Developed by a small indepedent Argentine studio formed by a trio of racing drivers, PISTA Motorsport arrives on Steam Early Access with a selection of eight cars and four circuits to try in test day and time attack modes.
REG Simulations previously produced a variety of Argentine cars and tracks as Assetto Corsa Mods, before deciding to create their own sim. An initial closed beta took place in June, 2023, and the plan is for PISTA Motorsport to potentially remain in Steam Early Access for a few years while the developers add features including AI for offline races, a championship mode, a career mode, online race lobbies and more cars and tracks currently being planned as free releases. It currently costs £12.79, with the aim of increasing the price when PISTA Motorsport becomes a full release.
At the moment, PISTA Motorsport includes the Formula 3 Metropolitana, Uno Turismo Pista C1, Clio Turismo Pista C3, Etios Turismo Pista C3, Fiesta Turismo Pista C3, Chevy Procar 4000 A, Falcon Procar 4000 A and GTX Procar 4000 A cars, and the Rosario, La Plata, Termas de Rio Hondo and San Nicolas circuits.
The sim uses Unity, along with FMOD for audio, and there are features including a day and night cycle, a dynamic weather system with puddles and the risk of aquaplaning, a realistic gearbox system, and tyre wear. There’s also a Garage Mode to tweak and look and tuning for your car, and share your work.
Other plans include mod support, and adding non-asphalt racing in the future, with free online lobbies and support for official leagues and events.
Comparisons with Automobilista 2 will probably be inevitable, given that Reiza Studios are based in Brazil and have featured various cars and series from that country in a mainstream sim racing title. But that’s a little unfair to both companies given that Reiza has been producing full games since Formula Truck in 2013, with the original Automobilista appearing in 2016, and Automobilista 2, licensing the Slightly Mad game engine, in March 2020.
Hopefully there is space in the market for two sim racing titles from South American countries to co-exist, and perhaps this might encourage more developers to attempt something similar for other nations and regions. Incorporating lots of national series into one sim might be more viable than attempting to license and make a profit on single championships, whether that’s BTCC, Australian V8 Supercars, etc.
In any case, you’ll find PISTA Motorsport for the PC via Steam Early Access, here. And keep up with all the latest PISTA Motorsport news, updates, and more, here. You can see all the cars added to the racing sim in our PISTA Motorsport car list. And the PISTA Motorsport track list, here.
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