NASCAR 26

DualShockers70

NASCAR 26 is a good game, but it could have been so much more.

Digital Chumps85

NASCAR 26 from developer iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations is fun, with enough modes and detail to keep it engaging, and it seems welcoming to new racers through several modes. Graphically, it’s not the most gorgeous racing game I have seen, but it makes up for what it lacks in graphics with strong gameplay.

Saving Content60

This year’s release really feels like iRacing Studios playing it safe. The slightly updated Career Mode moves in the right direction, but the lack of any serious additions or meaningful changes is ultimately the game’s biggest downfall. The racing itself remains solid, even if the AI drivers still don’t do much to retaliate, interact with you, or make the experience feel more dynamic. When you put everything together, most of what NASCAR 26 brings to the table amounts to surface-level changes rather than the kind of improvements that make a sequel feel necessary. I still enjoyed my time behind the wheel, and there’s nothing fundamentally wrong with the game, but that’s also the problem: NASCAR 25 is already available, and it delivers much of the same experience when you get on the track. So if you already own last year’s game, what’s really here to make you upgrade?