F1 Clash - Official F1 Game | Game Brain

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"F1 Clash - Car Racing Manager" is a single-player sports game that puts you in the driver's seat as a motorsport manager, competing in thrilling 1v1 races against tough rivals. Officially licensed F1 content, including circuits, teams, and drivers, adds to the authenticity. However, watch out for bugs and be prepared to grind for rewards. Join a club and work as a team to earn reputation and climb through the leagues. Good gameplay and masterful visuals make it an engaging experience.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

50%

Audience ScoreBased on 10,000 reviews

gameplay160 positive mentions

stability449 negative mentions

Great graphics and gameplay mechanics that capture the essence of F1 racing.
Engaging strategy elements that require players to think critically about pit stops and tire management.
Fun for F1 fans, with real-life drivers and tracks enhancing the experience.

Severe matchmaking issues, often pitting players against opponents with significantly higher stats, making it nearly impossible to win.
Frequent bugs and crashes that result in lost race entry fees and rewards, leading to frustration.
Pay-to-win mechanics dominate the game, with significant advantages given to players who spend real money on upgrades.

gameplay
454 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
35%
53%
12%
The gameplay of the game has received mixed reviews, with many players praising its graphics and core mechanics while criticizing the matchmaking system and pay-to-win elements. Users report that the gameplay can be repetitive and simplistic, often feeling unbalanced due to poor matchmaking and reliance on in-game purchases for progression. Despite its potential and enjoyable aspects, many players express frustration over glitches, lack of depth, and the overall fairness of the gameplay experience.
- “The gameplay, strategy, and detail to the real-life tracks are all well thought out and a ton of fun to play through.”
- “Well thought out mechanics like weather and track temperature mix up the game so it still feels fresh as you progress to higher difficulties.”
- “The gameplay is fun and good with strategizing your pit stops around the weather.”
- “Awful pairing mechanics.”
- “Absolutely horrible matchmaking; why can't you just put at least a 20-point difference limit (higher or lower)? Although finding a matching opponent will take longer, it is more bearable compared to being forced to wait for 6-8 minutes of gameplay with an opponent that will absolutely beat you because of a huge point difference.”
- “The gameplay is very simple and repetitive, but that makes it great as a casual game to relax with.”
stability
451 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is severely compromised, with numerous reports of frequent freezes, crashes, and glitches that lead to lost coins and race forfeits. Players express frustration over the lack of effective support from developers in addressing these issues, which significantly detracts from the overall gaming experience. While some users note occasional improvements, the overwhelming consensus is that the game remains too buggy to be enjoyable or reliable.
- “Fun team manager style game... no glitches as yet.”
- “Please figure this out - I'm sure everyone is waiting to be able to play with no glitches.”
- “Game freezes, resulting in lost coins.”
- “The game is extremely buggy, tried opening duels, but even though I don't get matched to any rivals, the coins are still taken away from my account.”
- “Game constantly freezes, too top it off, you forfeit the race when it happens, therefore losing money.”
graphics
413 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
71%
26%
4%
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with many players praising their quality and detail, particularly in the representation of cars and tracks. However, several users report issues such as lag, glitches, and a lack of realism in animations, which detracts from the overall experience. While some find the visuals to be outstanding for a mobile game, others express a desire for further optimization and improvements to enhance gameplay.
- “The graphics are amazing, and are really well done.”
- “Great graphics, lots of potential with the gameplay mechanics, but sadly it's not a very good or very interesting game.”
- “Graphics are great, game play is fun!!”
- “Very few animations make it feel boring and even the few animations they did implement, like the pit stop animations, have extremely bad graphics and are very unrealistic.”
- “The graphics are substandard and I really hoped it would be far more of a tactical approach to the management of a Formula 1 team but it's basically just managing fuel which you get +1 lap a race which is kinda cool but then you can't really create your own team to the level a game like this needs so overall 2/10 needs an overhaul.”
- “The graphics look unrealistic, especially when it literally looks like all the cars are having a collision.”
monetization
402 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
7%
20%
73%
The monetization strategy of the game has drawn significant criticism, with many players feeling overwhelmed by the sheer volume of ads and the pressure to make in-app purchases to progress. Users report frequent crashes during ad viewing, leading to lost rewards and a frustrating experience, while others describe the game as heavily skewed towards pay-to-win mechanics, making it difficult for free-to-play players to compete. Overall, the monetization approach is seen as a blatant cash grab, detracting from the enjoyment of the game.
- “You can easily advance without the in-app purchases, although you'll progress a lot faster if you spend some money.”
- “Gameplay is good and enjoyable, but it can be difficult to grind through and play for free with the push towards microtransactions.”
- “Great game and not over the top with monetization; the new update that lets you get boosts for watching ads is useful.”
- “The game is skewed to those who make in-game purchases.”
- “It's a blatant cash grab from the developer.”
- “The core mechanics of this game are brilliant, but the loot crate system and amount of ads and in-app purchases thrust upon the user makes it feel like they were trying to squeeze every cent out of you.”
optimization
129 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
16%
68%
16%
The optimization of the game has received significant criticism, with players reporting severe performance issues such as lag, stuttering, and graphical glitches, which detract from the overall experience. Many users express frustration over the lack of correlation between car and driver stats and actual race performance, leading to inconsistent matchmaking and outcomes that feel random. While some players acknowledge improvements over time, the consensus is that further optimization is necessary to enhance gameplay, particularly for lower-end devices.
- “The game is good, but the problem is, when you have much better performance on your car than your opponent, and he qualifies 10 places better than you, there is no chance you could overtake him on track, even if he is out of tires in the last 2-3 corners.”
- “Good game; however, in qualifying and the race, if you have a higher stat car than your opponent, quite often the car performance difference disappears regardless of drivers' stats.”
- “The game provides sustainable quality and can definitely improve, but I'm happy with the outstanding performance it has already.”
- “The driver and car stats have zero effect on performance.”
- “Performance issues, lots of graphical glitches, bugs with stats of parts and drivers, disconnects, can't turn vibration off, loading the wrong settings bug, not finding any matches, not loading the track, bugs with rewards at the end of the race, and on and on.”
- “The game often fails to rate the performance of your car accurately, which results in getting destroyed or destroying your opponent.”
grinding
51 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
2%
98%
The grinding aspect of the game is widely criticized for being tedious and unbalanced, often requiring excessive time investment to achieve meaningful progress, especially for free-to-play players. Many users feel that the game leans heavily towards a pay-to-win model, making it frustrating for those who prefer to grind without spending money. While some players find enjoyment in the grind, the overall sentiment suggests that it can quickly become repetitive and discouraging, particularly when faced with unbalanced matchmaking and high upgrade costs.
- “The grinding is so slow you'll spend months before your car actually looks like it stands a chance against anyone.”
- “Upgrade costs are incredibly high, and coin rewards are not high enough, meaning either countless hours grinding races, or you are forced to buy coins.”
- “Now it is just a boring, tedious grind with zero enjoyment.”
humor
30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
93%
7%
The humor in the game is described as a mix of genuine amusement and frustration, with players finding the game's mechanics—such as matchmaking, car collisions, and unexpected outcomes—hilariously broken. While some enjoy the comedic aspects of the gameplay, many express that the game's flaws and pay-to-win elements detract from the fun, leading to a sense of irony where the game's shortcomings become a source of humor. Overall, the humor is seen as inconsistent, with players oscillating between finding it entertaining and infuriating.
- “The way the cars bunch up on the first corner where you can lose/gain 5-6 positions is hilariously inaccurate.”
- “It's hilarious how broken this game is.”
- “This game is extremely funny and non-sense!”
- “It was okay the first time, but after I put all my money on one race and this happened, it was not funny anymore.”
- “This game is so unfunny... you just need to press one button... you can't set your car, you can't change anything besides the color of the car.”
story
21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
24%
62%
14%
The reviews highlight a strong desire for a dedicated story mode in the game, with players expressing frustration over the lack of single-player content and the predominance of pay-to-win mechanics. Many users feel that a narrative-driven experience, akin to other motorsport manager games, would significantly enhance gameplay and provide a more engaging progression system. Overall, the absence of a compelling story mode is seen as a major shortcoming that detracts from the game's potential.
- “I hope they have the story mode of Motorsport Manager in the future; I can say what they did, they did the best.”
- “It should be great to add a story mode, where you start from the bottom until reaching the championship title, but not by playing against other players, only against the game!”
- “This game is very fun, but please add more things like a story mode; it would make it a thousand times better in my case.”
- “The quest for revenue has spoiled this game.”
- “While having the F1 license is very appealing, this game is very lackluster in key gameplay elements, especially if we compare it to other motorsport team managers. You only develop your car and drivers via loot boxes, which makes this game very pay-to-win and one of the reasons it probably doesn't have a solo/story mode like the other motorsport manager games.”
- “There is no offline/story mode.”
music
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
33%
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The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with some players enjoying the main menu track while others criticize the limited soundtrack and repetitive sound effects associated with race cars. Many users report issues with the music automatically playing or glitching, detracting from the overall experience. Overall, while there are moments of enjoyable music, the sound design is seen as lacking depth and polish.
- “The game is great, my only issue is that it lags sometimes, that's just my phone and I would have given it a 4-star rating, but the main menu music is just an absolute vibe, my guy, so y'all can keep the 5th star.”
- “Cool music, other than that, I got nothing.”
- “Has options to turn music and SFX off but no option for vibration; would it be possible to add this in as it is frequent and if you're trying to play quietly, it makes it hard.”
- “If anything could be improved with this game, I would say that the sound design is somewhat lacking in depth with only one soundtrack and the race cars themselves having a constantly looping sound that doesn't change.”
- “What's happened guys? The music automatically turns on and you've got to keep turning it off. This is turning really glitchy; this was a great game, but now it's pretty rubbish.”
- “Come on guys, you are doing F1 a disgrace. Please update the UI, horrible home screen, disturbing soundtrack, dumb gameplay... going back to Motorsport Manager.”
emotional
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users express strong frustration and disappointment regarding emotional investment in the game, particularly due to technical issues that lead to significant losses, such as forfeiting games and losing in-game currency. This has resulted in a sense of betrayal and a decision to abandon mobile gaming altogether.
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The atmosphere in the game is praised for its impressive graphics, creating an engaging environment; however, some users feel that the developers lack a deep understanding of Formula 1 culture, which detracts from the overall experience.
- “Great graphics, great atmosphere, poor racing.”
- “I feel like Hutch only knows of Formula 1 by name, and actually has no idea about the culture, atmosphere, and dynamics of the races or drivers.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users express frustration with the game's replayability, noting that increased breakdowns detract from enjoyment and make it less appealing to revisit.