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Patricio Marin · Published by Patricio Marin
Very Positive — 94% positive (51 reviews)
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Experience fast-paced top-down retro racing: build your own tracks, climb global leaderboards, challenge friends in split-screen, and race through dynamic day-to-night transitions in multi-category events.
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Pretend Cars Racing 2 offers dynamic day-to-night races, letting you build tracks and compete globally. Race against friends locally or online in diverse events.
About this game
Pretend Cars Racing is back—rebuilt from the ground up. Keeping its signature balance between arcade fun and simulation feel, Pretend Cars Racing 2 brings more cars, more tracks, and more ways to race. Create and share custom circuits with the built-in Track Creator and Steam Workshop support, experience a dynamic day–night cycle designed for long multi-class events, and enjoy a long list of improvements across the board.
A refreshed physics approach makes the game instantly enjoyable from your very first laps—yet deeply rewarding as you improve. You’ll find yourself chasing that perfect lap time whether you’re racing AI, battling friends, or pushing for the top spot on the global leaderboards.
The game supports split-screen multiplayer so you can race against friends, locally or via the Internet even if they don't own a copy, through Steam's Let's Play Together!
CONTENT
The base game includes 37 tracks inspired by real-world circuits and original layouts, plus 7 car categories spanning multiple eras of motorsport—each demanding a different driving style.
TRACK CREATOR & CUSTOMIZATION
Alongside nearly 40 included tracks, you can expand the roster with your own creations or community-made circuits. The Track Creator is easy to use and fully integrated with Steam Workshop. You can also customize the names and looks of the entire driver grid to make every championship feel personal.
DAY–NIGHT CYCLE
Time progression during races adds fresh challenges. Let the hours pass naturally—or speed them up for faster transitions—to recreate night races and endurance-style events, even under the rain.
STORY MODE
Follow the journey of a young sim racer as he takes his first steps toward becoming a real racing driver.
From his early years to the challenges of professional motorsport, the story takes you through different stages of his life and introduces a variety of racing categories along the way.
UPDATED PHYSICS MODEL
The revised handling model improves steering, weight transfer, grip, and overall control while supporting FWD, RWD, and AWD cars.
Every car has its own character, bringing the game closer to a simulation without losing the fast, accessible feel that defines Pretend Cars Racing.
ENHANCED VISUAL EFFECTS
Racing feels more alive thanks to upgraded particle effects, improved audio, dynamic lighting, and persistent skid marks that leave a visible trace of the battles taking place on track.
From tire smoke and debris to changing lighting conditions, every race builds its own visual story.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 and above
- Processor: 2.0 Ghz
- Memory: 4000 MB RAM
- Graphics: Dedicated GPU for night races
- Storage: 200 MB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Update notes for v1.0.20260920
New: added sparks when scraping the asphalt as a new visual effect (different for each type of car) New: you can set the AI aggression level Fixed: game was crashing when creating more than 10 custom championships Builder: test option was displaying the right custom grass and trees (on first load) Builder: added billboards to available decorations (these can't be rotated) Builder: added helicopter to available decorations Builder: added ambulance to available decorations Fixed: editing custom championships was re-enabling multiclass racingFixed: race start time in custom championshipsRead full article on Community Announcements (MisterAkuma)Patch NotesOfficial
Update notes for v1.0.20260913
This update brings more variety, atmosphere, and creative freedom to Pretend Cars Racing 2! Random races now favor car and track combinations you haven’t tried, while cheering crowds add to the race-day atmosphere. The Track Builder now supports three times as many decorations and more objects, giving you extra room to bring your tracks to life. Championships also remember your car and livery choices between sessions, alongside UI improvements and bug fixes for a smoother experience. * New: grandstands crowd cheers (you can turn it off through the options menu) * New: the game now remembers model/livery selection for championships between sessions * New: random races favor car/track combinations that you have not run * New: highlighted the selected camera view * Builder: increased the amount of decorations limit from 1000 to 3000 * Builder: increased the amount of objects limit from 1000 to 1500 * Builder: added a budget count in the UI * Builder: fixed a bug where you could keep adding objects over the limit * Fixed: improved the raceline assist info * Fixed: moved penalties (time and incidents) to the lap counter * Fixed: bug when resetting championships * Fixed: music on/off was not working in story mode menus * Fixed: scene skip bug in story modeRead full article on Community Announcements (MisterAkuma)Patch NotesOfficial
Update notes for 1.0.20260906 - New AI
I've completely revamped the AI, it's now faster at higher strength and takes a more realistic racing line, which should make racing a lot more fun and challenging. All categories should benefit from this update, specially on tricky tracks (I'm looking at you COTA). Fixed: CTD bug in the workshop menu.Read full article on Community Announcements (MisterAkuma)Patch NotesOfficial
Update notes for 1.0.20260903
Hi! This is the first update after 1.0, with added features and bug fixes from your reports. Thanks for all the feedback and fantastic reviews that you are sharing.I wanted to let you know that I'm focusing on improving the AI, as I tweaked it to avoid going off track on some tricky corners, it ended up being slow for really fast players. I've made some progress but it still needs a lot of testing in very different type of tracks so I don't make a step forward and two backwards. I should have news about this soon. If you want to test it out before everyone else, come by the Discord channel.ChangelogNew: you can increase headlight range for cars though the options menuFixed: AI leaves more space for the player when running side by side (this decreases with AI difficulty)Renamed Career Mode to Story Mode as it was generating some confusions (sorry, English is not my native language)Fixed: CTF bug with custom championships when using user made tracksRead full article on Community Announcements (MisterAkuma)AnnouncementsOfficial
Pretend Cars Racing 2 — 1.0 and Beyond
With today’s update, Pretend Cars Racing 2 is officially out of Early Access!The game is now packed with all the features I originally promised — and quite a few more along the way. ;) We’re also reaching 1.0 a little earlier than originally planned, which makes this milestone even more special.But 1.0 is by no means the end of Pretend Cars Racing 2. I already have more content and features planned and in development, and I’m excited to keep improving and expanding the game.I’d like to give a special thank you to everyone who supported the game throughout Early Access. Your feedback, suggestions, and encouragement have made a huge difference and kept me motivated to keep pushing the game forward.As a solo developer, seeing this game grow from an idea into what it is today has been an incredible journey. Having you along for the ride has meant more to me than you know.Thank you for being part of it.And if you're wondering what's next, I've put together a small roadmap below.Things I’m working onImproved AI — better cornering speeds and racing lines, especially through chicanes (you will be able to test this very soon on the test channel, come by the Discord server and join the discussion about it!) (Update: RELEASED in v1.0.20260903)New car classesAdditional story mode contentAI personalitiesQualifying sessionsNew decoration objects for the Track BuilderImproved random races, with a focus on creating combinations you haven’t raced before (Update: RELEASED in v1.0.20260909)Read full article on Community Announcements (MisterAkuma)
