ExoCross

Its a fantastic single player racer, I say single player because at the time of writing this review there are 2 players playing the game according to steamdb. BUT DONT LET THAT DISCOURAGE YOU!!! the game is really REALLY good for what it is! Pros performance is really optimized fantastic handling good A.I good amount of track configurations. (4 environments with tracks cut up among a huge track wiith a good amount of configurations. CAMPAIGN(in a racing game on pc this is huge) and other game modes like time trial and challenges that randomly generate. Cons 3 cars total very light Force feedback for wheels (so weird since this is iracing engine and devs...) No manual transmission (again iracing devs and engine....wtf( zero online playerbase abandoned by devs. TLDR fantastic offroad/onroad/spacerock racking sim that was abandoned WAY too soon and has no life in the online multiplayer. I bought the game for 4$ during summer sale and have ZERO regrets but for 20$ thats a steep ask.

After an hour of playing, I can confidently say that this is a video game. I never really paid attention to the story, but here's what I did pick up. The current hyper-futuristic world is unfit for racing, so they discovered another planet and linked up some super fancy RC cars to super fancy sim rigs. This started ExoCross as we know in the game. The overall gameplay is alright, I've played entirely on an XBox controller for context. The cars feel heavy and have noticeable differences driving on dirt and asphalt. The dirt especially feels nice to drive on, I don't know how realistic it is however. The CPU is not great. This seems to be a well used statement in other reviews of the game, and it's a valid point. Asides from turns one and two, the CPU will stay on the main line. Usually they also have no awareness of the player if you happen to be next to the main line. With this, the first three championships are very easy once you understand the general controls. Speaking of championships, the game has a few modes. Obviously Championship Mode, where you race Grand Prix with pre-determined tracks. A Quick Race and Time Trial mode, and a Challenge Mode. The Challenge Mode is a standard "License Test" style mode. Meaning that you'll have to complete a certain section of track in a certain amount of time to get trophies from Bronze to Gold. The game also has online play, which I haven't bothered to try. I don't think I could recommend this game at the standard $19.99, or even discounted by itself. Wait for the bundle with World of Outlaws to go on sale, then get it (that's what I did). I generally like the game and will probably play more, but I can definitely see why the game has mixed reviews. While the car feels decent, the CPU racing is bad. The physics are good, but the map and surface variation are not all there. The story is pretty much irrelevant. To conclude, get it with World of Outlaws 24. Then at least if you don't like ExoCross, you'll probably like World of Outlaws.