The best 60 of 446 games
Full throttle, racing line, final corner: games that put you behind the wheel, on the track, off-road or as an arcade racer.
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Open world · Dense, handcrafted world · Strong soundtrack
Burnout Paradise
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Open world
An arcade racer set in the open Paradise City, where you start events at any intersection, pick your own routes and revel in spectacular crashes. Hidden shortcuts, jumps and takedowns make exploring the city a game in itself.
An arcade racer set in the open Paradise City, where you start events at any intersection, pick your own routes and revel in spectacular crashes. Hidden shortcuts, jumps and takedowns make exploring the city a game in itself.
Burnout Paradise
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Open world
A fast arcade racer set in an open city where every car is available from the start, so you jump into races and police chases at will. The Easy Drive online mode makes quick competition with friends effortless.
2 Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)
A fast arcade racer set in an open city where every car is available from the start, so you jump into races and police chases at will. The Easy Drive online mode makes quick competition with friends effortless.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
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Co-op or multiplayer
Criterion's arcade racer lets you alternate between speeders and cops tearing through Seacrest County, using spike strips, EMPs and spectacular takedowns. Its Autolog system turns every best time into a running rivalry with friends.
Criterion's arcade racer lets you alternate between speeders and cops tearing through Seacrest County, using spike strips, EMPs and spectacular takedowns. Its Autolog system turns every best time into a running rivalry with friends.
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
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Strong soundtrack
A chaotic arcade racer built on destruction physics, demolition derbies and absurd ragdoll minigames that launch your driver through the windshield, all backed by a memorable rock soundtrack.
A chaotic arcade racer built on destruction physics, demolition derbies and absurd ragdoll minigames that launch your driver through the windshield, all backed by a memorable rock soundtrack.
FlatOut 2
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Strong soundtrack
An arcade racer where you tear through sunny coastal and forest tracks in exotic supercars while dodging police, or play as the cops yourself and bust speeders. Its fast, accessible handling and rock soundtrack made it a series classic.
5 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
An arcade racer where you tear through sunny coastal and forest tracks in exotic supercars while dodging police, or play as the cops yourself and bust speeders. Its fast, accessible handling and rock soundtrack made it a series classic.
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
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Challenging difficulty
As undercover cop Tanner you tear through Miami, San Francisco, LA and New York in 70s muscle cars, pulling off getaways and chases straight out of classic car-chase films, with a notoriously tough challenge starting at the infamous parking garage test.
6 Driver
As undercover cop Tanner you tear through Miami, San Francisco, LA and New York in 70s muscle cars, pulling off getaways and chases straight out of classic car-chase films, with a notoriously tough challenge starting at the infamous parking garage test.
Driver
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Sci-fi setting
A fast-paced Star Wars pod racing game where you thunder through hazardous tracks at breakneck speed. With over 20 racers, upgrades and Anakin as the headline pilot, it captures the famous race from the film.
7 Star Wars: Episode I - Racer
A fast-paced Star Wars pod racing game where you thunder through hazardous tracks at breakneck speed. With over 20 racers, upgrades and Anakin as the headline pilot, it captures the famous race from the film.
Star Wars: Episode I - Racer
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Action-packed real-time combat
An open-world driving game set in San Francisco where comatose detective Tanner can instantly "Shift" into any car in the city. This enables spectacular chases, a tongue-in-cheek cop-movie tone and plenty of variety.
An open-world driving game set in San Francisco where comatose detective Tanner can instantly "Shift" into any car in the city. This enables spectacular chases, a tongue-in-cheek cop-movie tone and plenty of variety.
Driver: San Francisco
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Co-op or multiplayer
Fast-paced rocket-car soccer where physics-driven ball control and aerial maneuvers create a staggering skill ceiling. Easy to pick up, yet competitive online play offers years of mastery.
Fast-paced rocket-car soccer where physics-driven ball control and aerial maneuvers create a staggering skill ceiling. Easy to pick up, yet competitive online play offers years of mastery.
Rocket League
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Distinctive, stylised art style
An anime-styled arcade racer where every race doubles as a fight, mixing driving with combat mechanics and a personal story of glory, power and revenge.
10 Screamer
An anime-styled arcade racer where every race doubles as a fight, mixing driving with combat mechanics and a personal story of glory, power and revenge.
Screamer
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Strong soundtrack
A fast arcade racer where cars stick to walls and ceilings at extreme speed, with weapons adding to the chaos. Fatboy Slim's driving soundtrack adds extra energy.
11 Rollcage
A fast arcade racer where cars stick to walls and ceilings at extreme speed, with weapons adding to the chaos. Fatboy Slim's driving soundtrack adds extra energy.
Rollcage
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Co-op or multiplayer
An arcade racer with real licensed cars where up to 20 vehicles fight for the lead using Mario Kart-style power-ups like energy bolts and mines. Frantic on-track combat and online multiplayer are the focus.
12 Blur
An arcade racer with real licensed cars where up to 20 vehicles fight for the lead using Mario Kart-style power-ups like energy bolts and mines. Frantic on-track combat and online multiplayer are the focus.
Blur
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Sci-fi setting
A fast anti-gravity racer for the PS Vita set in the early years of the racing league, with futuristic city tracks. Sharp reflexes, weapon pickups and a driving electronic soundtrack define it.
13 Wipeout 2048
A fast anti-gravity racer for the PS Vita set in the early years of the racing league, with futuristic city tracks. Sharp reflexes, weapon pickups and a driving electronic soundtrack define it.
Wipeout 2048
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Open world
Criterion's open-world arcade racer set in Fairhaven, where cars are found scattered around the city, police chases deliver constant adrenaline, and Autolog fuels nonstop rivalry with friends.
14 Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005)
Criterion's open-world arcade racer set in Fairhaven, where cars are found scattered around the city, police chases deliver constant adrenaline, and Autolog fuels nonstop rivalry with friends.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
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Sci-fi setting
A blisteringly fast anti-gravity racer for the original PlayStation, mixing weapons and boosts on futuristic tracks. Famous for its sleek graphic design and driving electronic soundtrack.
15 Wipeout 3
A blisteringly fast anti-gravity racer for the original PlayStation, mixing weapons and boosts on futuristic tracks. Famous for its sleek graphic design and driving electronic soundtrack.
Wipeout 3
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Sci-fi setting
A frantic arcade racer where oversized wheels let cars drive on walls and ceilings, and weapon pickups let you wreck rivals. The sequel delivers even more speed and chaos on futuristic tracks.
A frantic arcade racer where oversized wheels let cars drive on walls and ceilings, and weapon pickups let you wreck rivals. The sequel delivers even more speed and chaos on futuristic tracks.
Rollcage Stage II
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Action-packed real-time combat
A blistering arcade racer where you weave through rush-hour traffic, take rivals out in spectacular crashes and build boost through risky driving. Modes like Road Rage, Eliminator and Crash keep the action chaotic and fun.
A blistering arcade racer where you weave through rush-hour traffic, take rivals out in spectacular crashes and build boost through risky driving. Modes like Road Rage, Eliminator and Crash keep the action chaotic and fun.
Burnout Revenge
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Action-packed real-time combat
A chaotic vehicular combat racer where you can win by finishing laps, wrecking opponents or running down pedestrians. Its gleeful black humor and open-ended levels define the experience.
18 Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now
A chaotic vehicular combat racer where you can win by finishing laps, wrecking opponents or running down pedestrians. Its gleeful black humor and open-ended levels define the experience.
Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now
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Lavish presentation
Ridge Racer 7 delivers fast arcade racing with its signature drifting across about 22 courses that can be run forward, reversed and mirrored. Its smooth 1080p, 60 fps presentation on PlayStation 3 makes the series' drift-heavy style especially satisfying.
Ridge Racer 7 delivers fast arcade racing with its signature drifting across about 22 courses that can be run forward, reversed and mirrored. Its smooth 1080p, 60 fps presentation on PlayStation 3 makes the series' drift-heavy style especially satisfying.
Ridge Racer 7
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Co-op or multiplayer
You drive rocket-powered cars and try to knock a giant ball into the opposing goal, racing across walls and ceilings. Acrobatic tricks and boosts make every match fast, chaotic and hugely fun, especially against friends.
20 Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars
You drive rocket-powered cars and try to knock a giant ball into the opposing goal, racing across walls and ceilings. Acrobatic tricks and boosts make every match fast, chaotic and hugely fun, especially against friends.
Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars
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Strong soundtrack
An arcade racer that rewards reckless speed and spectacular crashes: dangerous driving through oncoming traffic fills your boost, and the Crash mode turns pileups into a game of their own.
An arcade racer that rewards reckless speed and spectacular crashes: dangerous driving through oncoming traffic fills your boost, and the Crash mode turns pileups into a game of their own.
Burnout 2: Point of Impact
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Sci-fi setting
A Star Wars racer set in an illegal Outer Rim league, where you climb the ranks through run-based, high-stakes races. Breakneck speed and syndicate intrigue after the Empire's fall define the experience.
A Star Wars racer set in an illegal Outer Rim league, where you climb the ranks through run-based, high-stakes races. Breakneck speed and syndicate intrigue after the Empire's fall define the experience.
Star Wars: Galactic Racer
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Open world
An open-world driving game set in New York across two eras, 1978 and 2006, where you work as a getaway driver for criminals. High-speed chases are the focus, backed up by on-foot gunfights.
An open-world driving game set in New York across two eras, 1978 and 2006, where you work as a getaway driver for criminals. High-speed chases are the focus, backed up by on-foot gunfights.
Driver: Parallel Lines
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Action-packed real-time combat
A brutal off-road racer where seven vehicle classes, from dirt bikes to big rigs, compete on the same track. The terrain deforms with every pass, so each lap plays differently and rewards choosing the right line and vehicle.
24 MotorStorm
A brutal off-road racer where seven vehicle classes, from dirt bikes to big rigs, compete on the same track. The terrain deforms with every pass, so each lap plays differently and rewards choosing the right line and vehicle.
MotorStorm
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Open world
A huge, gorgeous rendition of Mexico, from deserts to jungles and volcanoes, becomes a playground for hundreds of licensed cars. Races, stunts and car collecting flow seamlessly together, solo or alongside other players online.
A huge, gorgeous rendition of Mexico, from deserts to jungles and volcanoes, becomes a playground for hundreds of licensed cars. Races, stunts and car collecting flow seamlessly together, solo or alongside other players online.
Forza Horizon 5
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Open world
A fast arcade street racer set in open versions of Los Angeles, Paris and Tokyo, where finding shortcuts and keeping speed matters more than fixed tracks. Customizable cars and online multiplayer round it out.
A fast arcade street racer set in open versions of Los Angeles, Paris and Tokyo, where finding shortcuts and keeping speed matters more than fixed tracks. Customizable cars and online multiplayer round it out.
Midnight Club II
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Action-packed real-time combat
A fast, brutal vehicular combat game where you race through open arenas, ram rivals and run over pedestrians. Dark humor and chaos take priority over realism.
A fast, brutal vehicular combat game where you race through open arenas, ram rivals and run over pedestrians. Dark humor and chaos take priority over realism.
Carmageddon TDR 2000
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Action-packed real-time combat
A classic top-down vehicular combat racer where you race on brutal tracks, blast rivals off the road, and spend winnings upgrading your car, engine and weapons on the way to the final showdown.
28 Death Rally
A classic top-down vehicular combat racer where you race on brutal tracks, blast rivals off the road, and spend winnings upgrading your car, engine and weapons on the way to the final showdown.
Death Rally
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Open world
Arcade street racing across the open Tri-City as an undercover cop infiltrating a crime syndicate. Its hallmarks are frantic police chases, car tuning and live-action cutscenes.
Arcade street racing across the open Tri-City as an undercover cop infiltrating a crime syndicate. Its hallmarks are frantic police chases, car tuning and live-action cutscenes.
Need for Speed: Undercover
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Lavish presentation
A fast, chaotic off-road racer set on a tropical volcanic island, where vehicle classes, boost management and hazardous jungle, swamp and lava terrain make for wild, unpredictable races.
A fast, chaotic off-road racer set on a tropical volcanic island, where vehicle classes, boost management and hazardous jungle, swamp and lava terrain make for wild, unpredictable races.
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift
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Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
An arcade racer that rewards reckless driving: dodging oncoming traffic and near misses fill your boost meter, while spectacular crashes are part of the show.
31 Burnout
An arcade racer that rewards reckless driving: dodging oncoming traffic and near misses fill your boost meter, while spectacular crashes are part of the show.
Burnout
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Post-apocalyptic setting
A fast, chaotic off-road racer where you tear through a city collapsing around you in a disaster, with buildings falling and tracks changing mid-race across varied vehicle classes.
A fast, chaotic off-road racer where you tear through a city collapsing around you in a disaster, with buildings falling and tracks changing mid-race across varied vehicle classes.
MotorStorm: Apocalypse
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Lavish presentation
A fast arcade racer featuring licensed hypercars from Ferrari, Porsche and Lamborghini across spectacular locations worldwide. It favors fast, accessible thrills with nitro boosts and stunts over simulation realism.
A fast arcade racer featuring licensed hypercars from Ferrari, Porsche and Lamborghini across spectacular locations worldwide. It favors fast, accessible thrills with nitro boosts and stunts over simulation realism.
Asphalt Legends
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Strong soundtrack
A classic arcade rally racer that was the first to make different surfaces like tarmac, gravel and mud change how the car handles. Fast, drift-heavy rally races against the clock and rivals.
A classic arcade rally racer that was the first to make different surfaces like tarmac, gravel and mud change how the car handles. Fast, drift-heavy rally races against the clock and rivals.
Sega Rally Championship
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Sci-fi setting
A blisteringly fast futuristic anti-gravity racer where precise steering, weapon pickups and a pulsing electronic soundtrack take center stage. Crisp HD visuals at a smooth 60 fps make the sense of speed especially intense.
35 Wipeout HD
A blisteringly fast futuristic anti-gravity racer where precise steering, weapon pickups and a pulsing electronic soundtrack take center stage. Crisp HD visuals at a smooth 60 fps make the sense of speed especially intense.
Wipeout HD
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Lavish presentation
A linear arcade racing road trip across the US from San Francisco to New York, featuring Frostbite 2 visuals, police chases and brief on-foot quick-time sequences.
A linear arcade racing road trip across the US from San Francisco to New York, featuring Frostbite 2 visuals, police chases and brief on-foot quick-time sequences.
Need for Speed: The Run
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Open world
An open-world racer where you switch between street racer and cop, chasing and takedowning rivals with gadgets across Redview County. Seamless online integration lets other players drop into your world at any moment.
An open-world racer where you switch between street racer and cop, chasing and takedowning rivals with gadgets across Redview County. Seamless online integration lets other players drop into your world at any moment.
Need for Speed: Rivals
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Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
A fast arcade racer where you ram rivals and cause spectacular crashes to take the lead. Speed and destruction are the focus.
A fast arcade racer where you ram rivals and cause spectacular crashes to take the lead. Speed and destruction are the focus.
Burnout Legends
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Action-packed real-time combat
A fast arcade racer in the Burnout series where dangerous driving, drifts and near misses fill your boost meter, which you then drain in one continuous Burnout. New modes like Maniac Mode reward reckless score chasing.
A fast arcade racer in the Burnout series where dangerous driving, drifts and near misses fill your boost meter, which you then drain in one continuous Burnout. New modes like Maniac Mode reward reckless score chasing.
Burnout Dominator
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Open world
An arcade racer set in an open, Las Vegas-inspired desert world, built around a revenge story, cinematic heist missions, police chases and deep car customization through a speed card system.
An arcade racer set in an open, Las Vegas-inspired desert world, built around a revenge story, cinematic heist missions, police chases and deep car customization through a speed card system.
Need for Speed: Payback
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Strong soundtrack
A frantic arcade taxi game where you race the clock through a sunny open city, delivering fares with reckless stunts and combos, all set to an iconic punk rock soundtrack.
41 Crazy Taxi
A frantic arcade taxi game where you race the clock through a sunny open city, delivering fares with reckless stunts and combos, all set to an iconic punk rock soundtrack.
Crazy Taxi
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Open world
An arcade street racer set in a Miami-inspired open city where you earn cash in legal daytime events and build reputation in risky night races with aggressive police chases. Deep car tuning and visual customization drive the progression.
An arcade street racer set in a Miami-inspired open city where you earn cash in legal daytime events and build reputation in risky night races with aggressive police chases. Deep car tuning and visual customization drive the progression.
Need for Speed: Heat
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Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
A racing game devoted entirely to Porsche, letting you drive through five decades of the brand's history, from the 356 to the 996 Turbo, with noticeably more realistic handling than earlier entries. The Factory Driver mode adds demanding driving challenges.
43 Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed
A racing game devoted entirely to Porsche, letting you drive through five decades of the brand's history, from the 356 to the 996 Turbo, with noticeably more realistic handling than earlier entries. The Factory Driver mode adds demanding driving challenges.
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed
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Open world
An arcade open-world racer from veterans of the Burnout and Need for Speed series, where you drive across a huge map, build your own tracks and enjoy races and crashes solo or with friends.
44 Wreckreation
An arcade open-world racer from veterans of the Burnout and Need for Speed series, where you drive across a huge map, build your own tracks and enjoy races and crashes solo or with friends.
Wreckreation
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Strong soundtrack
A pioneering arcade 3D racer built around spectacular drifting through corners and fast races with a catchy techno soundtrack. Easy to pick up, but rewarding precise driving.
45 Ridge Racer
A pioneering arcade 3D racer built around spectacular drifting through corners and fast races with a catchy techno soundtrack. Easy to pick up, but rewarding precise driving.
Ridge Racer
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Lavish presentation
A sim-leaning turn for Need for Speed, with a visceral cockpit view that makes every impact and every corner at the limit hit hard. You race licensed performance cars on real-world circuits.
A sim-leaning turn for Need for Speed, with a visceral cockpit view that makes every impact and every corner at the limit hit hard. You race licensed performance cars on real-world circuits.
Need for Speed: Shift
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Strong soundtrack
A blistering arcade racer built around ramming rivals off the road with brutal takedowns and staging spectacular pileups in Crash mode. It is still widely seen as a high point of arcade racing.
A blistering arcade racer built around ramming rivals off the road with brutal takedowns and staging spectacular pileups in Crash mode. It is still widely seen as a high point of arcade racing.
Burnout 3: Takedown
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Lavish presentation
An arcade-leaning racer from Bizarre Creations set in lovingly recreated world cities, where stylish driving earns Kudos points. It adds motorbikes and dynamic weather to the series formula.
An arcade-leaning racer from Bizarre Creations set in lovingly recreated world cities, where stylish driving earns Kudos points. It adds motorbikes and dynamic weather to the series formula.
Project Gotham Racing 4
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Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
A 90s arcade racer featuring exotic supercars, six varied tracks and modes like single race, tournament and knockout. It focuses on speed and driving feel rather than story or progression.
A 90s arcade racer featuring exotic supercars, six varied tracks and modes like single race, tournament and knockout. It focuses on speed and driving feel rather than story or progression.
Need for Speed II
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Distinctive, stylised art style
A colorful arcade kart racer starring Sonic and friends, where Travel Rings warp the course into new dimensions mid-race. It shines in multiplayer, with chaotic items and team-based play.
A colorful arcade kart racer starring Sonic and friends, where Travel Rings warp the course into new dimensions mid-race. It shines in multiplayer, with chaotic items and team-based play.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
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Action-packed real-time combat
A notorious vehicular combat racer where you can win by wrecking opponents or mowing down pedestrians. Open arenas, over-the-top violence and black humor define the experience.
51 Carmageddon
A notorious vehicular combat racer where you can win by wrecking opponents or mowing down pedestrians. Open arenas, over-the-top violence and black humor define the experience.
Carmageddon
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Lavish presentation
An aggressive, spectacular racer built around wheel-to-wheel battles, drift events and races from San Francisco to Le Mans. Its handling sits between arcade and simulation, and the Flashback feature lets you rewind mistakes.
An aggressive, spectacular racer built around wheel-to-wheel battles, drift events and races from San Francisco to Le Mans. Its handling sits between arcade and simulation, and the Flashback feature lets you rewind mistakes.
Race Driver: Grid
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Action-packed real-time combat
Wreckfest is a racing game built around demolition derbies and banger racing with convincing damage physics. Every collision changes how your car handles, so ramming rivals and surviving the crashes matter equally.
53 Wreckfest
Wreckfest is a racing game built around demolition derbies and banger racing with convincing damage physics. Every collision changes how your car handles, so ramming rivals and surviving the crashes matter equally.
Wreckfest
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Challenging difficulty
The official World Rally Championship game, with demanding handling across gravel, tarmac and snow. A reworked career mode, dynamic weather and over 100 stages deliver an authentic rally experience.
54 WRC 8
The official World Rally Championship game, with demanding handling across gravel, tarmac and snow. A reworked career mode, dynamic weather and over 100 stages deliver an authentic rally experience.
WRC 8
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Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
A fast off-road racer featuring rally, rallycross and gymkhana events around the world. Its extreme-sports attitude and satisfying handling set it apart.
A fast off-road racer featuring rally, rallycross and gymkhana events around the world. Its extreme-sports attitude and satisfying handling set it apart.
Colin McRae: Dirt 2
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Open world
Arcade driving through an over-the-top Las Vegas: pick up passengers, take wild shortcuts and deliver them fast to rack up fares and combos. Short, chaotic runs backed by a punk-rock soundtrack.
Arcade driving through an over-the-top Las Vegas: pick up passengers, take wild shortcuts and deliver them fast to rack up fares and combos. Short, chaotic runs backed by a punk-rock soundtrack.
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller
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Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
An arcade racing classic with blisteringly fast, stunt-filled tracks where precise driving and perfect lap times are everything. The bundled environments, large campaign and track editor give it huge replay value.
An arcade racing classic with blisteringly fast, stunt-filled tracks where precise driving and perfect lap times are everything. The bundled environments, large campaign and track editor give it huge replay value.
TrackMania United
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Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
An arcade racer with wild jumps and crashes on tracks through a stylized San Francisco. Hidden shortcuts, secret keys and unlockable vehicles reward exploring the courses.
58 San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing
An arcade racer with wild jumps and crashes on tracks through a stylized San Francisco. Hidden shortcuts, secret keys and unlockable vehicles reward exploring the courses.
San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing
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Strong soundtrack
Neon-soaked night street racing across the open city of Bayview, with famously deep visual and performance tuning that turns every car into your personal showpiece. Backed by an iconic mid-2000s soundtrack.
59 Need for Speed: Underground 2
Neon-soaked night street racing across the open city of Bayview, with famously deep visual and performance tuning that turns every car into your personal showpiece. Backed by an iconic mid-2000s soundtrack.
Need for Speed: Underground 2
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Action-packed real-time combat
An explosive arcade racer staged as a reality TV show, where you trigger collapsing buildings, explosions and shortcuts mid-race to wreck rivals and reshape the track on the fly.
60 Split/Second
An explosive arcade racer staged as a reality TV show, where you trigger collapsing buildings, explosions and shortcuts mid-race to wreck rivals and reshape the track on the fly.
Split/Second
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Racing games cover a wide range, and the list above shows it. Some are about open roads and exploring a city at speed, some are about crashing as much as driving, and a few drop the usual cars-on-tarmac idea entirely. Before you pick one, decide what you want from the driving: freedom, chaos, a story, or a skill you can keep improving.
If you like open worlds, Burnout Paradise is a colorful city to explore with a strong soundtrack and multiplayer. Need for Speed: Most Wanted offers a similar open-world setup with multiplayer. For a more cinematic, story-driven take, Driver: San Francisco combines an open world with comedy and a story. The original Driver is tagged as difficult and atmospheric, so expect a tougher, older-style challenge.
Difficulty and pace matter too. Star Wars: Episode I - Racer is tagged as difficult and sci-fi, so it suits players who enjoy mastering fast tracks. Rocket League swaps tracks for a ball and is tagged as both co-op and difficult, which makes it a good pick if you want to play with friends and keep improving. Check the platform tags as well, since some older games here are only listed for PC and PlayStation.
Burnout Paradise and Need for Speed: Most Wanted are both open-world racers with exploration and multiplayer. Driver: San Francisco is another open-world option, with a bigger focus on story and comedy.
Rocket League is tagged as both multiplayer and co-op, and it is colorful and difficult. Blur and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit are also tagged as multiplayer.
Driver and Star Wars: Episode I - Racer are both tagged as difficult in the list. Rocket League carries the same tag, so it can take time to master.
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