Project CARS
THE ULTIMATE DRIVER JOURNEY delivers the soul of motor racing in the world’s most beautiful, authentic, and technically-advanced racing game.
- Released
- 2015
- Developer
- Slightly Mad Studios
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- 83
- Steam Deck
- playable
- Download
- 25 GB
What is Project CARS?
THE ULTIMATE DRIVER JOURNEY delivers the soul of motor racing in the world’s most beautiful, authentic, and technically-advanced racing game.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 5 May 2015 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Slightly Mad Studios |
| Publisher | Codemasters, Slightly Mad Studios, Electronic Arts |
| Platforms | PC |
| Genres | Racing, Simulation, Sports |
| Languages | 8 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata , seeded TBA. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Project CARS received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
Accessibility
Seeing
None declared
Hearing
None declared
Input
- Partial Controller Support
Difficulty
None declared
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | partial support |
| Cloud saves | No |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Single-player only |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | playable |
| Download size | 25 GB |
| Add-on content | None listed |
| Age gate | None |
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
Games like Project CARS
24 games overlap with Project CARS on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Project CARS 2, Wreckfest and DiRT 4.
Common questions about Project CARS
What platforms is Project CARS on?
Project CARS is available on PC. It first released in 2015.
Do players recommend Project CARS?
79% of 14,438 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Mostly Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
What is the Metacritic score for Project CARS?
83 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.
Does Project CARS work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Project CARS as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.
How big is the Project CARS download?
25 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.
Who made Project CARS?
Project CARS was developed by Slightly Mad Studios and published by Codemasters, Slightly Mad Studios, Electronic Arts.