

On the downside, Assetto Corsa lacks a weather system, so if you were expecting rain-enhanced eye-candy, you may prefer to look at Project CARS instead.ĭespite its lovely visuals and surprisingly good performance on PC, on console the game suffers from the PS4’s and Xbox One’s underpowered hardware. Furthermore, the game supports the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, allowing users to become fully immersed in the race car. At night or day, the amount of detail is nothing short of stunning and the available photo mode makes it easy to capture wallpaper-worthy screenshots. I’ll cover all of the areas that matter in a game of this type, focusing primarily on the PC version (as it is the superior one) and marking important differences with the console version when necessary.Īssetto Corsa is one of the prettiest racing games available on PC, especially with the right post-processing settings. As a racing simulator, Assetto Corsa has a lot of tough competition on PC, ranging from iRacing and rFactor2 to Automobilista and RaceRoom Racing Experience, but no real rivals on the console platforms, where none of the available racing games offer realistic handling physics. You may have noticed a pattern already: this is a very Italian video game, and as we’ll find out later, this is actually noticeable when playing it. IntroductionĪssetto Corsa, which is Italian for “racing trim,” is a racing simulator developed by a small Italian group called Kunos Simulazioni, whose headquarters are located right at the Vallelunga circuit facilities in Italy.

Niki Lauda’s 1976 Ferrari 312T Formula 1 car in Assetto Corsa.
