Better than F1 22, 24 and 25 for many
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Exactly what F1 22 should have been.”
Steam review · 13.2 h played ↗
F1® 23
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 86%Very Positive · 86%Codemasters2023Racing · Driving · Sports
The verdict
Big handling and grip upgrade over F1 22, with a decent story mode and many tracks. Skip it if you want new career content, working VR or force feedback, or clean online racing.
Great for
Single-player F1 fans on controller or wheel, especially those who skipped F1 22
Main risk
Bugs (force feedback, VR, crashes) and a career mode copied from last year
What players love
Greatly improved handling and traction
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Best handling model out of any modern F1 game. Actually feels like RWD”
Steam review · 629.6 h played ↗
Great with wheel, controller and VR
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“F1 23 is actually fun and manageable with all assists turned off, while using a controller.”
Steam review · 7.5 h played ↗
Lots of modes, tracks and visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“there's a campaign, the 2023 championship, and constantly changing F1 World activities plus events for specific rounds.”
Steam review · translated · 303.7 h played ↗
Braking Point 2 story mode
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“Breaking Point 2 is also nice, much longer than 2021.”
Steam review · 48.5 h played ↗
Better AI racing
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“The biggest improvement over previous F1 games is the AI.”
Steam review · 20.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Many bugs, including force feedback failures
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“September 13th and the game still randomly decides to not have force feedback for some races or practice sessions.”
Steam review · 40 h played ↗
Poor AI and unrealistic physics
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The AI has got to be the worst in the series or ever.”
Steam review · 91.6 h played ↗
Little new content, overpriced yearly release
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The MYTEAM and CAREER mode have gotten nothing new this year.”
Steam review · 46.2 h played ↗
EA online, servers and toxic multiplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“If only the game wasn't "COMMUNICATING WITH ONLINE SERVICES..." for 3 seconds every 2 actions you make in the menus”
Steam review · 37.8 h played ↗
Crashes and stability problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“the game now decides it just wants to crash to desktop every time I try to enter the team hub”
Steam review · 596.3 h played ↗
Broken or poor VR
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“VR in this game is terrible.”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support80 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 64-bit (Version 21H1 or higher)
ProcessorIntel Core i3-2130 or AMD FX 4300 | For VR: Intel Core i5-9600k or AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti or AMD RX 470 | For Ray Tracing: GeForce RTX 2060 or Radeon RX 6700 XT | For VR: NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti or AMD RX 590 | Driver NVIDIA 522.25 or AMD 23.2.1
Storage80 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 64-bit (Version 21H1 or higher)
ProcessorIntel Core i5 9600K or AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti or AMD RX 590 | For Ray Tracing: GeForce RTX 3070 or Radeon RX 6800 | For VR: NVIDIA RTX 2070 or AMD RX 6700 XT | Driver NVIDIA 528.49 or AMD 23.2.1
Storage80 GB available space
OSWindows 10 64-bit (Version 21H1 or higher)
ProcessorIntel Core i3-2130 or AMD FX 4300 | For VR: Intel Core i5-9600k or AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti or AMD RX 470 | For Ray Tracing: GeForce RTX 2060 or Radeon RX 6700 XT | For VR: NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti or AMD RX 590 | Driver NVIDIA 522.25 or AMD 23.2.1
Storage80 GB available space
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