iRacing Arcade review – casual racing under a serious brand

iRacing Arcade is a cartoony simcade racing game developed by Original Fire Games, effectively a sequel to Circuit Superstars with licensed iRacing branding. The career mode is the highlight, offering calendar-based seasons, team management, campus building, and driver hiring with considerable freedom. However, the car roster is a major disappointment at only 8 vehicles compared to Circuit Superstars' variety. The game runs on Unity 6, performs well even on older hardware, and is playable on Steam Deck at 60 FPS. Notable technical quirk: the game preloads over 8GB of assets to VRAM on startup. At $24.99, the limited car selection makes the value proposition questionable, though the core driving model and career loop are enjoyable.