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RaceRoom Racing Experience

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DTM
Free to play Official DTM / WTCR / GT Masters SteamVR Grind or pay for full unlock
KW Studios (formerly Sector3 / SimBin) • 74% Steam positive • 11,455 reviews

RaceRoom Racing Experience

A free-to-play touring car simulator built around official DTM, WTCC, WTCR, and ADAC GT Masters licensing, developed with input from real DTM driver Bruno Spengler. Consistently praised for outstanding VR quality, balanced against a per-content unlock model.

Developer: KW Studios (Sweden)
Price: Free to play (+ optional content)
Released: February 12, 2013
VR: SteamVR
Free to play — download and race immediately, no payment required. RaceRoom is free to download with a selection of cars and tracks available at no cost. Full access to all 200+ cars and 50+ tracks requires either grinding in-game currency or purchasing content packs. Periodic "Free Access" events temporarily unlock the entire library for everyone.
7.5
/10
XR School Score
Recommended
Free entry • 74% Steam positive from 11,455 reviews • Official DTM/WTCC/WTCR licensing • "Looks fantastic in VR" • Per-content unlock model
74% Steam Positive 11,455 reviews • Mostly Positive
Free to play • SteamVR
Overview

RaceRoom Racing Experience (R3E) is developed by KW Studios, the team formerly known as Sector3 Studios and, before that, SimBin — the studio behind Race 07 and Race Pro. First released in Steam Early Access in February 2013, RaceRoom has been free-to-play throughout its life, focused on competitive online touring car and GT racing built on official licensing from real-world motorsport series.

The simulation was developed with input from professional racers, including DTM driver Bruno Spengler, and from partners including the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) organisation itself. The result is a library of over 100 fully licensed cars from manufacturers including BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Ford, McLaren, Pagani, RUF, and Volvo, racing on laser-scanned circuits including a Nordschleife that is reviewed and updated annually to reflect real-world track changes.

"Looks Fantastic in VR" — Consistent Community Praise VR quality is one of RaceRoom's most consistently praised attributes across community reviews. One player wrote: "Sim racing in VR is an amazing experience if you've never tried it, but a lot of titles can be really difficult to keep them from looking fuzzy and giving some people motion sickness. RaceRoom looks fantastic in VR!!!" Another, after 600+ hours in Project Cars 2, returned to RaceRoom and praised the force feedback, AI competitiveness, and realistic car behaviour, calling it "really Fun (with VR) to drive across the different Racetracks and enjoy the racing atmosphere."
Official Racing Series
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DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters)
Germany's premier touring car championship, officially licensed across multiple eras from vintage 1990s DTM to modern GT3-based DTM. Strong Languages/Geography (German motorsport culture) angle.
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WTCC / WTCR
World Touring Car Championship and its successor WTCR, officially licensed across multiple seasons from 2013 to recent years.
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ADAC GT Masters
German GT championship featuring GT3 and GT1 era cars, including classics like the Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R ("Godzilla").
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Nordschleife (Laser-Scanned)
Updated annually to reflect real-world kerb and surface changes — the most current digital representation of the legendary circuit.
Free-to-Play Model
VR experience quality
9.0
Official licensing depth
8.8
Free entry value
9.0
Full content cost
4.0
Geography / Languages tie-in (DTM)
8.2
The Premium Pack Trade-off RaceRoom's free tier gives access to a meaningful selection of cars and tracks, enough for a genuine first VR racing experience at zero cost. Full access to the 200+ car, 50+ track library requires either grinding in-game virtual currency — described by some reviewers as "an excruciating grind" — or purchasing the Platinum Pack, which one reviewer noted is "more pricey than a single standard game, but still extremely more affordable than iRacing." Periodic Free Access weekends (announced via the official forums) unlock everything temporarily — worth watching for and timing school sessions around if possible.
What the Community Says
Community review (VR focus)"Best racing sim on the market"
"Personally, I feel that this is the best racing sim on the market. VR and FFB are excellent. I highly enjoy it!!"
Community review (comparison)Sound design standout
"After the December update, all sims are very close to each other in terms of realism — iRacing, AC, ACC, rF2, RaceRoom, AMS. I think it's only a choice of tracks, cars, and for sim racers, the FFB. My favourite becomes R3E because of the most realistic sound and some great cars of the past."
OverTake.gg (2024)Still worth playing
"You have every WTCR series from 2022 all the way back into WTCC in 2013. You also have GT Masters if you want to race various GT3 cars, or GT1 cars from the late 2000s. There are prototypes like the Audi R18, and a bunch of open wheelers."
Strengths and Limitations
Strengths
  • Free to play — genuine no-cost entry point
  • Officially licensed DTM, WTCC/WTCR, ADAC GT Masters
  • Developed with input from real DTM driver Bruno Spengler
  • Consistently praised VR quality ("looks fantastic in VR")
  • Laser-scanned Nordschleife updated annually
  • 200+ cars, 50+ tracks at full unlock
  • Strong German motorsport / Languages curriculum angle
  • Periodic Free Access events unlock everything temporarily
Considerations
  • 74% Steam positive — lower than most paid competitors reviewed
  • Full content requires grind or Platinum Pack purchase
  • F2P unlock friction may frustrate students wanting variety quickly
  • Steering wheel recommended for the intended experience
  • UI and menu navigation dated by modern standards
Free
SteamVR • Platinum Pack optional for full unlock
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Quick Facts
Developer
KW Studios (Sweden, formerly Sector3/SimBin)
Publisher
RaceRoom Entertainment AG
Price
Free to play (+ optional Platinum Pack)
Released
February 12, 2013
Platform
PC (Windows) • SteamVR
Steam
74% positive • 11,455 reviews
Licensed series
DTM • WTCC/WTCR • ADAC GT Masters
Library (full unlock)
200+ cars • 50+ tracks
Driver collaboration
Bruno Spengler (DTM)
Verdict
A genuinely free entry point into officially licensed touring car racing, with VR quality that the community consistently rates among the best in the genre. The DTM, WTCC/WTCR, and ADAC GT Masters licensing gives RaceRoom a distinctive German motorsport identity that connects naturally to Languages and Geography curriculum. The honest constraint is the free-to-play unlock model: the free tier is a real and usable starting point, but full library access requires grinding or paying for the Platinum Pack. For a zero-cost VR racing taster with excellent VR fidelity, RaceRoom delivers; for unrestricted variety from day one, budget for the Platinum Pack or time sessions around Free Access events.
Platform: PC (Windows) • SteamVR
Subject: Languages (German), Geography, Physics
Key Stage: KS3 – Post-16
Price: Free to play
Review: The XR School — 2026