Best Racing Games
429 Racing games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Wave Race: Blue Storm
Released: Sep 14, 2001
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Sport
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Racing atop a bed of dynamically changing waves, gamers must navigate their way through eight different environments under random weather conditions, including the powerful and visually impressive Storm setting.
Burnout Paradise Remastered
Released: Mar 16, 2018
Critic rating: 83.9 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Racing, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Welcome back to Paradise City!
Rage Racer
Released: Dec 3, 1996
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Rage Racer is the third title in the Ridge Racer series of racing games.
Spy Hunter
Released: Nov 1, 1983
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Genres: Shooter, Racing, Arcade
Platforms: ColecoVision, Arcade, BBC Microcomputer System, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, DOS, Apple II, Amstrad CPC
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Originating in the arcades, Spy Hunter is a driving action game played from an overhead point of view.
Need for Speed: Shift
Released: Sep 15, 2009
Critic rating: 79.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Need for Speed SHIFT is an award-winning authentic racing game that combines the true driver’s experience with real-world physics, pixel-perfect car models, and a wide range of authentic race tracks.
Grand Theft Auto: London 1961
Released: Jun 1, 1999
Critic rating: 76.4 / 100 • 28 votes
Genres: Shooter, Racing, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS
Game modes: Single player
Grand Theft Auto: London, 1961 is a freely distributed mission pack to Grand Theft Auto and Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969.
Need for Speed: V-Rally 2
Released: Jun 25, 1999
Critic rating: 76.4 / 100 • 25 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator
Platforms: Nintendo 64, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
Need for Speed: V-Rally 2 is a racing video game developed by Eden Studios and released in 1999, the second mainline entry in the V-Rally series.
Wipeout HD
Released: Sep 25, 2008
Critic rating: 83.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Racing
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
The futuristic racing and combat of the Wipeout universe makes its first PlayStation 3 appearance as a downloadable game on PlayStation Network.
SSX on Tour
Released: Oct 11, 2005
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Sport
Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
You can ski or snowboard yourself into stardom in SSX On Tour.
Dirt 5
Released: Nov 5, 2020
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Dirt 5 is the bold new off-road racing experience created by Codemasters.
Daytona USA
Released: Aug 1, 1993
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Sport, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The player is put behind the wheel of a stock car (known as the Hornet), with the choice of three tracks as well as an automatic or manual transmission.
Tron 2.0
Released: Aug 26, 2003
Critic rating: 74.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Racing, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
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Spintires
Released: Jun 13, 2014
Critic rating: 76.0 / 100 • 36 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Collect lumber with the crane attachments and try to deliver them to the objectives.
Tekken Revolution
Released: Jun 11, 2013
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Racing, Simulator
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
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Gran Turismo Sport
Released: Oct 17, 2017
Critic rating: 77.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Welcome to the future of motorsports – the definitive motor racing experience is back and better than ever only on PlayStation 4.
SpeedRunners
Released: Apr 19, 2016
Critic rating: 75.7 / 100 • 117 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Racing, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Cut-throat multiplayer running game that pits 4 players against each other, locally and/or online.
Saints Row: The Third Remastered
Released: May 22, 2020
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Racing, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Saints Row: The Third Remastered gives you control of the Saints at the height of their power, and you live the life to show for it.
Retro City Rampage
Released: Oct 9, 2012
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Racing, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Retro City Rampage is a downloadable action-adventure video game for WiiWare, Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and Microsoft Windows developed by Vblank Entertainment.
Mario Kart Wii
Released: Apr 10, 2008
Critic rating: 71.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing
Platforms: Wii
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Mario Kart Wii is a multiplayer-oriented racing game for the Wii, and the sixth main installment in the Mario Kart series.
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
Released: Nov 12, 2008
Critic rating: 87.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Racing, Quiz/Trivia, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Banjo and Kazooie are facing their greatest adventure yet, battling long-time nemesis Gruntilda for rightful ownership of Spiral Mountain.
F1 2011
Released: Sep 20, 2011
Critic rating: 76.6 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
F1 2011 puts players in the driver's seat of the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship, featuring all official teams, drivers, and circuits including the new Buddh International Circuit in India and the Nürburgring.
Snowboard Kids 2
Released: Feb 19, 1999
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Sport
Platforms: Nintendo 64
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
The game is set in Snow Town, which is the main hometown of the protagonists.
Wreckfest
Released: Jun 14, 2018
Critic rating: 77.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Racing, Sport, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Wreckfest is a racing and vehicular combat game centered on demolition derbies and banger racing, with a focus on realistic physics and location-based vehicle damage that changes how cars handle as they take hits.
Hydro Thunder
Released: Mar 1, 1999
Critic rating: 75.2 / 100 • 35 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Sport
Platforms: Arcade, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo 64, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
The gameplay of Hydro Thunder consists of racing high-tech speedboats through treacherous environments, from the cold seas of the Arctic Circle, to a post-apocalyptic, flooded version of New York City.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Released: Oct 31, 2006
Critic rating: 73.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Racing, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The PlayStation Portable follow-up to Rockstar's monumental handheld entry in the series, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.