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Softonic’s App of the Week highlights some of the coolest, most unique, and popular apps that have been released for Android, iOS, Windows, or Mac. This week, it’s the big racing title of 2015, Project CARS.

Project CARS isn’t a pure simulator, but it’s pretty close, and certainly isn’t an arcade game. As PC gamers have not had a Gran Turismo or Forza game, Project CARS fills this gap. But it’s arguably a better driving game than either of those console exclusives, with a much more visceral feel to the racing (especially compared to Gran Turismo).

The other refreshing thing about Project CARS is that it doesn’t force you to ‘rise through the ranks’. Let’s be honest, grinding your way through licenses and classes of slow cars, before you can drive the cars you probably can’t in real life is a drag. Project CARS lets you start where you want, and that’s great.

This is quite a tough game, though, but the wealth of settings mean you can set it up just about any way you like. There’s a raft of driving aids, and you can change the sensitivity and layout of all the controls. Even on ‘beginner’ settings, this is not a casual racing game, but it’s loads of fun. We’d like to see a bigger library of cars to choose from, but as it gets the feel of driving so right, it’s difficult to complain.

Check out our Project CARS review.

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Project CARS is looking to be 2015’s biggest racing game on PC, following its May release on PS4 and XBox One. Developer Slightly Mad Studios has now revealed the minimum and recommended PC specs for the game, which you can read below.

In an FAQ published on its website, the developer gives more information about this upcoming racing sim. Here are the most important points:

– There may be early access or a demo available via Steam.

– Project CARS features road cars, karts, track day cars, supercars, Le Mans Protoypes, GTs, and ‘modern open wheel’ cars (like Formula 1).

– It will have the largest collection of locations “of any recent racing game”, including circuits and point-to-point tracks.

– Online multiplayer races on 64-bit PCs will feature up to 32 racers, double that of the console versions. There is no local split screen option.

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Slightly Mad Studios has a good track record of making racing games, being responsible for Need for Speed Shift and its sequel. That said, Project CARS promises a more realistic driving experience than their previous work, putting it alongside console exclusives Forza and Gran Turismo. It looks like it will be as deep and complex as you want it to be, while still being accessible for people who just want to race.

Minimum specifications

Processor – 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400, 3.0 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 940

Graphics Card – nVidia GTX 260, ATI Radeon HD 5770

Memory – 4Gb RAM, 1Gb VRAM

Recommended Specifications

Processor – 3.5 GHz Intel Core i7 3700, 4.0 GHz AMD FX-8350

Graphics Card – nVidia GT600 series, AMD Radeon HD7000 series

Memory – 8Gb RAM, 2Gb VRAM

Source: Project CARS

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