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iRacing® Studios NASCAR 26

Buy77%

Mostly Positive · 432 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations, LLC · Racing · Sep 18, 2026

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Price
$59.99
Playing right now
Not sampled yet

Concurrent players not sampled yet.

All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
17
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy iRacing® Studios NASCAR 26?

Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Multiplayer: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 432 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise25% are divided33% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The newly added features, such as peak performance, different way of starting career mode where it feels like a real story, and the upgraded visuals are simple amazing.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There's a lot of extra stuff that I'd like to see improved on (Damage model, better replay mode, crash physics, CPU crashes in general) but the core gameplay is still an extremely fun NASCAR racing experience and I've been enjoying it greatly.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The driving is really easy to get used too - i drive with both a wheel + pedals setup and with a controller, just depending on what rig I'm gaming on and where - Both feel well refined, obviously the wheel is tons more fun, but a controller works perfectly fine for this game.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
No crashes, no stutter, which is a big deal if you remember NASCAR 25's rough start.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Appreciate that this years entry works on Steam Deck in SteamOS and is very playable.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Graphics43 reviews
Gameplay19 reviews
Controls15 reviews
Performance9 reviews
Steam Deck5 reviews
Divided opinion
Co-op
50% still recommend
Bugs
25% still recommend
Optimization
33% still recommend
Players complain
Multiplayer
65% still recommend
Crashes
50% still recommend
Difficulty
67% still recommend
Interface
50% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • Gamepad Recommended
  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Stereo Sound

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$59.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

1 points recordedtoday · $59.99

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