With over eight million copies of Assetto Corsa sold, a sequel was inevitable. But when is Assetto Corsa 2 coming out?
We know that Assetto Corsa 2 is in development, but Kunos Simulazioni has been very quiet regarding an exact date. Here's everything we know about the Assetto Corsa 2 release date.
Latest News: Assetto Corsa Evo Pushed Into 2025
Assetto Corsa Evo's Steam page had previously listed 2024 as a release window, but that has now changed.
Players will have to wait until 2025 to dive into Assetto Corsa Evo.
Assetto Corsa Evo Release Date
Despite the game's Steam page now being live, we still don't have a confirmed release date for Assetto Corsa Evo. However, a trailer is set to release on September 30.
Rumours are flying that the game will enter Early Acces on PC in January 2025.
Originally slated for a Spring 2024 release window, Assetto Corsa Evo was delayed to give Kunos Simulazioni more time to work on Assetto Corsa Competizione's Season 2024 GT World Challenge DLC pack, which saw the highly requested Nurburgring Nordschleife join the track roster.
Digital Bros (the parent company of Assetto Corsa developer Kunos Simulazioni and publisher 505 Games) then confirmed that Asseto Corsa Evo was set for a Summer 2024 release.
That slot has now come and go and there is still nothing. The game has now officially been pushed into 2025.
Platforms
The 2025 release window only applies to the PC version. Digital Bros confirmed that Assetto Corsa Evo will initially get a Steam Early Access release.
As for other platforms, a console release is planned in the "long-term", but no release window is set. Going by the last two games, console players will probably need to wait at least an extra year to play Assetto Corsa Evo.
Console platforms are yet to be confirmed, but it's safe to assume Assetto Corsa Evo will launch on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S and skip the last-gen consoles. This will allow Kunos to fully utilise the power of the current-gen consoles.
Of course, if the PC release continues to be pushed back, the console release is also liable to be pushed back.
New Engine
Unfortunately, not much else is known about Assetto Corsa Evo at this stage. However, we do know that Assetto Corsa Evo will be built on a brand-new in-house engine rather than Unreal Engine 5.
This was also the case for the original game but not Assetto Corsa Competizione, which utilizes Unreal Engine 4.
We also expect Assetto Corsa Evo to focus on road cars as well as thoroughbred racing cars. This means the car roster will have more variety than Assetto Corsa Competizione, which only includes GT racing cars, allowing Assetto Corsa 2 to compete with Gran Turismo 7 and Forza Motorsport on consoles.