BeamNG.drive Cruises on to PS5 After 12 Years

After more than a decade of being exclusive to PC, BeamNG.drive is finally making the jump to PlayStation 5. Announced directly on the PlayStation Blog, BeamNG GmbH CEO Thomas Fischer confirmed that the soft-body physics driving simulator is heading to the platform this year.

The game is all set to debut sometime in 2026, and here’s what else we know about what’s coming to PS5, as well as what to expect from it.

BeamNG.drive X PS5: Here’s What Took This Long

BeamNG.drive is coming to the PlayStation 5 | Credit: BeamNG GmbH

BeamNG.drive first appeared as a tech demo in 2013 before moving into Steam Early Access in 2015, where it has stayed ever since. For over a decade, console players have watched from the sidelines as the game has continued to build a cult-like following around its infamous physics engine, which updates at around 2,000 times per second, simulating every individual component of a vehicle simultaneously.

Getting all of that onto a console was never going to be straightforward. BeamNG.drive offers such a level of fidelity that extensive optimisation and careful refinement are required across nearly every system, including performance and controls.

And while CEO Fischer himself described the challenge of bringing the game to the console as a “complex undertaking,” and the community writing off a console release as impossible, against all odds, the game is now officially on its way to the PS5.

What PS5 Players Are Getting

BeamNG.drive | Credit: BeamNG GmbH

The PS5 version of the beloved racing game arrives with over a thousand detailed vehicle configurations spanning supercars, muscle cars, sports cars, minivans, buses, and even purpose-built desert trucks, along with many others. Players can choose the level of simulation they want to experience, doing pretty much whatever they want to, even engine swaps and complete car rebuilds.

The best part? Every modification brings a difference in how the car actually handles. Moreover, thanks to its sandbox nature, it comes with a dozen open-world maps covering coastal, mountain, desert, industrial, and suburban environments, along with a structured mission system as well as Freeroam.

Unfortunately, no specific release date or pricing for BeamNG.drive on the PS5 has been confirmed beyond the 2026 window. Either way, the console audience is finally getting a shot at one of PC gaming’s most technically impressive driving sandboxes that has ever been made.