The Best Racing Games

Update, : Lego 2K Drive added at rank #12.
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Forza Horizon 5 (2021)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows

Forza Horizon 5 is the ultimate racing game, offering stunning visuals, an expansive open world map, and intense driving experiences. The game also focuses on representing the culture of its setting and encourages players to explore its beautiful environments.


Pros:
  • Huge scale and scope
  • Gorgeous visuals
  • Realistic weather effects
  • Customizable vehicles and avatars
  • Friendly environment
  • Thrilling set-pieces
  • Casual-friendly open-world arcade racing experience
Cons:
  • All icons on the map may be overwhelming for some players
  • AI competition may be too easy for hardcore players

  • racing
  • open-world
  • driving
  • racer
  • off-road
  • vehicle

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Trials Evolution (2021)

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Trials Evolution is an addictive racing game with physics-based tracks that challenge you to race against the clock and your friends. With a versatile track editor, infinite replayability, and a large selection of tracks, this game will keep you entertained for hours. Ride motorcycles through obstacle-filled courses, unlock new events and tournaments, or create your own tracks and skill games, the choice is yours!


Pros:
  • Best physics of all the trials games
  • Vast selection of tracks
  • No day 1 DLCs, microtransactions or gambling crates
  • Level editor adds infinite replayability to the game
  • Gradually increasing difficulty keeps gameplay fresh
Cons:
  • Missing DLC from Trials HD on Xbox 360
  • Progression system tying into old tracks from different games
  • Limited bike selection
  • Hokey soundtrack

  • racing
  • physics
  • platform
  • multiplayer
  • trial-and-error
  • flying
  • couch

3

Forza Horizon 4 (2018)

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PC Windows Android Xbox Series X Xbox One

Dynamic seasons change everything at the world’s greatest automotive festival. Go it alone or team up with others to explore beautiful and historic Britain in a shared open world.


  • racing
  • driving
  • open-world
  • racer
  • off-road
  • vehicle

4

Asphalt 9: Legends (2021)

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Android IOS iPhone Xbox One PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X

Asphalt 9: Legends is the ultimate racing game for thrill-seekers like you. Collect and customize legendary cars from world-renowned manufacturers and upgrade their stats to make them unbeatable. Race on breathtaking tracks that will take your breath away, from tornadoes in the American wilderness to landslides in the Himalayas. You can even compete with friends in solo career events or 8-player races. New content is regularly updated, so there's always something new to look forward to!


Pros:
  • Plenty of free content
  • Teaches daily effort and sacrifice
  • Fun racing gameplay
  • Similar to Burnout 3 takedown
  • Impressive levels of carnage and arcade-style handling
Cons:
  • Extremely pay to win
  • Non-racing gameplay is tedious
  • Requires a stable internet connection

  • racing
  • racer
  • arcade
  • driving

5

F1 22 (2022)

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Xbox Series X/s Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One HTC Vive Oculus Rift

F1 2022 brings you the ultimate immersive racing experience with redesigned cars, a new track in Miami, and the glitz and glamour of F1 life. Race to the front of the grid as your favorite team or create your own and compete in various races. The game offers amazing graphics and sound, realistic damage system, and a variety of gameplay modes, including the new Pirelli Hot Laps. With F1 2022, you'll experience the thrill of Formula 1 racing like never before.

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Pros:
  • Realistic damage system
  • Improved underbody damage
  • Amazing graphics and sound
  • Manual pit stops and race starts
  • Pirelli Hot Laps mode for a refreshing break
Cons:
  • Poorly executed F1 Life mode
  • No Braking Point story mode
  • Lack of vintage cars and classic tracks
  • Microtransactions for cosmetic upgrades
  • AI can be aggressive and unrealistic

  • racing
  • sport
  • driving
  • simulation
  • racer
  • team
  • grid

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Death Stranding Director's Cut (2021)

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Playstation 5 PC Windows

Death Stranding is a unique title that blends traditional gameplay tropes with imaginative innovations and tells the story of protagonist Sam Porter Bridges as a courier across a devastated United States. With celebrity appearances and intriguing trailers, it piqued the interest of both critics and gamers alike.

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Pros:
  • Memorable moments
  • Organic choices
  • Beautiful visuals and soundtrack
  • Plot that takes effort to get invested in but pays off eventually
  • Realistic motion capture performances from celebrities
Cons:
  • Monotonous nature at times due to being mostly delivery focused
  • Passable combat scenarios

  • stealth
  • walking-simulator
  • narrative
  • racing
  • post-apocalyptic
  • vehicle
  • fps
  • combat
  • controller-support
  • first-person
  • shooter
  • supernatural
  • open-world
  • sci-fi
  • online

7

BANG (2022)

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PC Windows

Be one step ahead of your competitors, finding shortcuts, repairing your car in the pit lane, and dominating your opponents from the top-down view.

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  • shooter
  • mech
  • racing
  • baseball
  • arcade
  • local
  • split-screen
  • puzzle
  • strategy
  • top-down
  • anime
  • hardcore
  • modem
  • hands-down
  • action

8

Need For Speed Unbound (2022)

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Xbox Series X/s PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox Series X

Unbound is an exciting new installment in the Need for Speed series, boasting a mix of nostalgia and modern gameplay. It creates a unique experience with its retro art style, 4K and 60 fps support, and modern controller integration - making the control feel more realistic. You'll race across cities while trying to escape police chases, upgrade cars with plenty of customization options, and enjoy great music as you go.


Pros:
  • Retro vibe
  • Impressive graphics
  • 4K/60 fps support
  • Plenty of customization options for cars
  • Nice Humour
Cons:
  • Arcade-ish approach may disappoint those looking for realism
  • Low level of traffic in cities
  • Cringe moments

  • racing
  • racer
  • driving
  • open-world
  • arcade
  • vehicle

9

MXGP 2021 - The Official Motocross Videogame (2021)

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Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox One

All the power of Motocross in your hands: the new MXGP 2021 is finally here! The official MXGP videogame is ready to show you what it's made of: warm up your engines and get ready for the most realistic, exciting two-wheeled experience ever!

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  • racing
  • motocross
  • sport
  • simulation
  • motorbike
  • physics
  • realistic
  • bikes

10

Grid Legends (2022)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Xbox Series X/s

GRID Legends delivers thrilling wheel-to-wheel motorsport action. Create dream race events, hop into live races, experience a dramatic virtual production story, and embrace the sensation of spectacular racing.

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  • racing
  • racer
  • arcade
  • driving
  • simulation
  • vehicle
  • drama

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