BeamNG.drive

Open-world driving sandbox built around soft-body vehicle physics

BeamNG · Released May 29, 2015 · Early Access

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 97% of 419K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 93% of 4,809 in 30 days
Playing now: 11K; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 1 month ago; Jul 30, 2026

What is BeamNG.drive?

A single-player driving simulation and open-world sandbox centered on detailed vehicle physics and damage. You drive and customize cars and trucks, explore freely, complete delivery and police-chase scenarios, or run time trials.

For you if...

+you enjoy realistic handling, crash damage, and vehicle physics
+you like tuning vehicles and experimenting with community mods
+you prefer open-ended driving alongside structured challenges

Not for you if...

−you prefer tightly structured racing over sandbox experimentation

What players say

97% of 419,344 reviews are positive · 93% of 4,809 in the last 30 days

Players praise the vehicle physics, crash damage, handling differences, customization, mods, and freedom to experiment. Recent reviews say the latest major update caused severe performance drops, longer loading, crashes, visual glitches, interface problems, and reduced traffic capacity, particularly on weaker PCs.

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BeamNG.drive system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 64 Bit
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 / Intel Core i5 8400
Graphics: Minimum 6GB VRAM (AMD Radeon RX 570 / Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060)
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 60 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: Installing game mods will increase required storage space. Gamepad recommended.

OS: Windows 10 64 Bit
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X / Intel Core i7 9700
Graphics: Minimum 8GB VRAM (AMD RX 6700 / Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060)
Memory: 32 GB RAM
Storage: 60 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: Recommended spec based on 1080p resolution. Installing game mods will increase required storage space. Gamepad recommended.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 58
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Spain, German, Polish.