Grid Autosport

Grid Autosport
Developer(s)Codemasters
Feral Interactive (macOS, Linux, iOS, Android & Nintendo Switch)
Publisher(s)Codemasters
Feral Interactive (macOS, Linux, iOS & Android)
SeriesGrid
EngineEGO Engine 3.0
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
Linux
OS X
iOS
Nintendo Switch
Android
ReleaseMicrosoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
  • NA: 24 June 2014
  • AU: 26 June 2014
  • EU: 27 June 2014[1]
Linux, OS X
  • WW: 10 December 2015[2]
iOS
  • WW: 27 November 2017[3]
Nintendo Switch
  • WW: 19 September 2019
Android
  • WW: 26 November 2019
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Grid Autosport is a 2014 racing video game developed by Codemasters for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Linux, iOS, macOS, Nintendo Switch and Android. It is the third game in the Grid series. It aims to move the series back towards "more authentic racing games" following the release of Grid 2, which Codemasters felt was not as well-received by the company's core fanbase as it was hoped for.[1] The developers consequently introduced major modifications to the handling model and built a lean, race-first oriented design for this title.[4]

Many critics who praised the game cited how Codemasters seemed to have "gone back to its roots", with aspects from its early games in the series.[5][6]

Feral Interactive, who brought the game to macOS and Linux,[7] also brought the game to iOS on 27 November 2017.[8] The Nintendo Switch version, also from Feral Interactive, was released on 19 September 2019,[9] and their Android version of the game was released on 26 November.[10]

A sequel, Grid, was released on in October 2019 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Stadia.[11]

  1. ^ a b "Introducing GRID Autosport". Codemasters Blog. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Ignite your high-speed career on Steam with GRID Autosport for Mac and Linux!". Feral Interactive. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Console-quality racing comes to iOS with GRID Autosport". Feral Interactive. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Grid: Autosport review". Edge Online. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Grid Autosport Review". IGN. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  6. ^ "GRID Autosport for Mac and Linux: scalable difficulty settings smooth the racing line from beginner to expert". Feral Interactive. Feral Interactive. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Console-quality racing comes to iOS with GRID Autosport". Feral Interactive. Feral Interactive. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  8. ^ "GRID Autosport Swerves Onto Switch This Summer". Nintendo Life. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  9. ^ "GRID Autosport finally arrives on Android, and you can pick it up today for $10". Android Police. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  10. ^ Robinson, Martin (21 May 2019). "Codemasters reveals an all-new Grid". Eurogamer. Retrieved 22 May 2019.