Best racing manager available
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“10 years on, this is still the gold standard for racing management simulation games.”
Steam review · 158.2 h played ↗
Motorsport Manager
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 91%Very Positive · 91%Playsport Games2016Management · Racing · Simulation
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 46 min ago
The verdict
A deep, addictive racing management sim with great mods and a build-from-the-bottom career. Skip it if you want realistic race simulation, or fear startup crashes on modern PCs.
Great for
Motorsport fans and management-sim players who enjoy slow climbs from backmarker to champion, especially with mods
Main risk
May crash or black-screen on launch on modern PCs; AI and race sim can feel unfair or shallow
What players love
Great mod and Workshop support
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“many mods exist to create a unique experience and as far as I have found, mods do not break achievements.”
Steam review · 463.5 h played ↗
Devs active again, update excitement
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“the devs are actively updating the game again after getting the rights back from Sega.”
Steam review · 372.6 h played ↗
Addictive climb from the bottom
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The whole improve your parts of the car find better drivers staff manage the finances etc is pretty simple yet addicting cause it's rewarding.”
Steam review · 30.8 h played ↗
Deep car development and strategy
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“The way you develop parts—balancing performance vs. reliability—is brilliant.”
Steam review · 2017.3 h played ↗
Fictional, varied series
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“Since it's not officially licensed, you can manage a GT, Endurance, or Formula team!”
Steam review · 75.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Crashes or won't launch on modern PCs
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“The devs are fully aware this game crashes upon starting, and have done nothing to fix it for 7+ months.”
Steam review · 42.4 h played ↗
Shallow and repetitive
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“after 2-3 seasons, you've seen it all. Very little content, repeats itself pretty fast.”
Steam review · 52.8 h played ↗
Unfair, inconsistent race AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Some of the AI cars can just enter ghost mode and drive through each other while my card are always blocked.”
Steam review · 186 h played ↗
Abandoned and unfixed bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“with no support from the company to fix their bugs that have been outstanding for 2 years it's hard to vote this one up.”
Steam review · 23.1 h played ↗
Data-collection EULA and offline workaround
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“now i have to accept a "EULA" from the publisher "miniclip" before i can launch”
Steam review · 1519 h played ↗
Parts reset each season, grindy
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 negative reviews
“you have to re-research each component every season going through the levels each time.”
Steam review · 39.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable16 GB
Minimum
OSMicrosoft Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit).
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo P8700 @ 2.5 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsnVIDIA GT 335M, 512MB or AMD Radeon HD 4670, 512MB or Intel HD 4000 series
Storage16 GB available space
Recommended
OSMicrosoft Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3470, 3.20GHz or AMD FX-6300, 3.5Ghz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsnVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB or AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2GB or Intel HD 500 series.
Storage16 GB available space
OSMicrosoft Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit).
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo P8700 @ 2.5 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsnVIDIA GT 335M, 512MB or AMD Radeon HD 4670, 512MB or Intel HD 4000 series
Storage16 GB available space
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