Pocket Pit Crew

Pocket Pit Crew flips the racing genre and puts you in the garage. You hire engineers, tune setups, and call pit strategy during races you watch rather than control. It's a nerdy little sim and I mean that fondly.

The depth is in the numbers. Tire wear, fuel loads, and weather all feed into decisions that actually change race outcomes. Get the strategy right and watching your car climb the order is genuinely tense.

The interface is a touch busy and the early game drags before you can afford good staff. Stick with it and the loop gets its hooks in.

What we liked

• Strategic race calls that matter
• Deep tuning and tire systems
• Rewarding long-term team building