IndyCar: The Game
Release Date: H2 2026
A racing simcade game from iRacing Studios, dedicated to a motorsport discipline similar to Formula 1, popular especially in North America. IndyCar 26 (working title) recreates competition in two categories: IndyCar and Indy NXT, offering both a career mode and online multiplayer.
IndyCar is the second most popular motorsport discipline with "open-wheel" cars, after Formula 1. It is definitely less frequently represented in video games than F1. This motorsport type did not have a dedicated production for over two decades since the release of IndyCar Series 2005. It changed only when iRacing Studios, which acquired the rights to IndyCar from Motorsport Games at the beginning of 2024, took over and renewed a long-term collaboration with the organizers of these races.
In addition to strengthening the presence of this discipline in iRacing, the publisher decided to dedicate a completely separate game to it - similar in general concept to NASCAR 25. The creation of this project was entrusted to Orontes Studio, which previously developed ExoCross.
What may seem strange, IndyCar 26 (working title) does not use the advanced physics of iRacing. It is meant to be a more accessible title, aimed primarily at console players using controllers – it can therefore be classified as a so-called simcade.
The game includes two categories of cars: in addition to the top IndyCar machines, it features the lower Indy NXT class designed for aspiring racing drivers (a kind of equivalent to Formula 2 in relation to Formula 1). In addition, we will find licensed teams and tracks participating in the competition in the 2026 season.
At the core of IndyCar 26 is an extensive single-player career mode where we strive to win the championship title first in one class of cars and then in another. Alongside this, there are quick game modes, as well as online multiplayer.
IndyCar 26 utilizes proprietary technology from the Orontes studio.
Platforms:
PC Windows
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X/S
Developer: Orontes Games
Publisher: iRacing Studios
Age restrictions: 3+
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