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RacingSimulationDrivingPhysicsRealisticDestructionAutomobile Sim

14,446 playing#81 on Steam by players#81 on Steam

Peak in the last 24 hours: 33,047

Peak in the last 7 days: 41,055

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Game description

A dynamic soft-body physics vehicle simulator capable of doing just about anything.

Basic info

DeveloperBeamNG
PublisherBeamNG
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateMay 29, 2015
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 64 Bit
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 1600 / Intel Core i5 8400
Memory16 GB
GraphicsMinimum 6GB VRAM (AMD Radeon RX 570 / Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060)
Storage60 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 422 reviews from the past 1 year

90.5/ 100
Top 20%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (97%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 12, 2026)

Crashing cars has rarely looked this good: 108 reviews praise the graphics of BeamNG.drive, which scores 90.5, top 20% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

Gameplay ranks 5th of 1396 and appears in 50% of analyzed reviews, with players describing realistic physics and collisions that feel authentic. 100 reviews say they enjoy it, some adding that it helped them through a hard time. 31 praise the creative freedom of the world editor. Content Volume ranks 48th of 1351, and players note that the developers keep adding features, turning a tech demo into a full game.

👎 Where it falls short

Performance is the main complaint. 86 reviews complain about performance, the most upvoted saying an update made it worse despite promises of improvement, and 13 report crashes during intensive play. 7 say it takes time to learn and set up, and a few miss official multiplayer or say textures got worse after a recent version. Pricing & Fairness ranks 97th of 1399, so few players complain about what it costs.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“beautiful graphics with very good gameplay” · 108 reviews
“player engaged enough to play and describe gameplay” · 100 reviews
“World Editor mode gives incredible creative freedom” · 31 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 50% of reviews · Top 1% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +4.47 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “World Editor mode gives incredible creative freedom” · 31 reviews

Progression 4% · Difficulty 5% · Onboarding 4% · Strategy 12% · Controls & feel 21%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 7% of reviews mention this.

World +3.68 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

Story 2% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 30% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +3.71 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “incredible variety of vehicles and endless customization options” · 8 reviews
Negative “tire modelling and wear missing, no native multiplayer” · 7 reviews

Variety 12% · Replayability 9%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 37% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.97 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “beautiful graphics with very good gameplay” · 108 reviews
Negative “after update 0.39 graphics degraded, textures poor” · 7 reviews

Audio 4%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 16% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +2.66 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “five-player off-road chase with friends and making new connections was thrilling” · 5 reviews
Negative “no public servers limits multiplayer with friends” · 5 reviews

Community 6% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 11% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.25 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “devs care and not riddled with battle passes or dlcs” · 4 reviews
Negative “high price even on sale, will increase at full release” · 5 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 1% · Matchmaking 0%

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

Performance -0.42 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Negative “update made performance worse despite promises of improvement” · 86 reviews
Positive “runs well on high settings with good FPS performance” · 5 reviews

Stability 7% · Developer support 22%

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

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