iRacing Studios, the developer behind the upcoming NASCAR 25, has introduced a multi-year partnership to convey a sequence of IndyCar video games to PC and consoles, beginning with an inaugural title subsequent yr.
In a submit on the official IndyCar web site, the open-wheel racing model reveals that the primary IndyCar title is because of land on PC and current-gen consoles in “the second half of 2026”.
It will mark the primary IndyCar sport since 2004’s IndyCar Collection 2005, which was developed by legendary racing studio Codemasters (which additionally had the WRC sequence taken away from it by Nacon lately amid rumors of a shutdown).
Technically talking, Mind in a Jar and Destineer’s 2009 title Indianapolis 500 Evolution is a newer adaptation of an IndyCar occasion, however that is based mostly particularly on the Indianapolis 500 and never the sequence as a complete.
iRacing president Tony Gardner says that IndyCar followers have “lengthy been clamoring for a standalone title for consoles”, and that the studio’s upcoming sport will “provide all the joy of the NTT IndyCar sequence and an immersive expertise that followers of all ages can get pleasure from”.
As for IndyCar’s president J. Douglas Boles, he says that the IndyCar sequence is “probably the most aggressive and difficult racing on the planet”, and that as such, it “deserves a devoted and broadly out there gaming expertise”.
You may anticipate a “sturdy, multilevel profession mode” in iRacing’s IndyCar sport, in addition to licensed drivers from the IndyCar sequence and Indy NXT. Naturally, the sport may even assist on-line multiplayer that can assist you show your racing dominance around the globe.
This upcoming IndyCar title would be the first in a sequence of video games, with iRacing’s mum or dad firm iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations and IndyCar signing a partnership “long run” for the flagship iRacing simulation as nicely.
We’ll possible be taught extra about IndyCar and iRacing’s collaboration within the months to come back, so keep tuned for extra. When it launches, it is due on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Collection X|S, and it appears prefer it’ll assist Steam Deck as nicely.
