How to play Assetto Corsa with a phone for a wheel

Assetto Corsa is a proper sim, and a phone wheel holds up there! A Steam review from a sim racer who can't keep a real wheel where they live said they prefer this over a controller and called the app ABSOLUTE CINEMA. Here's how to set it up.

A quick clip of it running in Assetto Corsa.

Here is what using it looks like

  1. Install QR Controller from Steam (Windows, macOS, SteamOS and Linux) and launch it.
  2. Set Controller Type to the Assetto Corsa layout.
  3. Scan the QR code with your phone camera. The controller loads in the browser.
  4. For motion steering, open the controller in the free companion app, or flip the connection to Via Internet and rescan.
  5. Tap Enable Motion Control and hold the phone like a wheel. Assetto sees a normal gamepad!

What's on the phone

Throttle and brake live on one vertical slider with a vibration marker at neutral. After a couple of laps, modulating brake pressure with a thumb feels great.

Buttons: Shift Up, Shift Down, EBreak, Change Camera, and Horn.

Want to try it?QR Controller is on Steam for Windows, macOS, SteamOS and Linux. The Assetto Corsa layout comes built in.