GRID: Autosport Complete Edition

GRID: Autosport Complete Edition is a PC circuit racer built around professional motorsport rather than an open world. The official game name is GRID Autosport; “Complete” refers to the bundled PC package, not a later rebrand or replacement edition. That distinction matters because the original Steam listing is no longer available for new purchase, while the Complete package is still commonly used to describe the base game with its paid content.

Developed by Codemasters Racing and published by Codemasters, GRID Autosport sits between arcade racing and simulation. It offers believable vehicle behavior, substantial driving assists, aggressive rival AI, and enough depth for wheel users without demanding the strict approach of a dedicated simulator.

A career built around five racing disciplines

The main single-player structure is a professional driver career. You join teams, race alongside a teammate, pursue sponsor objectives, challenge named rivals, and earn discipline-specific experience as you move through increasingly demanding series.

Career progression is divided into Touring, Endurance, Open-Wheel, Tuner, and Street racing. Each category changes the rhythm of a race, the type of car you drive, and the mistakes you can afford to make.

• Touring emphasizes close, physical pack racing where defensive driving and contact management matter.
• Endurance introduces longer night races and tyre wear management, making consistency more important than a single fast lap.
• Open-Wheel rewards clean lines, precise braking, and avoiding the fragile cars of the field.
• Tuner focuses on modified performance cars, drift events, and high-speed vehicle control.
• Street places races on tight urban circuits where quick reactions and positioning decide the result.

The career does not lock you into one permanent specialty. You can concentrate on a preferred category, but the highest championship opportunities encourage progress across all five disciplines. That structure gives the game more variety than a single-class racing campaign, although players who dislike one category cannot ignore it forever.

Team contracts add a practical layer to the career. Your teammate can receive instructions to attack or defend, while sponsor objectives provide secondary targets beyond simply finishing first. These systems keep races connected to a wider season rather than treating every event as an isolated time trial.

Accessible handling with serious racing consequences

GRID Autosport uses a simcade handling model: cars have recognizable differences in grip, balance, acceleration, and braking, but the game remains approachable with assists enabled. Players can adjust difficulty, driving aids, race length, damage behavior, and other settings to control how demanding the experience becomes.

The driving perspective includes external chase views and a returning in-car cockpit view. The cockpit options are useful for players who want stronger immersion, while the external cameras provide clearer awareness during crowded touring and street events.

Errors are not always final. The Flashback system lets you rewind a mistake and re-enter the race, but its limited use prevents it from removing all consequence. Used sparingly, it is a practical bridge between casual play and a stricter no-assist approach.

Rival AI is one of the game's defining systems. Drivers defend their lines, take different levels of risk, and behave differently depending on the discipline. Open-wheel racing favors cleaner positioning, while touring events tolerate more rubbing and aggressive overtakes.

There is also meaningful damage feedback. Contact can affect the appearance and behavior of a car, so repeatedly forcing passes through barriers is not a reliable substitute for learning braking points and racecraft.

What the Complete package contains

The PC Complete package was associated with the GRID Autosport Season Pass and its eight paid content packs: Best of British, Boost, Coupé Style, Drag, Premium Garage, Road & Track Car, Sprint, and Touring Legends.

These additions expand the vehicle roster, garage capacity, event selection, and available race types. The Black Edition Pack was separate from the Season Pass in the original DLC structure, so “Complete” should be checked against the exact package or entitlement being offered rather than assumed to mean every free and promotional item.

Two additional items were distributed as free DLC during the game's storefront life: the Demoman Derby Pack and the High Res Texture Pack. Their availability and entitlement history differed from the paid Season Pass content, which is one reason older keys and legacy accounts may not contain identical extras.

The base game already has a large selection of vehicles, classes, locations, and route variations. DLC adds breadth, but the central career and five-discipline structure remain the reason to play rather than a small side collection of bonus cars.

Multiplayer, party modes, and local racing

GRID Autosport supports online multiplayer, competitive playlists, RaceNet-linked challenges, Racing Clubs, leaderboards, and two-player split-screen racing on one PC and display. Local multiplayer is especially valuable because many modern circuit racers omit same-screen competition.

Party options broaden the format beyond conventional championships. Demolition Derby, Eliminator, Checkpoint, drift events, drag racing, and other custom event types give the game shorter, more experimental sessions when a full career season is not what you want.

Steam integration includes achievements, Steam Cloud, Remote Play Together, Remote Play on TV, and controller support. Online features depend on the legacy PC service and account environment available to the copy you own, so the offline career is the safer choice for long-term access.

PC controls, wheels, and localization

The game supports keyboard and mouse input, gamepads, and compatible USB steering wheels. Full controller support makes it easy to play from a couch, while wheel configuration options allow users to map steering, pedals, buttons, force feedback, and rotation settings where supported by the device.

GRID Autosport is designed for a broad range of driving setups rather than requiring a wheel. A controller is sufficient for competitive play, particularly with the adjustable assists and forgiving response of the handling model.

The Steam PC version provides interface and full-audio support in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Russian. Localization is therefore stronger than many older racing catalog releases, although the exact language entitlement can depend on the platform package.

The Windows edition uses Steam for installation and activation, and Steam features are part of the original PC ecosystem. No separate anti-cheat system is clearly identified in the official storefront information, so it is better not to treat GRID Autosport as a modern competitive service game with ongoing anti-cheat support.

Who should play GRID Autosport?

GRID Autosport is a good fit for players who want career progression, varied motorsport categories, adjustable realism, and races that feel more substantial than arcade sprint events. It works particularly well for people who enjoy switching between touring cars, prototypes, open-wheel machines, tuned vehicles, and city circuits.

It is less suitable for players seeking a pure simulation with deep engineering setup, licensed championship management, dynamic weather strategy, or a modern live-service ecosystem. The game's appeal comes from focused racing variety, not from building a detailed racing team outside the events themselves.

Players who prefer newer Codemasters handling and a more accessible presentation may find a natural follow-up in modern arcade-simulation circuit racing like GRID 2019 Ultimate Edition, although Autosport remains more discipline-focused and more traditional in its career design.

Comparable PC racing experiences

The closest comparison depends on what you value. For a stricter GT-focused simulation with detailed car behavior and race strategy, focused GT racing simulations such as Assetto Corsa Competizione offer greater specialization but less of Autosport's broad category mix.

Within the GRID family, later entries emphasize different priorities. GRID Autosport is the choice for players who want five distinct racing disciplines, sponsor objectives, teammate commands, split-screen, and a career that treats professional motorsport as a collection of connected specialties.

GRID Autosport Complete Edition FAQ

Is GRID: Autosport Complete Edition the official current name?

No. The official PC product name is GRID Autosport. “GRID Autosport Complete” was used for a bundle or package associated with the base game and its Season Pass content. It is not a confirmed rebrand into a new definitive edition.

Is GRID Autosport still available on Steam?

The original Steam listing states that GRID Autosport is no longer available for new purchase. Existing owners may still have access through their libraries, and legacy keys or bundles may behave differently depending on their included entitlements.

Does the Complete package include all DLC?

The Complete package is associated with the base game and the eight-pack Season Pass. The Black Edition Pack was not part of the Season Pass, while the Demoman Derby and High Res Texture packs were distributed separately as free DLC. Check the exact package contents rather than relying only on the word “Complete.”

Does GRID Autosport support split-screen multiplayer on PC?

Yes. The PC version supports two-player split-screen racing in compatible custom events and playlists. It also supports online multiplayer and RaceNet-related competition features.

Can I play with a controller or steering wheel?

Yes. Gamepads are supported, and compatible USB steering wheels can be configured with mapped controls, force feedback, and rotation options where the hardware supports them.

Is there a story campaign?

There is no cinematic story campaign in the modern narrative sense. The main structure is a professional racing career built from team contracts, sponsor objectives, rivals, teammates, discipline levels, and championship progression.

What makes GRID Autosport different from a pure racing simulator?

Its central compromise is the combination of believable handling with accessible assists, rewindable mistakes, varied race disciplines, and aggressive AI. It asks you to learn racecraft without requiring the full setup complexity or specialization of a dedicated simulation platform.