# Which one do you like better? Beamng or GTA V **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** video-games-e-games\ **Created:** [September 30, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-do-you-like-better-beamng-or-gta-v/990911 "2023-09-30T14:48:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jagraze1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jagraze1/32/14870_2.png) [@Jagraze1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jagraze1)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-do-you-like-better-beamng-or-gta-v/990911/1 "2023-09-30T14:48:10Z")
Personally, I like Beamng better because its not as age restricted as GTA V and is not as violent. What about you? ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-do-you-like-better-beamng-or-gta-v/990911/2 "2023-09-30T15:20:39Z")
I’m not familiar with BeamNG.drive, but the internet suggests it is a driving simulator of some kind. GTA V is not a driving simulator. Personally, I’m not really interested in driving simulators and I like games with stories, so I’ll pick GTA V (even though it’s not my favourite in the GTA series). ---
**Author:** ![Jagraze1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jagraze1/32/14870_2.png) [@Jagraze1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jagraze1)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-do-you-like-better-beamng-or-gta-v/990911/3 "2023-09-30T16:01:52Z")
I play both games but beamng is less violent ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-do-you-like-better-beamng-or-gta-v/990911/4 "2023-09-30T16:27:57Z")
No one plays GTA for the realistic driving physics. Especially in V you play it for the cinematic storyline and open world. BeamNG is a driving simulator. It’s apples and oranges. They aren’t in the same category of games. ---
**Author:** ![Jagraze1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jagraze1/32/14870_2.png) [@Jagraze1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jagraze1)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-do-you-like-better-beamng-or-gta-v/990911/5 "2023-09-30T16:30:00Z")
Yeah but one similarity is both are popular so tell me which one you prefer: Beamng or GTA V ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-do-you-like-better-beamng-or-gta-v/990911/6 "2023-09-30T17:13:16Z")
> [@Jagraze1](#): > > one similarity is both are popular That’s not a similarity between the games. Popularity is external to the games. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-do-you-like-better-beamng-or-gta-v/990911/7 "2023-09-30T17:25:04Z")
> [@Jagraze1](#): > > Yeah but one similarity is both are popular so tell me which one you prefer: Beamng or GTA V I prefer Kerbal Space Program for having much more realistic orbital mechanics than either. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-do-you-like-better-beamng-or-gta-v/990911/8 "2023-09-30T19:17:48Z")
Heh, was also going to say “Neither”. Not into driving physics games and GTAV was a big letdown for me. I suppose that, if I had to blow an hour and only had those two games, I’d pick Beam as something easier to just jump into and do the thing. If I had to blow a week, I’d pick GTAV for more things to do. In any other circumstance, I’d play something else. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-do-you-like-better-beamng-or-gta-v/990911/9 "2023-09-30T19:40:00Z")
> [@Gorsnak](#): > > I prefer Kerbal Space Program for having much more realistic orbital mechanics than either. I agree. It is also far more “open world” than those games - in fact, it is “open worlds”. It also has better vehicle customization (although the driving is worse). ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-do-you-like-better-beamng-or-gta-v/990911/10 "2023-09-30T19:57:15Z")
I prefer the Civ games for being history simulators rather than driving or crime simulators. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-do-you-like-better-beamng-or-gta-v/990911/11 "2023-09-30T19:59:30Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > I prefer the Civ games for being history simulators Psssh, Civ is hardly a _simulator_. More of a board game. If you want historical simulators, check out the Paradox games! ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-do-you-like-better-beamng-or-gta-v/990911/12 "2023-09-30T20:09:47Z")
_Sleeping Dogs_ and _Saint’s Row 3_ and _4_ are all better than any of the GTA games.