Customer Ratings & Reviews

I learned to drive with a car with a shift box or manual transmission and I miss the felling of having the control of the vehicle so when playing any racing games I enjoy the feel of shifting gears. The Thrustmaster TH8S shifter is an add-on, it is an entry level and affordable shifter that performs well. It comes with both cables to either use it directly with a Thrustmaster racing wheel base with the mini-DIN cable and it can be connected directly to the PC with the USB-C to USB A cable both included. The shifter is sturdy and the shifting resistance can be adjusted with a flat screwdriver, it can be tightened or loosened to my liking. And shifting is fun and comfortable since it does have seven speeds and reverse. To install it is easy, it has a clamp to mount on a table or desk without using any tools, up to 1.6 inches thick and it is ready to be installed on a racing chair to feel like you are inside the vehicle. The feel of the shifter is good, the shifter is made of plastic so it does not feel like the real deal but then again it is affordable and it is entry level so it feels good even when I’m in the game it keeps up with the handling and with racing gloves I don’t get the plastic feel. Before using the TH8S go to the Thrustmaster website and download and install the drivers then connect it and done. Overall, I like how easy it was to add this shifter and make the experience much better, it is affordable and versatile.

I've submitted photos that I currently run the Logitech G923 wheel paired with the Logitech Driving Force Shifter. I play Forza 5, and Assetto Corsa. This does run on your consoles, but I play on my ultrawide monitor pc monitor. Just for context. Installation , same as the logitech, clamp clamp, fine, not a big deal. Works as intended. It is slightly different than the Logitech, not better, not worse. Some reviewers felt it was more loose when compared to Logitech, I have tried various iterations and I could not reproduce the same result. It was very sturdy and reliable. Any racing fan will know there is actually an older brother shifter from Thrustmaster, more for the core sim fans. This product is more for the casual sim fan and is a direct competitor to the Logitech shifter, which I have sitting right next to the Thrustmaster stick. Similar price range, similar build quality, so it comes down to how the stick feels and compatibility. Set up is easy. As anyone who plays racing sims, the dread comes from running the wires, and drivers setting up, and hoping things are compatible and run smoothly without stutters or glitches/mismapped buttons etc. Being a new product, I was a little worried the software/compatibility would be a problem, but as you can see from the pictures my game fired up perfectly fine, all gears were correctly assigned, responsive, tight, no drift. No issues in both games I play, compatibility, check. Works with the clutch from the G923. Check check check. Finally the feel, the simulation. I felt like it was definitely a different feel when compared to the logitech. The logitech clicks, while thrustmaster drifts to neutral. It's alot smoother, which some people like, some people don't. For everyday drivers that like to "wiggle" to neutral check, this does it naturally, unlike the Logitech. The logitech is more sim-like short stick without that same wiggle for the neutral check. Otherwise, everything else, getting into the right gears felt very smooth, very clean. I think it runs neck and neck with the competitor, but I found myself coming back to the Thrustmaster more now that I've been playing with it for over a week. It felt a little more natural, a little more "street racing", and less "grand prix" racing, which is all I want in a video game. Highly recommended!

Great shift for the price. Responsive and has a great feel

Best shifter for the price and quality, it feels really nice. Much better than the competing Logi one. Recommended

I've never driven stick before. Had a general idea about how it works but never really had a way to try it out. I kind of feel like I could figure it out if put behind the wheel of a real manual transmission car after playing a couple games with this shifter. Setup was easy in that just plugging it in kind of works. I went to the website and downloaded the drivers for it but I don't think much changed from when I just had it plugged in to my computer without drivers. The only thing that's going to complicate setup is going to be making sure it works right in your game of choice. I connected my shifter directly to the computer via USB so it acted just like a separate unit. I imagine if you have a thrustmaster wheel with the correct connection, setup could be even easier for some games. Euro Truck Simulator 2 had things set up just about automatically as far as the shifter went. I just had to adjust settings for my wheel and pedals (Logitech G923). But with the default control wizard, the shifter had all of it's inputs set up already. Forza Horizon 5 needed a little extra setup. But it was a simple matter of just going to the controls and selecting each gear and then moving the shifter to that gear to set that input. After that, everything worked great. I'm sure there are more challenging games to set up but any driving game that allows wheel and pedal controls should have the ability to set this shifter up (don't quote me on that). The feel is pretty nice. Maybe a little stiff? Again, I don't drive stick, but my dad did when I was a kid and I remember the shifter feeling pretty loose. This has some play in neutral but it has a spring back to the center so it also feels a little rigid. The gears felt easy enough to shift into and over time I could see myself hitting exactly what gear I'm looking for every time. I found myself jumping over gears occasionally just from not being familiar with the spacing. But overall, clamped to my desk, the shifter felt how I'd assume it should feel. I've never considered getting a shifter but since I had this nice wheel already I figured I'd give it a shot and I'm glad I did. I like it. I think I'll play most of my racing games with manual transmission in the future just for the practice and I'm a fan of a little more immersion in things like truck and farming simulators which this offers plenty of. Definitely consider this one if it fits your budget and you're looking for something that just works for the most part.

If you like driving simulators as much as I do, and I am not a hard core gamer, you will absolutely love this add-on shifter. The "gates" on it remind me of a particular Italian sportscar. To start I used it on my PC but will switch it over to my game console since it is compatible with both. Hookup was straight forward with the USB-C connection. Once connected it was off to the races, literally! The feel of the shifter is solid with a locking attachment that will clip to a pretty thick desk or table. One feature I really like is that the shifter will self center unlike some that move all over the place. Seven gears are at your disposal plus reverse. Took some getting use to because of course the shifting is shorter than in an actual car but overall it mimics an actual shifter pretty closely. Pairing this with a nice steering wheel and pedals and you will feel like you're taking on the some of the best courses around. Can't wait to use it with the game console and the VR headset. I can't say that this it pro level but for the occasional virtual racer it is a must have.