It has a new name and a new date. The IndyCar game — now going by IndyCar Racing The Game — has slipped to early 2027, according to Traxion, which also published the first images of the project.

That’s the short version of a story that’s been light on hard detail for a while. Motorsport Games has been talking up an official IndyCar title for some time, and this update does two things at once: it firms up the branding and it pushes the release window into the opening stretch of 2027. Alongside the revised timing, the first screenshots have surfaced, giving us an early look rather than the marketing renders that usually stand in before a game is real.

Beyond that, the specifics are still thin. There’s no confirmed platform list, no feature breakdown, and nothing concrete on car handling, tracks, or online play in what’s been shared so far — so it’s worth treating the images as a first glimpse, not a representation of the finished product.

Why it matters to sim racers: IndyCar is one of the few major series without a strong, dedicated modern game, and the ovals-plus-road-courses mix is genuinely underserved on the sim side. A committed official title could fill a real gap. That said, a delay this far out, paired with a rename and a reveal that’s mostly imagery, is the kind of early-days update that rewards patience over excitement. We’ve seen plenty of racing games shift dates more than once before launch. For now, the honest read is that there’s forward motion and something to look at — but “early 2027” is a long runway, and the parts that will decide whether this is worth your time haven’t been shown yet.

Originally reported by Traxion.