MXGP 26 Review Roundup: What Launch-Day Players Say
Reviews read:
What came up most, review by review
Each bar counts how many of the 34 launch-day reviews raise the point, in any language.
- Ruts and track deformation work 11
- Cornering and steering feel heavy 9
- No key or button remapping (fixed by hotfix 1) 7
- Bike feels too light in the air 7
- No full career mode 4
- Poor PC performance, no upscaler 3
- Crashes or failure to start 2
- Engine sound missing or out of sync 2
What players praise
- + Ruts build lap after lap and change your lines
- + Free whips and scrubs once air assists are off
- + AI takes several lines and is tuned per track
- + Wide assist range from Amateur to Expert
Why players refund
- − No full career mode, only Championship
- − No key or button remapping on PC until the first hotfix
- − No DLSS or FSR; players on RTX 3070 report choppy frames
- − Cornering feels heavy and the bike feels light in the air to many reviewers
Who it suits
Riders who care about line choice will get the most out of it. The ruts build up through a race, so the line that worked on lap two can throw you off by lap ten. Players who switched every assist off say the physics click, and the AI is competitive, which matters because there is no deep career to carry you. Several reviewers coming from MX Bikes found the game easier than they expected.
The refund crowd is mostly about feel. The bike turns slowly in corners but floats in the air, and on PC the launch build had no remapping. That last point was fixed in the first hotfix. If cornering is your worry, the settings guide covers the steering and assist options players changed.
Why there is no score
We do not score games. The verdict sums up the first 32 Steam reviews and the official feature list.
Source: the 34 Steam reviews posted on October 1, 2026 (all languages), read in full; the score counts 32 of them.
Buying questions
Is MXGP 26 worth $49.99?
If you want ruts and deformation that change your lines and can live without a full career, players who bought it mostly say yes. If you mainly play long careers or want arcade handling, wait for a sale or more patches.
Is MXGP 26 better than MXGP 2024?
Most launch reviewers who mention the older games call it a step up, though some say it handles worse than MXGP 2020 or 2021. It runs on a new engine from a new studio, Artefacts Studio.
Is it like MX Bikes?
Several MX Bikes players say it handles in a similar way and feels easier. One reviewer ran a qualifying lap more than 10 seconds faster than the hardest AI on day one.