
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 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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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This game is a great concept, but I have a few reccomendations as to how things could be improved: firstly, I think being able to upload vehicles to the workshop would be very fun. Additionally, I think a mode where you can just watch a simulate race would be nice as well.
A clear improvement on the first Pretend Cars Racing, with better pixel art, physics, day / night cycle, more content such as cars and tracks, as well as the option to use the workshop and a few more features to come. As it will be in early access for a short period. As with the first game, I want to highlight the different types of cars, how they handle differently, and how much fun it is trying to beat the lap records on each track with every car. There’s a demo available, give it a chance. [quote] [i] Follow [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44959158-Critiques-Sans-Frontiers/] our curator page [/url] to discover more worthy little games like this one. [/i] [/quote]
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Languages: English*, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America*languages with full audio support
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I bought the demo going in blind, i haven't played the first game at all so i had no clue what i was getting into sure the game is fun but nothing is even remotely race-able or winnable in the conditions that you end up playing in. i get its an arcade game and not some sim or something like forza (sim-cade) but i at least want to actually race the ai instead of having a match of "Objective: Survive (Optional)" the game can be fun and time consuming, but i don't get how you can have a championship mode and a career mode up and coming knowing how the AI performs. on a side note, the AI is strangely indestructible and the players car seems easier to spin or wreck than the ai themselves which i don't get either.
今までトップダウンビューのレースゲームを色々と購入して遊んできましたが、その中でもこの作品は非常に優秀であると思います。 挙動はアーケードながら車種ごとに違いが感じられ、タイトコーナーではしっかりとしたブレーキング、立ち上がりもクリーンさが必要で綺麗に走れるととても気分が良いです。 グラフィックはピクセルでありながら車のモデリングが良く、車種がしっかり判別出来ます。コースも実在をモデルとしたコースがあり違和感なく遊べます。コース外の表現もされていたり昼と夜、雨の再現もあり耐久レースなんかは雰囲気出ますね。 アーリーアクセスながら楽しく遊べるので、今後の展開が非常に楽しみです。あえて言えば、AIレベルが120%位まであるといいかなと思います。
I'm a fan of top-down racers and this one doesn't disappoint. I've been playing story mode and progressing through the various championships. I'm finding it quite addictive. I've had a bit of playing time on my PC but I'm absolutely loving this on my Steam Deck. The included track builder is a fantastic addition. I've attempted to make my local circuit and plan to add additional layouts and tracks to the workshop. The developer has been very responsive to suggestions and tweaks on Discord, already pushing out updates in the very short time I've been there. I'm here for the long haul. No doubt I'll get many more hours under my belt. Keep it up Patricio!
First impressions are, this is a good overhead racing game. I am currently going through the championship to unlock the cars. I like the fact that each car handles differently. I look forward to seeing this game develop. Saw this recommended on a video by Higher Plain Games and that's what convinced me to get it.
This game is super fun and addictive. Perfect for anyone who loves motorsports and just wants to enjoy racing while vibing to a great soundtrack, driving a bunch of iconic cars from different classes. The dynamic weather and day-night cycle make everything even more awesome. You can really feel the developer’s passion in the details. It’s still in early access, so there’s plenty more to come. Definitely worth playing!
Hola. Sinceramente...por un lado decir que es entretenido...y es cierto que tiene esa transición día-noche que le da bastante vida el juego. Eso sí...hay algo que no entiendo para un juego de estas características, no tenga una calle de boxes para que haya paradas en pit y que eso le de una perspectiva de carrera, que si tiene por ejemplo el Ultimate Racing 2D 2...donde además de tener esta característica de los boxes...el contenido a través de Steam Workshop es gracias a la comunidad...es brutal tanto en circuitos como en coches. Si quieren superar a éste...no les queda más remedio que mejorar en estos aspectos...porque si el juego es divertido pero tiene menos posibilidades, a pesar que ojo...tiene una gran variedad de coches...puede quedarse en un título que no llegue a las expectativas, sobre todo del título anteriormente mencionado. Es por estos detalles por el que le di valoración negativa, y pedí el reembolso. Si en un futuro implementan esto, e incluso mejorado...seré el primero en volver a adquirirlo. Un saludo.
Oh snap! It's very good. The driving, to me, is S-tier. Right up there with Woden ... like, this is a solo dev who really gets arcade driving. Wild package for the price. Absolute no-brainer of a purchase imho.
Fantastic top Racing game. Really fun to play, and with different modes and challenges! You unlock more cars just by playing, and their design looks really good and with lots of details. 100% recommended!
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