We hope Rennsport is a great racing game, but there just isn’t enough revealed yet for us to be excited about this title. Competition Company aims to release Rennsport in December 2023. However, due to the closed beta being delayed by 5 months and the lack of substantial content, we anticipate a 1.0 release date sometime in the fall of 2024. Hopefully Competition Company will make some announcements in the coming weeks about the content that will be included in Rennsport. As of now, the announced content for Rennsport appears to be rather sparse, lacking a clear focus for the game. The current list of cars includes:

• Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
• BMW M4 GT3
• Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo
• Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2)
• Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)
• Porsche 963Porsche 963 Hypercar
• Porsche Mission R
• Praga R1

The tracks announced so far are:

• Goodwood Hillclimb
• Hockenheimring
• Monza
• Nurburgring GP
• Spa Francorchamps

While the Praga R1 and the Goodwood Hillclimb stand out as unique additions, we are curious to know about other distinctive content that will be included in Rennsport. Currently Rennsport has been heavily focused on online racing and esports events, with the AI for the game not even developed at this point. Will there be a career mode or different championship options? The details surrounding these aspects have not yet been made public, but rest assured, we will keep you informed as soon as we receive more information.

Rennsport is being developed by Competition Company GmbH, an ambitious start-up based in Munich, Germany. Competition Company has roughly 30 employees on staff and has only existed for 3 years. Thus, Competition Company smartly partnered with a support development studio who will assist with the development of Rennsport. However, Competition Company’s choice of Teyon as their support dev studio raises concerns. Teyon is a Polish game studio established in 2006 which has a track record of developing subpar driving experiences, including their most recent racing game, Monster Truck Championship.

We had the opportunity to test Rennsport in its closed beta phase and are pleased to report that the driving experience is fortunately more realistic than that of Monster Truck Championship and Rennsport’s physics appear to be heading in the right direction. Currently, the game’s driving feels like a blend of Assetto Corsa Competizione and Raceroom. Assetto Corsa Competitzione was also developed in Unreal Engine and the similarities are not suprising, but Rennsport does have a bit more slip and forgiveness at the limit. Unfortunately, the force feedback aspect of Rennsport is the game’s weakest point, and we hope that Competition Company and Teyon will make improvements in this area in the coming months.

Competition Company is brand new in the sim racing scene, and so far we are concerned about Rennsport’s lack of content, mediocre force feedback, lack of clarity, and focus on esports over AI development or a career mode. Sim racers would be understanding if a new company struggles a bit developing their first game, but currently it feels like Rennsport is hiding the ball… We recommend that Competition Company reveals some detailed plans for Rennsport in the near future, including a release timeline along with the game’s planned content.