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RacingSimulationSportsAutomobile SimMultiplayerDrivingRealisticVR

1,112 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 5,437

Peak in the last 7 days: 6,782

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Game description

Step into the world of endurance racing and race on the official game of the FIA World Endurance Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans. Race the latest Hypercars, LMGT3, LMP2 and GTE machinery on laser-scanned circuits with dynamic weather, ranked online competition, asynchronous Co-op and VR.

Basic info

DeveloperStudio 397
PublisherStudio 397
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateJul 22, 2025
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 or 11
ProcessorIntel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Memory8 GB
GraphicsnVidia GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB) or AMD Radeon RX 580 (6GB)
Storage45 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 431 reviews from the past 1 year

72.5/ 100
Bottom 30%

Steam rating: Mostly Positive (79%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 25, 2026)

Built around physics and endurance racing, Le Mans Ultimate scores 72.5 from 431 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

76 reviews say it is fun, and some call the physics addictive. 70 praise the driving feel, with responsive controls, clear tyre feedback and convincing brake and cornering grip. Others say the feedback helps them understand why spins happen and how to improve. 52 like the visuals and sound, and Visuals & Sound ranks 747th of 1249. Gameplay ranks 269th of 1396.

👎 Where it falls short

64 reviews say the safety rating and penalty systems punish clean drivers in online matches, and some describe trolls who crash on purpose. 47 call the pricing unfair, citing DLC, a season pass and subscriptions on top of a full price game. 29 report connection problems, including server disconnects and regional blocks on a purchased game. Pricing & Fairness appears in 53% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1293rd of 1399, and Multiplayer ranks 531st of 642.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“great game and really fun to play” · 76 reviews
“physics and game feel great, very good sim” · 70 reviews
“graphics rated good, gameplay very good, audio very good” · 52 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 53% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +2.45 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Positive “physics and game feel great, very good sim” · 70 reviews
Negative “physics feel floaty and unexplained, lacking FFB information” · 20 reviews

Progression 6% · Difficulty 8% · Onboarding 10% · Freedom 2% · Strategy 6%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 6% of reviews mention this.

World +3.40 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

Story 0% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 20% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Volume -0.63 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Negative “single player bare bones without championship” · 13 reviews
Positive “lots of daily races and weekly special events” · 1 review

Variety 6% · Replayability 0%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 29% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +2.71 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “graphics rated good, gameplay very good, audio very good” · 52 reviews
Negative “looks 6 years older than competitor, missing shadows and road textures in VR” · 6 reviews

Audio 11%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 42% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Community -1.97 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly
Negative “pathologically toxic community, intentional ramming and sabotage” · 19 reviews
Positive “community quality improves at higher safety levels, good matchmaking system” · 2 reviews

Playing together 24% · Servers & Connection 15%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 53% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Matchmaking -0.66 · Skill gaps, team balance, and queue times
Negative “Safety rating system punishes players unfairly for others' mistakes” · 64 reviews
Positive “proper matchmaking system like Gran Turismo without issues” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 5% · Pricing 28% · Balance 15%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 38% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.21 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “month ban for cussing, mod warriors ban for minor infractions” · 11 reviews
Positive “devs listen to community and deliver genuine physics and immersive sounds” · 2 reviews

Stability 16% · Performance 17%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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