Here’s Everything In Assetto Corsa Evo’s Early Access Release

After a slightly rocky rollout, Assetto Corsa Evo is now out in early access, as sim racers get their first taste of the much-anticipated successor to 2014’s original title.

Below, we’ve rounded up everything that’s featured in the initial early access release – or rather would be featured, were it not for a bug that currently locks the game in offline mode, blocking access to several of the touted features. Developer Kunos Simulazioni promises a fix is incoming, so once it arrives, this is what the full early access version will feature.

Assetto Corsa Evo early access car list

Kunos has confirmed that the initial early access release will feature 20 cars of an eventual 100-or-so that’ll be included in v1.0.

• Abarth 695 Biposto
• Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm
• Alfa Romeo Junior Veloce
• Alpine A110 S
• Alpine A290_β concept
• Audi RS3 Sportback (8Y)
• BMW M2 CS Racing
• BMW M4 CSL
• Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
• Ferrari 296 GTB
• Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo
• Ford Escort RS Cosworth
• Honda S2000
• Hyundai i30 N
• Lotus Emira V6
• Mazda MX-5 Cup (ND)
• Mercedes-AMG GT2
• Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992)
• Toyota GR86
• Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk8 Clubsport

Assetto Corsa Evo early access track list

V1.0 of AC Evo will contain 15 tracks and five of these will be featured in the first early access build, spanning four continents:

• Brands Hatch (GP and Indy layouts)
• Imola
• Laguna Seca
• Mount Panorama
• Suzuka Circuit (GP, East and West layouts)

Assetto Corsa Evo early access features

The initial early access build will feature several single-player game modes, headlined by quick race and free practice. There’ll also be an implementation of the game’s licence system, and its Driving Academy mode that aims to teach players tracks, section by section.

It’ll also allow players to create a driver profile, gain XP, level up and earn unspecified rewards.

A version of the in-game economy will be implemented, with the ability to buy and rent cars. Both of the game’s planned strands of customisation will feature – the ability to spec a car in the showroom, picking its colour, interior trim and so on; and aftermarket customisation.

Assetto Corsa Evo early access tech features

From the off, AC Evo’s early access build will be playable on a triple-monitor setup and include VR support.

What else is coming to Assetto Corsa Evo early access?

Along with the first release, Kunos has unveiled a roadmap for the game between now and its full release in the autumn. Updates will alternate between smaller ‘content drops’, bringing new cars and tracks, and more significant updates adding both new content and new features to the sim. We’re promised five larger updates and six content drops.

The first content drop, listed as coming soon, will introduce two as-yet-unnamed cars plus the Fuji Speedway circuit. It’ll be followed by the second early access release with a further five cars, Circuit of the Americas, a single-player custom race weekend mode, new special events, and improvements to the game’s replay, VR and triple screen facilities.

Beyond that, we don’t yet know what else is set to be added between now and v1.0.

Will free-roam be in Assetto Corsa Evo early access?

Much has been made of AC Evo’s free-roam mode, which has recreated a vast area of Germany’s Eifel Mountains surrounding the Nürburgring. While it won’t be featured in the first early access build, Kunos has confirmed that increasingly large areas of it will be added in future builds in the runup to v1.0’s release in the autumn.