Games Like Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now

Carmageddon is the original freeform driving sensation, where pedestrians (and cows!) equal points, and your opponents are a bunch of crazies in a twisted mix of automotive killing machines. The game features anarchic drive-wherever-you-like gameplay and over-the-top surreal comedy violence. It’s the racing game where racing is for wimps.

Why similar: Combat Racing 41.3% ★, Racing 21.9%, Classic 11.3% ★, Gore 11%, Vehicular Combat 6.3% ★

Why You'll Like It: The original title that started the franchise, offering the same core gameplay loop and dark humor.

CARMAGEDDON: MAX DAMAGE is HERE! And it's the antidote to Racing Games.

Why similar: Combat Racing 37.4% ★, Racing 19.2%, Gore 13.4%, Vehicular Combat 12.6% ★, Automobile Sim 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A modern reimagining that brings the classic vehicular slaughter to current-gen graphics and physics.

Ready for the aggressive, adrenaline-filled ride that leaves you breathless? FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition is all about destructive action. With carnage modes like the Deathmatch derby, Carnage Race and Head-on races are pure wreck-filled, adrenaline-pumping rides of maximum mayhem.

Why similar: Combat Racing 46.8% ★, Racing 28.1%, Automobile Sim 16.3%, Vehicular Combat 5.4% ★, Classic 1.6% ★

Why You'll Like It: Features intense destruction-based racing with a heavy emphasis on physics and chaotic track events.

Wreckfest is a demolition derby themed racing game with soft-body damage modeling, sophisticated driving dynamics and in-depth vehicle upgrading, featuring both demolition derbies and more traditional track races. It’s all about fun, breakneck racing and over-the-top crashes.

Why similar: Racing 50.5%, Automobile Sim 41.2%, Driving 4.8%, Action 2.7%, Indie 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive modern experience for realistic vehicle deformation and high-impact destruction racing.

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.

Why similar: Combat Racing 36.1% ★, Racing 23.6%, Automobile Sim 18.5%, Vehicular Combat 16.8% ★, Driving 3%

Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the peak of the series, offering a perfect balance of arcade racing and aggressive combat.

Yes, it's the game literally... SOME of you asked for! And so, in the spirit of "well, alright then, if you insist..." we present the third game in the Carmageddon series, in the knowledge that some of you Carma fans out there would like to have a complete Carmageddon collection in your Steam library. Nothing wrong with that.

Why similar: Combat Racing 53% ★, Racing 32.1%, Gore 5.7%, Classic 4.3% ★, Action 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic entry in the series that maintains the signature vehicular combat and open-ended mission structure.

Crashday, the explosive cult classic multiplayer racer, is back! Retooled and remastered, Crashday: Redline Edition brings back the fun and memories of the original with this lovingly crafted tribute edition, featuring all-new and expanded features, including Steam Workshop support. Today is Crashday!

Why similar: Combat Racing 32.5% ★, Automobile Sim 21.6%, Vehicular Combat 21.1% ★, Racing 19.5%, Driving 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines arcade racing with arena-based vehicular combat and stunt-driven gameplay.

Gas Guzzlers Extreme is a fast, furious, armed-to-the-teeth, trigger-happy shooter, shifted into top gear! Take a white knuckle ride in this crazily addictive combat racing game.

Why similar: Combat Racing 36.5% ★, Vehicular Combat 21.8% ★, Automobile Sim 20.9%, Racing 18.9%, Action 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: A pure vehicular combat racer that rewards aggressive driving and weaponized vehicle customization.

Insane mix of cars, speed, explosions, blood and zombies! Fight through an epic narrative campaign or test yourself in the Slaughter and Blood Race modes.

Why similar: Combat Racing 33.8% ★, Vehicular Combat 25.8% ★, Racing 20.4%, Gore 11%, Driving 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down vehicular combat game that mirrors the gore-filled, zombie-crushing fun of the Carmageddon series.

Road Redemption lets you lead a biker gang on an epic journey across the country in this driving combat road rage adventure. Huge campaign, dozens of weapons, full 4-player co-op splitscreen.

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 33% ★, Racing 26.8%, Combat Racing 22.3% ★, Gore 8.5%, Violent 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A spiritual successor to Road Rash that focuses on high-speed, violent combat on two wheels.

Welcome to the festival of explosive races, TRAIL OUT! Reckless racing around the world! Crashes, explosions, destruction, and screaming drivers!

Why similar: Combat Racing 29.9% ★, Automobile Sim 23%, Vehicular Combat 21% ★, Racing 20.3%, Driving 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A modern arcade racer that leans heavily into physics-based destruction and chaotic, over-the-top events.

Load your guns, start your engines...THE CLASSIC IS BACK! Brought to you from Remedy, renowned developers of Max Payne and Alan Wake, Remedy's Death Rally classic top down racer is back, stronger and more vicious than ever.

Why similar: Racing 60.8%, Combat Racing 24.6% ★, Vehicular Combat 8.8% ★, Action 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic top-down combat racing experience that emphasizes weapon upgrades and aggressive track dominance.

Split/Second is an intense action racing game set within a reality TV show. Competitors vie to be the first to the finish line in a set rigged to blow. Players don’t just collide with other vehicles to knock them from the track, but can also trigger devastating events that alter the race dynamics.

Why similar: Racing 90.6%, Action 8%, Driving 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features intense action-racing where players trigger environmental destruction to eliminate opponents.

Burnout Paradise Remastered provides the ultimate driving playground for you and your friends to play online. This remaster includes all add-ons from the Year of Paradise, including the Big Surf Island update, meticulously recreated and ready to wreck in 4K.

Why similar: Racing 54.2%, Automobile Sim 25.6%, Combat Racing 10.4% ★, Driving 5.2%, Action 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-speed arcade racing and spectacular takedowns in an open-world environment.

Harness gravity-defying speed in classic combat racing taken to the EXTREME. Master wall-riding, ceiling-surfing tracks, and unleash devastating weapons across 29 blistering circuits. Race solo, split-screen, or online with up to 10 players. GRIP delivers white-knuckle racing like nothing else.

Why similar: Racing 41.6%, Combat Racing 23.2% ★, Automobile Sim 22.1%, Vehicular Combat 6.8% ★, Action 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, futuristic combat racer that emphasizes gravity-defying tracks and heavy weaponry.

Clutch is a fast-paced arcade racing game which will challenge the resilience of anyone's nerves. You play as a person who has survived a catastrophe of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), while everyone else in the city has been transformed into a bloodthirsty zombie.

Why similar: Combat Racing 40.1% ★, Racing 23.6%, Gore 11.7%, Automobile Sim 11.1%, Violent 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, post-apocalyptic racer that pits weaponized vehicles against hordes of zombies.

Welcome to Bloody Rally Show - a head-on smash between frenetic top-down arcade racing and hyperviolent reality TV. You must drift, boost, and blast to keep the viewers entertained and your paymasters happy. Go full throttle and drive to survive! Includes local multiplayer mayhem for up to 4 players

Why similar: Combat Racing 39.5% ★, Automobile Sim 28.4%, Racing 24.4%, Driving 4.8%, Action 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down racer that blends roguelite elements with gore and destruction-heavy gameplay.

Battle up to five friends online in this over-the-top vehicular mayhem racer!

Why similar: Racing 76.8%, Combat Racing 10.1% ★, Action 6.8%, Vehicular Combat 6.3% ★

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced combat racer set in a wasteland where survival depends on aggressive driving.

Ram through pile-ups and smash through your windshield as you push racing to the edge! FlatOut™ delivers more heart-stopping thrills than any sane driver can handle!

Why similar: Combat Racing 37.5% ★, Automobile Sim 24.5%, Racing 22.7%, Vehicular Combat 11.4% ★, Driving 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: The original title that established the series' reputation for physics-based destruction and aggressive racing.

Getaway driving and gun shooting action in two alternative camera views

Why similar: Combat Racing 30.9% ★, Automobile Sim 24.8%, Vehicular Combat 23.3% ★, Racing 9.4%, Driving 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, arcade-style vehicular combat game focused on escaping waves of enemies.

Carmageddon smashes back with brutal roguelite vehicular‑combat mayhem. Adapt, upgrade, and unleash destruction on post‑apocalyptic zombie hordes. The legacy lives on, reinvented and unforgiving.

Why similar: Combat Racing 37.3% ★, Vehicular Combat 25.4% ★, Racing 22.9%, Gore 4.6%, Driving 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the series that incorporates roguelite elements into the traditional vehicular combat loop.

Earn to Die 2 is a 2D side-scrolling driving and upgrade game where you steer vehicles through a zombie apocalypse, literally smashing through zombie hordes along the way. Throughout the game you will unlock new vehicles, upgrading them into the ultimate zombie-smashing machines!

Why similar: Racing 42.2%, Gore 24.3%, Violent 15.1%, Driving 9.4%, Action 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based driving game that focuses on upgrading vehicles to smash through zombie hordes.

Gas Guzzlers: Combat Carnage is a fast-paced addictive combat racing game for the PC. The game features many different vehicles, weapons, upgrades, on-track bonuses as well as distinctive and astonishing environments.

Why similar: Combat Racing 35.1% ★, Racing 21.4%, Vehicular Combat 20.8% ★, Automobile Sim 19%, Action 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: A standalone expansion that adds more weaponized chaos to the Gas Guzzlers formula.

Danger Zone is a vehicular destruction game from seasoned genre veterans Three Fields Entertainment. Step into the shoes of a dangerous driver and cause the biggest car crashes ever seen in a video game. Danger Zone combines real physical crashes with explosive gameplay.

Why similar: Combat Racing 32.1% ★, Automobile Sim 23.3%, Vehicular Combat 21.3% ★, Racing 19.3%, Action 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated crash-simulation game that rewards players for causing the most chaotic pile-ups possible.

Discover the dangerous post-apocalyptic world with cool upgradable cars!

Why similar: Racing 65.8%, Gore 10.9%, Action 8.2%, Violent 6.3%, Driving 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style driving game where the primary goal is to upgrade your vehicle to survive zombie-infested tracks.

Ready for mayhem? Wreckfest is back, offering the best in full-contact racing with unrivaled destruction! Witness head-to-head battles as you tear apart rival vehicles bit by bit. Powered by the enhanced physics engine, developed by the creators of Wreckfest & FlatOut!

Why similar: Racing 32.9%, Combat Racing 30.6% ★, Automobile Sim 22.7%, Vehicular Combat 11.1% ★, Driving 2.8%

Play as Mad Max, a reluctant hero and survivor who wants nothing more than to leave the madness behind and find solace.

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 49.2% ★, Automobile Sim 22.1%, Racing 17%, Driving 6.1%, Action 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: While an action-adventure game, its vehicular combat mechanics are some of the most satisfying in the genre.

A tribute to arcade crash racing games of the 90s and 2000s. Turn off your brain, put the pedal to the metal and smash up some cars!

Why similar: Racing 84.7%, Action 10.5%, Indie 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade racer that focuses on the thrill of high-speed collisions and vehicle destruction.

Crossout - the postapocalyptic MMO action game where you can create a unique design for an armoured vehicle from dozens of parts and then drive it into multiplayer battles raging on land and in the skies alike.

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 89.5% ★, Action 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A vehicular combat MMO that allows for deep customization of weaponized war machines.

Distance is an atmospheric racing platformer. Fusing futuristic arcade racing with parkour, survive a deadly, mysterious, neon-drenched city by jumping, rotating, and flying.

Why similar: Racing 92.6%, Action 4.9%, Indie 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: A high-speed arcade racer that features intense obstacles and a focus on survival through precision driving.

Battle your way to first place in this engaging combat racing game. It offers adrenaline pumping, high-octane action and a lot of fun!

Why similar: Automobile Sim 33.4%, Vehicular Combat 31.7% ★, Racing 28.2%, Action 3.3%, Driving 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: A combat-focused racing game that emphasizes weaponized vehicles and aggressive track tactics.

The ultimate top-down racing game is back! Ultimate Racing 2D 2 includes new cars, new tracks, car/track editor, time-trial mode, improved online multiplayer and career mode, new settings and more.

Why similar: Combat Racing 28.7% ★, Racing 24.6%, Automobile Sim 23.2%, Vehicular Combat 14.3% ★, 1990's 4.3%

Arm your vehicle with deadly weapons and roam endless wastelands in this fast-paced single-player car combat game. Collect upgrades for your car to melt enemies and giant bosses in this bizarre world. Retro vibe. Retro cars. Retro gameplay!

Why similar: Combat Racing 33.6% ★, Vehicular Combat 30.3% ★, Automobile Sim 29.1%, Driving 4.4%, Action 2.6%

SWORDCAR is an automotive CAR-achter action game with a healthy serving of gore. Slash and slice at 100 MPH and bathe in the blood of the mysterious BUSY CORP.

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 55% ★, Racing 20.6%, Driving 8.3%, Action 7.5%, Violent 7.3%

Zombie Derby is a small 3D racing action in the world of zombie apocalypse. Drive to survive! How far can you get before they get you?

Why similar: Combat Racing 26.6% ★, Racing 21.7%, Automobile Sim 19.3%, Vehicular Combat 18.3% ★, Gore 5.3%

Turbo Dismount is a kinetic tragedy about Mr. Dismount and the cars who love him. It is the official sequel to the wildly popular and immensely successful personal impact simulator - Stair Dismount.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 66.7%, Racing 16.2%, Driving 8.2%, Action 6.1%, Indie 2.7%

Crash through walls and tear down buildings in Instruments of Destruction, a vehicle-action game featuring advanced physics-based demolition. Pilot 130+ unique vehicles across scores of challenge-packed missions or design your own contraptions and wreck highly-interactive sandbox worlds.

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 33.5% ★, Automobile Sim 32.1%, Racing 24%, Driving 6%, Action 4.4%

FlatOut 4: Total Insanity™, where reckless driving has never been this much fun. FlatOut 4: Total Insanity™ blends everything everyone has ever loved about FlatOut into one offering. Gamers will also be introduced to all new and exciting features, game modes, and vehicles which will soon become personal favorites.

Why similar: Racing 58.1%, Automobile Sim 36.3%, Driving 2.9%, Action 2.7%

Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter is a high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Month February 2002!

Why similar: Classic 51.5% ★, Gore 28.6%, Action 11.9%, Violent 5.8%, Indie 2.2%

Feel the adrenaline pulse through your veins as you barrel through insane race tracks against monster trucks, race cars, off road vehicles and much more.

Why similar: Combat Racing 36.8% ★, Automobile Sim 23%, Racing 21.8%, Vehicular Combat 9.9% ★, Gore 3.7%

Guns, cars, lasers, and explosions! Nightwolf is a synth-themed, cyber-powered vehicular combat game in which you enter this dystopian future’s most popular sports arena – the MEGADOME! Survive an onslaught by motorized enemies and dispatch them in style for the enjoyment of the crowd!

Why similar: Combat Racing 26.3% ★, Vehicular Combat 22.8% ★, Racing 20.7%, Automobile Sim 19.1%, Action 5%

FLASHOUT IS BACK! Where high speed meets high stakes. Where unforgiving combat, loud electronic music and addictive boosts of adrenaline mix up to separate winners from losers. Where gravitation is nothing more than an empty word. Take part in an exciting, head-to-head fight to the finish!

Why similar: Combat Racing 58.8% ★, Racing 31.8%, Driving 6.2%, Action 3.3%

Get into the driver’s seat and put the pedal to the metal! The next part in the legendary Zombie Derby series is already here!

Why similar: Combat Racing 33.1% ★, Automobile Sim 27.2%, Racing 24.9%, Vehicular Combat 9.9% ★, Action 3.3%

Join BRUTAL JOHN and BRUTAL DOG in a ultraviolent old-school FPS set in a world overrun by crypto-mining technologies, where it’s up to you to destroy them and reclaim control. Prepare for an adrenaline ride that pays homage to the best shooters of the '90s.

Why similar: Gore 57.1%, Violent 30.7%, Action 12.2%

Iron Madness is a fast-paced multiplayer/splitscreen car combat game with up to four players, blow your friends away with a wide variety of weapons including rockets, saw-blades, mines, and more.

Why similar: Racing 28.1%, Combat Racing 24.9% ★, Vehicular Combat 18.6% ★, Automobile Sim 18.1%, Gore 5.5%

Enter Paradise as Johnny Turbo—half-metal, half-human, all-murder machine. Clean up the streets with a chainsaw leg, 15+ weapons and your hovercar as you battle the rogue AI Syn, rival bounty hunters and cyberpunks aplenty. Apogee’s most outrageous FPS since Duke Nukem 3D. Good hunting, Sir!

Why similar: Gore 47.1%, Violent 28.3%, Action 18.4%, Indie 6.2%

BUTCHER is a fast-paced, blood-soaked 2D shooter where carnage is the only way forward. Become a ruthless cyborg tasked with eradicating humanity, leaving nothing but blood, guts, and destruction in your wake. There's no such thing as too much violence in this grim, retro-styled gorefest.

Why similar: Gore 57.7%, Violent 22.2%, Action 14.6%, Indie 5.4%

Get ready for ridiculous fun in this multiplayer free-roaming stunting game. Drive a bus, tank or monster truck and speed across huge open worlds. Level up your car, participate in random events and discover secret areas. Buy now and get a free copy to gift to your friend!

Why similar: Combat Racing 46.2% ★, Racing 41%, Driving 7.7%, Action 5.1%

Turbo Dismount 2 is a comedy physics racing sandbox with Mr. Dismount and his friends. It is the officially ambitious sequel to the wildly popular, immensely successful, world-renowned entertainment juggernaut - Turbo Dismount.

Why similar: Racing 88.1%, Action 11.9%

Rude Racers offers exciting bike racing with crazy fighting action, mad weapons and fast gameplay! Play through a tremendous variety of innovative challenges and establish yourself as the meanest racer on the street in this smashing new pick-up-and-play racer!

Why similar: Combat Racing 54.6% ★, Vehicular Combat 29.1% ★, Violent 10.1%, Action 4.3%, Indie 1.9%

OPEN-WORLD carjacking goes back to the '80s in this 8-BIT nostalgic throwback. Run missions! Outrun the law! Rampage the city with weapons, power-ups and vehicles!

Why similar: Racing 55.2%, Action 21.2%, Violent 15.4%, Indie 8.3%

Raw, unfiltered street racing, where high speeds are deadly, and every dent matters! REVision Edition of this 2002 bargain-bin classic brings countless bug fixes, optimizations, quality-of-life improvements, and optional gameplay extensions!

Why similar: Racing 46.7%, Automobile Sim 45.7%, Driving 7.6%

Serious Sam is a high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Year 2001!

Why similar: Classic 58.7% ★, Gore 23.3%, Action 11.1%, Violent 4.9%, Indie 2%

Danger Zone 2 takes the crash action out of the Test Area and onto real public roads. A high speed driving game featuring speed, boost, traffic and crashes.

Why similar: Racing 94.4%, Indie 5.6%

World Racing 2 is back - revamped with a new look! The highly acclaimed racing spectacle makes the streets on your screen glow like never before! The new Champion Edition offers modding and Steam Workshop support. Are you ready to start the race of your life? The roads are waiting for you!

Why similar: Racing 61.5%, Automobile Sim 22.7%, Action 8.1%, Driving 7.7%

The golden age of violent flash games now in your VR headset. Fully physics based combat with melee and firearms featuring copious amounts of blood, gore and destruction.

Why similar: Gore 70.9%, Action 15%, Violent 13.1%, Indie 1%

Destroy opponents, improve your car and weapons. Feel the dynamics of the chase and fighting battles. Enjoy good physics cars. You can choose between 15 cars, more than 80 unique tracks and several kind of weather condition.

Why similar: Racing 48.9%, Automobile Sim 43.4%, Action 5.3%, Indie 2.4%

Rejoice in the glory of battle in GORN 2, a massive sequel to Free Lives' brutal VR gladiator simulator.

Why similar: Gore 44.6%, Violent 33%, Action 22.4%

Jump on and get ready to play the 90’s hit classic re-release Extreme-G 2 on Steam! Take control of the evolution bikes in XG2 with sharper handling, quicker acceleration, new top speeds, and tracks that will leave you gasping. Play this classic title repackaged for Steam today!

Why similar: Racing 61.8%, Combat Racing 21.5% ★, Vehicular Combat 14.8% ★, Action 1.9%

Touring Karts takes maximum advantage of the possibilities of VR by reinventing KART-type races in the midst of chaos full of action and surprises. The game can also be enjoyed on non-VR platforms.

Why similar: Combat Racing 49.9% ★, Racing 25.2%, Automobile Sim 23.2%, Driving 1.7%