Project CARS
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Project CARS is a racing developed by Slightly Mad Studios, released 7 May 2015 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux and Oculus Rift. The main story takes about 17 hrs to finish.
What Project CARS is
Project CARS is a racing game developed by Slightly Mad Studios and released in 2015. It was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Oculus Rift and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on The Madness Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Project CARS is a sim racing video game series developed by Slightly Mad Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The franchise was introduced in 2015 and received a sequel in 2017, followed by Project CARS 3 in 2020. Following the acquisition of Codemasters by Electronic Arts, development on the Project CARS series ended in November 2022.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 45 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Formula 1 series
Project CARS is the 94th of 123 entries we hold in the Formula 1 series. It arrived 7 months after F1 2014. The next entry was F1 2015 in 2015. Its critic score of 82 is 5 points above the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Grand Prix 3 at 100.
How it was received
Project CARS holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 83% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 13 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 79, across 113 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 17 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400, 3.0 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 940, 4 GB RAM and nVidia GTX 260, ATI Radeon HD 5770. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 25GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Project CARS launched on 7 May 2015, within three weeks of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Kerbal Space Program, Splatoon and Wolfenstein: The Old Blood. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Kerbal Space Program, Splatoon, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Project CARS yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 3 videos →
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Project CARS
Project Cars: Free Car 10
Project CARS: Logitech Livery Pack
Project CARS: Audi Ruapuna Speedway Expansion
Project CARS: Aston Martin Track Expansion
Project CARS: Classic Lotus Track Expansion
Project CARS: Old Vs New Car Pack
Project CARS: Modified Car Pack
Project CARS: Racing Icons Car Pack
Project CARS: Renault Sport Car Pack
Project CARS: Japanese Car Pack
Project CARS: Stanceworks Track Expansion
Project CARS: Pagani Nürburgring Combined Track Expansion
Project CARS: Complete Edition
Project CARS: US Race Car Pack
Quick answers
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