How does this compare to F1 Manager and Motorsport Manager?

[Alf]

I'm interested in getting this but from the title it isn't clear if there are any features beyond what you'd see in games like Motorsport Manager and the F1 Manager series.

Is this still worth getting even if you own both of those games?

[John Duff]

Hello, I have not played F1 Manager from Frontier but comparing to Motorsport Manager, here is what I think about the game, in a simple way:

Race week-end simulation:
Open Wheel Manager 2 (OWM2) < Motorsport Manager (MM)

Car development simulation:
OWM2 > MM

Team Management simulation:
OWM2 > MM

Team commercial development simulation:
OWM2 > MM

Long term simulation:
OWM2 > MM

Main features of OWM2, comparing to MM, in my opinion and in the current state of the game:

- Supplier Contracts types (works, partner or client).
- Budget cap (salaries mainly) defined by the board.
- Chassis development through the season (problems resolution).
- Chassis development for next season (various parameters to work on).
- Changing regulations through the seasons.
- Mod editor.

As a whole OWM2 is more focused on team management than race management.

[Sergey Popofikki]

The main thing i love about the game is that you can get multiple seasons into a safe in a matter of a few hours given you dont want to manage the races and simulate them. In mm and f1m you dont have that option.

[Alf]

Originally posted by Niha.:

The main thing i love about the game is that you can get multiple seasons into a safe in a matter of a few hours given you dont want to manage the races and simulate them. In mm and f1m you dont have that option.

That's great, exactly what I'm looking for

[danilo.schoeneberg]

I haven't looked beyond a short preview, but I immediately felt a strong Grand Prix World vibe. I think using 1996 as a base year gives away that the developers finally make a game with the depth and complexity of GPM2 and GPW. We've waited 25 years for such a game to appear.

I've just taken a look at the brand spanking new editor, and frankly, I'm nursing a semi. I'm like a kid at christmas time and can't wait to get cracking at my first mod. Back in the 90s I wrote modding tools for both Grand Prix Manager 2 and Grand Prix Word, both taking the better part of a year to get them working.

These days we get it delivered with dev support. How brilliant is that? Once the modding scene will get cracking on this game, it will blow the likes of Motorsport Manager and F1 Manager into the weeds.

[thegreatradish]

Originally posted by danilo.schoeneberg:

I haven't looked beyond a short preview, but I immediately felt a strong Grand Prix World vibe. I think using 1996 as a base year gives away that the developers finally make a game with the depth and complexity of GPM2 and GPW. We've waited 25 years for such a game to appear.

I've just taken a look at the brand spanking new editor, and frankly, I'm nursing a semi. I'm like a kid at christmas time and can't wait to get cracking at my first mod. Back in the 90s I wrote modding tools for both Grand Prix Manager 2 and Grand Prix Word, both taking the better part of a year to get them working.

These days we get it delivered with dev support. How brilliant is that? Once the modding scene will get cracking on this game, it will blow the likes of Motorsport Manager and F1 Manager into the weeds.

Agree with this - the game is very exciting, it's already very good and has incredible potential. GPW was the gold standard for me and OWM2 is like GPW+ with an active and hard working developer, so much to like.

[Benchwarmer]

I just found about this game thru some website after searching "sports manager" games. It's funny how Steam never recommended this game, not under any manager game. Actually this is not the only title. Steam only recommends the popular titles. There are probably dozens of games I would absolutely love but I don't even know they exist. Edit. also if I use search option and type "manager", this game and bunch of others never show up.

Well that said, i'm a fan of MM (not F1 though, I don't like the devs/publisher) and other manager games so I wishlisted this one and I will follow the development.