The best and worst racing games of 2025

2025 has had a frenetic blend of highs and lows: Underwhelming full releases, nostalgia-driven DLC drops, early access marathons and new standard-setters.Ranking these moments wasn't easy, but the Traxion team has given it a go. Plus, hear our honourable mentions, biggest disappointments and the thoughts of our very own community.Everyone at Traxion wants to wish you a very happy New Year. Thanks for all of your continued support, and here's to 2026!Sign up for the Traxion email newsletter: https://traxion.gg/newsletter/Join our Discord: https://traxion.gg/discordVisit the website for daily news: https://traxion.gg/Email [email protected] with your questions for the team!Follow Traxion.GG:https://traxion.gghttps://twitter.com/TraxionGGhttps://www.instagram.com/traxiongg/https://www.youtube.com/traxiongghttps://www.facebook.com/TraxionGG/https://traxion.gg/discordhttps://www.threads.net/@traxiongghttps://bsky.app/profile/traxiongg.bsky.social

There will not be an official Formula 1 game in 2026. Confirmed.Instead, there will be an F1 26 DLC pack for EA SPORTS F1 25 - including the new cars, liveries and presumably, the Madrid circuit. During a year of significant change for the sport, the official video game will also go through some drastic steps.Then, the sim racing series will return in 2027, but in a “reimagined” form.John Munro and Thomas Harrison-Lord react to the news and provide their predictionsSign up for the Traxion email newsletter: https://traxion.gg/newsletter/Join our Discord: https://traxion.gg/discordVisit the website for daily news: https://traxion.gg/Email [email protected] with your questions for the team!Follow Traxion.GG:https://traxion.gghttps://twitter.com/TraxionGGhttps://www.instagram.com/traxiongg/https://www.youtube.com/traxiongghttps://www.facebook.com/TraxionGG/https://traxion.gg/discordhttps://www.threads.net/@traxiongghttps://bsky.app/profile/traxiongg.bsky.social

How does road course gameplay look? Will there be a physical release? Is this the NASCAR game we have all been waiting for? Is there VR support? Is side-drafting a thing? Today, we bring you all of the answers and many more!Join John and Tom as they reveal the latest NASCAR 25 details, following an interview with the developers and a preview of some brand new gameplay footage. All the latest NASCAR 25 news - https://traxion.gg/category/games/nascar-25Sign up for the Traxion email newsletter: https://traxion.gg/newsletter/Join our Discord: https://traxion.gg/discordVisit the website for daily news: https://traxion.gg/Email [email protected] with your questions for the team!Follow Traxion.GG:https://traxion.gghttps://twitter.com/TraxionGGhttps://www.instagram.com/traxiongg/https://www.youtube.com/traxiongghttps://www.facebook.com/TraxionGG/https://traxion.gg/discordhttps://www.threads.net/@traxiongghttps://bsky.app/profile/traxiongg.bsky.social

Forza Horizon 6 is officially official in Japan, definitely confirmed. But, what else is there to spot so far?Traxion has sifted through the trailer, spotted locations on Google Maps, read all of the available FAQs, and this is everything we know so far about Forza Horizon 6.Such as, when will the PS5 version launch? What should you expect from the Japanese setting? Aren't there other open-world driving games already in the same country? Will the change of leadership affect the end result? Is it on Xbox One?As ever, let us know your thoughts in the comments below, including which Japanese cars you would like to see included in FH6.Forza Horizon 6 location to show Japan’s “true breadth of beauty” - https://traxion.gg/forza-horizon-6-location-to-show-japans-true-breadth-of-beauty/(From January) Why the time is right for Forza Horizon 6 - https://traxion.gg/why-the-time-is-right-for-forza-horizon-6/Latest Forza Horizon 6 news - https://traxion.gg/category/games/forza-horizon-6/Sign up for the Traxion email newsletter: https://traxion.gg/newsletter/Join our Discord: https://traxion.gg/discordVisit the website for daily news: https://traxion.gg/Email [email protected] with your questions for the team!Follow Traxion.GG:https://traxion.gghttps://twitter.com/TraxionGGhttps://www.instagram.com/traxiongg/https://www.youtube.com/traxiongghttps://www.facebook.com/TraxionGG/https://traxion.gg/discordhttps://www.threads.net/@traxiongghttps://bsky.app/profile/traxiongg.bsky.social

Le Mans Ultimate is coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, ELMS DLC starts to arrive in September and the Le Mans Virtual Series is set to return, with qualifying starting later this year.That’s a big dump of headline news for LMU drivers, oh and there’s going to be an in-game livery shop. Join John Munro and Thomas Harrison-Lord as they break down the latest updates, not forgetting that a career mode should arrive in early 2026.The console porting deal is said to be in the “late state negotiations” with development work set to commence in the “coming weeks”.It all comes from Motorsport Games and Studio 397 CEO Stephen Hood, who dropped the updates during a positive earnings call where a second successive quarter of profit was recorded for the once floundering outfit.Le Mans Ultimate PS5 and Xbox development could “begin in weeks”: Le Mans Ultimate on PS5 and Xbox ‘at least a year away’ from release: https://traxion.gg/le-mans-ultimate-on-ps5-and-xbox-development-could-begin-in-weeks/ Le Mans Virtual Series to return, expected 2025 qualifying and 2026 finale: https://traxion.gg/le-mans-virtual-series-to-return-with-2025-qualifying-and-2026-finale/ Le Mans Ultimate’s first ELMS content set for September release: https://traxion.gg/le-mans-ultimates-first-elms-content-set-for-september-release/ WATCH: Le Mans Ultimate Version 1.0 review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESjQiD8fM8gSign up to the Traxion email newsletter: https://traxion.gg/newsletter/Join our Discord: https://traxion.gg/discordVisit the website for daily news: https://traxion.gg/Email [email protected] with your questions for the team!Follow Traxion.GG:https://traxion.gghttps://twitter.com/TraxionGGhttps://www.instagram.com/traxiongg/https://www.youtube.com/traxiongghttps://www.facebook.com/TraxionGG/https://traxion.gg/discordhttps://www.threads.net/@traxiongghttps://bsky.app/profile/traxiongg.bsky.social

Assetto Corsa EVO’s delayed 0.2 update is here, and while the title is resolutely still in early access, we can’t help but feel that the time needed to hit Version 1.0 will be longer than expected…Here, John Munro and Thomas Harrison-Lord of Traxion talk through their recent Assetto Corsa EVO experiences, and run through the undoubted highlights, and also, what isn’t quite working… yet, at least.Be sure to let us know your EVO thoughts on social media, and we’re still excited to see its hopeful redemption arc through 2025 and beyond!WATCH - 20 INCREDIBLE details in Assetto Corsa EVO you may have missed! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIMWTVQqG-k&t=107sAssetto Corsa EVO “assessing” if Fall 2025 still possible for Version 1.0: https://traxion.gg/assetto-corsa-evo-assessing-if-fall-2025-is-still-possible-for-version-1-0/Assetto Corsa EVO free roam pushed back in radically overhauled road map: https://traxion.gg/assetto-corsa-evo-free-roam-pushed-back-in-radically-overhauled-road-map/Sign up to the Traxion email newsletter: https://traxion.gg/newsletter/Join our Discord: https://traxion.gg/discordVisit the website for daily news: https://traxion.gg/Email [email protected] with your questions for the team!Follow Traxion.GG:https://traxion.gghttps://twitter.com/TraxionGGhttps://www.instagram.com/traxiongg/https://www.youtube.com/traxiongghttps://www.facebook.com/TraxionGG/https://traxion.gg/discordhttps://www.threads.net/@traxiongghttps://bsky.app/profile/traxiongg.bsky.social

The new official NASCAR 25 video game has a release date - October 14th 2025.Produced by iRacing and developed by Monster Games (with iRacing’s assets), it will hit PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S in just under three months from now, with a date for PC (Steam) yet to be confirmed.With gameplay footage thin on the ground, and a lot of hyperbole in iRacing’s communications, join John Munro and Thomas Harrison-Lord as they discuss their expectations for the game and what you need to know so far!Sign up to the Traxion email newsletter: https://traxion.gg/newsletter/Join our Discord: https://traxion.gg/discordVisit the website for daily news: https://traxion.gg/Email [email protected] with your questions for the team!Follow Traxion.GG:https://traxion.gghttps://twitter.com/TraxionGGhttps://www.instagram.com/traxiongg/https://www.youtube.com/traxiongghttps://www.facebook.com/TraxionGG/https://traxion.gg/discordhttps://www.threads.net/@traxiongghttps://bsky.app/profile/traxiongg.bsky.social

Le Mans Ultimate exits early access, Forza Motorsport suffers job layoffs and Project Motor Racing tries to reinvent modding. Join the Traxion team for this episode of the Traxion Control Podcast as they discuss these talking points, and also go through the Traxion community's iRacing Split 22 drama feedback.Is live stewarding possible? Could it be an extra fee? Did some people go too far?Do you think the Forza Motorsport series is dead? Will anyone ever, or should they need to, 'control' the sim racing mod scene? Email [email protected] with your questions for the team!We’ll be back in a month (or so) for another episode!Sign up to the Traxion email newsletter: https://traxion.gg/newsletter/Read our Le Mans Ultimate v1.0 review: https://traxion.gg/le-mans-ultimate-review/Watch our Le Mans Ultimate v1.0 review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESjQiD8fM8g&t=433sProject Motor Racing modding explained: https://traxion.gg/project-motor-racings-user-generated-content-portal-explained/Project Motor Racing DLC roadmap: https://traxion.gg/super-gt-group-5-cars-and-le-mans-track-confirmed-as-project-motor-racing-dlc/Forza Motorsport job losses: https://traxion.gg/forza-motorsport-developer-hit-by-significant-job-losses/iRacing hands out lifetime bans for “unacceptable” Spa 24 behaviour: https://traxion.gg/iracing-hands-out-lifetime-bans-for-unacceptable-spa-24-behaviour/ 

Le Mans Ultimate predictions, iRacing Season 3 2025 and F1 25 has been released, plus your thoughts on the game - all that and more in this episode of the Traxion Control Podcast.Join Tom and John from the Traxion team as they also discuss the Switch 2, Mario Kart World and why June is an important month for racing video games and sim racing. They also go hands-on with Endurance Motorsport Series and Revosim's new direct drive wheel.As ever, let us know in the comments below what you're most-anticipated title is this month and if you have any questions for the Traxion team.We’ll be back in a month for another episode!F1 25 review: https://traxion.gg/f1-25-review/Hands-on, Fast Fusion: https://traxion.gg/fast-fusion-might-be-the-switch-2s-sleeper-hit/Le Mans Ultimate June update details: https://traxion.gg/le-mans-ultimate-new-lmgt3s-lusail-and-much-requested-features-release-next-week/iRacing update details: https://traxion.gg/iracing-season-3-2025-set-to-include-radically-updated-gt3-behaviour-alongside-new-content/Sign up for our weekly email newsletter: https://traxion.gg/newsletter/Join our Discord: https://traxion.gg/discordVisit the website for daily news: https://traxion.gg/Email [email protected] with your questions for the team!Follow Traxion.GG:https://traxion.gghttps://twitter.com/TraxionGGhttps://www.instagram.com/traxiongg/https://www.youtube.com/traxiongghttps://www.facebook.com/TraxionGG/https://traxion.gg/discordhttps://www.threads.net/@traxiongghttps://bsky.app/profile/traxiongg.bsky.social

EA SPORTS WRC has been axed, with the team either being placed elsewhere within EA (including the F1 games) or their role ended. Meanwhile, we sift through your feedback on the initial Project Motor Racing unveiling and take you behind the scenes of the event.Finally, tariff uncertainty continues to affect sim racing equipment manufacturers. Oh, and MotoGP 25 was released.We’ll be back in a month for another episode!EA confirms both Codemasters layoffs and job redeployment following WRC cancellation: https://traxion.gg/ea-confirms-both-codemasters-layoffs-and-job-redeployment-following-wrc-cancellation/EA Sports WRC will not get a sequel, Codemasters confirms: https://traxion.gg/ea-sports-wrc-will-not-get-a-sequel-codemasters-confirms/Poll: What’s your favourite Codemasters rally game?https://traxion.gg/poll-whats-your-favourite-codemasters-rally-game/Asetek SimSports stops shipping to the U.S. amid tariff pressures:https://traxion.gg/asetek-simsports-stops-shipping-to-the-u-s-due-to-tariff-pressures/GT Omega shuts US store over tariff uncertainties:https://traxion.gg/gt-omega-shuts-us-store-over-tariff-uncertainties/Project Motor Racing, Everything You Need to Know: https://traxion.gg/project-motor-racing-everything-you-need-to-know/WATCH our MotoGP 25 review:https://youtu.be/QQPwIM09DA8?si=xBo-SLirPiMVLMOySign up for our weekly email newsletter: https://traxion.gg/newsletter/Join our Discord: https://traxion.gg/discordVisit the website for daily news: https://traxion.gg/Email [email protected] with your questions for the team!Follow Traxion.GG:https://traxion.gghttps://twitter.com/TraxionGGhttps://www.instagram.com/traxiongg/https://www.youtube.com/traxiongghttps://www.facebook.com/TraxionGG/https://traxion.gg/discordhttps://www.threads.net/@traxiongghttps://bsky.app/profile/traxiongg.bsky.social