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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) · Perspectives: First person, Virtual Reality

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.

iRacing is a 2015 Massively Multiplayer, Racing, Simulation, Sports game priced at $9.99, with an owner estimate of 500,000 .. 1,000,000 and a Very Positive (85% of 7632 reviews) sentiment.

711
playing now
85%
positive of 7.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
2,338
twitch viewers (latest)
28.9
viewers/channel (concentration)
95/100
IGDB user rating (45 ratings)
bronze
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$9.99
steam price (US)

711 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 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.

Trailer

iRacing trailer thumbnail

iRacing- The Original eSport Racing Game - Trailer

≈358,140 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 711 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 11% of 1,822 Massively Multiplayer games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 194k–465k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,758 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

1.1k4442026-09-14 21:00 — 530 players2026-09-16 05:00 — 565 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 620 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 817 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 649 players2026-09-21 11:00 — 532 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 805 players2026-09-24 02:00 — 649 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 505 players2026-09-26 17:00 — 1,043 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 747 players2026-09-29 08:00 — 475 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 710 players2026-10-01 23:00 — 681 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 555 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 871 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 577 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 560 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 636 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 839 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 751 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 539 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 793 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 711 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
7574Jan 2015Aug 2026Jan 2015 — avg 4 · peak 15May 2015 — avg 45 · peak 115Sep 2015 — avg 46 · peak 145Jan 2016 — avg 56 · peak 197May 2016 — avg 56 · peak 160Sep 2016 — avg 56 · peak 150Jan 2017 — avg 69 · peak 255May 2017 — avg 60 · peak 136Sep 2017 — avg 55 · peak 144Jan 2018 — avg 68 · peak 281May 2018 — avg 62 · peak 194Sep 2018 — avg 57 · peak 141Jan 2019 — avg 89 · peak 334May 2019 — avg 78 · peak 252Sep 2019 — avg 76 · peak 224Jan 2020 — avg 98 · peak 388May 2020 — avg 173 · peak 394Sep 2020 — avg 125 · peak 283Jan 2021 — avg 144 · peak 610May 2021 — avg 105 · peak 247Sep 2021 — avg 90 · peak 205Jan 2022 — avg 142 · peak 552May 2022 — avg 94 · peak 227Sep 2022 — avg 124 · peak 388Jan 2023 — avg 144 · peak 494May 2023 — avg 145 · peak 464Sep 2023 — avg 135 · peak 484Jan 2024 — avg 171 · peak 634May 2024 — avg 182 · peak 662Sep 2024 — avg 189 · peak 814Jan 2025 — avg 250 · peak 1,244May 2025 — avg 328 · peak 1,430Sep 2025 — avg 489 · peak 1,781Jan 2026 — avg 645 · peak 2,202May 2026 — avg 709 · peak 2,002Aug 2026 — avg 673 · peak 1,896
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
19192026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 19 new positive2026-09-21: 3 new negative2026-09-22: 3 new positive2026-09-22: 1 new negative2026-09-23: 2 new positive2026-09-24: 3 new positive2026-09-24: 1 new negative2026-09-25: 4 new positive2026-09-25: 1 new negative2026-09-27: 5 new positive2026-09-29: 1 new positive2026-09-29: 1 new negative2026-09-30: 6 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new negative2026-10-02: 9 new positive2026-10-02: 1 new negative2026-10-03: 4 new positive2026-10-03: 1 new negative2026-10-04: 4 new positive2026-10-04: 1 new negative2026-10-06: 3 new positive2026-10-06: 2 new negative2026-10-07: 2 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new negative2026-10-08: 4 new positive2026-10-08: 3 new negative2026-10-09: 4 new positive2026-10-09: 2 new negative2026-10-10: 6 new positive2026-10-10: 2 new negative2026-10-11: 2 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 4 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new negative2026-10-13: 2 new positive2026-10-14: 1 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

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

226772026-05-17 — 166 pageviews2026-05-21 — 131 pageviews2026-05-25 — 153 pageviews2026-05-29 — 184 pageviews2026-06-02 — 176 pageviews2026-06-06 — 143 pageviews2026-06-10 — 155 pageviews2026-06-14 — 138 pageviews2026-06-18 — 110 pageviews2026-06-22 — 131 pageviews2026-06-26 — 115 pageviews2026-06-30 — 127 pageviews2026-07-04 — 114 pageviews2026-07-08 — 112 pageviews2026-07-12 — 124 pageviews2026-07-16 — 111 pageviews2026-07-20 — 122 pageviews2026-07-24 — 77 pageviews2026-07-28 — 95 pageviews2026-08-01 — 107 pageviews2026-08-05 — 118 pageviews2026-08-09 — 100 pageviews2026-08-13 — 81 pageviews2026-08-17 — 86 pageviews2026-08-21 — 106 pageviews2026-08-25 — 107 pageviews2026-08-29 — 118 pageviews2026-09-02 — 108 pageviews2026-09-06 — 156 pageviews2026-09-10 — 204 pageviews2026-09-14 — 140 pageviews2026-09-18 — 152 pageviews2026-09-22 — 140 pageviews2026-09-26 — 103 pageviews2026-09-30 — 101 pageviews2026-10-04 — 120 pageviews2026-10-08 — 131 pageviews2026-10-12 — 169 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

11k1902026-09-30 18:34 — 2,393 viewers2026-10-01 03:34 — 512 viewers2026-10-01 12:34 — 1,042 viewers2026-10-01 21:34 — 1,078 viewers2026-10-02 06:34 — 435 viewers2026-10-02 15:34 — 1,470 viewers2026-10-03 00:34 — 558 viewers2026-10-03 09:34 — 1,150 viewers2026-10-03 18:34 — 2,830 viewers2026-10-04 03:34 — 672 viewers2026-10-04 12:34 — 447 viewers2026-10-04 21:34 — 696 viewers2026-10-05 06:34 — 190 viewers2026-10-05 15:34 — 743 viewers2026-10-06 00:34 — 1,361 viewers2026-10-06 09:34 — 989 viewers2026-10-06 18:34 — 1,710 viewers2026-10-07 03:34 — 485 viewers2026-10-07 12:34 — 1,554 viewers2026-10-07 21:34 — 1,622 viewers2026-10-08 06:34 — 339 viewers2026-10-08 15:34 — 2,118 viewers2026-10-09 00:34 — 636 viewers2026-10-09 09:34 — 543 viewers2026-10-09 18:34 — 2,149 viewers2026-10-10 03:34 — 426 viewers2026-10-10 12:34 — 706 viewers2026-10-10 21:34 — 10,949 viewers2026-10-11 05:34 — 895 viewers2026-10-11 14:34 — 1,686 viewers2026-10-11 23:34 — 709 viewers2026-10-12 08:34 — 335 viewers2026-10-12 17:34 — 1,933 viewers2026-10-13 02:34 — 1,095 viewers2026-10-13 11:34 — 1,398 viewers2026-10-13 20:34 — 1,525 viewers2026-10-14 03:34 — 634 viewers2026-10-14 12:34 — 1,193 viewers2026-10-14 17:34 — 2,338 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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Similarity via IGDB.

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