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WORKS: Motorsport Factory

A tycoon game about building a racing factory from your garage — scavenge, buy or design your own parts, fix cars, and climb every tier of motorsport. Balancing tight finances and decaying parts forces hard calls: repairs, upgrades, or paying the debts to keep the team alive.

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Release Date:

Nov 5, 2026

Developer:

River Rock Games

Publisher:

River Rock Games

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Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“WORKS: Motorsport Factory is an ambitious game exploring an often-overlooked side of motorsport: the factory, workshop and business behind the racing.

The Early Access version contains the core foundations, but we don't consider the design finished. We still have important questions about which systems need more depth, which decisions need greater consequences, and how the factory should balance against the racing.

We want players to help answer those questions. Their feedback will shape new features, existing systems and our development priorities.

Early Access will also give us time to develop the game's art, audio and presentation while its design is still evolving.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We currently expect WORKS: Motorsport Factory to be in Early Access for around 12–18 months, but this is not a fixed schedule.

The length of Early Access will depend on how the game develops with player feedback. We'd rather extend development than rush towards a planned release date.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“The Early Access version establishes the main foundations of WORKS: Motorsport Factory, but we expect the scope and depth of the game to grow considerably during development.

A major area we want to develop with the community is the game's highest level of motorsport competition. Tier 5 is intended to offer several possible endgame directions, including open-wheel, touring car and endurance-focused finales.

Each path can place different demands on the player's organisation and factory, from homologation and specialised manufacturing to the global logistics of endurance racing.

We have proof-of-concept work for these directions, but their final structure and balance are not decided. Player feedback could significantly influence which paths receive the most depth and how they differ.

We also plan to expand and refine the management systems, team operations, car development, factory and logistics. Feedback will help us decide which areas need more depth and which should be simplified or reworked.

The game's visual identity, animation, audio and presentation will also develop considerably. Some current assets are placeholders or temporary solutions.

The final version should therefore be more than a polished Early Access build. We expect its design, depth and presentation to evolve through Early Access.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The Early Access version contains a playable foundation covering the main areas of running a motorsport team.

Players can design and fabricate parts, manage sponsorships, hire staff, assemble and respray cars, organise race convoys, handle overseas logistics, build their factory and manage support trucks.

There are currently more than 10 racing series planned across 5 tiers. However, many of these systems are still being developed and balanced, and their depth and importance may change during Early Access.

The current build demonstrates the direction of the game rather than representing the finished experience. We want players to help us decide where systems need more depth, complexity or simplification.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“We plan to gradually increase the price during Early Access as we add significant new content and features. The price will increase again when we leave Early Access”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“The Steam Community Hub will be our main place for discussion, feedback and suggestions.

We want players involved in more than just bug reporting. We'll use their feedback to assess the balance and depth of management systems and understand which parts of running a motorsport team are most engaging.

We'll regularly review feedback and use it to prioritise development. Where appropriate, we'll prototype changes and new systems based on community suggestions.

Early Access is intended to be an ongoing conversation with the people playing WORKS: Motorsport Factory, not simply a testing phase before release.”

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Planned Release Date: Nov 5, 2026

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About This Game

WORKS: Motorsport Factory is a top-down tycoon sim about everything that happens before a racing car reaches the circuit.

Manage a motorsport team from the ground up: staff, facilities, car design and development while trying to stay competitive on a limited budget. Secure sponsors, hire mechanics, source parts and keep the operation running long enough to make it to race day.

Five tiers of motorsport stand between your workshop and the being the most prestigious team in motorsport. Progress is not a straight climb - it’s a long-term struggle of financial pressure, technical setbacks and outperforming better-funded rivals.

You manage the operation that makes the racing possible.

Build the car. Prepare the spares. Manage the crew. Get the right driver in the seat. Load the truck. Get everything out of the factory and to the circuit before the departure deadline.

While you wait at the factory the racing happens, watch the timing screens and wait.

When the results come in your work begins again worn parts, crash damage and everything you learned about the car.

Your crew goes to work. Deliveries arrive. Builders get back to work on the new section of the garage.

Every job takes time. Every job needs someone to do it.

Where you put things, who you hire, how your workshop is laid out and what your crew is doing right now all matter. The factory isn't a menu. It's a working place.

Each part has a story. Each part has a lifespan. A brand new part at race one is not the same at the end of a season.

Performance drops off, wear accumulates and eventually a part will fail. Run it too hard and repair it too much and it won't perform the same again.

You can design parts for performance, endurance or reliability but getting the right balance to cover all three can be impossible

Every part has a breaking point. Every part has a finite mileage lifespan. Every part has a performance drop-off that only reveals itself under real conditions.

The better your facilities and the stronger your technical staff, the more of the truth you can uncover. And in a sport where tenths of a second matter, knowledge is often more valuable than raw performance.

Five tiers of racing with many routes to reach the top. Whether it's from Karting to Open Wheel or Banger racing to Touring Cars, you're picking the route.

Getting into the next series isn't just about winning.

Drivers have careers of their own. Rivals develop. Sponsors can be offended. Contracts have teeth. Regulations change. Last year's dominance can become deemed illegal next season.

You might have the fastest car and no money to run it.

You might have the best driver and nothing worth putting them in.

You might spend an entire season fighting for the last championship point that keeps the team alive.

Grow from a workshop into a full constructor with a design studio, machine shop, wind tunnel and crash-test facilities. Design and develop your own cars part by part.

The costs are high but the rewards come in trophies and expansions

The factory is the game, the race is the exam
build, prepare, staff and transport your team to the race

A complete part lifecycle
scavenge, buy, test, wear, break, design and manufacture.
Build your own technology
develop components in-house, from basic roll-cages and suspension through to chassis, gearboxes and engines
Off-screen racing simulation
every race produces consequences: results, points, prize money, wear and damage.
5 tiers of motorsport, multiple series to choose from
with multiple paths through a career.

Drivers with careers of their own
recruit, develop, poach and eventually build a youth academy.
A real business to keep alive
sponsors, contracts, loans, expenses and insolvency.
A factory you've built from the ground up
build rooms, road networks, race bays and workshops even a test track.
Regulations that change the game
technology that dominated last season may be obsolete or illegal next season, motorsport chews out teams who don't adapt.
Race reports based on a full race simulation
Parts you race, the contracts you sign, the drivers and mechanics track side all have an impact in your race performance

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

AI image generation has been used on object artwork and asset creation

System Requirements

Windows

macOS

Minimum:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor: Dual-core 2.0 GHz (Intel Core i3 / AMD Ryzen 3 or better)
Memory: 4096 MB RAM
Graphics: Integrated graphics with OpenGL 3.3 / WebGL 2 support (Intel HD 4000 or better)
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 2048 MB available space
Sound Card: Any
Additional Notes: Mouse and keyboard required. Minimum 1280×720 display

Recommended:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 11
Processor: quad-core i5
Memory: 8192 MB RAM
Storage: 4096 MB available space
Additional Notes: 1920×1080 or higher