Phantom Racing (2022) - Every PC F1 Game
2Phantom Racing by Phantom Interactive, 2022.
This Unity-based racer sounds like it's intended to be an online F1 style MMO, along the lines of Superstar Racing. However it's very early at the moment (not Early Access on Steam, which maybe it should be!).
As the game is under development (I assume it still is...) via Discord discussions, you'll often find you're the only player online. At least you can do hotlaps...
The game contains 4 non-real life tracks, set in Malaysia, Finland, Japan and Greece, though none of them particularly look like their chosen locations!
Handling is heavier than you'd expect for an arcade-style game, as you have to slow for corners. The car wheels tip in an alarming/not very realistic fashion, with drift-style smoke every time you steer left or right!
Currently there's only 1 car and you can't customise anything in the current Steam release, although the team sounds like the have plans for the future (and the screenshots on Steam show this, not what you'll be playing). Whether or not they come to anything remains to be seen!
1. Race Start (Monza): 0:00 The car is very sensitive and moves left and right all the time, so you have to be careful with your thumbstick (if playing on joypad, as I am here). Smokey corners!
2. Spray Effects (Silverstone): 0:34 There's no rain, so here's a stretch that's a bit like Silverstone.
3. Tunnel & View (Monaco): 0:54 This track has many bridges and a tunnel. Nothing like Monaco though!
4. Wet Track (Spa-Francorchamps): 1:16 This part is a little bit like La Source and Eau Rouge. You can see the polygons making up the hillside though, due to the lighting used here.
5. Pitstop (Interlagos): 1:38 Pits do nothing currently, but they do exist.
6. Huge Crash (Montreal): 1:56 Your car sustains no damage, so crashes don't do much. As no-one else is online I can't even be sure there are car-to-car collisions :-D you can see the tyres leaning left and right even when stopped, if you accelerate :-p
This is part of the Every PC F1 Game playlist, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYDobL0b26uiiYP8KdN3AwQmsu7ilzpxL