Project CARS

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

Genres

• racing video game

• sports video game^*

• vehicle simulation game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

• multiplayer online game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  30^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  E - Everyone^*

Localized titles

• Project CARS

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Racing^*
• Simulation^*
• Sports^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• VR Supported^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• VR Support^*
• Partial Controller Support^*
• Steam Leaderboards^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*
• Italian^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Polish^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Russian^*

Community tags · historical

• Racing^*

  Votes · historical

  815^*

• Simulation^*

  Votes · historical

  525^*

• Automobile Sim^*

  Votes · historical

  518^*

• Driving^*

  Votes · historical

  432^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  399^*

• Realistic^*

  Votes · historical

  390^*

• Sports^*

  Votes · historical

  312^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  226^*

• Physics^*

  Votes · historical

  165^*

• VR^*

  Votes · historical

  152^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  134^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  120^*

• Controller^*

  Votes · historical

  99^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  88^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  83^*

• Third Person^*

  Votes · historical

  69^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  68^*

• Arcade^*

  Votes · historical

  52^*

• TrackIR^*

  Votes · historical

  38^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  22^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows Vista, Windows 7 with latest Service Packs^*

  Processor alternatives

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

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  nVidia GTX 260, ATI Radeon HD 5770^*

  Graphics API

  Version 9.0^*

  Network

  Broadband Internet connection^*

  Storage

  25 GB available space^*

  Audio hardware

  DirectX compatible sound card^*

  Conditions

  For racing wheel support check:^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

  Processor alternatives

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

  Graphics alternatives

  GT600 series, AMD Radeon HD7000 series^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Partial^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  85^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

Developers

• Slightly Mad Studios

Publishers

• Slightly Mad Studios

• Codemasters^*
• Electronic Arts^*

• 2015-05-07

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2015-05-07 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2015-05-07^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  May 6, 2015^*

Detailed specifications