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Le Mans Ultimate

Le Mans is a continually evolving story... powered by emotion, speed and glory. Le Mans Ultimate - the official game of the FIA World Endurance Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Recent Reviews:

Very Positive (400) - 85% of the 400 user reviews in the last 30 days are positive.

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Mostly Positive (6,382) - 78% of the 6,382 user reviews for this game are positive.

Release Date:

Feb 20, 2024

Developer:

Studio 397

Publisher:

Studio 397

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What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“We believe that Le Mans Ultimate will immediately offer a strong online and offline racing experience and will be a valuable addition to the Steam libraries of every sim racer. However, the decision to enter Early Access with this product underlines our determination to add to our ‘day one’ experience whilst acknowledging this game is not yet a ‘full release’ title.

Much like our recent experience running a public ‘beta’ program for the rFactor 2 online experience, bug reports and feedback from the community has helped us improve our systems and Studio 397 are looking forward to involving the community again with Le Mans Ultimate.

The Early Access period will allow us to work through our internal roadmap, with some known features coming to the game that we’ll let racers know about upfront and others that we hope to surprise and delight fans with. Most importantly, however, is our desire to listen and receive feedback from the community so that we can create the best possible sportscar experience for fans of the genre.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“Right now, we aren’t able to say exactly how long this game will be in Early Access for. We have clear internal requirements for the game to be considered full-release and these include functionality as well as bugs and issues being resolved.

However, we may find that the community offers us some feedback or feature ideas we then consider to be too important to omit from a full release or that certain features take longer to develop than previously expected.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“We have mapped out multiple features that we’re looking to bring to the game to improve on-track experience, new game modes and extensions of multiplayer capability. We hope this will include several racing modes for both online and offline play as well features that bring a richer and deeper endurance racing feel for the player – providing an immersive and interactive experience with more customisable options.

Full details of precise upcoming features and content will be shared regularly on our channels, website, forum and Steam as we progress in development during the Early Access period.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Players on day one will be able to use the single player path that is Race Weekend – allowing the player to customise a FIA WEC or 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend, with Practice, Qualifying and Race, configured with a variety of weather simulation options, including rain and full day-to-night transitions.

Players will also be able to gain a taste of the online experience, powered by RaceControl. Initially, you will be able to take part in Daily Races against other players around the world – whilst building up your Driver and Safety Ranking. Proving you’re a safe driver online via your Safety Rank, you will unlock higher level Daily Races and the Driver Rank places you in races that reflect your skill, helping to ensure a competitive race each time you join. In future, these Driver Ranks will also be involved with esports competitions on the title.

A lot of work has gone into the base of Le Mans Ultimate to provide an authentic, enjoyable and usable platform for a wide range of players to begin their FIA WEC journey.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“The initial offering for the game will be the lowest price for the game in its Early Access phase. Those early adopters will enjoy playing the game early with access to features and content, whilst also helping input into the future roadmap of the product with new features and updates being delivered to players when they are ready as part of the initial price.

As the game grows with more features, the price of the title will increase gradually to reflect the content and feature set in the game for any new fans who want to join the Le Mans Ultimate community.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“Our community and marketing team will closely be monitoring feedback on social media, Discord and our new forum that are due to go live ahead of release. These outlets will also provide a point for support – with fixes and patch information. We are also considering ‘feedback events’ for specific periods as well as further activations at WEC events. Additionally, as we share more roadmap information, we know the users will be giving us great information on what they would most like to see so that we can investigate and prioritise those”

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About This Game

THE OFFICIAL GAME OF THE FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP

Le Mans Ultimate is the official game of the FIA World Endurance Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans. Play-out the exciting new era for sportscar racing in unparalleled detail. Le Mans Ultimate offers an immersive game for both seasoned sim racers and those new to the sport and genre, growing and evolving with the real-life FIA WEC series.

INCREDIBLE CARS FROM SPORTSCAR RACING
Drive the officially licensed manufacturer Hypercars from the incredible 2023 centenary season – bristling with the latest technology. Recreate tantalising on track battles between Toyota, Ferrari, Porsche, Cadillac, Peugeot, Glickenhaus and Vanwall.

Alongside the Hypercars comes a competitive array of classes. Lock horns in wheel-to-wheel LMP2 competition as well as the ultra-close, thunderous GTE cars. Drive for supremacy for famous brands such as Aston Martin, Corvette, Ferrari and Porsche.

12 cars are available in the base game with over 100 different livery variations.

LASER-SCANNED LEGENDARY CIRCUITS

Enjoy the pulsating challenge of racing around some of the most revered circuits in the world including the seven destinations on the 2023 FIA WEC calendar: Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Sebring International Raceway, Bahrain International Circuit, Algarve International Circuit (Portimão), Fuji Speedway and the legendary – Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans – the playground for the ultimate racing experience.

NOW AVAILABLE: 2024 SEASON PASS

Get the latest content from the 2024 FIA WEC season with the Season Pass or buy what you’d like to race with individual packs.

Additionally, the new to WEC in 2024 BMW M Hybrid LMDh and the McLaren 720s LMGT3 EVO have been added as free DLC items for all game owners to redeem immediately allowing you to play against other LMGT3 cars with no additional purchase necessary.

INDUSTRY-LEADING PHYSICS MODEL

Le Mans Ultimate uses the industry leading physics and handling simulation DNA from pMotor 2.5 as used and further improved from rFactor2 – enabling the game to take on more advanced simulation techniques, such as hybrid units, whilst also become more accessible and user friendly to the community – removing barriers to entry while also maintaining the key core elements of sim racing.

Tyre dynamics are first-in-class, utilising an advanced “brush” model that accurately portrays slip angles and models advanced features such as vehicle “flat spots” that you can really feel.

For wheel users, the 400Hz physics engine is directly translated into force feedback, delivering a highly detailed and predictable feeling to your steering wheel with presets available directly collaborated on with a number of prominent equipment manufacturers.

The game also features improved controller support as well as a selectable and customisable difficulty level – to allow the player to determine their own skill level with help for first timers allowing adjustable assists.

DYNAMIC RACING EXPERIENCE

Realistic day and night cycles are a key element of this simulation with incredible lighting effects as you race into dusk, through night and again into dawn down the mulsanne at over 200mph.

Le Mans Ultimate uses an advancement in Real Road 2.0 track evolution simulation found uniquely in Studio 397 titles. Like a real race session, the track will begin as a green, relatively gripless circuit at the start of a weekend and rubber in as more cars pass over the racing line – with cars moving the dust, dirt and marbles off-line.

Work has been undertaken in several areas, including the dynamic weather effects too, such as rainfall and debris on windscreens and more realistic flow of water and formation of puddles on the circuit.

The cars will also change throughout the race, and the build-up of dirt and debris will cover the car – giving it the authentic weathered, endurance look.

MULTIPLAYER - COMPETE IN SKILL BASED EVENTS OR MANAGE YOUR OWN SERVER
For those looking for the edge of the seat, wheel-to-wheel competition against real-life drivers, the Online function, powered by RaceControl, will be home to that pulsating challenge. Racers are able to take part in ranked Daily, Weekly and Special Events that provide the opportunity to build the player’s Driver and Safety rankings. As the player unlocks higher ranked races and exclusive events when the game develops and grows alongside the real-life FIA World Endurance Championship.

Also available is player-controlled server hosting so users and leagues can configure their own experience, when they want it.

For the latest information on all online multiplayer, head to RaceControl.GG

ULTIMATE RACE WEEKEND
Single Player fans can enjoy the Race Weekend feature which provides the perfect proving ground for racing against formidable AI opponents which customisable difficulty.

In this game mode a user can define your race experience - adjusting the time of day, session duration and weather conditions to your liking. From there, you can refine your car set-up and race wheel-to-wheel taking part in Practice, Qualifying and the main Race.

Newly added in v0.3, players can also save their Race Weekend at pitstops, allowing you to complete your endurance races on schedule.

*NEW* PLAY TOGETHER: AROUND YOUR SCHEDULE [CO-OP]

An innovative co-operative mode has been added to the game, allowing you to race with your friends against the AI opponents at a time convenient to you.

This “play by mail” style game mode, powered by RaceControl, allows you to invite your friends to complete a race, at a difficulty level of each individual user’s choosing whilst also racing for supremacy on the leaderboards as each action on track awards you points.