Great handling and driving feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Very enjoyable driving model and handling, plays excellent with a controller, with a detailed career and plenty of game modes.”
Steam review · 21.3 h played ↗
F1 2018
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%Codemasters2018Racing · Sports · Simulation
The verdict
A well-regarded F1 entry with great handling, a deep career mode and classic cars, but it is delisted and the AI and online play frustrate. Skip it if you want current rosters or multiplayer.
Great for
Single-player career fans who like F1 handling on a wheel or controller and the 2018 season
Main risk
Bumper-car AI, unfair penalties, broken online and crashes
What players love
Graphics hold up well
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The lighting and shaders in this game are outstanding”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Deep, engaging career mode
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Career mode is tremendous fun. The light-RPG elements as you renegotiate contracts and work on research add a lot.”
Steam review · 57.1 h played ↗
Classic cars are a highlight
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“The best thing about it is that you can play with the older f1 cars, which is a lot of fun”
Steam review · 12.6 h played ↗
Runs well, including Steam Deck
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“F1 2018 runs flawlessly on the Steam Deck, straight out of the box.”
Steam review · 12 h played ↗
Cheap way to get a good F1 game
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“If you don't care about having every modern track and driver it's definitely worth the cheaper price”
Steam review · 40.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Broken, toxic online multiplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Multiplayer on this game is borderline unplayable.”
Steam review · 14.6 h played ↗
Aggressive, unaware AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The AI is terrible, every race start is bumper cars, its like the AI have no care in the world, and they dont even see you, trying to go right thru your car.”
Steam review · 82.2 h played ↗
Crashes and freezes
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Great game, when it works, constantly crashes. To this day no solution provided.”
Steam review · 10.1 h played ↗
Steep learning curve, weak tutorials
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“the game lacks detailed tutorials and practice modes to get any better.”
Steam review · 8.5 h played ↗
Delisted and unavailable to buy
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“Don't like the fact you can no longer purchase this (most likely due to some stupid EA policy).”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗
Unobtainable achievement
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 negative reviews
“There is an achievement that currently cannot be unlocked by any legit means: "It's show time".”
Steam review · 40.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support50 GB
Minimum
OS64bit Versions of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i3 2130 or AMD FX 4300
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GT 640 or AMD HD 7750
Storage50 GB available space
Recommended
OS64bit Versions of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5 8600K or AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 1060 or AMD RX 580
Storage50 GB available space
OS64bit Versions of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i3 2130 or AMD FX 4300
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GT 640 or AMD HD 7750
Storage50 GB available space
More games to check
Other games we’ve read the reviews for
−88%
Car Mechanic Simulator 2014
Very Positive · 83%
+ Teaches basic car parts
− Repetitive, identical cars and jobs
analyzed 4 h ago
Motorsport Manager
Very Positive · 91%
+ Best racing manager available
− Crashes or won't launch on modern PCs
analyzed 4 h ago
Garfield Kart
Very Positive · 88%
+ Cheap, casual kart fun
− Poor performance and frame drops
analyzed 5 h ago
LIMP MODE
Very Positive · 84%Early verdict
+ Deep car mechanics and maintenance
− Rough, empty world and clunky UI
analyzed 5 h ago
Weekly digest
Fresh games worth a look, in your inbox
The most interesting games we’ve just analyzed, once a week.Once a week we send the most interesting games we’ve just analyzed: the verdict, top pros and cons, and what changed. No spam.
One email a week · unsubscribe in one click