does not even have AI. It is totally overrated boring wreckfest and too expensive.… Expand
  27. JingJingJangles
    Jan 15, 2016
    10
    iRacing is a cut above all other simulators. Sure the graphics aren't the best, it's expensive and the physics are a work in progress as they are in all sims. The thing is, the user base is what makes iRacing a simulator like no other. There is no other place where you can find other like minded people, who want to race and treat simulated racing like it's the real thing and find enough ofiRacing is a cut above all other simulators. Sure the graphics aren't the best, it's expensive and the physics are a work in progress as they are in all sims. The thing is, the user base is what makes iRacing a simulator like no other. There is no other place where you can find other like minded people, who want to race and treat simulated racing like it's the real thing and find enough of those people 24/7 to have a race on the hour, every hour. I'm sorry, but pretty graphics just don't make it feel real. It is the competition that makes a game feel like motorsports.

    Also, all the tracks are laser scanned and chintzy user generated mods are not relied upon to puff up the track count.    … Expand
  28. rainey06au
    Oct 30, 2015
    10
    iRacing is the pinnacle of racing simulations, it is a premium subscription based service that has been thoughtfully structured around a license and ranking system that encourages you to learn about intelligent racecraft, strategy and car setups. If you're serious about competitive online racing with an astonishing level of detail in the laser scanned circuits, cars and physics then thisiRacing is the pinnacle of racing simulations, it is a premium subscription based service that has been thoughtfully structured around a license and ranking system that encourages you to learn about intelligent racecraft, strategy and car setups. If you're serious about competitive online racing with an astonishing level of detail in the laser scanned circuits, cars and physics then this is the ultimate experience, there is nothing else that comes close in this genre. This is not a game, it is not forgiving and it is not particularly newcomer friendly. The sim requires patience and practice to reward you with good results, so be prepared to put in the time to get the most out of your subscription.… Expand
  29. Rgghost
    Oct 17, 2015
    10
    Cost
    ill get straight to the point this game is extremely expensive if you buy all the content working out to around $700 from what i remember from people who worked it out and then on top of that you have to pay a subscription which if you buy the subscription at the right time e.g Black Friday or other holidays but lets get this straight you do not need to buy everything for most    Cost
    ill get straight to the point this game is extremely expensive if you buy all the content working out to around $700 from what i remember from people who worked it out and then on top of that you have to pay a subscription which if you buy the subscription at the right time e.g Black Friday or other holidays but lets get this straight you do not need to buy everything for most people they will stick to either Oval Racing or Road Racing and have a little try of the other type of racing so that will save you a lot of money becasue you wont have to buy all the cars for oval racing which there are many and your average sim racer will keep to one car for a long time me personally i drive the Spec Racer Ford and have done for around 200 hours of play time and have only bought a few tracks and im happy with that and i will when i get board which wont be any time soon move on to a different car

    game play
    this sim has some of the best racing i have ever been apart of with their IRating system you will always be matched up with people that are roughly the same skill as you and will increase when you do well in a race and decrease when you do badly

    it isnt uncommon at least in the Spec Racer Ford to have 1st and 2nd in a photo finish i have been apart of many in other cars there can be bigger game due to how they race but generally you will be quite close to each other in races but one good thing about the price tag is that trolls and kids wont bother you ever because they wont want to spend that money and get banned or they dont have the money in the first place

    Physics
    Iracing is not perfect in the physics department however its no bad its quite close to real life but not quite perfect the only car that i have come across that i question its physics is the Skip Barber the brakes just dont seem quite right if you even tap them you will most likely spin now i know about weight transfer affecting the can however this is just far to exaggeration however it has some of the most close racing in all of iracing

    in conclusion if you enjoy racing and at that the closest racing you will ever have and can over look the very high price which if thought about can be bought over a long time the physics are not the best out there but it sure as hell close

    one note if you do join dont give up during rookies its going to be hell but hold on once your out you will enjoy it a lot more i guarantee you that

    what are you waiting for get out there    … Expand
  30. Cryotitan
    Oct 9, 2015
    5
    MMMmmm no there are to many superior games with no subscription,cars cost money as do tracks its just not good enuff to warrent a subscription or to pay for tracks this should be a free game
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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. IGN Italia
    Feb 2, 2015
    90
    So realistic it's almost a professional tool more than a game. Still the best realistic racing experience out there.
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  2. PC Gamer UK
    80
    An impressive game, but not one that will be to everyone's tastes, especially not those after a quick thrill. [Sept 2010, p.88]
  3. GameStar
    68
    iRacing is a very tough simulation and can only be recommended to gamers immune to frustration. Only real motoring fans should pay a monthly fee and even more for additional packs. The graphics give the impression of an unfinished beta, but at least the atmosphere between the players is always friendly.
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