Assetto Corsa EVO

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Assetto Corsa EVO is a single player and multiplayer racing game. It was developed by KUNOS Simulazioni and was released on January 16, 2025. It received neutral reviews from players.

EARLY ACCESS 5 CONTENT About the GameEARLY ACCESS 5 CONTENT This update adds new cars, introduces Watkins Glen and Paul Ricard tracks recreated from a laser scan survey, and debuts a free camera mode for cinematic exploration, replays, and content creation, with further enhancements planned. It also updates DLSS to version 4.5 and continues improvements to core systems like track lim…

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graphics635 positive mentions

optimization427 negative mentions

The driving physics and force feedback are excellent, providing a realistic and immersive car control experience.
The graphics and car/track details are outstanding, with high-quality models and atmospheric environments.
The game offers a variety of cars and tracks, including some unique street cars, and shows strong potential for future development.

The developers removed the promised career mode and economy progression, which was a key selling point and reason many purchased the game.
Optimization and performance issues persist, especially in VR, with frequent crashes, freezes, and lag.
The game lacks clear direction and has undergone multiple roadmap changes, causing community distrust and dissatisfaction.

optimization
1,626 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Assetto Corsa Evo suffers from widespread poor optimization, with frequent reports of stuttering, crashes, and subpar VR and multi-monitor performance even on high-end hardware. While some improvements have been made during early access, many users still experience inconsistent frame rates, lag in menus, and severe performance drops during races, especially with AI cars and in demanding scenarios. Overall, optimization remains a critical issue that significantly hampers playability, though there is hope that ongoing updates will address these problems before full release.
- “At the time of writing this review the game is still in early access and I'm hoping it will get a little optimized for better performance in the future. As of right now, I'm getting around 40-90 fps in VR with a 9060xt 16gb and i5 11400 processor on low setting which is playable but could be better.”
- “The driving feels great, FFB is good, still needs some more optimization so it will run smoother, but it will only get better from here.”
- “Performance and visuals: a mixed bag, but the core driving mechanics are so good and polished it instills confidence that the rest of the wrinkles, including optimization, can be ironed out over early access.”
- “It's a shame, for me evo has the potential to be amazing but the freezes, the stuttering and game crashes are ruining all experience.”
- “So badly optimized, I know it's an early access...but oh boy how they failed to deliver basic optimization and quality of life with fake promises.”
- “Worst installment from Kunos even by EA standards, unoptimized mediocre looking proprietary graphics engine (why when UE worked just fine), misplaced priorities, no sense of clear game direction vision.”
graphics
1,504 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's graphics are widely praised for their stunning visuals, detailed car models, and realistic lighting, marking a notable improvement over previous Assetto Corsa titles. However, many users report significant performance and optimization issues, especially in VR, with demanding hardware requirements and frequent frame rate drops even on high-end systems. While the graphics exhibit great potential and immersive quality, the game's early access status means graphical bugs, stuttering, and lack of polish remain common, impacting the overall experience.
- “The graphics bring the title up to a modern standard, with beautiful lighting and atmospheric conditions, and excellent vehicle and track modelling.”
- “The car handling, overall physics, precision and accuracy of the track representations, along with the graphics and sound design are all top tier and make for an experience that feels more like driving a real car than any other simulator I've played to date.”
- “Assetto Corsa EVO delivers outstanding graphics and an incredible driving experience.”
- “The graphics look like they were dropped in 2012 and it runs on my setup like I have some homemade graphics card made out of Doritos.”
- “With both 4k medium setting in ACC and ACE, my graphics card can run 100+ fps in ACC, but only 50+ fps in ACE, and the graphics of ACE look worse than ACC.”
- “The most annoying thing is indeed how the graphics on ultra with VR seem like potato graphics; I have been playing Gran Turismo VR and it is way better.”
stability
280 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is currently plagued by frequent freezes, crashes, graphical glitches, and poor optimization across various setups, making it often unplayable or frustrating, especially in VR and multiplayer modes. While some users report stable performance on high-end hardware, the general consensus is that the game remains a buggy, unstable early access release with slow menu responsiveness and unresolved issues impacting core gameplay. Despite this, there is optimism about future patches and improvements given the developer's track record.
- “Game runs great, stable and rock solid 60 fps on medium/high settings.”
- “The game runs great for me, I am using a 1080p monitor and have a 3070ti GPU, running at 120-80 fps on high, no stutters at all but dropping down to 30 fps with 15 AI cars.”
- “Game runs great in native 4K with frame rates exceeding 130 fps.”
- “It's a shame, for me Evo has the potential to be amazing but the freezes, stuttering, and game crashes are ruining all experience.”
- “Love the game, but absolutely despise the way they initially released and continue to release tiny fractions of the game; constant crashing, lagging and gameplay glitches are really annoying, the game crashes 5 times before I can actually play.”
- “I have an RX6800XT, and the game sometimes crashes due to video memory overflow, and there are also a lot of freezes.”
gameplay
270 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Gameplay in Assetto Corsa EVO offers solid, realistic driving physics praised for their responsiveness and immersion, with core mechanics already feeling polished despite early access status. However, many users express frustration over the lack of promised features such as career mode and free roam, removal of key gameplay elements mid-development, limited content, frequent crashes, and performance issues that hinder the overall experience. While the driving mechanics and physics are highly regarded and show great potential, the gameplay depth and progression systems remain underdeveloped or missing, leaving the game feeling incomplete and less engaging compared to expectations.
- “I've got a few thousand hours in racing sims and arcade racing games and attended IRL driving schools from BMW and Porsche; I can say without a doubt that Assetto Corsa Evo has solid gameplay and physics.”
- “The quality of gameplay is stepped up greatly in every regard and continues to improve as development continues.”
- “Absolutely amazing core gameplay with top of the line physics.”
- “Love the game, but absolutely despise the way they initially released and continue to release tiny fractions of the game. The way they made it out was that we would be free roaming by August last year (2025). However, now in March 2026 I am still racing the same cars on the same tracks. The lack of content is making the game boring, and not to mention the constant crashing, lagging, and gameplay glitches are really annoying. The game crashes 5 times before I can actually play.”
- “After spending the last year advertising and showing gameplay of AC Evo's main mode, the one that differentiated the game from other sims and was most of the reason a lot of people purchased this game, they scrapped it entirely halfway through early access and the devs are now taking the game in a different direction.”
- “Don´t waste your time, especially if you have a slightly older PC or wheel; the game runs like trash for the visual fidelity it has. It's no major leap from AC with a few mods. If you have a T300 RS expect to have terrible force feedback, if it even works, half the time there isn't any force feedback. Was a waste of my money. I understand the concept of early access but some developers abuse it. At least release something that has the base gameplay working. This latest 0.4 update should be considered 0.1. Very disappointed.”
story
128 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game promised a robust story and career mode with missions, economy, and open-world features, but these elements were ultimately scrapped, leading to widespread disappointment among players expecting a structured progression. The absence of a meaningful story or career mode has made the game feel like just another racing simulator without the depth seen in titles like Gran Turismo or Need for Speed. While the racing experience itself and VR integration receive some praise, the lack of promised narrative content and progression severely diminishes engagement for many users.
- “Building your racing story from rookie to expert.”
- “Personally, I bought the game for the free roaming mission part and for the career mode, as I love how games like Gran Turismo used to give you a sense of progression and earn a new car after mastering the previous one.”
- “You were going to be driving around in a living, breathing world, earning money by doing missions together with other players also trying to make a living in this world.”
- “Story mode was cancelled.”
- “Removing the story mode and economy after promising all that is a disappointment that I didn't expect from Kunos.”
- “A game that was purchased under the assumption that story mode was in the making, yet Kunos announced on their Discord that they are scrapping the idea.”
monetization
66 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization approach in this game has been widely criticized as misleading and exploitative, with developers removing key promised features like career mode and modding support while shifting towards pay-to-play servers and potential microtransactions. Many users feel the game is a cash grab, accusing the devs of false advertising, abandoning initial content promises, and prioritizing profit over quality or community engagement. This has resulted in significant distrust and concerns that monetization will negatively impact the overall player experience.
- “Kunos has decided that they want the monetization aspect to be stronger this time around and has restricted modding while also making custom servers a pay-to-play system.”
- “Great job Kunos, you just took my money by advertising something that it seems like you weren't even working on in the first place, and then removing it a year later so that there’s no way I could refund it.”
- “The advertising campaign was based on single-player, career, economy which have now been canceled.”
grinding
36 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding in these racing games is often seen as tedious and time-consuming, with many players frustrated by locked content and the need to farm credits or licenses extensively. While some appreciate the challenge it adds, excessive grinding—especially for basic upgrades or cars—can detract from the enjoyment and feel more like a chore than fun gameplay. Overall, the grind mechanics are viewed as cumbersome and sometimes poorly balanced in relation to the core racing experience.
- “To the career mode enthusiasts, I'm really not sure why you want them to spend time and money adding a generic career mode story, cheesy script, bad voice acting, and pointless grinding to a game which is really all about the racing.”
- “So the very limited single player experience has been completely scrapped and therefore the feeling of grinding for credits to build a garage to your liking is gone.”
- “But equally I have no desire to drop hundreds of hours grinding against AI just so I can afford to fit aftermarket wheels to an S2000.”
humor
30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users find the game's humor largely rooted in its quirks and flaws, often laughing at the AI's poor behavior, the game's handling characteristics, and certain design choices. While some appreciate the comedic elements in gameplay details and community interactions, many see the humor as stemming from frustration or irony rather than intentional wit. Overall, humor arises more from the game's shortcomings and player reactions than from deliberate comedic content.
- “It was hilarious playing online with friends last year and we all got a laugh about how slippery most of the cars felt, but it was still enjoyable.”
- “They have modelled ESC and TC much better this time and some cars even have drive modes or switchable 4WD/2WD. Feeling the outside wheel being individually braked by the ESC as I flat foot the Daytona into a 90-degree bend without counter steering at all is extremely funny to me. I'm really enjoying these details.”
- “There aren't many cars or tracks but the ones they have launched are great and sure, the AI is terrible at the moment (don't believe me? Try a Porsche Cup race at Mt Panorama with a full grid) – it's hilarious.”
emotional
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The emotional response to the game is mixed, with many players feeling disappointed and even betrayed by the removal of highly anticipated features like the career mode, leading some to abandon the game entirely. However, others find promising aspects in the driving physics and realistic car feel that evoke a strong, positive connection to real driving. Technical issues and lack of community support have also fueled frustration, dampening the overall emotional engagement for some users.
- “It's the game that made me feel closest to real car driving; Evo is really promising in this regard.”
- “The Honda S2000 made me feel like I had my old track day warhorse back.”
- “You have to wait for the next updates, but I believe that the finished product will be heartwarming.”
music
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game receives mixed feedback; while some praise its modern, high-quality sound design and fitting ambiance, others criticize the elevator-style menu music as uninspired or irritating. Overall, the soundtrack complements the visuals well, but opinions vary on its style and effectiveness, with some players opting to turn it off.
- “Some license tests were notoriously difficult but the music fanfare for getting silver or gold kept you going.”
- “Soundtrack to speed: the sound design complements the visuals wonderfully.”
- “Ffb is highly detailed and the game music and car/track specific audio are very modern and high quality.”
- “The elevator music in the menu is awful and even triggers copyright warnings on platforms like YouTube.”
- “Evo's music feels like a copy of EA sports games with a non-motor-sports vibe, unlike the Top Gear/Grand Tour style of earlier games.”
- “Music is not great, but you can simply turn it off if you don't like it.”
atmosphere
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is praised for its modern graphics, realistic lighting, and immersive weather effects that enhance the racing experience, especially in iconic tracks like the Nordschleife at sunrise. Sound design, including engine roars and ambient track noises, further contributes to a convincing motorsport environment. However, some users feel it occasionally lacks emotional connection and could benefit from improved visual details and more refined atmospheric effects.
- “The graphics bring the title up to a modern standard, with beautiful lighting and atmospheric conditions, and excellent vehicle and track modelling.”
- “That said, the atmosphere in the game is incredible—especially driving around the Nordschleife in an F1 car at sunrise.”
- “The roar of the engines, tire squeals, and ambient track sounds create a fully-realized racing atmosphere.”
- “It actively pulls you out of the experience, especially when older games managed to deliver more atmosphere.”
- “It’ll just be another test drive game with no connection to car or open world atmosphere, a sample copy and paste gaming that we thought the developers were above.”
- “The feel of the game is well managed but the graphics and atmosphere could use a couple of hours in the oven.”
replayability
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Replayability is mixed, with some praising the track-based replay value and recent updates that improved performance and content, while others criticize the empty open world, sparse track selection, and lack of meaningful single-player progression. The game shows potential but currently suffers from physics issues, confusing settings, and limited engaging content that may hurt long-term player retention.
- “Replay value: plenty of replay value on tracks.”
- “With space warp (ssw) reprojection, even 12-car races are playable in VR (as of August 15th, 2025).”
- “I see Evo with so much potential, mostly because from the 2 updates we got just in the last 24 hours, the game is already substantially more playable (the unlock of all cars, and the 2nd one making the game much more playable fps-wise, made my 970 run it from 10 fps to 30 already).”
- “They have zero replay value and an empty open world with nothing to do but drive around aimlessly.”
- “Again, zero replay value there too.”
- “The track selection also feels sparse compared to the expansive offerings of its predecessors, which could impact long-term replayability.”