The Crew Motorfest

The Crew Motorfest is an open-world arcade driving game for PC from Ubisoft Ivory Tower, built around themed racing campaigns, vehicle collecting, and free-roam exploration across a Hawaiian playground. The official PC storefront name remains The Crew Motorfest; no verified rebrand or replacement edition currently supersedes it. Its current ecosystem includes Steam, Ubisoft Connect, live seasonal content, online events, and the TrackForge player-created race system.

Motorfest is broader than a conventional car racer, but it is not a driving simulator. Cars, motorcycles, boats, planes, helicopters, and other vehicle categories share the same connected world, giving the game a flexible rhythm between competitive events, exploration, and collection management.

How The Crew Motorfest plays on PC

The main progression structure is built around Playlists, short thematic campaigns that group races, tours, challenges, and vehicle-focused activities around a specific automotive culture. Instead of presenting one long career ladder, Motorfest lets you choose campaigns based on interests such as Japanese tuning, American muscle, vintage machinery, motorsport, off-road driving, electric performance, or exotic supercars.

Many Playlist events initially use a supplied vehicle so the campaign can control its intended theme and handling style. After progressing through a Playlist, Custom Mode gives the events more replay value by allowing you to return with vehicles from your own collection and adjust the experience around your preferred builds.

The driving model sits firmly in the accessible arcade-to-simcade range. Braking, drifting, nitrous management, racing lines, and vehicle-specific grip still matter, but the game is designed for quick corrections and frequent vehicle changes rather than strict simulation procedures. Players can also use rewind-style assistance and driving aids depending on their preferred level of control.

Free roam is part of the core loop rather than a separate menu activity. You can drive through urban roads, mountain routes, beaches, plantations, and volcanic terrain, then switch into aircraft or watercraft when the route opens up. The O'ahu and Maui environments give Motorfest a more concentrated setting than the previous game's continental map, but they support denser themed events and more deliberate sightseeing routes.

Playlists, feats, and collection progression

Each Playlist mixes competition with presentation. Commentary, music, themed scenery, and curated vehicle selections help distinguish one campaign from another, while event challenges encourage repeat runs after the initial completion. This structure is useful for players who want direction without being locked into a single traditional story campaign.

Outside the Playlists, the map contains Feats and open-world challenges such as speed tests, slaloms, escapes, jumps, and other short driving trials. These activities reward route knowledge and vehicle control rather than long-form racing endurance. They also give solo players reasons to keep exploring after the main Playlist events are complete.

Vehicle progression revolves around building a large garage rather than committing to one protagonist car. Cars receive performance parts, visual customization, handling adjustments, and cosmetic changes, while different vehicle categories are suited to different event types. Collectors can also use Collection Import to bring many vehicles from The Crew 2 into Motorfest without rebuilding the entire garage from scratch.

For players who prefer street-focused tuning and open-world cruising, the garage-and-map loop has more in common with open-world street racers such as Need for Speed Unbound than with a dedicated circuit simulator. Motorfest is less concerned with a single career narrative and more interested in giving the player a large catalogue of activities to revisit.

Live competition and creator content

Motorfest extends beyond solo Playlists through Grand Race, a large online event that changes vehicle categories during the same race. Route reading, clean transitions between vehicle types, traffic awareness, and adaptation matter as much as raw speed because the event can move from road racing to other forms of driving before the finish.

The game also includes Demolition Royale, a crew-based competitive mode in which teams battle for survival rather than simply following a conventional circuit. Weekly ranked events, leaderboards, and the Custom Show add more persistent reasons to tune vehicles, compare results, and display visual builds.

TrackForge is one of the most important additions to the current game. It lets players create, share, and race custom tracks, shifting Motorfest from a fixed collection of Ubisoft-authored events toward a more community-driven catalogue. This feature is particularly valuable for experienced players who have exhausted the standard Playlists or want unusual routes that the normal event structure does not provide.

Live content also continues to expand the vehicle roster and themes. Current Motorfest material highlights partnerships and content connected to brands and subjects such as Ferrari, BMW, NASCAR, and Japanese car culture, while new playlists and monthly activities keep the open world in rotation.

What is included and how the business model works

The base game is a paid product with a separate five-hour free trial on PC storefront listings. That trial is useful for testing the handling model, online requirements, controller setup, and general presentation before committing to the full game.

Motorfest uses a mixture of included content, optional vehicle packs, cosmetic purchases, Year Passes, and recurring seasonal additions. The exact contents depend on the edition being sold, so buyers should compare the included pass and vehicle bundles rather than assuming that every current car or playlist is part of the standard package.

The live-service structure is important to understand. A large amount of driving content is available through the core game, but premium editions and optional packs expand the garage with additional branded vehicles and exclusive items. The game also uses in-game purchases, and Steam lists both online functionality and third-party account requirements.

There is no verified current rebrand from The Crew Motorfest to another official title. Steam, Ubisoft, and current PC storefront materials continue to identify the product as The Crew Motorfest, while the ongoing Year 3 and Season 10 content are updates to the same game rather than a new standalone edition.

PC controls, online requirements, and accessibility

PC players can use keyboard and mouse controls, gamepads, and supported racing wheels. Ubisoft has published compatibility information for wheel bases, pedals, shifters, handbrakes, HOTAS devices, and other peripherals, with configurable steering linearity, dead zones, sensitivity, vibration, and button mapping.

Full controller support is listed on Steam, and the game is designed to work with a wide range of input setups. Wheel users benefit from dedicated calibration options, while players on a standard gamepad can tune steering and throttle behavior without needing specialist hardware.

The Steam version requires a Ubisoft account and uses Ubisoft Connect alongside Steam. It also lists BattlEye anti-cheat, in-app purchases, online co-op, online PvP, captions, HDR, and Steam achievements. The current PC storefront information states that an internet connection is required to play, so Motorfest should not be treated as an offline racing game.

Localization includes interface and subtitle support across English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese-Brazil, and Russian, with full audio available in a smaller selection of languages. Accessibility options include remappable controls, adjustable HUD elements, subtitle customization, color-vision presets, configurable vibration, and toggles for effects such as camera shake and motion blur.

Who should play The Crew Motorfest?

Motorfest is a strong fit for players who want open-world arcade racing, a broad vehicle catalogue, frequent themed events, and online competitions that do not require a serious simulation setup. It also suits players who enjoy collecting cars, changing vehicle categories, tuning visual builds, or driving without following a strict campaign order.

The game is less suitable for anyone seeking a structured motorsport simulator, realistic pit strategy, or a purely offline career. Its playlist format can feel fragmented compared with a traditional story mode, and the live-service economy means the complete vehicle catalogue is divided between the base game, optional packs, and pass-based content.

Players who want a more technical but still accessible racing catalogue may also compare it with story-driven arcade motorsport games like GRID Legends. Motorfest offers more free-roam variety and vehicle-category switching, while GRID Legends places greater emphasis on organized racing events and a conventional career presentation.

The Crew Motorfest FAQ

Is The Crew Motorfest a new name for another game?

No verified rebrand currently replaces the name The Crew Motorfest. The game remains listed under that title on current PC storefront and Ubisoft pages, with new seasons and Year Pass content delivered as updates to the existing product.

Does The Crew Motorfest have single-player content?

Yes. Playlists, Feats, exploration, collection progression, and many event types can be played solo. The game still requires an online-connected PC setup according to current storefront information, and multiplayer modes, rankings, and community features are central parts of the wider ecosystem.

Can you play The Crew Motorfest with friends?

Yes. Steam lists online co-op and online PvP, while the game includes crew-based activities, Grand Race competition, Demolition Royale, Custom Show events, and shared community content. The exact availability of an event can depend on the current live schedule.

Does The Crew Motorfest support steering wheels?

Yes. Ubisoft provides a supported-peripheral list covering multiple wheel bases, wheel sets, pedals, shifters, handbrakes, and flight-control devices. PC players can remap inputs and adjust steering response, dead zones, linearity, and vibration settings.

Does the game include TrackForge?

TrackForge is part of the current Motorfest ecosystem and functions as a player-created race tool. Players can build, share, and race custom tracks, adding a user-generated layer beyond the official Playlists and seasonal events.

Is the complete vehicle collection included with the base game?

No. The base game includes substantial vehicle and event content, but optional vehicle packs, cosmetic purchases, and Year Pass editions add further cars and themed content. Edition details should be checked individually because the included premium content differs between packages.