iRacing
Worth it · Strategy · 2015
The verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $11.59.
- Cost per hourS
- $0.12/hr
- Reviews▼
- 85% of 7,806
- Critics
- 79 players 6 higher
- Genre rank
- Top 4% Strategy
Holding it back: Recent reviews, Reviews
Why
Recent reviews trending down: 72% over the last 30 days against 85% all-time.
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 100h
- To 100%
- 288h 2.9x the story
Price and sales
- Sales
- 11 on record
- Typical cut
- 60% off
- Steam low
- $2.49 June 2015
- Sale every
- 131d last October 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 672 now
- Recent reviews
- 72% 30 days
- Cheaper than
- 28% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 89% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story
The value story
Across all 11 discounts in the 12 years tracked, the median cut is 60 percent, about 19 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 4 weeks ago.
Against its own genre its score lands in the top 4 percent. It is pricier than 72 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 89 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Assetto Corsa Competizione ($39.99, scores 88) beats it on value, while it beats RaceRoom Racing Experience (free, scores 44).
More about iRacing
Players rate it 85 percent positive over its lifetime, but the last 30 days run 72 percent. Something recent has soured the room. 7 of the 800 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2025 to October 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 68 percent of the 1,118 reviews written there were positive, against 85 percent overall, and those are 18 percent of everything written about it.
The main story runs 100 hours. Doing everything runs 288, 2.9 times as long.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 2 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended 26 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
Don't join their official Discord; if you get into an argument there and the admins don't like it, you just get banned or kicked! It's absolutely ridiculous.
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Worst user experience ever! Tons of technical issues every time after an update, either crash my motion systems or made them unresponsive. Not to mention the web based launcher which shut downs connectivity session with motion system after every single race. Flawed racing and scoring system, penalizes drivers who got blocked and rear ended which then disqualifies driver who got wrecked for contacts and off track...
iRacing is SUPER realistic. You can wipe out with 20 other drivers in GT3 because Boris wanted to go 3 wide and cut you off on the apex with no hope of making the corner but taking everyone with him. Just like real life. It's SUPER expensive, but so is sim racing, so buckle in and get your card ready because you're not just paying a subscription, you're paying per track AND per car. This game is ridiculously...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the game
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.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 16 GB of memory, 25 GB of storage. Windows only.
No data upstream: achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
iRacing scores 70/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/266410/iracingReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Nov 1, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.