Alternatives to this?

[roi]

I was waiting for an arcade PC racing game for a long time and as expected this game is far from good. What good racing games there are with circuit racing? Forza Horizon and similar out of the question because those don't feature real racing tracks. Just GRID Legends?

[Mexicola9302]

You ever heard of something called "Search Engine"?

It's crazy but ppl seem to find things.

[Moga CMDR]

Yes, your choices are limited, this didn't work out as well as it should have but there aren't really any options that are in the same direction.

Grid legends is not remotely similar to this. Though it is a fun more pure arcade racing game, it's got a terrible upgrade system. It's had progression bugs since it launched, I don't know those are all fixed because I've still seen people complain about issues with that. But they are totally opposite spectrum really.

[Seacaller]

Doesn't show you own this game so therefore your criticism isn't valid

[Al Capwned]

Originally posted by Seacaller:

Doesn't show you own this game so therefore your criticism isn't valid

People are able to buy Microsoft games from their own store... Not to mention game pass.

[Methariorn]

Simarcade on pc are rare breed. We lost the project cars series tnx to EA and we only have Grid Legend and Forza Motosport. You can try a full simulator like assetto corsa competizione or automobilista 2, but you are gonna need a good wheel setup and pray the god that you have not much problem (my fanatec gran turismo is not perfect with acc).

[Tharest]

hmmm what was the last grid i played grid 1 i really liked that it was years ago now tho.

[Methariorn]

Yeah the first Grid was a very good game, again Codemaster was not under EA and did a very good job with racing game. You can try Grid Leged with gamepass (and tnx I got FM with gamepass as well). It's not a terrible game, but again nothing special: the story mode is nice while the single player carrer is better tha FM.

[timothy_gammey]

Every sim racer on PC has its issues.
The original Asetto Corsa is okay, as long as you don't try to play in 4k (the ui does not scale with resolution, so it becomes incredibly tiny, and completely useless).
Lots of mods and cars, but that UI issue was a deal breaker for me.

ACC "LOOKS" better, but I haven't been able to tell for sure if the UI problem is solved, so I haven't bought it.

AMS2- Visuals are looking a bit outdated, and you will need a wheel to be competitive. Learning curve is also a bit steep. The car customization is also pretty limited.

Raceroom is also a game that exists. I bought it, and cannot for the life of me make it function with my wheel. It's also a pay-per-feature game, so although the base game is free, all but a small selection of tracks and cars are going to cost you.

iRacing- For the low low price of a real car payment, you can drive pretend cars. Nuff said.

I had really high hopes for this game, but between the technical issues, severely lacking single player experience, online goat-screw, and car list that seems to have been compiled by an intern with no interest in motorsports or automotive history- I am utterly and totally disappointed with the effort.

Maybe one day a development studio will come along and do a PC racing game that scratches the "simcade itch"- but it's looking more and more like that studio will not be Turn10. Like every other Microsoft game studio, they're just churning out garbage these days.