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iRacing

iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations · 2015-01-12

SteamEpic Games Store

Massively MultiplayerRacingSimulationSports

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

Releases: Aug 26, 2008 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), TBD (Oculus Rift)

We are the world’s premier motorsports racing game. An iRacing membership provides entry into the newest form of motorsport: internet racing. Internet racing is a fun, easy, and inexpensive way for race fan and gamers alike to enjoy the thrill of the racetrack from the comfort of their home.

705
playing now
85%
positive of 7.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
1,654
twitch viewers (latest)
95/100
IGDB user rating (45 ratings)
bronze
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

705 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

iRacing is a subscription-based online sim racing video game developed and published by iRacing Studios in 2008. All in-game sessions are hosted on the publisher's servers. The game simulates real world cars, tracks, and racing events, and enforces rules of conduct modeled on real auto racing events.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 705 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,398 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~175/week).
  • · Review velocity up 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 21% of 865 Massively Multiplayer games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 187k–449k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,482 total reviews — how this is computed.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
17617620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.0k4282026-08-06 22:00 — 799 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 558 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 758 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 770 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 635 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 791 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 911 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 575 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 987 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 731 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 460 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 629 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 632 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 455 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 690 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 703 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 428 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 714 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 768 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 445 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 698 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 879 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 656 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 616 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 708 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 849 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 471 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 710 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 705 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$2.492015-01-132022-07-282015-01-13 — best price $39.992015-03-14 — best price $9.992015-06-11 — best price $2.492015-06-22 — best price $9.992015-11-25 — best price $3.392015-12-01 — best price $9.992015-12-22 — best price $3.392016-01-04 — best price $9.992016-02-05 — best price $3.392016-02-12 — best price $9.992016-06-23 — best price $3.392016-07-04 — best price $9.992018-06-21 — best price $3.992018-07-05 — best price $9.992018-10-30 — best price $4.992018-11-01 — best price $9.992018-11-21 — best price $4.992018-11-27 — best price $9.992018-12-21 — best price $4.992019-01-03 — best price $9.992021-02-09 — best price $18.992021-12-16 — best price $4.742022-01-06 — best price $18.992022-07-14 — best price $7.592022-07-28 — best price $18.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

256772026-05-17 — 166 pageviews2026-05-20 — 164 pageviews2026-05-23 — 130 pageviews2026-05-26 — 166 pageviews2026-05-29 — 184 pageviews2026-06-01 — 172 pageviews2026-06-04 — 135 pageviews2026-06-07 — 171 pageviews2026-06-10 — 155 pageviews2026-06-13 — 148 pageviews2026-06-16 — 133 pageviews2026-06-19 — 146 pageviews2026-06-22 — 131 pageviews2026-06-25 — 139 pageviews2026-06-28 — 118 pageviews2026-07-01 — 118 pageviews2026-07-04 — 114 pageviews2026-07-07 — 109 pageviews2026-07-10 — 173 pageviews2026-07-13 — 125 pageviews2026-07-16 — 111 pageviews2026-07-19 — 136 pageviews2026-07-22 — 142 pageviews2026-07-25 — 96 pageviews2026-07-28 — 95 pageviews2026-07-31 — 89 pageviews2026-08-03 — 110 pageviews2026-08-06 — 81 pageviews2026-08-09 — 100 pageviews2026-08-12 — 87 pageviews2026-08-15 — 81 pageviews2026-08-18 — 86 pageviews2026-08-21 — 106 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

2.9k2032026-08-20 08:12 — 1,381 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 1,740 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 1,013 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 612 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 1,041 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 1,013 viewers2026-08-27 14:34 — 1,687 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 2,045 viewers2026-08-27 21:34 — 1,494 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 1,013 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 716 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 369 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 838 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 1,225 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 1,501 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 1,625 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 2,163 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 624 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 896 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 355 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 1,383 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 573 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 1,752 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 2,299 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 2,256 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 1,071 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 1,357 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 203 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 477 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 537 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 1,654 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerMMOPvPOnline PvPVR SupportPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

VRActionRacingSportsDrivinge-sportsRealisticControllerSimulationMultiplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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