Assetto Corsa
Shares rank 4 of 10 racing games by recommenders
Recommended for realistic car physics and immersive VR racing; the common caveat is that wheel setup and configuration take extra effort.
Recommended for realistic car physics and immersive VR racing; the common caveat is that wheel setup and configuration take extra effort.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 80%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 4 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Immersive realistic VR racing physics
“Driving in Assetto Corsa in VR feels amazing, you get actual realistic car physics”
Comment from 24 Sep 2026 in “Meta VR Glasses” “VR racing is the single most immersive video game experience that you can have.”
Comment from 13 Nov 2025 in “Steam Frame” Works well after setup
“For me Assetto Corsa + other racing games + CS2 work perfectly.”
Comment from 18 Dec 2025 in “Valve is running Apple's playbook in reverse” “AC works fine just requires a little extra setup”
Comment from 2 Apr 2026 in “Steam on Linux Use Skyrocketed Above 5% in March”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Wheel interaction is challenging
“getting a wheel to interact with the game has been a bit challenging”
Comment from 2 Apr 2026 in “Steam on Linux Use Skyrocketed Above 5% in March” Setup is difficult
“difficult as heck but lowering expectations kinda works”
Comment from 29 Aug 2026 in “Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look [video]” “AC works fine just requires a little extra setup”
Comment from 2 Apr 2026 in “Steam on Linux Use Skyrocketed Above 5% in March”
Other racing games people recommend
The four most recommended other racing games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road Rash | 11 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Snowboard Kids 2 | 11 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Mario Kart World | 9 | 9 | 50% | 5 | — | — |
| Assetto CorsaThis page | 8 | 2 | 80% | 6 | — | — |
| Forza Horizon | 8 | 6 | 57% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Driving in Assetto Corsa in VR feels amazing, you get actual realistic car physics”
“difficult as heck but lowering expectations kinda works”
“AC works fine just requires a little extra setup”
“getting a wheel to interact with the game has been a bit challenging”
“the original Assetto Corsa is also borked on Linux”
“For me Assetto Corsa + other racing games + CS2 work perfectly.”
“I just can’t get over how bad the audio is.”
“VR racing is the single most immersive video game experience that you can have.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.