Your exercise effort powers in-game effects:
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Your in-game speed is based on your exercise effort. There are 2 modes:
Cyclist Mode: Your in-game speed is directly based on your cycling speed (e.g., cycling at 20km/h will result in 200km/h in the game).
Gamer Mode: Your exercise effort controls the plane's throttle.
Not at all! In Cyclist Mode, the plane's controls are greatly simplified. Altitude is controlled automatically and one cannot crash.
Sightseer is a companion program included free to make the workout even more interesting. As you explore the world, it automatically identifies points of interest ahead of you like mountains, lakes, and landmarks.
When you reach these locations, it displays a picture and a description, and can even provide an AI voice summary about the point of interest.
PlayLetics turns The Crew 2 into a cycling simulation. Your power and the road's incline determine your speed.
Your exercise effort controls the car's throttle, so you can play the game normally while you ride.
Ride across a 160 × 100 km open world modeled on the United States.
Runs and looks great on older PCs.
Follow thousands of roads or go off-road whenever you like.
PlayLetics turns Forza into a cycling simulation. Your power and the road's incline determine your speed.
Your exercise effort controls the car's throttle, so you can play the game normally while you ride.
Explore Britain, Mexico and Japan with detailed graphics and varied landscapes.
The harder your avatar hits, the faster he gets, and the more he heals.
Take on hundreds of quests as you get fitter.
Ancient Egypt becomes your training environment.
RDR2's lush forests and stunning mountains become your training environment.
Elevation and your power output determine your speed.
Pedal harder for more damage. Exceed your target to shoot without reloading.
Full control in every supported game.
Steer, perform in-game actions and operate virtual shifting.
Turn your bike’s handlebars to steer.
Left/right steering for Cyclist Mode. Combine with a controller when you need more inputs.
Steering and shifting at your fingertips.
Button controls for Cyclist Mode, including virtual shifting.
PlayLetics is most fun when you steer, but you can also play without a steering device.
Enable Forza’s auto-drive feature to let the game handle steering. This option is only available in supported Forza games.
| Supported game | Game controllerAtrovo · Joy-Cons | Handlebar steeringElite Sterzo Smart · Rizer | Zwift Play / RideButton controls | No steeringForza auto-drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Forza Horizon4 / 5 / 6 |
Full control | Cyclist Mode1 | Cyclist Mode2 | Forza auto-drive |
 The Crew 2 |
Full control | Cyclist Mode1 | Cyclist Mode2 | Not supported |
 Microsoft Flight Simulator2020 / 2024 |
Full control | Cyclist Mode1 | Cyclist Mode2 | Not supported |
 Assassin’s Creed Origins |
Full control | Not sufficient alone | Not sufficient alone | Not supported |
 Red Dead Redemption 2 |
Full control | Movement only3 | Movement only3 | Not supported |
1 · Handlebars in Cyclist Mode: Turn your handlebars to steer left and right. Add a controller for other in-game actions and virtual shifting.
2 · Zwift controls in Cyclist Mode: Use the buttons to steer and shift virtually. For full gameplay, use a game controller.
3 · RDR2: Enough to move around. Use a game controller for full gameplay.
Combine your controls. Use your handlebars for steering and a game controller for additional actions and virtual shifting.
For both!
Cyclists can use Cyclist Mode, which turns the games into cycling simulations: you move through the game worlds at realistic cycling speeds (or multiples thereof). Terrain incline and your weight are taken into account, so your speed is simulated realistically. Structured workouts and Erg mode are also available for serious training.
Gamers can simply play through the games as usual, with their exercise effort woven directly into the gameplay in real time — the harder you pedal, the stronger and faster your character becomes, or the quicker they heal.
A used non-smart exercise bike paired with an inexpensive cadence sensor gets you started for very little money.
Combine that with a game that doesn't require a powerful PC — The Crew 2, for example, looks great even on older machines.
Very likely, yes. PlayLetics supports the FTMS and FE-C over BLE protocols, and most smart trainers released in recent years use one of them.
Not necessarily. Some of the supported games — The Crew 2, for example — run perfectly fine on weaker machines.
Yes. On Steam you can refund any game within 14 days of purchase as long as you have played it for less than 2 hours — plenty of time to see whether you enjoy it together with PlayLetics.
In addition, many of the supported games regularly get free trial weekends on Steam, so keep an eye out for those.
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