Assetto Corsa EVO free roam pushed back in radically overhauled roadmap

The second early access update for Assetto Corsa EVO brings more than ‘foundational’ changes to the evolving driving simulation, but also a significant shift in the platform’s upcoming schedule.

Upon launching EVO, you will now be greeted with an all-new road map, drastically changed from the initial publication in January.

Then, the cadence included content drops in between major early access updates. So, following the launch, there was a February content drop with a Lamborghini, a Lancia and Fuji Speedway.

But then, based on a somewhat mixed initial response, the development team at Kunos Simulazioni delayed the second early access release until yesterday, 7th May, and bolstered its contents – bumped from five new cars and one track to seven cars and two venues.

Now, the concept of ‘content drops’ has been removed entirely. It’s worth noting that instead of six early access releases, there are now eight, and each will include new cars and/or tracks.

Spa-Francorchamps confirmed

The next major update will include the Red Bull Ring, spotted in a recent game trailer, and Circuit de Spa Francorchamps – the first time the Belgian venue has been mentioned.

Perhaps crucially, it will also include ‘AI opponents step 2’, the Traxion team’s main bugbear at the moment, alongside a new tyre model. ‘Step 1’ of an online multiplayer mode will appear here, with Step 2 expected in the fourth update.

Yesterday’s update split the game structure into an ‘open mode’ sandbox and ‘career’ with progression, although the sense of moving forward isn’t there yet in the latter. The seventh early access update promises ‘career updates’. It will be preceded by the first modding tools, even before the game leaves early access.

Free roam pushed back

One of the most significant features of EVO, part of the initial unveiling last year, is the ability to freely drive around roads, villages and the German countryside near the Nürburgring Nordschleife.

This was expected in the fourth early access update. Instead, this is now labelled as ‘Step 1’ and will be in the eighth early access release, the last before version 1.0.

A ‘Fall 2025’ window for version 1.0 is now also omitted, although that doesn’t necessarily mean the game is definitely delayed, just there’s the possibility now of a move.

We’ll keep track of EVO through the year, and in the meantime, you can watch back our live stream of the 0.2 update. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

Assetto Corsa EVO updated roadmap

Correct as of 7th May 2025

1st Early Access release – 16th January 2025

• 5 Circuits
• 20 Cars Single player / Practice
• Single player / Quick Race
• Special Events
• Game Economy – Step 1 (Car rent, Car purchas, xp, rank, rewards, driver profile, driving licenses, driving academy)
• VR Support – Step 1
• Triple Screen Supprt – Step 1
• Showroom selection Car customization – Step 1

Content Drop 1

• 2 New Cars (Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evo II, Lamborghini Huracan STO)
• New special events
• Fuji Speedway

2nd Early Access release

• 7 New Cars (Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Evoluzione, Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA, Lotus Exige V6 Cup, Honda NSX-R (92R), Maserati GT2, Mazda Miata (MX-5) NA and Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 (964))
• Circuit of the Americas
• Donington Park
• Single player / Custom race weekend
• New Special Events
• Replay tools & Gallery
• AI opponents – Step 1
• VR Support – Step 2
• Triple Screen Support – Step 2

3rd Early Access release

• 9 new cars
• Spa-Francorchamps
• Red Bull Ring
• Multiplayer – Step 1
• New Special Events
• Tyre Model – Step 1
• AI opponents – Step 2
• VR support – Step 3

4th Early Access release

• Multiplayer – Step 2
• Simgrid integration
• New content

5th Early Access release

• Single-player championships
• New content

6th Early Access release

• Modding tools
• New content

7th Early Access release

• Career updates
• New content

8th Early Access release

• Free roam – step 1
• New content

V1.0 – Overall – Fall 2025

• 100 Vehicles
• 15 Circuits
• Free Roaming
• Open mode/career mode
• Dynamic weather
• Game economy
• Driver avatar customisation
• Car dealership and showrooms
• Car customization
• Car tuning
• VR & Triple screen support
• Photo mode & Replay gallery
• Modding tools