Best Racing Games
417 Racing games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
198X
Released: Jun 20, 2019
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Racing, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
198X is not just a beat ’em up, a shoot ’em up, a racing game, a ninja game and an RPG.
Driver 2: Back on the Streets
Released: Nov 14, 2000
Critic rating: 50.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Racing
Platforms: PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Driver 2: Back on the Streets is an open-world driving and action game developed by Reflections Interactive and published by Infogrames in 2000 for the PlayStation.
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller
Released: Jul 23, 2002
Critic rating: 50.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Racing
Platforms: Arcade, Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
After New York, what city could be screwy enough for a CRAZY TAXI game?
Need for Speed
Released: Nov 3, 2015
Critic rating: 62.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
With over 20 years of history in its rear view mirror, Need for Speed returns with a reboot that delivers on what Need for Speed stands for - rich customization, authentic urban car culture, a nocturnal open world, and an immersive narrative that drives your NFS game.
Despicable Me: Minion Rush
Released: Jun 13, 2013
Critic rating: 61.1 / 100 • 26 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Racing, Arcade
Platforms: Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Race with the Minions in the award-winning, fan-favorite runner, Minion Rush!
Destruction AllStars
Released: Feb 2, 2021
Critic rating: 67.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Racing, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 5
Game modes: Multiplayer
Stars and cars collide.
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
Released: Jan 8, 2008
Critic rating: 55.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Sport
Platforms: Wii, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity is a hoverboard racing video game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the PlayStation 2 and Wii.
Stumble Guys
Released: Sep 24, 2020
Critic rating: 60.6 / 100 • 57 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Racing, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Battle Royale
Stumble Guys is a massively multiplayer party knockout game with up to 32 players online intention to struggle through levels round after round of escalating chaos, until one victor remains!
Extreme-G
Released: Sep 30, 1997
Critic rating: 60.5 / 100 • 25 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Racing, Sport
Platforms: Nintendo 64
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Extreme-G is a futuristic racing game with an emphasis on speed.
Trials of the Blood Dragon
Released: Jun 13, 2016
Critic rating: 52.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Racing, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Trials with a storyline gives you 30 missions across 7 different worlds in a full narrative-driven adventure, a cast of colourful characters and a self-contained story set 12 years on from the events of Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon.
The Simpsons: Road Rage
Released: Nov 19, 2001
Critic rating: 58.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Racing
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
The Simpsons: Road Rage is similar to Sega's 1999 video game Crazy Taxi, in that the main objective is to drive picked up passengers to their destinations as quickly as possible.
Need for Speed: Undercover
Released: Nov 18, 2008
Critic rating: 57.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Racing, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The Need for Speed series got another dose of Hollywood magic with the release of Undercover.
Crashday
Released: Feb 24, 2006
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Racing, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Crashday is a destructive racing game, combining car racing with stunts and destruction derby competitions.
Grand Theft Auto III: The Definitive Edition
Released: Nov 11, 2021
Critic rating: 58.3 / 100 • 54 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Racing, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
It all starts in Liberty City.
FlatOut 4: Total Insanity
Released: Mar 17, 2017
Critic rating: 66.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Racing
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
FlatOut 4: Total Insanity is a return to the franchise's adrenaline-pumping arcade destruction roots.
Top Gear 2
Released: Aug 8, 1993
Critic rating: 57.9 / 100 • 26 votes
Genres: Racing, Simulator
Platforms: Amiga CD32, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
This third-person racing game resembles Gremlin's earlier Lotus series, in terms of its general look and feel, right down to the text font used in the game.
Carmageddon: Max Damage
Released: Jul 5, 2016
Critic rating: 53.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Racing
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In Carmageddon, the player races a vehicle against a number of other computer controlled competitors in various settings, including city, mine and industrial areas.
Street Racing Syndicate
Released: Aug 17, 2004
Critic rating: 59.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Racing
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The raw, high-stakes world of illegal street racing comes to life in Street Racing Syndicate.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus
Released: Oct 19, 2004
Critic rating: 54.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Racing, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
The sequel to 2003's updated beat 'em up, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus sets the turtle quartet on another adventure from the series' second season, this time allowing the entire team to work together via a 4-player multiplayer mode.
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
Released: Nov 14, 2006
Critic rating: 60.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Racing, Sport, Strategy
Platforms: Wii, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Players aim straight downhill at high speed through 7 open locations, such as Machu Picchu, San Fransisco, Rio de Janeiro, Edinburgh, Hong Kong, and more in Tony Hawk's first extreme downhill racing game .
Need for Speed: Payback
Released: Nov 10, 2017
Critic rating: 54.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Racing, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
"This explosive adventure is filled with intense heist missions, high stakes car battles, epic cop pursuits and jaw dropping set pieces.
Hardware: Rivals
Released: Jan 5, 2016
Critic rating: 53.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Racing
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Hunt down your opponents in an armoured tank or pursue them at speed in a Fast Attack Vehicle.
Sonic R
Released: Nov 11, 1998
Critic rating: 56.3 / 100 • 57 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Originally released for the Sega Saturn, Sonic R is a racing game featuring characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
Grand Theft Auto Advance
Released: Oct 26, 2004
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Racing, Adventure
Platforms: Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player
Grand Theft Auto Advance is a handheld console game developed by Digital Eclipse, published by Rockstar Games, and released on October 26, 2004 for the Game Boy Advance.
Cel Damage
Released: Nov 15, 2001
Critic rating: 50.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Racing
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
Imagine a world where 'toons rule the road and the demolition derby is a way of life.