Choose Assetto Corsa
Choose Assetto Corsa if you want a Sports, Indie, and Simulation experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 93% positive across 58,334 reviews.
Assetto Corsa vs Project CARS 2
Assetto Corsa and Project CARS 2 both land in 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 are Racing games on Steam. Assetto Corsa (2014) is 3 years older than Project CARS 2 (2017). Assetto Corsa scores higher on Steam reviews (93% positive) than Project CARS 2 (80.7% 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 Project CARS 2
Choose Project CARS 2 if it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 5,859 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Assetto Corsa and Project CARS 2 sit in Racing on Steam and both list Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Online 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
 Assetto Corsa |  Project CARS 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2017 |
| Genres | Sports, Indie, Simulation, Racing | Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive (58,334 reviews) | 80.7% positive (5,859 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Kunos Simulazioni | Slightly Mad Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Racing games on Steam.
- Assetto Corsa (2014) is 3 years older than Project CARS 2 (2017).
- Assetto Corsa scores higher on Steam reviews (93% positive) than Project CARS 2 (80.7% positive).
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Assetto Corsa vs Project CARS 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, Assetto Corsa or Project CARS 2?
- On Steam reviews Assetto Corsa scores higher (93% positive) than Project CARS 2 (80.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Assetto Corsa is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Assetto Corsa or Project CARS 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Assetto Corsa (2014) came out before Project CARS 2 (2017). 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 Assetto Corsa and Project CARS 2 similar?
- They overlap on 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.