Pretend Cars Racing is back, rebuilt from the ground up. Keeping its balance between arcade fun and simulation feel, Pretend Cars Racing 2 brings more cars, more tracks and more ways to race. Create and share custom circuits with the built-in Track Creator and Steam Workshop support, race through a dynamic day-night cycle designed for long multi-class events, and chase lap times against AI, friends or the global leaderboards. Split-screen multiplayer works locally or over the internet, and through Steam Remote Play Together friends can join even if they do not own a copy.

Chart credential: Steam 250 seven-day chart position #39 for the week of 5 September 2026. Score 7.10 from 43 reviews at 95 percent positive. Released 31 August 2026.

Key features

The Track Creator is what keeps it alive

A solo developer cannot ship enough circuits to sustain a racing game, and buying more content is not an option at this price. Handing players a track editor with Workshop distribution shifts the content problem to the audience — the reason decades-old arcade racers still have active player bases is almost always a level editor, not the shipped tracklist.

Top-down removes the hardware barrier

Overhead racing looks like a stylistic choice; it is mostly an engineering one. Without a chase camera the game does not need detailed car models, track-side geometry or long draw distances, so it runs on nearly anything and can hold a stable frame rate during split-screen, which is exactly when a racer can least afford to drop one.

Local split-screen is the rare part

Couch multiplayer has largely disappeared from racing games, and the games that keep it are almost all small ones. Shared-screen play plus Remote Play Together means the second player needs neither a copy nor an account, which is a meaningful difference when the whole purchase is eight dollars.

Where to find it

Pretend Cars Racing 2 is on Steam at $7.99 with no current discount. Single-player and multiplayer, PvP, shared and split-screen, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, English and Spanish. View Pretend Cars Racing 2 on Steam.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Pretend Cars Racing 2 cost?

7.99 dollars on Steam, with no discount applied at the time of writing.

Does Pretend Cars Racing 2 have split-screen?

Yes. Steam lists shared and split-screen play, both locally and over the internet via Remote Play Together, so a friend can join without owning the game.

Can you make your own tracks in Pretend Cars Racing 2?

Yes. It includes a Track Creator and supports Steam Workshop for sharing circuits.

Will Pretend Cars Racing 2 run on a low-end PC?

It is a top-down 2D-perspective racer, which is far less demanding than a 3D chase-camera racing game. Check the Steam system requirements for your specific machine.

Who made Pretend Cars Racing 2?

Patricio Marin, working solo as both developer and publisher. It released on 31 August 2026.

Who made Pretend Cars Racing 2

Patricio Marin developed Pretend Cars Racing 2. You can see their other games and where to follow them on the Patricio Marin studio page.