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Welcome Gaffer to the newly minted Official Thread for PC Racing Sims. Our old thread gave us three and a half good years, and nearly 6200 posts, but it's time for a fresh
start with a much needed editable OP.
R.I.P. Old PC Racing Sims Thread. A thousand Big Boss salutes to you.
Assetto Corsa is a next-generation driving simulator developed by Kunos Simulazioni which reproduces real-world circuits, as well as road and racing cars. The game includes
a virtual career and allows the player to create and customize offline competitions and multiplayer races to challenge other players. Assetto Corsa is available now, exclusively
through Steam.
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Current Price - $39.99 / 34.99€ // Steam? YES Demo? NO
- Lots of "Dream Pack 2" DLC content previews
- Stefano Casillo's wonderful coding streams on Youtube
- Mazda 787B 1.4
- Formula Renault 3.5 mod
Marvelharvey's Recommended Mods (Feb '15)
Dirt Rally is a rally video game developed and published by Codemasters. Players compete in timed stage events on tarmac and off-road terrain in varying weather conditions. It also features Rallycross, Hillclimb, as well as multiplayer. It's an Early Access title with regular free updates including new locations, new game modes and new vehicles. Dirt Rally features a large amount of vehicles in a wide variety of classes. The early access version contains cars from the 1960's, 70's, 80's, Group B, Group A, 2010s Modern Rally, Rallycross, and Pikes Peak.
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- v0.71 Patch
- Online World Rallycross
- New cars: DS 3, Subaru WRX STI, MINI Countryman
- New track: Hell, Norway
Deleoped by Game Stock Car developer, Reiza Studios, Formula Truck provides maximum realism. The new Formula Truck 2013
Simulator brings all 26 trucks that compete in the 2013 season, along with 14 race tracks featuring a total of 18 different layouts.
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Current Price - $19.90 / 16.80€ // Steam? YES Demo? YES
- A free update is nearing completion that will bring Formula Truck up to the graphical level of the recently improved Game Stock Car Extreme.
- Reiza Simracing Bonanza! Indiegogo crowdfund
- Still available to participate in, and the recommended place to buy F-Truck
Developed by Reiza Studios with support from real teams and drivers, the Game Stock Car series is one of the most highly regarded simracing platforms currently in the
market. In addition to the current season of Stock Car Brasil featuring world class drivers such as Rubens Barrichello and Ricardo Zonta, the game simulates a diverse range
of racing series – from karting to a variety of formula cars, to the popular Mini Challenge.
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Current Price - $29.90 / R$69.90 // Steam? YES Demo? YES
- Super V8 car released
- Reiza Simracing Bonanza! Indiegogo crowdfund
- Still available to participate in, and the recommended place to buy ST:E
iRacing.com is an online, subscription-based racing simulation service for Microsoft Windows, Linux and OS X created by iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations. In addition to
accurately modeled vehicles and tracks, iRacing provides servers on which to race and practice and a sanctioning body to organize and oversee competition within the service.
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Introductory prices - $6/month, $15/ 3 months, $49.50 1 year // Steam? YES Demo? NO
- New build with the much anticipated dynamic tracks
- Corvette C7 Daytona Prototype and the Xfinity Series Toyota Camry
- Nordschleife to be released in November
- New Anti-Cheat System
Developed by Slightly Mad Studios, You create a driver, pick from a variety of motorsports, and shift into high gear to chase a number of Historic Goals and enter the Hall of
Fame. Then test your skills online either in competitive fully-loaded race weekends, leaderboard-based time challenges, or continually-updated community events.
Featuring world-class graphics and handling, a ground-breaking dynamic time of day & weather system, and deep tuning & pit stop functionality, Project CARS leaves the
competition behind in the dust.
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Current Price - $49.99 / £ 39.99 / 49.99€ // Steam? YES Demo? NO
- New DLC Content Teasers
- Old vs. New Car Pack Available
- 3.0 Update Available
- Project CARS Goes eSport
Developed by Sector 3 Studios (formerly SimBin), RaceRoom Racing Experience is a Free2Race game that connects fans of racing around a game and motorsports portal.
Fivecars and two tracks are available for free to all registered users. Licensed content such as cars and tracks as well as game modes and features are available for
purchase in the online store allowing players to build the game of their dreams.
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Current Price - FreeToPlay // Steam? Yes Demo? N/A
- First Footage of Spa & Nordschleife
- Physics Testing With Kelvin Van Der Linde
- First Formula RaceRoom Previews
- DTM 2015 Virtual Championship
- ADAC GT Masters 2015 coming soon
The highly anticipated successor to Image Space Incorporated’s rFactor 1, rFactor 2 features an advanced physics engine, complex aerodynamics, real-time day/night lighting
transitions, realistic wet/dry weather transitions, and dynamically laid rubber increases grip throughout racing session.
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Current Price - $43.99 New purchases only. // Steam? YES Demo? YES
- Build 998 released
- gJED released
- Bathurst
- Nissan GT-R GT1 v1.6, Corvette C6.R 1.62
- Gen6 Stock Car previews
Marvelharvey's Recommended Mods (Feb '15)
Delta timer bar plugin, a la iRacing - Delta Best plugin
All the titles below are very good sims, and worth your money/time. Some of which have the most incredible mods. Sadly, there just isn’t enough space to give them all their
just due.
rFactor, Live for Speed, GTR2, GT Legends, RACE 07, Race Injection, Richard Burns Rally, GPL, NR2003, and many more worthwhile sims.
Screenshots appear in the above order (L to R). Embedded links to home pages.
GP Bikes by Piboso is a realistic motorcycle simulator, based on a scratch built physics engine that accurately simulates motorcycle dynamics and setup options.
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Current Price - 26€ while still in beta. // Steam? NO Demo? YES
On the sem-sim side, long standing motorcycle racing specialist Milestone have the latest in their take on MotoGP with MotoGP '14. The game includes all the teams, riders
and circuits from the 2014 MotoGP World Championship and include all 3 classes. New features include new audio and graphics engines and revamped physics.
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Current Price - $39.99 // Steam? YES Demo? YES
Here are but just a few of the companies offering hardware for sim racing. Wheels, shifters, stands, VR, rigs, you name it. There are many more good ones out there as well.
BSimracing
Inside Sim Racing
NoGrip Racing
Race Department
Team VVV
The Simpit
VirtualR
You can also find hosted mods at some of these sites. Forums too. Often times the sim’s own website will have a forum as well, which usually is the best one for that particular sim.
There are obviously thousands of them, but these are just a few of my favorites.
ADRIANF1ESP
Betta Lines
Charlie Sears
DigiProst
Empty Box
Gamer Muscle
Niels Heusinkveld
Inside Sim Racing
RaceSpot HD
Sim Racing Garage
Team VVV
The Simpit