Project CARS
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| Developers | |
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| Slightly Mad Studios | |
| Publishers | |
| Bandai Namco Entertainment | |
| Engines | |
| Madness Engine | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | May 6, 2015 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 83 |
| OpenCritic | 80 |
| IGDB | 82 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Racing, Simulation |
| Vehicles | Track racing |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Series | Project CARS |
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| Project CARS | |
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| Project CARS | 2015 |
| Project CARS - Pagani Edition | 2016 |
| Project CARS 2 | 2017 |
| Project CARS 3 | 2020 |
Key points
- Supports a wide range of graphical options.[1]
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Oculus Store | |
Cannot play multiplayer with Steam players.[2] | |
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- Demo version is available
- Removed from many digital stores due to licensing issues.
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
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| Aston Martin Track Expansion | |
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| Audi Ruapuna Speedway Expansion | |
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| Classic Lotus Track Expansion | |
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| Japanese Car Pack | |
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| Limited Edition Upgrade | |
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| Logitech Liveries | |
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| Modified Car Pack | |
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| Old Vs New Car Pack | |
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| Racing Icons Car Pack | |
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| Renault Sport Car Pack | |
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| Special Ridge Racer Car Pack | |
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| Stanceworks Track Expansion | |
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| US Race Car Pack | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Project CARS\*.xml |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/234630/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | |
| Steam | <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\234630\local\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/234630/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Steam Cloud |
Video
General settings.
HUD settings.
Graphics settings.
Advanced graphics settings.
Hardware graphics settings.
Camera settings.
Advanced camera settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | [3] | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | [4][5] | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | See Project CARS FOV Calculator for help. | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to 16 samples. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA, SMAA, MSAA, DS2M, SSAA. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Framerate can be capped with command line option "-fpscap X" where X is desired value. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
Controller settings.
Input settings.
Rebinding settings.
- The game can send telemetry data to supported software like SimHub and devices like motion platforms, bass shakers and telemetry displays through the UDP protocol.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | XInput and DirectInput. For racing wheel support, check here. |
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| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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| Tracked motion controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers | ||
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| Button prompts |
| Additional information | ||
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| Button prompts |  |
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Master, music, engine, effects and radio. | |
| Surround sound | Received up to 7.1 output.[6] | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
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| Local play | [4] | ||
| LAN play | |||
| Online play | Steam and Oculus Store players cannot play together.[2] | ||
VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
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| Native 3D | |||
| Nvidia 3D Vision | Use Project Cars (Patch 6) 3D Vision Fix. | ||
| Headsets | |||
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| SteamVR | |||
| Oculus VR (LibOVR) | |||
| Windows Mixed Reality | This game might be playable with the Revive Compatibility Layer, or Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR. | ||
| OSVR | |||
| Devices | |||
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| Tracked motion controllers | |||
| Traditional controller | See Input for details. | ||
| Keyboard/Mouse | |||
| TrackIR | Switch to "Helmet" camera mode while driving in order to make it work. The helmet overlay and blur effects can be disabled in camera options. | ||
| Play area | |||
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| Seated | |||
| Standing | |||
| Room-scale | |||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 11 | |
| Shader Model support | 5 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Physics | isiMotor2, PhysX | isiMotor2 used for general physics, PhysX used for collisions. |
| Audio | FMOD | |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | Vista SP2 | 7 SP1, 8.1, 10 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 2.66 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 940 3.0 GHz |
Intel Core i7 3700 3.5 GHz AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 25 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 ATI Radeon HD 5770 DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GT 600 series AMD Radeon HD 7000 series |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
- Online connection required for multiplayer and Driver Network features.[4]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/234630/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (234630) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Project CARS – Final PC Version Supports a Wide Range of Graphical Options | DSOGaming | The Dark Side Of Gaming
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Oculus Rift CV1 Discussion - Page 54
- ↑ Project Cars 21:9 Gameplay (2560x1080) (60fps) (Ultrawide) - YouTube - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 FAQ - Project CARS
- ↑ Real 4K: Project CARS - YouTube - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on May 2023