The Game Census
Disney•Pixar Cars cover art

Disney•Pixar Cars

Beenox · THQ · 2015-02-24

Steam

AdventureRacing

Franchise: Cars · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Nov 16, 2006 (Mac), Jun 06, 2006 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Play as Lightning McQueen, a rookie racecar looking to win fame and fortune at the Piston Cup Championship, in the video game adaptation of Disney•Pixar's Cars.

4
playing now
91%
positive of 2.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
63/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Cars is a 2006 racing game published by THQ. The game is based on the 2006 film of the same name. It was released for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation Portable in June 2006, with versions for the Xbox 360 and Wii released later that year. The Wii version includes functionality geared towards its Wii Remote controller and was a launch game for the system. Taking place after the events of the film, the game follows Lightning McQueen as he participates in the new racing season with his goal set on finally winning the Piston Cup. While doing so, he races and trains with the local community of Radiator Springs.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 187 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~23/week).
  • · Review velocity up 40% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 72k–174k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,896 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.56 at AllYouPlay (2020-11-26)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 37 of 39 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
606020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 13 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2022026-08-11 18:00 — 10 players2026-08-12 09:00 — 4 players2026-08-13 01:00 — 8 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 7 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 8 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 15 players2026-08-16 08:00 — 8 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 10 players2026-08-17 16:00 — 13 players2026-08-18 08:00 — 7 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 7 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 9 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 14 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 11 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 20 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 10 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-26 22:00 — 19 players2026-08-27 14:00 — 11 players2026-08-28 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 19 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 9 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$3.562015-02-242026-07-092015-02-24 — best price $17.992016-02-05 — best price $4.992017-01-02 — best price $19.992017-08-08 — best price $19.992017-10-05 — best price $16.752018-02-27 — best price $16.592018-10-01 — best price $20.892019-01-03 — best price $19.992019-10-27 — best price $19.992020-05-05 — best price $31.912020-10-16 — best price $4.992021-01-30 — best price $19.992021-11-29 — best price $3.742022-01-27 — best price $5.992022-07-20 — best price $39.992022-11-11 — best price $4.392022-12-22 — best price $5.992023-02-26 — best price $17.992023-06-05 — best price $17.992023-08-07 — best price $4.192023-10-19 — best price $17.992023-12-21 — best price $4.192024-02-06 — best price $4.992024-03-15 — best price $39.992024-04-25 — best price $15.952024-05-31 — best price $4.022024-06-29 — best price $4.072024-08-30 — best price $15.952024-09-27 — best price $5.002024-11-01 — best price $4.392024-12-15 — best price $17.992025-01-22 — best price $5.002025-02-20 — best price $3.902025-04-17 — best price $17.992025-06-08 — best price $17.992025-07-28 — best price $15.952025-09-29 — best price $4.992025-11-20 — best price $39.992026-06-25 — best price $6.992026-07-09 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.1k1962026-05-30 — 199 pageviews2026-06-02 — 331 pageviews2026-06-05 — 290 pageviews2026-06-08 — 255 pageviews2026-06-11 — 229 pageviews2026-06-14 — 391 pageviews2026-06-17 — 264 pageviews2026-06-20 — 341 pageviews2026-06-23 — 281 pageviews2026-06-26 — 313 pageviews2026-06-29 — 294 pageviews2026-07-02 — 230 pageviews2026-07-05 — 304 pageviews2026-07-08 — 249 pageviews2026-07-11 — 261 pageviews2026-07-14 — 219 pageviews2026-07-17 — 285 pageviews2026-07-20 — 242 pageviews2026-07-23 — 267 pageviews2026-07-26 — 259 pageviews2026-07-29 — 218 pageviews2026-08-01 — 222 pageviews2026-08-04 — 217 pageviews2026-08-07 — 251 pageviews2026-08-10 — 281 pageviews2026-08-13 — 212 pageviews2026-08-16 — 262 pageviews2026-08-19 — 210 pageviews2026-08-22 — 218 pageviews2026-08-25 — 572 pageviews2026-08-27 — 445 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerShared/Split ScreenPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal

Player tags

CuteFunnyActionCombatRacingAdventureOpen WorldStory RichAtmosphericMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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