IRacing Studios

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iRacing Studios
Company type Division
Industry Video games
FoundedJuly 17, 2025
Headquarters,
US
Key people
Dave Kaemmer (Co-Founder, CEO, CTO)
John W. Henry (Co-Founder)
Anthony Gardner (President & CFO)
ProductsExoCross, iRacing, NASCAR 25
Parent iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations, LLC
Subsidiaries See § Acquisitions
Website iracingstudios.com

iRacing Studios is an American video game publisher owned by iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations, LLC founded in 2025. Based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, the company specializes in racing games such as iRacing and NASCAR 25 .

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History

iRacing Studios was established by iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations, LLC (iRCMS) following an announcement from the developers of sim racing video game iRacing on July 17, 2025. [1] The company was created as a way to bring all of iRCMS's gaming products and studios under one brand. This included the previous purchases of Monster Games and Orontes Games, as well as their games World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing 24 and ExoCross respectively. [2] [3]

In July of 2024 iRCMS signed an exclusive agreement with Original Fire Games, the developers of Circuit Superstars, to develop and publish an untitled arcade racing game. [4] The project is codenamed iRacing Arcade. [5] The project plans to release in 2025 and will be published by iRacing Studios.

In 2025, both Monster Games and Orontes Games merged with iRCMS to become the basis of iRacing Studios. [6] [7]

The company's first game will be NASCAR 25 , which is being developed by the team previously known as Monster Games. [8] [9] This follows the acquisition of the NASCAR video game license from Motorsport Games in 2023. [10] The game will be released on October 14, 2025. [11]

On August 26th 2025, iRacing Studios announced a partnership with IndyCar and the IndyCar Series to produce standalone games with the license in 2026. [12] The first game will be developed on the studio's proprietary Orontes Game Engine, which was created by the previously acquired Orontes Games.

Games released

YearTitleDeveloper(s)Platform(s)Ref.
2025 NASCAR 25 iRacing Studios PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X/S [9]
TBAiRacing ArcadeOriginal Fire Games PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X/S [13]
TBAUntitled IndyCar gameiRacing Studios PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X/S [14]

Acquisitions

DateNameBusinessLocationCountryValue (USD)Ref.
1December 22, 2021Orontes Games Video game developer Markdorf, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Flag of Germany.svg GER [6]
2January 4, 2022 Monster Games Video game developer Northfield, Minnesota, United States Flag of the United States.svg USA [7]

References

  1. Leone, Chris (2025-07-17). "Introducing iRacing Studios". iRacing Studios. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
  2. Bobbitt, Kevin (2022-01-04). "iRacing Acquires Monster Games". iRacing.com. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
  3. Bobbitt, Kevin (2021-12-22). "iRacing Acquires Orontes Games – Developer of Racing Game DRAG and Proprietary Game Engine". iRacing.com. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
  4. Leone, Chris (2024-07-09). "iRacing and Original Fire Games Sign Exclusive Developing and Publishing Partnership". iRacing.com. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  5. Harrison-Lord, Thomas (2024-07-09). "Circuit Superstars creator's next arcade racing game backed by iRacing". Traxion.GG. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  6. 1 2 Bobbitt, Kevin (2021-12-22). "iRacing Acquires Orontes Games – Developer of Racing Game DRAG and Proprietary Game Engine". iRacing.com. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
  7. 1 2 "iRacing acquires game developer Monster Games". Sports Business Journal. 2025-08-02. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
  8. "Here's A First Look The Upcoming iRacing NASCAR Game". www.carthrottle.com. 2024-11-01. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  9. 1 2 "NASCAR Gaming: iRacing Drops Hints On Upcoming NASCAR 25 Console Game". Newsweek. 2024-08-03. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  10. Release, Press (2023-10-05). "iRacing acquires NASCAR team properties' exclusive simulation-style console racing game license". Official Site Of NASCAR. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  11. Leone, Chris (2025-07-24). "NASCAR 25: Coming October 14, 2025". iRacing Studios. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  12. Leone, Chris (2025-08-26). "iRacing Studios To Produce Standalone INDYCAR Video Game in 2026". iRacing Studios. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  13. "iRacing Arcade announced and it's basically Circuit Superstars 2 with licensed cars and tracks". GamingOnLinux. 2025-08-20. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  14. "INDYCAR, iRacing To Launch New Video Game In 2026". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved 2025-08-26.