BeamNG.drive

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of BeamNG.drive on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

1. Performance and stutter56 of 300 (19%)

   it needs some SERIOUS optimization, because I've dumped every single setting except my resolution, which is set to my native at 1920x1080.

   Steam review, 31 July 2026 · 215 hours played · 32 readers marked it helpful

   it was a fav game before this update my pc runs faster before was 60-70 fps now 15-20 fps with low graphic ty

   Steam review, 2 August 2026 · 122 hours played · 9 readers marked it helpful

2. Crashes and freezes45 of 300 (15%)

   The game has crashed over 50 times, whereas before the update, it never crashed at all.

   Steam review, 3 August 2026 · 5,540 hours played · 6 readers marked it helpful

   So, I bought this game in 2024, and over time I’ve watched it get progressively worse; the latest update broke the whole game—bad UI, things that stay blurred because they won't load, crashes, and—of course—lag.

   Steam review, 19 August 2026 · 379 hours played · 3 readers marked it helpful

3. Will not launch or install10 of 300 (3%)

   Forza Horizon for people who can't run Forza Horizon.

   Steam review, 20 August 2026 · 5 hours played · 2 readers marked it helpful

   its way too unoptimized, and i can't run the game in a smooth framerate now when i used to.

   Steam review, 7 August 2026 · 47 hours played · 2 readers marked it helpful

A further 13 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.