Most Played Racing Games On Steam In September 2024

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As it gets colder in many parts of the world, more players are back behind the virtual wheels of their favorite racing games. Here are the most played racing games on Steam in September 2024.

A sale and a big update seemingly go a long way in the racing games sphere: While BeamNG.drive posted strong numbers once again following its 0.33 update, the title had to make room for a new leader on the chart in September of 2024 - The Crew 2.

The open-world racer rocketed past every title on our list, posting record numbers in September - thanks to a sale that saw the game discounted to about €1 and the announcement of an offline patch following the messy Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown launch.

Similarly, the game's successor The Crew Motorfest, which is also going to be playable offline once its online life cycle ends, saw a significant increase in players, jumping to similar numbers as TDUSC.

Meanwhile, Rennsport made its Steam debut. Unfortunately, no data is available on how the game performed on the platform, so it remains to be seen how it stacks up against the competition.

Steam: Most Played Racing Games In September 2024​

TitleAvg. PlayersPeakGain %
The Crew 214,993.3
55,125​
2845.81
BeamNG.drive14,518.9
29,041​
3.24
Forza Horizon 4
13,751.0​
56,355​
54.83
Forza Horizon 510,993.1
28,337​
9.78
Assetto Corsa8,691.9
16,539​
-3.82
CarX Street2,544.7
6,318​
-33.64
MX Bikes2,363.9
4,019​
2.23
Assetto Corsa Competizione
2,275.3​
5,265​
1.91
F1 24
1,977.6​
4,314​
7.71
Need for Speed Heat1,964.2
3,790​
-29.21
My Summer Car1,835.6
4,138​
17.13
F1 Manager 2024
1,770.8​
3,864​
-36.84​
CarX Drift Racing Online1,544.4
2,593​
-14.01
Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown
1268.4​
3881​
-
Need for Speed Unbound1,209.1
2,597​
-49.06
The Crew Motorfest
1150.3​
3,705​
388.96
Asphalt Legends Unite
1,115.6​
1,742​
-6.20
F1 231,062.0
2,211​
0.36
Trailmakers
906.3​
1,932​
-27.96​
Trackmania888.2
2,018​
-0.61
Slackers - Carts Of Glory
669.9​
1,180​
-
DiRT Rally 2.0647.5
1,233​
-0.83
Forza Motorsport
527.6​
1,181​
16.13
RaceRoom489.1
1,269​
38.47
Automobilista 2
462​
1,011​
9.28
Wreckfest437.0
997​
-22.98
EA Sports WRC
397.5​
974​
-2.65
Liftoff
386.1​
615​
3.04​
WRC 7
353.8​
1,371​
23.22
Need For Speed Payback
345.6​
728​
-30.94
Le Mans Ultimate
324.3​
1,397​
16.29
rFactor 2323.2
731​
-6.36
F1 22298.1
660​
12.13
Motorsport Manager298.0
569​
-5.57
Disney Speedstorm271.1
485​
-20.54
Uncrashed: FPV Drone Simulator
261.6​
502​
8.07
Most Played Racing Games on Steam in September 2024 (cap at 250 avg. players; top values in bold). Source: steamcharts.com

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It is correct in a semantic sense, but fails to show the bigger picture, as seen in the comments above (e.g. statements that a user is surprised that ACC more popular than F1 24).
Well he is correct to be surprised because, on Steam, the F1 series has consistently had more players than ACC. But you probably haven't been following these tallies for very long or you would know that.
 
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Well he is correct to be surprised because, on Steam, the F1 series has consistently had more players than ACC. But you probably haven't been following these tallies for very long or you would know that.
I guess the message of @Peter Kerényi is: would he still be surprised if he learned that the total number on PC is actually still higher for F1 24 (which I presume is also available on EA store) than ACC (only on Steam)?

That's the simplification being made. For some "on Steam" means "everywhere".
 
Well he is correct to be surprised because, on Steam, the F1 series has consistently had more players than ACC. But you probably haven't been following these tallies for very long or you would know that.
I know the F1 series used to be more popular on Steam than ACC. In a sense it is also surprising to me. However we have no idea about the distribution of players today. 2022 onwards 3rd party F1 keys can only be activated on the EA App / Origin. EA Play is also a thing, although it's also available through Steam. Game Pass owners have access to the standard EA Play, which includes F1 23 in the EA App possibly reducing the number of Steam players. F1 24 is in the highest tier of EA Play not included in Game Pass. Assessing player numbers is therefore quite convoluted.
 

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