Rewarding realistic physics and handling
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“as a real motobiker driving my own bike in the game, the handling is *very realistic* - bikes do behave overall close to reality.”
Steam review · 21.2 h played ↗
RIDE 4
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 83%Very Positive · 83%Milestone S.r.l.2020Racing · Sports · Simulation
$39.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A gorgeous, demanding motorcycle sim with many bikes and rewarding physics once learned. Skip it if you want casual fun, a gentle learning curve or fair AI.
Great for
Motorcycle fans who enjoy mastering hard, realistic physics, ideally on a gamepad and bought on sale
Main risk
Brutal learning curve and rammy, unfair AI make it frustrating, especially for newcomers
What players love
Great graphics and visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Still a superb looking game so many years later!!”
Steam review · 35.5 h played ↗
Huge bike selection and customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“SO. MANY. BIKES. I love it, and period correct liveries executed flawlessly?”
Steam review · 34.3 h played ↗
Satisfying once you master it
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“takes time to get good but once youre comfortable you can race for hours.”
Steam review · 12.6 h played ↗
Great engine sounds
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“Sounds are nice too especially for bikes like the YZF R1M and MV Agusta and Ninjas.”
Steam review · 20.7 h played ↗
Runs well on modest PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“This runs flawlessly even on my potato PC, decent frames and looks fantastic.”
Steam review · 34.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Aggressive, unfair AI that rams you
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“if you take turn slower than AI it just crashes in to you it doesn't even try to avoid collision.”
Steam review · 3.1 h played ↗
Heavy, sluggish, unrealistic physics
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The rider turns *abysmally* slowly, like hes popping to the shops, not trying to win a race, and theres no setting to alter it.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
Extremely steep, unfriendly learning curve
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“There is no learning curve with this game, it's just a brick wall built by people expecting you to already know the game”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Too much content locked behind DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Be aware that youre buying a very limited version of the game. To enjoy the full game you need to purchase all of the DLC packs”
Steam review · 5.3 h played ↗
Brutal time trials and licence tests
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“make you wait 10-15 seconds every single time you want to retry a license test for auto pilot to drive the bike for you”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗
Crashes, fatal errors and lost saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“FATAL ERROR 4, refunded it.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support43 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 8.1 64-Bit or later
ProcessorIntel Core i5-2500K / AMD FX-6350
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 960 / GeForce GTX 1050
Storage43 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 8.1 64-Bit or later
ProcessorIntel Core i7-5820K / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1060 / Radeon RX 580
Storage43 GB available space
OSWindows 8.1 64-Bit or later
ProcessorIntel Core i5-2500K / AMD FX-6350
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 960 / GeForce GTX 1050
Storage43 GB available space
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