iRacing® Studios NASCAR 26 ▶ Trailer
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RacingSimulationSportsDrivingAutomobile SimRealisticArcadeMultiplayer

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Peak in the last 24 hours: 444

Peak in the last 7 days: 502

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Game description

The official game of NASCAR is back and better than ever with NASCAR 26! Battle your way through all four NASCAR National Series in Career, Quick Race, Championship, Multiplayer, or our all new mode featuring The Chase!

Basic info

DeveloperiRacing.com Motorsport Simulations, LLC
PublisheriRacing.com Motorsport Simulations, LLC
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateSep 17, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 64-Bit, Windows 11 64-Bit
Processor4 core CPU or better – Some examples (but not limited to): AMD FX-6300, Intel Core i5-443…
Memory16 GB
GraphicsA gaming graphics card with at least 4GB of DEDICATED memory – Some examples (but not lim…
Storage65 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 228 reviews from the past 1 year

72.5/ 100
Bottom 30%

Steam rating: Mostly Positive (75%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 15, 2026)

Enjoyment of iRacing® Studios NASCAR 26 comes up in 80 reviews; it pleases with cockpits and wheel feel, but its price draws fire; it scores 72.5.

👍 Strengths

80 reviews enjoy it, the most upvoted saying everything is better than the previous game. 46 appreciate visual tweaks, with cockpits and skyboxes that look great, and Visuals & Sound ranks 896th of 1249. 22 find force feedback and wheel driving intuitive and responsive. Others value online crossplay and Linux support, and some enjoy strategy built on tire wear, fuel and track position. Multiplayer ranks 491st of 642, and Tech & Support ranks 822nd of 1399.

👎 Where it falls short

Gameplay ranks 954th of 1396. 32 reviews say driving feels floaty with little feedback. 16 call the AI unfair, holding its line poorly and running players off the track, and 14 report broken pit road logic and DLC that does not work. Pricing & Fairness appears in 25% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1159th of 1399, with some calling it a sixty dollar roster update with paywalled paint schemes. Others say it needs a strong computer and lacks DLSS. Content Volume ranks 1183rd of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“everything is better and superior to previous game” · 80 reviews
“new visual tweaks appreciated, cockpits and skyboxes look great” · 46 reviews
“listening to fans, devs responsive and improving” · 7 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 50% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom -2.70 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Negative “no driver career mode, no custom schedule championship, can't race every car at every track” · 4 reviews

Progression 8% · Difficulty 8% · Onboarding 11% · Strategy 9% · Controls & feel 36%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 5% of reviews mention this.

Story -2.00 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending

Characters 0% · World 4%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 15% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -2.42 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition

Volume 11% · Replayability 1%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 36% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +2.31 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “new visual tweaks appreciated, cockpits and skyboxes look great” · 46 reviews
Negative “pit crew animations look like PS1 era graphics” · 6 reviews

Audio 7%

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

Community -1.57 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly
Negative “frustrated with incompetent online players affecting driver rating” · 3 reviews
Positive “online lobbies actually populated” · 1 review

Playing together 14% · Servers & Connection 3%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.48 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “AI terrible, does not leave line, runs you off track” · 16 reviews
Positive “AI doesn't dust you on restart, much improved” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 14% · Matchmaking 3%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 38% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.20 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “no meaningful improvements, complete lack of effort from developers” · 2 reviews
Positive “listening to fans, devs responsive and improving” · 7 reviews

Stability 13% · Performance 14%

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

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