Honest NASCAR 25 Review | Have iRacing Just Built the Most Realistic NASCAR Game Ever?

Sim UK Reviews delivers brutally honest, realism-first reviews of simulation games on PC — no hype, no bias, no nonsense. 🎮 **Game Reviewed:** : NASCAR 25 🔵 **STEAM LINK.** : https://store.steampowered.com/app/3873970/NASCAR_25/ 🧭 **Review Score** : [7/10] 🌟 **Sim UK Realism Score:** [6/10] 00:00 INTRO 00:20 Reality Check & Overview 02:00 Positives 04:00 Negatives 06:00 My Recommendations & Final Thought ✅ Pros ✔️ Solid Performance throughout @ 4K. ✔️ Night Racing is fun. ✔️ Nice quick paced get into it type gameplay. ✔️ Arguably improved physics....FFB was a little light IMHO. ✔️ Racing was good, AI were up, down and all around....Often 4 wide. ✔️ Nice FFB feel when getting draft off the wall. ✔️ Bump Drafting appears to work OK, but certainly easier to catch a spin. ✔️ I like how the AI can mess up too. ✔️ Cross Platform compat? I think it is (will update). ✔️ AI driven Spotter Voice Support in races. ✔️ I like the Career mode, damage and repair system...Encourages safer driving. ✔️ Rival mode seems a little less intense? But I'm sure there was a bit of nudging. ✔️ AI seem to be good at avoiding you, unless you drive like a *%^$ & then they are happy to spin you out. ❌ Cons ❌ No Headtracking, really dated look mechanics (No VR either). ❌ Game crashed a few times, for no real reason. ❌ Audio isn't up to Assetto standard. ❌ Neither are the Graphics. ❌ And what the hell is wrong with the Replay Camera? Looking at nothing 50% of the time. ❌ FFB was a bit light and disconnected on occasion. ❌ Heavily Console focused....Cannot use Mouse on the Menu. ❌ AI driven Spotter sometimes behind? ❌ Restarts are controlled, you cannot keep complete control. ❌ Restart always seems to lose a few places. ❌ Not sure tyre wear is implemented that well? ❌ Damage system is a little in need of refinement. ❌ Controller support is abysmal (I had to use up/down paddles because my pedals were not recognised). ⚙️ Verdict: “iRacing have join forces to produce the World Absolute Best NASCAR Series of all Time! So I was quite put out when the game did not detect my Pedals (They're Not a Top Brand, but Neither are they Cheap Rubbish - iRacing Detects them Fine). So driving with my hands only I thought we are going to be in the wall all the time, but NASCAR 25 isn't full Sim just yet, more like a SimCade version of iRacing; so we actually did OK. I cannot give NASCAR 25 a fully positive rating until they sort their input detection out; but overall I did enjoy my experience (even with my shifter paddles as brake and accelerator). What a massive shame. ” [url=https://www.youtube.com/c/SIMUKREVIEWS] 👇 **Watch Next:** [/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/@SimUKReviews/community ] 🗳 **Vote on Sim Realism polls:** [/url] 📅 **Uploads:** Mon-Fri, Midnight GMT 📧 **Business Enquiries / Review Keys:** simuktoday@gmail.com #SimulationGames #RealismReview #SimUK #HonestReview #SimulationGames #RealismReview #GameReview #RealismScore #Simulator