The last time we heard about Project Cars Go was way back in 2018 when Gamevil announced the title. Apparently the racer entered into an open beta in Finland, Denmark, Sweden, and the Netherlands last month, and today the game is finally available on the Play Store for pre-registration, at least in the US. This should all signal that we are nearing the game's launch, not that it's easy to get excited for yet another CSR Racing clone for mobile.

Gameplay video from IGV IOS and Android Gameplay Trailers

Since Project Cars Go entered into an open beta in the Nordic regions of Europe in the last month (running from January 26th to March 11th), gameplay videos have popped up, which is nice to see since Gamevil has yet to provide one. Of course, there's a reason for this, the game will perform much better when it launches if nobody knows what's included, going solely off of name recognition of the popular racing series, which is why branded games are all the rage on mobile anymore. Now, if you watch the above video, you'll see that this racer does not allow steering, just like the CSR Racing series and it many clones. It's clear as day that Project Cars Go is a one-tap drag racing game, which is surprising to see after Microsoft earned a boatload of criticism with the release of a similar branded one-tap drag racer.

Of course, the big news today is that Project Cars Go is finally available on the Play Store as a pre-registration release, and the developer account on Twitter has confirmed that the game should be released sometime soon. Like many pre-registration listings, if you register you'll earn some free rewards when the game is launched, not that Gamevil has bothered to stipulate what these prizes are. What we do know is that people will be able to globally pre-register starting on February 23rd, so it looks like the current pre-reg listing in the US is part of a slow rollout.

So there it is. Project Cars Go is available for pre-registration, but since it looks and sounds like a typical cash-grab clone of a successful series, I can't say this news is very exciting. Of course, if you'd prefer to make up your own mind, you can pre-register through the Play Store widget at the bottom of the page.

UPDATE: 2021/02/12 10:22am PST BY MATTHEW SHOLTZ

Project CARS GO is coming to Android next month

After three years of silence, Project Cars Go was finally listed on the Play Store for pre-registration earlier this week. Well, it would appear Gamevil has finally got around to announcing the release date for this recent pre-registration listing. The official date is March 23, which is only a month away, so we won't have long to wait. While it seems unlikely that anyone would be excited about yet another branded CSR Racing knockoff, Project Cars Go is coming all the same. So if you'd like to take a look on release day to see how this one-tap racer will stack up, feel free to pre-register through the Play Store widget at the bottom of the page to receive a notification when the game arrives.

UPDATE: 2021/03/22 8:00am PDT BY MATTHEW SHOLTZ

Project Cars Go now available on Android

Despite announcing that Project Cars Go would arrive on the 23rd, the game is here a day early. You can already download the title from the Play Store listing, though it would appear the servers won't be up for another hour. I suppose this is an easy way for the publisher to get everyone to cover the release before the game can be played, though it's not like it's hard to assume what kind of in-app-purchase-infested junk is contained within this one-tap racer. Still, if you're like to see for yourself how this CSR clone stacks up, you can grab a copy of Project Cars Go through the Play Store widget at the bottom of the page.