On Steam, 74% of 443 player reviews are positive (Mostly Positive). 91 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 500 in the last 30 days. It is Playable on Steam Deck.
The official game of NASCAR is back and better than ever with NASCAR 26! Battle your way through all four NASCAR National Series in Career, Quick Race, Championship, Multiplayer, or our all new mode featuring The Chase!
What is happening now
NASCAR 26 is an officially licensed racing simulator from iRacing Studios launching across current-generation consoles and PC. The game aims to deliver authentic NASCAR competition with comprehensive career progression and competitive multiplayer.
The development team has been detailing gameplay enhancements ahead of release, with recent focus on overhauled career mode systems and the inclusion of the Chase playoff structure. These improvements suggest the studio is prioritizing depth in single-player progression alongside the series' established simulation foundation.
Steam Deck: Playableruns, but may need some tweaks
Minimum
Recommended
OS
Windows 10 64-Bit, Windows 11 64-Bit
Windows 10 64-Bit, Windows 11 64-Bit
Processor
4 core CPU or better – Some examples (but not limited to): AMD FX-6300, Intel Core i5-4430, Intel Core i5-2320, AMD Ryzen 3 1200
8 core or more CPU (some examples but not limited to: Intel Core 9-10980XE @ 3.0GHz, Intel Core i9-9900KS @ 4.00GHz, AMD Ryzen 9 3900X, or AMD Ryzen 9 3950X)
Memory
16 GB RAM
32 GB RAM
Graphics
A gaming graphics card with at least 4GB of DEDICATED memory – Some examples (but not limited to): Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon 570 or better
Gaming graphics card with at least 8GB of DEDICATED memory (some examples but not limited to Nvidia 2080 TI or AMD Radeon VII)
DirectX
Version 12
Version 12
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Broadband Internet connection
Storage
65 GB available space
100 GB available space
Additional Notes
A physical PC running windows is required. A PC emulation on a MAC or other types of Virtual Machines are not supported.
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Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 31, 2026.
NASCAR 26 player count
concurrent players on Steam
91playing now16m ago
392peak today
50030-day peak
500highest we have seenOct 29, 2026
Oct 23daily peak, last 12 daystoday
Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.
