Racing and simulation: the best games in 32:9

If there's one use case where 32:9 isn't a luxury but a genuine functional gain, this is it. In a car or aircraft cockpit, peripheral vision is part of driving: seeing the apex of a corner, watching a car dive up the inside, keeping a mirror in view. A 5120×1440 display replaces an entire triple-monitor setup on its own, without the bezels running through the image.

Most serious sims know it and offer dedicated settings: per-screen field of view, adjustable viewing angle, sometimes even multi-perspective rendering to avoid distortion at the edges.

Watch the performance cost, though: rendering at 5120×1440 means roughly 2.2 times more pixels than 2560×1440.

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   Stardew Valley 2016

   Simulation 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Excellent

   Stardew Valley handles 5120x1440 natively with true Hor+ rendering: the fields, the village and the mining areas extend out to the sides without distortion, and the HUD stays well positioned, which earns the game a Gold rating from WSGF. A long-standing bug in version 1.5 prevented clicking on the right side of the screen beyond 4096 pixels wide, a problem the developers have since fixed and that should no longer affect current versions.

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   Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

   Simulation 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Excellent

   The simulator applies a Hor+ render in the cockpit: the first-person view widens laterally, letting you see the instruments and a good portion of the wings without turning your virtual head. The cabin and instrument panels naturally fill the full width since the camera stays centered on the flight deck.

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   iRacing 2008

   Simulation 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Excellent

   iRacing natively supports 32:9 resolutions, with a cockpit or hood camera whose FOV is set manually, assisted by a built-in calculator that helps find the correct angle based on your actual distance from the screen. The HUD (laps, positions, telemetry data) is fully repositionable so it can span the entire width of the panel, making this one of the best-equipped simulators for the format.

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   Euro Truck Simulator 2 2012

   Simulation 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Excellent

   The in-cab view applies generous Hor+: mirrors, dashboard and a wide portion of the surrounding road stay visible without having to turn the camera, an ideal setup for long-haul driving. The interface (GPS, engine RPM, notifications) settles naturally along the edges of the screen.

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   Assetto Corsa Competizione 2019

   Course 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Excellent

   Cockpit and hood cameras get full Hor+: peripheral vision through corners or during overtakes gains enormously over 16:9, a key asset for a driving sim. The HUD (lap times, delta, position) stays concentrated near the center so it does not interfere with reading the track.

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   BeamNG.drive 2015

   Simulation 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Excellent

   BeamNG.drive runs on an in-house physics engine whose rendering follows a clear Hor+ logic: the wider the screen, the more you see to the sides of the vehicle and the surrounding terrain, a real advantage off-road as well as on track. The UI is fully customizable (position of the gauges, map and menus), which lets you genuinely exploit 5120x1440 rather than putting up with a simple center stretch.

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   SnowRunner 2021

   Simulation 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Excellent

   SnowRunner displays native 32:9 with no black bars at all, whether exploring or picking through the trickiest mud sections, with Hor+ vision that gives a better read on the terrain to the sides of the vehicle. Story dialogue comes over the radio during gameplay rather than through pre-rendered cutscenes, so there's no break in format there.

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   Elite Dangerous 2014

   Simulation 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Excellent

   The cockpit view, the heart of the experience, extends natively in Hor+ well beyond 32:9, with very broad peripheral vision along the sides of the cabin, one of the game's long-standing selling points for players with super ultrawide screens. The holographic interface (radar, target, management panels) is positioned intelligently within the field of view without spilling into the center.

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   Kerbal Space Program 2015

   Simulation 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Excellent

   Kerbal Space Program alternates between the ship view and the orbital/space view, both rendered in real time, and PCGamingWiki confirms native support for widescreen and ultrawide resolutions. Space and vehicles fill the whole screen at 32:9, with no black bars reported.

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    DiRT Rally 2.0 2019

    Course 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Excellent

    On Codemasters' EGO engine, DiRT Rally 2.0 handles 32:9 as Hor+: the screen widens peripheral vision on stage, which helps anticipate corners and changes in scenery without losing vertical view. The HUD (times, pace notes, minimap) is laid out to use the available width rather than staying compressed in the center.

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    DCS World 2012

    Simulation 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Excellent

    DCS World applies the classic Hor+ rendering of flight simulators: in 32:9, peripheral field of view widens inside the cockpit, which improves situational awareness for spotting an aircraft off to the side without having to move the view. Instruments and the dashboard stay readable with no major distortion.

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    Forza Horizon 5 2021

    Course 21:9 · Very good 32:9 · Very good

    In races, both the in-car and exterior cameras apply clean Hor+: the Mexican landscape extends well out to the sides, with a HUD (mini-map, speed, position) firmly anchored to the corners of the screen instead of stretching out of proportion. The game keeps a sharp, consistent image across the full width while driving.

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    Farming Simulator 25 2024

    Simulation 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Very good

    At 5120x1440, Farming Simulator 25 extends the field of view sideways (Hor+), which makes it easier to spot field boundaries and nearby vehicles while working. The HUD spans the full width without obvious stretching, but nothing was designed specifically for this format: some UI elements stay positioned as they would be in standard 16:9.

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    F1 24 2024

    Course 21:9 · Very good 32:9 · Very good

    On track, the game applies clean Hor+ recognized by the widescreen community: peripheral vision on corner exit is markedly improved, with a HUD (delta, position, ERS) optimized to stay legible without crowding the center of the image. Engine-rendered cutscenes (paddock, in-game interviews) follow the aspect ratio across the full width.

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    No Man's Sky 2016

    Simulation 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Very good

    No Man's Sky runs natively at 5120x1440 with no black bars and without a single mod, and the game's first-person view gets true Hor+ that widens the field of view at the sides, both on foot and at the controls of a ship. The game has no pre-rendered cutscenes that could break that visual continuity.

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    EA Sports WRC 2023

    Course 21:9 · Very good 32:9 · Very good

    EA Sports WRC runs on Unreal Engine, historically a temperamental engine with extreme aspect ratios: left alone, the 32:9 image stretches objects at the edges of the field of view, which throws off the perception of distances and racing lines at full speed. The Panini projection fix corrects this distortion by changing how the camera projection is calculated rather than simply widening the FOV.

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    Le Mans Ultimate 2024

    Course 21:9 · Very good 32:9 · Very good

    Le Mans Ultimate inherits the rFactor 2 engine, historically reliable in ultrawide: the field of view expands horizontally (Hor+) for wider peripheral vision on track, which helps spot rivals in the mirrors and through tight corners. The cockpit and dashboard render without noticeable distortion.

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    Star Wars: Squadrons 2020

    Simulation 21:9 · Very good 32:9 · Very good

    In space combat, Star Wars: Squadrons makes full use of 32:9 with a Hor+ cockpit view that widens lateral vision without distortion, a real advantage for spotting enemy fighters off to the sides. The menus follow the same format with no reported issues.

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    rFactor 2 2013

    Course 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Very good

    rFactor 2 natively handles wide displays and multi-monitor setups in Hor+, expertise that extends properly to 32:9 with no black bars and no forced cropping during races. The simulator has no cutscenes to display.

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    Assetto Corsa 2014

    Course 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Good

    Left alone, Assetto Corsa (an in-house engine released in 2014) miscalculates projection on triple-screen setups and in 32:9 alike, producing a distortion that artificially exaggerates the perceived width. Once the Custom Shaders Patch is installed through Content Manager, the camera and field of view are recalculated correctly, giving consistent Hor+ vision on track and inside the cockpit.

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    War Thunder 2013

    Simulation 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Average

    War Thunder displays 5120x1440 correctly on screen, whether in cockpit view, tank view or external view, but several official bug reports logged on Gaijin's tracker point to FOV issues and misplaced HUD elements specifically at 32:9. The radar, damage gauges or ammunition indicators can end up offset from their usual position.

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    World of Tanks 2010

    Simulation 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Average

    World of Tanks accepts a 5120x1440 display, but the UI, minimap, gauges, chat, garage menus, stays tiny because the only scaling options offered in game are limited to automatic or 1x. The result is a HUD that is proportionally very small on a screen this wide, with no real setting designed for this scenario.

How this list is built

It filters the Racing and Simulation genres by a good rating on at least one of the two ultrawide formats. The individual statuses (format support, cutscenes, mod required) are explained on the Method page. Each entry links to its full French page, which carries its sources — English versions are on the way.