Project CARS — Reviews and ratings, description, release date, official game website, system requirements, and player ratings.

Release date

May 6, 2015

Developer

Slightly Mad Studios

Publisher

Bandai Namco Games

Genre

Simulator Racing

Platform

PC Sony PlayStation 4 Xbox One X/S Xbox Series X/S

Web-site

Official Steam

Summary

Create a driver, pick from a variety of motorsports, and shift into high gear to chase a number of Historic Goals and ultimate recognition in 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.

Project CARS System Requirements

🤏 Minimum Requirements

OS:

Windows Vista, Windows 7 with latest Service Packs

CPU:

2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400, 3.0 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 940

RAM:

4 GB RAM

GPU:

nVidia GTX 260, ATI Radeon HD 5770

HDD:

25 GB available space

👍 Recommended Specs

OS:

Windows 7 with latest Service Packs

CPU:

3.5 GHz Intel Core i7 3700, 4.0 GHz AMD FX-8350

RAM:

8 GB RAM

GPU:

GT600 series, AMD Radeon HD7000 series

HDD:

25 GB available space

Project CARS Series Games

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May 6, 2015

Project CARS

September 22, 2017

Project CARS 2

August 28, 2020

Project CARS 3

November 26, 2021

Project Cars GO

Project CARS Trailer

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Critic Reviews

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PCWorld January 20, 2016

The simulator aspects are co-opted and somewhat compromised by a desire to simultaneously appeal to the arcade racer crowd—without actually being an arcade racer.

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100

LEVEL (Czech Republic) July 8, 2015

Fantastically versatile Project CARS entertains both champions and festive drivers. It excites them with helpfulness, technology and dynamism, so only details could be reproached.

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Worth Playing July 6, 2015

When it comes to the actual racing, the game gets top marks primarily because of how deep the handling model feels. It also does a fantastic job of giving the player every possible option to tailor his or her experience to their liking. However, everything outside of the racing, such as the career mode, is mere window dressing.

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Game World Navigator Magazine June 29, 2015

Surprisingly, not every racing game is about races. Some of them are mostly about cars, or driving with friends, or exploring a nice open world. But Project CARS is, first and foremost, about races and driving.

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PC PowerPlay June 26, 2015

Fun but unremarkable sim racing that is impacted by various issues and an overall lack of polish.

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