iRacing, IndyCar Delay First Standalone Game in 23 Years to Early 2027

Q: What career mode features will immerse players in the INDYCAR world beyond just the on-track action?

At this stage, iRacing and INDYCAR have not announced detailed off-track career-mode features such as team management, sponsorship negotiations, media duties, or driver lifestyle systems. What has been confirmed is a “compelling, single-player-focused Career Mode” built from the ground up, aimed at giving players grounded, real-world progression through motorsport rather than just isolated races. The available development information points to structured advancement paths, including regionally appropriate ladders and broader globe-trotting progression, designed to make the journey into top-level open-wheel racing feel authentic. That means the immersion currently promised comes mainly from the sense of building a career inside a realistic motorsport ecosystem, not yet from specifically named off-track mechanics. The broader package is also expected to support that feeling through authentic INDYCAR regulations, dynamic race strategy elements such as fuel and tire management, and highly accurate recreations of cars and circuits. So the short answer is that the career mode is expected to immerse players through realistic progression and a single-player journey into the INDYCAR world, but iRacing has not yet publicly detailed beyond-the-track features. More specifics on modes and systems are expected in the coming months.

3 articles · Updated · IndyStar · Jul 10

Early 2027 is the new target for "IndyCar Racing The Game," pushing the iRacing-IndyCar title back from its previously planned second-half 2026 release.
The companies said the game is expected to arrive in the run-up to the 2027 Indianapolis 500, though an exact launch date has not been set.
"IndyCar Racing The Game" will launch on PlayStation 5, Xbox consoles and PC via Steam, with more details on features, modes and pre-orders due in the coming months.
The release would end a 23-year gap since 2004's "IndyCar Series 2005," giving IndyCar its first dedicated video game in more than two decades.