Project CARS Reviews

Project CARS is ranked in the 83rd percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
7 / 10
May 13, 2015

Once you get the controls where you want them, your car exactly how you like it, and your race day tactics tightened up, it delivers an exhilarating ride, but few will have the patience – or, indeed, the willpower – to reach that point, and thus it's hard to imagine this outing achieving the mainstream success of other competing motoring series.

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EGM
Top Critic
7 / 10.0
May 19, 2015

If Slightly Mad Studios wanted to prove they could build an engine to compete with the likes of Gran Turismo and Forza Motorsport, Project CARS is a definite success, with driving that feels as realistic as anything else out there. If they wanted to compete with the polish and robustness of those bigger titles, though, they've come up slightly short.

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May 23, 2015

With Project CARS, the simulator aspects are co-opted and somewhat compromised by a desire to simultaneously appeal to the arcade racer crowd - without actually being an arcade racer.

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Az Elias
Top Critic
7 / 10
Jun 8, 2015

The small line-up of vehicles and non-existent unlockables really hurt the lasting appeal, though, and although newcomers can certainly get into it, there is the feeling that more could have been done to offer extra help for novices that aren't quite sure how to approach the game or what certain functions mean.

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69 / 100
Jun 14, 2015

Spend some time with Project CARS and you'll be fed up with how unforgiving each turn is on your over-eager vehicle. Spend a little more and you'll grow to appreciate each unique, licensed hunk of steel as it groans under the stress of constantly alternating between accelerating and braking. But play any more and you'll start to feel slightly detached, barreling aimlessly between locations and race courses.

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6 / 10
May 6, 2015

I feel Project Cars won't receive the mass appeal games like Forza Horizon 2 or DriveClub have received. Instead, only those who are really into realistic driving simulators may flock towards Project Cars, although they might get bored easily considering there really aren't any unique game modes either. It carries a sense of realism in spades, but there isn't much under the hood.

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Jun 10, 2015

It alters the racing-car formula smartly in several areas, but the good ideas are often half-baked or hidden behind a load of cruft.

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Ken Barnes
Top Critic
6 / 10
May 10, 2015

Project CARS is not for the faint of heart. It undoubtedly has the ability to grab players and take them on an outstanding tour of Simply Mad's racing world, and does look absolutely stunning at times. However, the game is ultimately frustrating with a controller and features more than its fair share of bugs. With a wheel, it's a more rewarding proposition.

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May 18, 2015

Project Cars is infatuated and enamored by cars, but only cars, not the modes or features to make them interesting.

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4 / 10
Sep 14, 2015

Project CARS delivers on its promise of a demanding racing experience that requires skill and knowledge in the automotive space.

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Eurogamer
Top Critic
Recommended
May 7, 2015

If you make the effort, you'll find that Slightly Mad has built a motorsport game for the people, at once flexible and uncompromising: a single-minded hymn to the gritty thrills of the pit-lane and the back straight. There's room for improvement and we'll be watching future updates with keen interest, but these foundations are strong indeed.

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Unscored
May 12, 2015

Every other racing game studio now realizes it has to double the number of cars on track in its games

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Unscored
May 26, 2015

All in all, colour me surprisingly impressed by Project CARS.

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