Project Motor Racing
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| Developers | |
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| Straight4 Studios | |
| Publishers | |
| GIANTS Software | |
| Engines | |
| GIANTS Engine 10 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 25, 2025 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 66 |
| OpenCritic | 64 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC, Expansion pack |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Racing, Simulation |
| Vehicles | Automobile |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Contemporary |
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Project Motor Racing (commonly abbreviated as "PMR") is a singleplayer and multiplayer simulation racing game developed by Straight4 Studios and published by GIANTS Software. It is a spiritual successor to the GTR - FIA GT Racing Game series.
The game was initially conceived under the name of GTR Revival by former Slightly Mad Studios CEO Ian Bell on September 21, 2022 as a direct successor to the GTR series and to be built using Unreal Engine 5.[1] In April 2023, it would be announced that Straight4 Studios has signed a publishing deal with PLAION for the game. Throughout 2023 and up until July 2024, little new information would be unveiled aside from a rename to GTRevival and car teases. On July 16, 2024, the game was officially renamed to its current name and announced to be published by GIANTS Software - to whose engine the game would move a month later.[2][3]
It would take until April 29, 2025, for the game to be officially revealed with a vague 2025 release window.[4] Straight4 Studios later opens its Factory Driver Program as an invite-only early-access program for the game in July 2025.[5] On November 25, 2025, the game was released on the Steam, Epic Games Store and Microsoft Store storefronts.
Project Motor Racing released to mixed critic reviews and negative reception from the general player base. Most of the heavy criticism is aimed at the lack of optimization caused by the GIANTS Engine and features often found in sim-racing games not being present in the game, such as VR; other issues include AI behaviour, frequent crashes or matchmaking issues.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
Physical release on 3 DVDs with a GIANTS Software key. Also available on Amazon.co.uk. |
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| Official website | |
GIANTS Software key. Year 1 Bundle also available. |
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| Epic Games Store | |
Year 1 Bundle also available. | |
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| GamersGate | |
Year 1 Bundle also available. | |
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Year 1 Bundle also available. | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
Year 1 Bundle also available. | |
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| Microsoft Store | |
Year 1 Bundle also available. | |
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| Steam | |
Year 1 Bundle also available. | |
Version differences
- The Year 1 Bundle contains the base game and the Year 1 Season Pass.
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
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| DLC | Packs provide new vehicles to race with. |
| Expansion pack | Expansions add multiple new vehicles and tracks. |
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
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| Year 1 Season Pass | A DLC bundle that bundles a series of DLCs in one package. Included with the Year 1 Bundle. |
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| Group 5 Revival Pack | Contains 5 additional cars (Ford Capri Zakspeed Group 5, Nissan Skyline Super Silhouette, Porsche 935/80, Nissan 280ZX IMSA GTX, and BMW 320 Turbo Group 5). Also included as part the Year 1 Season Pass. |
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| Japanese GT500 Pack | Included as part of the Year 1 Season Pass. Scheduled for Q1 2026. |
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| GT Legends | Included as part of the Year 1 Season Pass. Scheduled for Q2 2026. |
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| V8 Power Pack | Included as part of the Year 1 Season Pass. Scheduled for Q3 2026. |
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| Endurance Racing Expansion | Included as part of the Year 1 Season Pass. Scheduled for Q4 2026. |
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| GTE Decade Pack | Contains 7 additional cars (Aston Martin AMR Vantage GTE, BMW M8 GTE, Chevrolet Corvette C7.R, Chevrolet Corvette C8.R, Ford GT LM GTE, Porsche 911 RSR, and Dodge SRT Viper GTS-R). Included with pre-orders, retail copies and the Year 1 Bundle. |
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Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
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| No microtransactions | The game does not contain microtransactions. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\ProjectMotorRacing\game.xml %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\ProjectMotorRacing\gameSettings.xml %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\ProjectMotorRacing\inputBinding.xml |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/299970/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\ProjectMotorRacing\savegame*\ |
| Microsoft Store | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\GIANTSSoftware.PMR-ProjectMotorRacingPC_fa8jxm5fj0esw\SystemAppData\wgs |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/299970/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud | ||
| Xbox Cloud |
Video
Display settings
Graphics settings
Seat Position settings
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | Hor+ gameplay with spanned HUD (which can be adjusted under HUD Layout). Loading screens and intro videos are pillarboxed.[6] |
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| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | Separate sliders for External (1°-100°) and Cockpit (40°-80°). | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Exclusive fullscreen option also available. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Referred to as Texture Filtering. Up to 16x available. |
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| Anti-aliasing (AA) | TAA, FSRAA, DLAA. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | DLSS 4, XeSS 2.1, FSR 1, FSR 3.1 Quality presets available for all upscalers. XeSS may be locked to Intel GPUs. |
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| Frame generation | FSR Frame Generation, XeSS Frame Generation, DLSS Frame Generation Requires respective upscaler to use. |
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| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Separate optional gameplay and Menu Framerate Limit caps. (30/60/120/144/180 FPS) | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Camera settings
HUD Setup settings
HUD Layout settings
Input
Keyboard/mouse bindings
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | No dedicated option exists. Camera controls can be remapped to compensate. | |
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion | No dedicated option exists. Camera controls can be remapped to compensate. |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger support |
| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers | DualShock 4, DualSense |
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| PlayStation button prompts | ||
| Motion sensors support | ||
| Light bar support | ||
| Adaptive trigger support | ||
| DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
| Connection modes | ||
| Nintendo controllers |
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| Other controller(s) | See Controller support for sim-racing device support. | |
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| Additional button prompts |
| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | Can be adjusted with Haptic Strength. | |
| Digital movement support | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Controller bindings
Input Device settings
Controller support
| Compatible steering wheels | Notes |
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| Asetek Forte | See Compatible add-ons for compatible rims and hubs. |
| Asetek La Prima | Also support the Tony Kanaan variant. See Compatible add-ons for compatible rims and hubs. |
| Asetek Invicta | See Compatible add-ons for compatible rims and hubs. |
| Asetek Initium | See Compatible add-ons for compatible rims and hubs. |
| Cammus LP8 | |
| Conspit Ares | |
| FFBeast | |
| Fanatec ClubSport V1 | |
| Fanatec ClubSport V2 | |
| Fanatec ClubSport V2.5 | |
| Fanatec CSL Elite V1 | |
| Fanatec CSL Elite V1.1 | |
| Fanatec CSL Elite+ | |
| Fanatec Podium DD1 | |
| Fanatec Podium DD2 | |
| Fanatec Podium DD1 F1 | |
| Fanatec CSL DD | |
| Fanatec Gran Turismo DD Pro | |
| Fanatec ClubSport DD | |
| Fanatec ClubSport DD+ | |
| Leo Bodnar SimSteering v2 | |
| Logitech Driving Force GT | |
| Logitech Formula Force EX | |
| Logitech Driving Force EX | |
| Logitech GT Force RX | |
| Logitech G25 | |
| Logitech G27 | |
| Logitech G29 | |
| Logitech G920 | |
| Logitech G923 | |
| Logitech G Pro Racing Wheel | |
| Logitech G RS50 | |
| MOZA R3 | |
| MOZA R5 | |
| MOZA R9 V1/V2/V2.5 | |
| MOZA R16 V1/V2 | |
| MOZA R21 V1/V2 | |
| MOZA R21 Ultra | |
| MOZA R25 Ultra | |
| Nacon Revosim Pure 9 Nm | |
| Saitek Heavy Equipment Wheel/Logitech Heavy Equipment Bundle | |
| Simagic M10 | See Compatible add-ons for compatible rims and hubs. |
| Simagic Alpha Evo | See Compatible add-ons for compatible rims and hubs. |
| Simucube 1 | |
| Simucube 2 Sports | |
| Simucube 2 Pro | |
| Simucube 2 Ultimate | |
| SimXperience Accuforce | |
| Speedlink Drift O.Z. | No force feedback. |
| Thrustmaster Ferrari F430 Force Feedback | |
| Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Spider Racing Wheel | |
| Thrustmaster Ferrari GT Experience Racing Wheel | |
| Thrustmaster Universal Challenge 5-in-1 Racing Wheel | |
| Thrustmaster Rally GT Force Feedback Pro | |
| Thrustmaster T80 | |
| Thrustmaster T100 | |
| Thrustmaster T500 | See Compatible add-ons for compatible rims and hubs. |
| Thrustmaster TX | See Compatible add-ons for compatible rims and hubs. |
| Thrustmaster T300 | See Compatible add-ons for compatible rims and hubs. |
| Thrustmaster T150 | |
| Thrustmaster TMX | |
| Thrustmaster TS-PC Racer | See Compatible add-ons for compatible rims and hubs. |
| Thrustmaster TS-XW Racer | See Compatible add-ons for compatible rims and hubs. |
| Thrustmaster T-GT/T-GT II | See Compatible add-ons for compatible rims and hubs. |
| Thrustmaster T248 | |
| Thrustmaster T128 | |
| Thrustmaster T818 | See Compatible add-ons for compatible rims and hubs. |
| Thrustmaster T598 | See Compatible add-ons for compatible rims and hubs. |
| Thrustmaster T98 Ferrari 296 GTB | |
| Turtle Beach VelocityOne Race | |
| Turtle Beach VelocityOne Race KD3 | |
| VNM Direct Drive | |
| VRS DFP15 | |
| VRS DFP20 | |
| VRS uDFP20 |
| Compatible pedals | Notes |
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| Asetek Forte/Forte S-Series Pedals | Either to PC directly via USB-C to USB-A cable or to a Asetek wheel base via USB-C cable. |
| Asetek Invicta/Invicta S-Series Pedals | Either to PC directly via USB-C to USB-A cable or to a Asetek wheel base via USB-C cable. |
| Asetek Invicta S-Series T.H.O.R.P. II Pedals | Either to PC directly via USB-C to USB-A cable or to a Asetek wheel base via USB-C cable. |
| Asetek Pagani Huayra R Pedals | Either to PC directly via USB-C to USB-A cable or to a Asetek wheel base via USB-C cable. |
| BJ Steel Clutch | Connect directly to the PC via USB. |
| Cammus GT1/LC100 Pedals | Either to PC directly or to a Cammus Wheelbase. |
| Cube Controls Pedals | Connect directly to the PC via USB. |
| Fanatec ClubSport Pedals V3 | Either to PC directly or to a Fanatec wheel base. |
| Fanatec CSL Elite Pedals V1 | Either to PC via USB adapter or to a Fanatec wheel base. |
| Fanatec CSL Elite LC Pedals V1 | Either to PC directly or to a Fanatec wheel base. |
| Fanatec CSL Pedals | Either to PC via USB adapter or to a Fanatec wheel base. Included with Fanatec Gran Turismo DD Pro |
| Fanatec CSL Pedals LC | Either to PC directly or to a Fanatec wheel base. |
| Fanatec CSL Elite Pedals V2 | Either to PC directly or to a Fanatec wheel base. |
| Heusinkveld RaceCenter Pedals | Connect directly to the PC via USB. |
| Heusinkveld Sprint/Ultimate+ Pedals | Connect directly to the PC via USB. |
| Logitech G Pro Racing Pedals | Either to PC directly or to a Logitech wheel base. (G29, G920 and G923 requires a G Racing Adapter.) |
| Logitech RS Pedals | Either to PC directly or to a Logitech wheel base. (G29, G920 and G923 requires a G Racing Adapter.) |
| MOZA SR-P Pedals | Either to PC directly or to a MOZA wheel base (Later batches only). |
| MOZA CRP Pedals | Either to PC directly or to a MOZA wheel base (Later batches only). |
| MOZA CRP2 Pedals | Either to PC directly or to a MOZA wheel base. |
| MOZA mBooster Pedal | Either to PC directly or to a MOZA wheel base. |
| Nacon Revosim Pure Pedal Set | Connect to a Nacon wheel base only. |
| Nuo Simulation EVO Pedals | Connect directly to the PC via USB. |
| Simagic P1000/P2000 Pedals | Either to PC directly or to a Simagic wheel base. |
| Thrustmaster T2PM Pedals | Either to PC via USB adapter or to a Thrustmaster wheel base. Included with Thrustmaster T128. |
| Thrustmaster T3PA Pedals | Either to PC via USB adapter or to a Thrustmaster wheel base. Included with several versions of Thrustmaster racing wheel bundles (Notably T300RS Gran Turismo Edition and T-GT). |
| Thrustmaster T3PM Pedals | Either to PC via USB adapter or to a Thrustmaster wheel base. Included with Thrustmaster T248. |
| Thrustmaster T-LCM Pedals | Either to PC via USB adapter or to a Thrustmaster wheel base. |
| Thrustmaster Raceline Pedals | Either to PC via USB adapter or to a Thrustmaster wheel base. Included with Thrustmaster T598. |
| Compatible add-ons | Notes |
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| Asetek La Prima/Forte Formula Wheel | Compatible with Asetek wheel bases. |
| Asetek La Prima/Forte GT Button Box | Compatible with Asetek wheel bases. |
| Cube Controls Mercedes-AMG GT Edition SIM Wheel | Connect directly to the PC via USB. |
| Cube Controls Astra Wheel | Connect directly to the PC via USB. |
| Fanatec ClubSport Shifter SQ V1.5 | Either the PC via USB adapter or to a Fanatec wheel base. |
| Gomez Sim Industries GSI GT-MAX32 Wheel | Connect directly to the PC via USB. |
| Heusinkveld Handbrake | Connect directly to the PC via USB. |
| Heusinkveld Magshift | Connect directly to the PC via USB. |
| Logitech Driving Force Shifter | Either to PC via a G Racing Adapter or to a Logitech wheel base. (G29, G920 and G923 requires a G Racing Adapter.) |
| Logitech G RS Shifter & Handbrake | Either to PC directly or to a Logitech wheel base. (G29, G920 and G923 requires a G Racing Adapter.) |
| Logitech G RS Wheel Hub | Compatible with Logitech G Pro Racing Wheel and G RS50. Included with G RS50 system bundle. |
| MOZA HGP Shifter | Either to PC directly or to MOZA R3, R9 V2.5, R12, R16 V2, R21 V2, R21 Ultra and R25 Ultra wheel bases. |
| MOZA HBP Handbrake | Either the PC directly or to MOZA R3, R9 V2.5, R12, R16 V2, R21 V2, R21 Ultra and R25 Ultra wheel bases. |
| MOZA SGP Sequential Shifter | Either the PC directly or to MOZA R3, R9 V2.5, R12, R16 V2, R21 V2, R21 Ultra and R25 Ultra wheel bases. |
| Pro Sim H-Pattern | Connect directly to the PC via USB. |
| SHH Shifter Thorn | Connect directly to the PC via USB. |
| Simagic DS-8X Shifter | Connect to the PC directly via USB. |
| Thrustmaster TSS Handbrake Sparco Mod | Connect to either the PC via USB adapter or to a Thrustmaster wheel base. |
| Thrustmaster TSS Handbrake Sparco Mod+ | Connect to either the PC via USB adapter or to a Thrustmaster wheel base. |
| Thrustmaster TH8RS Shifter | Connect to PC directly. |
| Thrustmaster TH8A Shifter | Connect to either the PC via USB adapter or to a Thrustmaster wheel base. |
| Thrustmaster TH8S Shifter | Connect to either the PC directly or to a Thrustmaster wheel base. |
| Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Italia Edition Wheel | Compatible with Thrustmaster TX. Included with TX Racing Wheel Ferrari 458 Italia Edition. |
| Thrustmaster Ferrari F1 Wheel Add-On | Compatible with Thrustmaster wheel bases. |
| Thrustmaster GT Wheel | Compatible with Thrustmaster T500. Included with T500. |
| Thrustmaster PS Wheel | Compatible with Thrustmaster T300. Included with T300. |
| Thrustmaster Competition Wheel Add-On Sparco P310 Mod (Xbox) | Compatible with Thrustmaster wheel bases. Included with TS-XW Racer Sparco P310 Competition Mod. |
| Thrustmaster T-GT Wheel | Compatible with Thrustmaster wheel bases. Included with T-GT and T-GT II. |
| Thrustmaster SportsCar Wheel | Compatible with Thrustmaster wheel bases with the new QR system. Included with T598. |
Audio
Audio settings
Preferences settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Music, Voice, Player Car, Opponent Car and UI sliders. | |
| Surround sound | Up to 7.1.[7] | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| Czech | ||||
| Danish | ||||
| Dutch | ||||
| Finnish | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Hungarian | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Norwegian | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Portuguese | ||||
| Romanian | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Latin American Spanish | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Swedish | ||||
| Turkish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | ||||
| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 32 | Versus Player count is dependent on the tracks' grid size. |
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| Asynchronous multiplayer | Endurance Hall mode only. | |||
| Crossplay | Supported platforms: Xbox Series, PlayStation 5 [8] Always on for Ranked matches. |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | May be added at a later point.[9] | |
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Ports
- No port information; you can edit this page to add it.
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
- Planned.[10]
| Devices | State | Notes | |
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| Tobii Eye Tracking | |||
| TrackIR | |||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 12 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
DirectStorage
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | 11 | ||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i7-8700 AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | Intel Core i7-9700 AMD Ryzen 7 3800 |
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| System memory (RAM) | 16 GB | 24 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 50 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 AMD Radeon RX 580 6 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 AMD Radeon RX 6800 8 GB of VRAM |
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- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/299970/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (299970) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ GTR Is Set For A Revival - Overtake.gg - last accessed on 2025-11-25
- ↑ GTRevival is now Project Motor Racing, Straight4 secures publishing deal with GIANTS Software - Overtake.gg - last accessed on 2025-11-25
- ↑ Project Motor Racing switches to GIANTS Engine - Overtake.gg - last accessed on 2025-11-25
- ↑ Project Motor Racing - Reveal Trailer - last accessed on 2025-11-25
- ↑ Project Motor Racing: Factory Driver Program applications now open - Overtake.gg - last accessed on 2025-11-25
- ↑ Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2025-11-26
- Tested at 2560x1080 and 3840x1080 resolutions.
- ↑ Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2025-11-23
- Tested using Voicemeeter and confirmed with Special K.
- ↑ Project Motor Racing FAQ - last accessed on 2025-10-14
- "Yes, cross-play is supported in Project Motor Racing and parity across platforms is one of the driving features of the sim."
- ↑ PMR Online Racing: Your Multiplayer Primer - Straight4 Community Hub - last accessed on 2025-11-26
- "If it relates to dedicated servers, then Kevin Boland mentioned in an interview at Sim Expo that they won't be present at launch - the GIANTS Engine supports these, so it is an avenue for possible inclusion later, though nothing has been confirmed as yet. The ability to create your own lobbies will be there from launch."
- ↑ Project Motor Racing FAQ - last accessed on 2025-11-18
- "Will Project Motor Racing Support VR headsets?
We plan to have VR support for Project Motor Racing on PC. We are working hard to get this ready for launch. Currently we have no plans to support VR on consoles."
- "Will Project Motor Racing Support VR headsets?
- ↑ Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2025-11-25
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