Great visuals, weather and sound
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Beautiful graphical update compared to 2014. Feels realistic even in 2025.”
Steam review · 45.9 h played ↗
F1 2015
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 52%Mixed · 52%Codemasters, Feral Interactive (Linux)2015Racing · Sports · Simulation
The verdict
A good-feeling F1 driving model and looks, but stripped of career mode and plagued by controller bugs, dumb AI and broken multiplayer. Skip it if you want depth or plug-and-play controller use.
Great for
F1 fans with a wheel who want tight handling and a focused, no-frills racing experience, ideally cheap or free
Main risk
Missing career mode and broken controller setup make it feel unfinished or unplayable
What players love
Tight, rewarding handling and physics
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“this has BY FAR the best driving controls i've experienced (i use a wheel)”
Steam review · 77.3 h played ↗
More aggressive, competitive AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“AI is more aggressive, they don't back out like in the old games and can actually overtake you now”
Steam review · 85.1 h played ↗
Accessible and adjustable for newcomers and sim fans
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“I especially appreciated the settings you could alter, allowing the player to make this game as arcade or as sim as desired.”
Steam review · 20.2 h played ↗
Runs well on Steam Deck and Linux
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“The one and only F1 game playable on Steam Deck. 10/10 for me!”
Steam review · 3.6 h played ↗
Fun with friends and cheap or free
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“This Game is Cheap and so much fun playing with my friend”
Steam review · 41.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Controller and wheel setup broken
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“If you hope to play it with an Xbox One controller, you can save the download bandwidth because it's literally unplayable.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
No career mode and stripped-down content
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“this game feels incredibly barebones and fundamentally unfinished.”
Steam review · 41.6 h played ↗
Bugs, crashes and poor optimization
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“This game crashes more than Maldonado. Ran a benchmark, crashed. Tried online, crashed.”
Steam review · 28.7 h played ↗
Aggressive, dumb AI and unfair penalties
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“NPC's crash onto you non-stop and they never get penaltised with the chance of the game finding you guilty”
Steam review · 4.4 h played ↗
Broken, empty multiplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“The Multiplayer is completely broken. Do not buy this game if you want to play Online.”
Steam review · 38.3 h played ↗
Delisted and feels dated
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“Not recommended because you can't buy it anyway. It should be illegal to de-list perfectly fine games.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support20 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 64 bit or Windows 8 64 bit
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Quad @ 3.0GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 @ 3.2GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel 4th Gen Iris Graphics or AMD HD5770 or NVIDIA GTS450
Storage20 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 64 bit or Windows 8 64 bit
ProcessorIntel Core i7 4770 or AMD FX 9370
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel 5th Gen Iris Pro or AMD R9 290 or Nvidia GTX970
Storage20 GB available space
OSWindows 7 64 bit or Windows 8 64 bit
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Quad @ 3.0GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 @ 3.2GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel 4th Gen Iris Graphics or AMD HD5770 or NVIDIA GTS450
Storage20 GB available space
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