A great example of Early Access done right, Kunos was always communicating what they were working on and delivered updates frequently.

As for the game itself, if you want a racing simulator, Assetto Corsa is the title you want. Period. It may not have the same eye-candy as some titles, but it delivers in the physics simulation, force feedback (use of a wheel is highly recommended), and native, FOV-correct triple-monitor support.

Kunos has stated plans to continue building on AC with DLC and core updates through 2017, so even if you didn't get in on early access, there's still a great value to be had here.

Truly the Dark Souls of racing sims. 9/10

Makes gran turismo look like need for speed, real talk

+ Great Graphics
+ Great Sounds
+ Realistic Physics and handling
+ Intuitive UI
+ All round great simulator

- Online racing servers could be smoother in terms of performance

10/10 at time of review (23/12/2014)

Assetto Corsa makes Grand Turismo feel as if it is purely arcade compared to it. This game is extremely sophisticated with a myriad of optimization options, and Profesional mode in this game is how it should be played! This is the most advanced racing simulator I have ever seen and it seems as if the developers are just getting started! Anyone who is a racing sim fan will love this game but I warn those semi arcadish fans because this game is not for the weak hearted. Be prepared to spend hours upon hours attempting the races if you play it on professional mode because that is what will happen!

This game is addictingly accurate. Even playing with a controller rather than a wheel you get so much feedback that driving the cars feels to natural. That's not to say easy -- some of these cars and the challenges the game gives you to complete with them will kick your ♥♥♥. But the physics make sense. You can improve your setup and driving because you'll know exactly what you did wrong and you'll feel how the setup changes impact your lap.

+Great tracks and cars already with more coming and a great modding community.

Never been into racing sims, but I can't stop playing this. Long story short -- get this game.

So finally this game came out of early access and is finished and there can't be any excuses anymore. The game didn't changed much. Kunos simulazioni are still really bad at communicating and are very arrogant banning you if you criticize the game or ask something. I'm not talking about childish comments like "your game sucks".

The game has a big potential. The physics are good. It has great force feedback. You feel the car, you feel almost everything through the wheel, the driving feel is really good.

Developers keep adding new cars and the game gets better and better in this department, but still i want to see subaru, nissan, ford, audi, peugeut, opel and many more. It‘s a racing game so we need more cars. Of course i don‘t want fake 1000+ cars like in GT series, where you get the same 50 cars in different colors which counts as different cars. But i think ~100 different cars is a must and it's going the right way. Yes there're mods, but i want professionally created cars/tracks, not by some amateurs. There's no auto updates for the mods, so if you have like 50 of them you must update them manually every time. And some mods for this game cost money. I don't approve such behavior and will not support it.

The track selection is not very good at the moment. Still there‘s no famous nurgburgring, but it is annouced as DLC. It‘s not like i‘m against DLC, but i think such track must be included in the game from the start. Especially seeing how good the game sells they should have the budget now. I think Kunos did not expect such luck. It would be cool to have some fictional tracks as well.

AI. It's bad. AI is not aware of you, they just trying to drive trough you. So racing against AI is not very fun. At least they've sorted the difficulty so it's possible to beat AI now even if you make mistakes.
Penalty system is absurd. It punishes you every time you go out of track, no matter if you cut the track or slide off the track. Where's the logic behind this? I'm already punished myself by going off the track and lost time and stupid system makes me go on 50kmh for 5 seconds and lose more time.

There‘re challenges too, but they‘re so hard that there‘s no fun playing them, it feels more like a hard work than playing a game so all the challenges are pointless. The best times should be achievable to all players (after some practice of course), even for those which are playing with keyboard/mouse or with a controller, not only for aliens. Online leaderboards should be the place where aliens rule. Oh and forget the game if you're playing with a controller. This game must be played with wheel only. If you're looking for something similar to forza or GT, know that this game is nothing like this.

Multiplayer. It's a joke. MP is boring and pointless. There's no leaderboards or player profiles, no statistics. Most of the time there're too little servers, you just can't find a game. You can join the league, but it's not fun for a casual player to compete with pros.
After releasing the full game only tools for kicking people were added. Of course now every mod can ban/kick whoever he wants or dislikes without any reason.

Community is one of the worst. AC fanboys are the worst, you can't say anything bad about AC or criticize it. The game is perfect for them.

What year is it? Almost 2015! And there's still no night racing and no weather conditions. Even GT5 has this and it's some old game made for an old console.

Graphics. The cars looks really great, but everything else is just bad. Like from 2006 but enhanced with hdr and bloom.

No leaderboards. It is really fun in raceroom experience to see the times from all over the world, find your country and try to beat the time.

There are few game modes.
Career which consists of races and time attacks, It will take some time for you to complete it and you'll try the cars.
Time attack. It's some broken game mode which makes you go slower. The slower you go in the first couple of laps the more points you get.
Drift and drag racing which i'm not interested in so i can't say anything about them.

Another small annoying things:
When in photo mode you can't hide the racing line.
Mouse pointer do not disappear while playing.
Can't pause the game and check apps.
Racing line is completely broken.

You can have some fun in career mode and in MP with friends, but besides that i can't see how this game could be fun for a non hardcore sim fan. I'm still trying to like this game. It has some really attractive things and hope Kunos will improve the experience for non hardcore sim fans.

If I have to be really honest, I have mixed feelings about this game, but it's certainly a must-have for any sim fanatic. Assetto Corsa is a sim racing game developed by a very small devteam, Kunos Simulazioni, who previously developed Netkar Pro which is also a racing sim.
This game does a very good job simulating car behaviour and physics as well as implementing laser-scanned tracks. However, it sadly falls short on the rest, especially on the singleplayer portion of the game.

+ Simulative car driving, highly enjoyable with a good steering wheel, very challenging but rewarding.
+ Laser-scanned tracks, bringing you the most faithful visual representation of tracks such as Monza, Vallelunga, Nurburgring and more.
+ High quality sounds for immersive experience.
+ Good range of cars and each car handles differently. Also tuning options at the start of a race.
+ Customizable and user-friendly with great mod support.
+ Oculus Rift compatible and triple-monitor support.

- AI cars are very, very bad, scripted and sometimes bugged; the singleplayer experience may get often frustrating.
- Career mode is as dull as it can get and warm-up\qualify sessions are only exclusive to multiplayer.
- Retired AI cars instantly disappear from the track.
- Lame penality system.
- Poor pitstop system.
- No different weather conditions and nighttime.
- Few graphic issues (e.g. popups).
- Poor performance.
- Multiplayer can be laggy and frustrating in race sessions.

Personal rating: 6.5/10

If you are looking for a more polished experience, Race 07 is the way to go atm (a lot of cars and tracks and decent career with human-like AI, and it costs much less).

The best racing game on Steam by far

Needs a simplified version for multiplayer,

otherwise 9/10

Amazing racing simulatior. The cars, physics, graphics, and sound are stunning. Setting up a multiplayer server is a bit difficult and unintuitive, but that's about the only problem I have with Assetto Corsa. It works perfectly with my Logitech Driving Force GT. I highly recommend this game, just make sure your computer can handle it.

Really nice car simulator !!!

I like what they have and are currently doing with this! I personally love this Game/Sim :)

I'm awful at racing sims. This time I've taken the time to learn and I'm loving it!

Step 1: Download Nordschleife track mod
Step 2: Download Reliant Robin car mod
Step 3: Have fun!

20/10 Would roll again.

Hands down my favourite racing sim on the market. The only bad thing I can think of about this game is that the sounds are not up there with the likes of Raceroom Racing Experience. But then again not a lot is. The physics are really good imo however some people do not seem to think so. Also the FFB is really nice and gives you a good sense of how the car behaves and where the limit is. It is a highly moddable game with hundreds of mods already available from early access. I would highly reccomend this game to any with a keen eye on racing. You do not have to have a racing wheel to play this game but I would strongly suggest you invest as it is a comepletely different experince and one that is worth the money that it costs. So overall, go purchase this game right now.

TRUST ME, YOU WON'T LIKE THIS GAME.

ALSO TRUST ME, IT'S AMAZING.

Simple: This racing simulator makes me feel that I own a Ferrari and I suck at driving it. I can take a car selfie WITH FILTERS AS WELL! :D :D

The most realistic, beautiful and difficult racing simulator available today! The game has improved significantly since its release in early access. I only see greater improvements and greater introductions of epic supercars. 9/10. A must buy.
Online Multiplayer system is good compared to other racing games. Many car specifications and modifications are available for professional racers as well.

Crazy epic mod community. Come try out our US based servers: TKO-Gaming

I have been playing Race 07 and all its expansions for years, always looking for a worthy successor. Many challengers have come and go (NFS Shift, the dissaster called GRID Motorsports, and even Simbin's own Raceroom) and Race 07 still remained the best. This is where until Assetto Corsa steps in. I have finally found (after 7+ years!!) a game that consistently surpasses Race 07 as the best racing simulator ever created.

Pros:
- LAN capable (played on 2 pc's with a ping = 2ms, with each connected to Steam, have not tried offline mode yet)
- Road feel and physics
- Variety of car types (Ferrari F40 my favorite)
- Wheel force-feedback (using a G27)
- Track & surface details
- Graphics & sound
- Eyefinity implementation that includes angle correction
- Automatically sets wheel rotation degrees and shifter type (H or paddle) for each car
- Modding comunity already adding content

Average:
- AI
- LAN server is an external program (easy to use though)

Cons:
- Only a few tracks
- No online leaderboards
- Carrer is too simplistic, feels like merely a placeholder
- No weather or night
- Potential to become a modding mess with additions of varying quality and consistency

My rig:
i5 4670k, R9-290, G27, eyefinity on 3x32inch 1360x768 TV's. Getting 90+ FPS solid with max detail (except for static reflections setting).