Best Racing Games

Rare Replay

Released: Aug 4, 2015

Critic rating: 86.9 / 100

Rating: M

Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Racing, Simulator, Sport, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Quiz/Trivia, Adventure, Arcade

Platforms: Xbox One

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Rare Replay is a 2015 compilation of 30 video games previously developed by Rare and its predecessor, Ultimate Play the Game, in their 30-year combined history.

Mario Kart 7

Released: Dec 2, 2011

Critic rating: 83.5 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Racing, Arcade

Platforms: Nintendo 3DS

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen, Battle Royale

The seventh installment of the fan-favorite Mario Kart franchise brings Mushroom Kingdom racing fun into glorious 3D.

Wipeout 2048

Released: Jan 19, 2012

Critic rating: 83.3 / 100

Rating: E10+

Genres: Racing

Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

The single player campaign progresses through the first three years of the A.G.R.C.

Gran Turismo 6

Released: Dec 5, 2013

Critic rating: 82.9 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport

Platforms: PlayStation 3

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen

Gran Turismo 6 is a racing video game and the sixth main installment—and twelfth overall entry—in the Gran Turismo series.

Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned

Released: Feb 17, 2009

Critic rating: 85.7 / 100

Rating: M

Genres: Shooter, Racing, Adventure

Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned is the first of two episodic expansion packs of Grand Theft Auto IV.

Art of Rally

Released: Sep 23, 2020

Critic rating: 83.3 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport, Indie, Arcade

Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player

Race in the golden era of rally.

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift

Released: Oct 28, 2008

Critic rating: 80.0 / 100

Rating: T

Genres: Racing

Platforms: PlayStation 3

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

The first MotorStorm wowed fans with its heady formula of brutal, unpredictable off-road racing, festival vibes and stunning Monument Valley desert scenery.

FlatOut 2

Released: Jun 30, 2006

Critic rating: 82.5 / 100

Rating: T

Genres: Racing, Sport, Arcade

Platforms: Xbox, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, PlayStation 2

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen

Experience the drive of your life as you throw yourself around on and off the track causing fences to shatter, tyre walls explode, water tanks and barrels fly across the track into other cars.

Trials Evolution

Released: Apr 18, 2012

Critic rating: 86.3 / 100

Rating: E10+

Genres: Platform, Racing

Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Trials Evolution is a downloadable 2.5D platform racing game developed by RedLynx and published by Microsoft Studios.

Split/Second

Released: May 18, 2010

Critic rating: 81.8 / 100

Rating: E10+

Genres: Racing

Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen

Split/Second is an intense action racing game set within a reality television show.

TrackMania

Released: Nov 21, 2003

Critic rating: 81.0 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Racing, Sport, Arcade

Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

TrackMania is a racing game and the first entry in the TrackMania series, combining driving with track construction.

Colin McRae Rally 2.0

Released: Jul 7, 2000

Critic rating: 81.9 / 100 • 155 votes

Rating: E

Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport

Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation

Game modes: Single player, Split screen

Colin McRae Rally 2.0 is a rally racing game that features the 1999-spec Ford Focus WRC, the 2000-spec Ford Focus RS WRC, Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VI Gr.A, Subaru Impreza WRC2000, Peugeot 206 WRC, Toyota Corolla WRC and SEAT Córdoba WRC, among other cars.

Gran Turismo 2

Released: Dec 11, 1999

Critic rating: 81.8 / 100 • 218 votes

Rating: E

Genres: Racing, Simulator

Platforms: PlayStation

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen

Gran Turismo 2 is a racing game for the Sony PlayStation and the sequel to Gran Turismo.

Colin McRae Rally 3

Released: Oct 25, 2002

Critic rating: 83.5 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Racing, Sport

Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2

Game modes: Single player

You are given 3 seasons to win the world rally championship, racing the Ford Focus RS RWC.

Dirt 3

Released: May 24, 2011

Critic rating: 85.9 / 100

Rating: T

Genres: Racing, Sport

Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Dirt 3 is a rally racing game.

Mario Kart 64

Released: Dec 14, 1996

Critic rating: 81.0 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Racing, Arcade

Platforms: Wii, Nintendo 64, Wii U

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen

Mario Kart 64 is the second main installment of the Mario Kart series.

Wipeout XL

Released: Sep 30, 1996

Critic rating: 90.0 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Racing

Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Amiga, Sega Saturn, PlayStation

Game modes: Single player

WipEout XL is set in the year 2097, around four decades after its predecessor.

River Raid

Released: Dec 1, 1982

Critic rating: 81.6 / 100 • 41 votes

Genres: Shooter, Racing, Arcade

Platforms: ColecoVision, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Intellivision, PC (Microsoft Windows), Atari 5200, DOS, Xbox 360, Legacy Mobile Device, MSX

Game modes: Single player

Mission: Code Name River Raid.

Saints Row: The Third

Released: Nov 15, 2011

Critic rating: 84.5 / 100

Rating: M

Genres: Shooter, Racing, Adventure

Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Saints Row: The Third is the first Saints Row game that takes place in the city of Steelport.

Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Released: Nov 15, 2005

Critic rating: 88.0 / 100

Genres: Racing

Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

The player arrives in Rockport City, driving a racing version of the BMW M3 GTR (E46).

TOCA 2: Touring Car Challenge

Released: Nov 9, 1999

Critic rating: 81.2 / 100 • 23 votes

Rating: E

Genres: Racing, Sport

Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation

Game modes: Single player, Split screen

TOCA 2: Touring Car Challenge is a racing game developed and published by Codemasters in 1998.

American Truck Simulator

Released: Feb 2, 2016

Critic rating: 81.0 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Racing, Simulator, Indie

Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

American Truck Simulator puts you in the seat of a driver for hire entering the local freight market, making you work your way up to become an owner-operator, and go on to create one of the largest transportation companies in the United States.

Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed

Released: Mar 29, 2000

Critic rating: 81.2 / 100 • 237 votes

Rating: E

Genres: Racing, Simulator

Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

You've pushed yourself to the edge - now drive over it!

Just Cause 2

Released: Mar 23, 2010

Critic rating: 85.0 / 100

Rating: M

Genres: Shooter, Racing, Adventure

Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360

Game modes: Single player

In a lawless open-world paradise, use whatever means necessary to achieve your objective.

Forza Motorsport 7

Released: Oct 3, 2017

Critic rating: 86.1 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Racing, Simulator

Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Forza Motorsport 7 immerses players in the exhilarating thrill of competitive racing.