Choose RaceRoom Racing Experience
Choose RaceRoom Racing Experience if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 11,306 Steam reviews back the pick.
RaceRoom Racing Experience vs rFactor 2
RaceRoom Racing Experience and rFactor 2 both land in Sports, Simulation, Racing on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Sports, Simulation, Racing on Steam. RaceRoom Racing Experience (2013) is 2 years older than rFactor 2 (2015). rFactor 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (76.4% positive) than RaceRoom Racing Experience (74.3% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose rFactor 2
Choose rFactor 2 if you want the Online Co-op, LAN PvP, and LAN Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 76.4% positive across 3,503 reviews.
Both RaceRoom Racing Experience and rFactor 2 sit in Sports, Simulation, and Racing on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 RaceRoom Racing Experience |  rFactor 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2015 |
| Genres | Sports, Simulation, Free To Play, Racing | Sports, Simulation, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 74.3% positive (11,306 reviews) | 76.4% positive (3,503 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | KW Studios | Studio 397 |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Simulation, Racing on Steam.
- RaceRoom Racing Experience (2013) is 2 years older than rFactor 2 (2015).
- rFactor 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (76.4% positive) than RaceRoom Racing Experience (74.3% positive).
- RaceRoom Racing Experience is free; rFactor 2 is paid (29.99 USD).
- rFactor 2 has co-op; RaceRoom Racing Experience does not.
- Steam Deck: RaceRoom Racing Experience is Deck Playable, rFactor 2 is Deck Unsupported.
RaceRoom Racing Experience vs rFactor 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, RaceRoom Racing Experience or rFactor 2?
- On Steam reviews rFactor 2 scores higher (76.4% positive) than RaceRoom Racing Experience (74.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, rFactor 2 is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play RaceRoom Racing Experience or rFactor 2 first?
- If you want chronology, RaceRoom Racing Experience (2013) came out before rFactor 2 (2015). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are RaceRoom Racing Experience and rFactor 2 similar?
- They overlap on Sports, Simulation, Racing on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is RaceRoom Racing Experience free?
- Yes — RaceRoom Racing Experience is a free-to-play Steam title. rFactor 2 is paid (29.99 USD).