TORCS

The Open Racing Car Simulator

by TORC contributors

Flathub (Flatpak): ★ 3.5 (15)41.5K installsUpdated 1 year agoSlowing down
Flatpak (recommended) Arch Linux Debian Ubuntu Fedora NixpkgsStandard: Stable Other builds: Can, Data

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About

TORCS is a highly portable multi platform car racing simulation. It is used as ordinary car racing game, as AI racing game and as research platform. TORCS features many different cars, tracks, and opponents to race against. You can steer with a joystick, steering wheel, mouse or the keyboard. Graphic features lighting, smoke, skid marks and glowing brake disks. The simulation features a simple damage model, collisions, tire and wheel properties, aerodynamics and much more. The game play allows different types of races from the simple practice session up to the championship. Enjoy racing against your friends in the split screen mode with up to four human players.

Additional information

Project

Developer
TORC contributors
License
GPL-2.0+ (free software)What this license lets you do
Latest release
August 13, 2025 (1 year ago)Slowing down · 0 releases in the last year

Install

Size
412.9 MB
Installs
41,474 on Flathub126 in the last 7 days
Available via
Flatpak · Arch Linux (3) · Debian · Ubuntu · Fedora · Nixpkgs
All 8 packagings

Flathub (Flatpak), AUR, AUR (Can build), AUR (Data build), Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Nixpkgs

Flatpak sandbox
Some access

Runs in a sandbox, with access to some of your files or devices.

What it can access
  • Can access all devices, including cameras and USB
  • Uses the older X11 display system, which doesn't isolate windows from each other
  • Plays and records audio

About this data

Sources
Sources disagree on the name: torcs / torcsdata
Catalog data as of
October 12, 2026
How each source lists it (11)
SourceNameVersionBuilt byLicenseDescription
Flathub (Flatpak)TORCS1.3.8—GPL-2.0+The Open Racing Car Simulator
AURtorcs1.3.8-1—GPLA 3D racing cars simulator using OpenGL
AUR (Can build)torcs-can1.3.7-7Community build, patchedGPLA 3D racing cars simulator using OpenGL (Enrico Pozzobon's fork with CAN support)
AUR (Data build)torcs-data1.3.8-1Community build, patchedGPLA 3D racing cars simulator using OpenGL
Debiantorcs1.3.7+dfsg-5+b3Distribution build—3D racing cars simulator game using OpenGL
Debiantorcs-data1.3.7+dfsg-5Distribution build—data files for TORCS
Ubuntutorcs1.3.7+dfsg-5build4Distribution build—3D racing cars simulator game using OpenGL
Ubuntutorcs-data1.3.7+dfsg-5build4Distribution build—data files for TORCS
Fedoratorcs1.3.10Distribution buildGPL-2.0-or-laterThe Open Racing Car Simulator
Fedoratorcs-data1.3.10Distribution buildGPL-2.0-or-later AND LAL-1.3The Open Racing Car Simulator data files
Nixpkgstorcs1.3.10Distribution buildGPL-2.0-or-laterCar racing game
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Add-ons

Components (1)
  • torcs-without-data — Car racing game (does not come with the game data required to run) (Nixpkgs)