Developer KUNOS Simulazioni who has created both Assetto Corsa titles has been a bit mum on the third release in the series, Assetto Corsa EVO. The first bit of big news has finally dropped and it comes a bit out of left field. The series known for simulation circuit racing will be offering, at least in portion, something different for this third installment. The development team has added an open world driving element that scales 1600 square KM to the game. The open world map will hit Early Access in Summer 2025, but this isn’t some fantasy map or some country with made up roads. This is Green Hell.
The Experience is in the Details
The open world map featured in Assetto Corsa EVO will progressively expand covering 1600 square kilometers around the Nurburgring Circuit in Germany.The roads have been laser-scanned and recreated using terrain tech that was developed in-house by KUNOS Simulazioni. It will be released in stages along with new features and content. Early footage does appear to show traffic, but there will be actual businesses from the local area added. The team is also taking applications to get business in the game with an application that can be viewedhere.
The open world map featured in Assetto Corsa EVO will progressively expand covering 1600 square kilometers around the Nurburgring Circuit in Germany.
The Progression of the Series
Assetto Corsa started off as a hardcore racing simulator thanks to the physics involved. It began on PC and eventually made its way over to console. Controllers weren’t very useful in playing the original title. The original game, currently, has a substantial amount of mods available with a big section of the community liking the free roam aspect on some of these mods. Assetto Corsa Competizione went fully licensed and is one of the main competitive racing simulators on the market as the game continued to gain cars and tracks over the years. It also started on PC and made its way over to console. The immersion with the second game is unrivaled at this point. EVO will be the third title as it looks to expand on the type of gameplay the community desires, and it starts with this open-world element. The Early Access Program for EVO launches on June 26, 2025.
