NACON and Cyanide Studio now offer annual bicycle racing games Tour de France 2023 for Windows on Steam and for consoles, and Pro Cycling Manager 2023 on Steam for Windows. The former is an action game, which requires a controller, even on PC. The latter is a management game where you must strategize to put together a winning team. Here's a Pro Cycling Manager 2023 Launch Trailer and a Tour de France 2023 Launch Trailer with looks at each. Read on for more:

In Tour de France 2023, players pedal via their controller to take on a selection of major races in the pro cycling calendar: Tour de France, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Flèche Wallonne, Paris-Nice, Critérium du Dauphiné, Paris-Tours, and Paris-Roubaix. Tour de France 2023 also provides the chance to ride for one of the 27 official World Tour and Pro Tour teams via various game modes, and experience the thrills of a pro cycling competition.

In Pro Cycling Manager 2023, the players manage their team’s preparations by means of a new training and task calendar management system. The official races have been updated to include all the 2023 ASO races such as the Tour de France, Paris-Roubaix or Paris-Nice. In order to make the game even closer to reality, its world rankings are now based on the real-life system (UCI points ranking). A national team application entry system for the World Championships has also been set up. The user interface has been improved for better gameplay and easier menu navigation.