Games Like Carmageddon: Max Damage

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 50.5% ★, Racing 19.6%, Gore 17.7%, Vehicular Combat 5% ★, Violent 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: The original classic that defined the genre's dark humor and pedestrian-smashing mayhem.

The world's first high-speed internal organ liberation simulator is back in full 3D! The slaughter is bloodier, the body parts fly further, and the destruction is heavier. Crash and burn through the 3D rendered crowds with the pedal to the metal.

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 direct sequel that refined the open-ended, destructive gameplay of the original.

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 53.8% ★, Racing 23.7%, Automobile Sim 7.6%, Destruction 6.2%, Vehicular Combat 4% ★

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane racer that emphasizes chaotic track environments and physics-based destruction.

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 45.2%, Automobile Sim 20.4%, Destruction 16.4%, Driving 8.6%, Multiplayer 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: The modern gold standard for realistic soft-body physics and satisfying metal-crunching collisions.

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: Combat Racing 36.1% ★, Racing 28.5%, Automobile Sim 10.9%, Vehicular Combat 8.5% ★, Destruction 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: The highly anticipated sequel that expands on the visceral destruction and racing intensity of its predecessor.

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 40.8% ★, Racing 19.6%, Vehicular Combat 12.4% ★, Automobile Sim 8.5%, Destruction 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the peak of the series, offering tight arcade handling and intense demolition derby modes.

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 47% ★, Vehicular Combat 18.3% ★, Racing 17.9%, Automobile Sim 11%, Action 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced combat racer that leans heavily into weaponized vehicles and over-the-top arena battles.

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 37.4% ★, Racing 16.5%, Vehicular Combat 15.8% ★, Automobile Sim 10.1%, Destruction 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A love letter to classic arcade combat racers, featuring stunt modes and weapon-heavy vehicular combat.

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

Why similar: Combat Racing 34.8% ★, Racing 17.3%, Vehicular Combat 15.9% ★, Automobile Sim 10.9%, Destruction 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A modern indie homage to classic demolition racers that captures the spirit of chaotic, physics-driven destruction.

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: Combat Racing 25.7% ★, Vehicular Combat 24.7% ★, Racing 22.6%, Gore 13%, Violent 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A spiritual successor to Road Rash that brings high-speed vehicular combat to motorcycles with a gritty, punk aesthetic.

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 54.4%, Combat Racing 29.9% ★, Action 7.4%, Vehicular Combat 7% ★, Multiplayer 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down combat racer that focuses on upgrading your vehicle to survive brutal, weapon-filled circuits.

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 37.3% ★, Vehicular Combat 18.5% ★, Racing 16.6%, Gore 16.2%, Driving 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines top-down vehicular combat with zombie-slaying, mirroring the pedestrian-destruction aspect of the seed game.

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 40.5%, Combat Racing 30.8% ★, Automobile Sim 11.9%, Vehicular Combat 5.8% ★, Action 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A futuristic racer that emphasizes high-speed 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 39.4% ★, Racing 17.1%, Gore 15.3%, Violent 5.9%, Driving 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, open-world combat racer that tasks you with surviving a zombie-infested city using heavily armed vehicles.

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 53.9%, Automobile Sim 18.7%, Destruction 12.1%, Multiplayer 5.6%, Driving 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the series' tradition of high-speed racing mixed with destructive mini-games and arena combat.

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 38.8% ★, Racing 17.4%, Vehicular Combat 17.1% ★, Destruction 8.1%, Driving 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the franchise that incorporates roguelite elements into the classic combat-racing formula.

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

Why similar: Racing 67.6%, Combat Racing 12.1% ★, Action 8.5%, Vehicular Combat 4.9% ★, Multiplayer 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal racing game set in a wasteland where survival depends on destroying your 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 45.7%, Automobile Sim 12%, Combat Racing 12% ★, Destruction 9.1%, Driving 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its emphasis on high-speed takedowns and spectacular crashes aligns perfectly with the chaotic spirit of the genre.

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 59.6% ★, Racing 26.5%, Gore 8.5%, Action 4.4%, Multiplayer 1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic entry in the franchise that maintains the series' signature focus on vehicular mayhem.

A dynamic soft-body physics vehicle simulator capable of doing just about anything.

Why similar: Racing 28.1%, Automobile Sim 23.3%, Destruction 18.6%, Driving 15.9%, Multiplayer 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: While more of a simulator, its unparalleled soft-body physics engine makes it the ultimate sandbox for vehicle destruction.

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 44.2% ★, Racing 19.6%, Automobile Sim 11.7%, Vehicular Combat 8.7% ★, Destruction 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: The original title that established the series' signature blend of racing and physics-based destruction.

"Diesel Guns"- is an Arcade Multiplayer Online Car Combat (AMOCC) game set to deliver the same thrill you remember from classic AMOCCs like „Twisted Metal“ and „Vigilante 8“.

Why similar: Combat Racing 38.6% ★, Vehicular Combat 17.9% ★, Racing 15.7%, Automobile Sim 11.6%, Driving 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated vehicular combat game that focuses on fast-paced, arcade-style arena battles.

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 72.2% ★, Multiplayer 14.2%, Action 13.6%

Why You'll Like It: A deep vehicular combat MMO that allows you to build custom death machines from scrap parts.

Concept Destruction is a demolition derby sandbox with miniature cars made of cardboard. Crash them into each other to earn points by destroying other vehicles. Pick a car model and crash other concept cars to begin mass production!

Why similar: Combat Racing 42.1% ★, Racing 18.5%, Vehicular Combat 14.1% ★, Automobile Sim 10.9%, Driving 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based demolition game that focuses on the raw, chaotic fun of crashing cardboard cars.

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 42% ★, Racing 18.6%, Vehicular Combat 18.1% ★, Automobile Sim 12.4%, Destruction 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-oriented destruction game that focuses on creating the most catastrophic traffic accidents possible.

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 42.8% ★, Racing 16.7%, Automobile Sim 12%, Driving 11.9%, Action 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features an extensive vehicular combat system that captures the gritty, post-apocalyptic feel of the seed game.

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 34.4% ★, Racing 20.6%, Vehicular Combat 15.4% ★, Automobile Sim 10.2%, Gore 9%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling vehicular combat game that rewards you for mowing down hordes of zombies.

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 64.3%, Destruction 19.2%, Action 8.1%, Multiplayer 6.5%, Driving 2%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic racer where you trigger massive environmental destruction to eliminate your rivals.

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 41.8% ★, Racing 27.2%, Driving 10%, Multiplayer 5.2%, Action 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted open-world racer that encourages stunts and chaotic multiplayer exploration.

Get ready to drink and drive (safely). Challenge friends in multiple drinking and driving game modes, like drunk cop chases, pedestrians, races, capture the flag, hot potato, and more! With options to change the style of play, there is so much drunk driving fun!

Why similar: Combat Racing 34.7% ★, Vehicular Combat 18.7% ★, Racing 17.7%, Automobile Sim 12.6%, Driving 6.7%

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 45.4% ★, Racing 20.3%, Vehicular Combat 17.4% ★, Automobile Sim 10%, Action 3.3%

POSTAL: Brain Damaged is a new, action-oriented take on the Running With Scissors’ cult game series with throwback graphics, and fast-paced, modern gameplay. Take a wild roller coaster ride through the twisted wonderland encased in the POSTAL DUDE’S messed-up mind.

Why similar: Gore 49.6%, Violent 19.3%, Action 11.9%, Funny 10.2%, Comedy 9.1%

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 44.1% ★, Vehicular Combat 25.8% ★, Automobile Sim 15.5%, Driving 8.4%, Action 3.6%

The craziest race, with the fastest and most furious Kandidatos in Brazil.

Why similar: Combat Racing 37.3% ★, Racing 22.4%, Vehicular Combat 20.4% ★, Automobile Sim 13.6%, Comedy 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 42% ★, Racing 23.2%, Automobile Sim 14%, Vehicular Combat 8.2% ★, Destruction 5.6%

POSTAL 4: No Regerts is a satirical and outrageous comedic open world first person shooter and the long-awaited true sequel to what’s been fondly dubbed as "The Worst Game Ever™", POSTAL 2!

Why similar: Gore 64.5%, Dark Humor 7.9%, Action 7.4%, Comedy 7.4%, Funny 6.9%

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: Combat Racing 32.9% ★, Racing 27.2%, Vehicular Combat 15.9% ★, Automobile Sim 9.7%, Gore 9.6%

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 43.5% ★, Racing 18.9%, Automobile Sim 11%, Vehicular Combat 7.6% ★, Gore 5.8%

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 47.7%, Destruction 22.5%, Action 9.1%, Funny 8.9%, Comedy 5.9%

Road Rage is an over-the-top, knock-down-drag-out motorcycle combat game that tests your skill on a range of badass bikes. Race, fight, and hustle your way through the ranks of an insane outlaw motorcycle gang.

Why similar: Combat Racing 44.3% ★, Racing 23.6%, Violent 9.5%, Vehicular Combat 9% ★, Driving 4.8%

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: Racing 31.8%, Vehicular Combat 31.6% ★, Automobile Sim 20.9%, Destruction 5.3%, Action 5.2%

Dive right into the crazy mix of extreme sports, vehicular destruction and break-neck speeds in a winner-takes-all elimination tournament between 18 players. Master the unique ejection mechanic allowing you to take to the skies to leave your rivals in the rear-view!

Why similar: Combat Racing 46.8% ★, Racing 26.5%, Vehicular Combat 8.7% ★, Driving 7.6%, Action 5.2%

Ma Jackson, Hick State County's most infamous trucker, has been incarcerated on charges of tax evasion, 7,973 parking tickets, and six counts of being a comedy stereotype! Imprisoned, Ma's only hope lies with her kids. It's up to them to locate 6 members of the jury that are to try Ma and bribe them

Why similar: Combat Racing 38.5% ★, Racing 30.5%, Vehicular Combat 9.1% ★, Destruction 6.9%, Action 6.3%

Race head-to-head against up to 9 friends in BarjiKart! Choose from different Items to aid you in finishing 1st place!

Why similar: Combat Racing 50.2% ★, Racing 28.4%, Driving 8.8%, Multiplayer 4.7%, Action 3.3%

RAGE 2 brings together two studio powerhouses – Avalanche Studios, masters of open world insanity, and id Software, creators of the first-person shooter – to deliver a carnival of carnage where you can go anywhere, shoot anything, and explode everything.

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 27.7% ★, Gore 25.7%, Automobile Sim 17.8%, Violent 8.5%, Action 7.2%

This is the power of the kei truck!

Why similar: Combat Racing 41.2% ★, Racing 18.8%, Vehicular Combat 15.4% ★, Automobile Sim 11.3%, Driving 7.3%

Powered by id’s revolutionary id Tech® 5 technology, RAGE is an intense first-person shooter with breakneck vehicle combat, an expansive world to explore, and jaw-dropping graphics!

Why similar: Racing 37.7%, Gore 31.5%, Action 16.1%, Open World 8.6%, Multiplayer 6.1%

You Are A Pilot is a 2D arcade simulator of a pilot who drives jet-powered flying car. The controls are based on physics. Deliver various goods, drive livestock on a farm, or try luck in crazy death racers.

Why similar: Combat Racing 52.6% ★, Racing 26%, Gore 10.9%, Violent 4.1%, Action 4.1%

The craziest driver simulator!

Why similar: Racing 79.9%, Action 14.9%, Funny 5.2%

Serious Sam 4 reignites the classic FPS series in a high-powered prequel loaded with an explosive arsenal, intergalactic carnage, and perfectly timed one-liners.

Why similar: Gore 58.8%, Violent 15.6%, Action 10.7%, Multiplayer 8%, Comedy 5.3%

Madout Open City is a combat race in open city. Destroy opponents. Feel the dynamic chases and fighting battles. Enjoy the good physics of cars. You can choose from more than two dozen cars, open world

Why similar: Racing 76.5%, Action 10.2%, Multiplayer 6.8%, Open World 6.6%

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 61.2% ★, Racing 22.7%, Automobile Sim 11.6%, Driving 3%, Multiplayer 1.5%

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 36.3%, Action 19.9%, Open World 13.4%, Violent 12.4%, Funny 9.4%

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 28.3%, Destruction 22.1%, Funny 12.9%, Driving 12.5%, Racing 12.4%

Battle Trucks it is a race on huge and furious trucks. Your aim is to destroy anyone who stands on your way to victory.

Why similar: Combat Racing 39.9% ★, Racing 20.1%, Vehicular Combat 17% ★, Automobile Sim 11.2%, Driving 5.8%

CyberTaxi Lunatic Nights is a free roam taxi driving simulator set in a dark-noir Prison City. As a cab driver you have to find your wrongfully accused sister and rescue her from this dystopian city-facility. Complete unique missions, defeat lurking thugs and maintain your fuel level to succeed!

Why similar: Combat Racing 44.7% ★, Racing 17.2%, Gore 15%, Driving 7.2%, Automobile Sim 5.7%

Rage of Car Force is a team multiplayer PvP games 5 vs 5!

Why similar: Combat Racing 43.8% ★, Racing 25.5%, Automobile Sim 14.7%, Destruction 7.5%, Action 4.6%

CrashMetal - Cyberpunk The Hokuta City streets await your engine rev. Can you beat everyone in this race for first place? Upgrade your car, take care of its appearance and defeat everyone on the streets of the Hokuta City.

Why similar: Combat Racing 44.2% ★, Racing 25.4%, Automobile Sim 12%, Driving 7.9%, Multiplayer 4.5%

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 46.3% ★, Racing 19.5%, Driving 15.5%, Action 10.1%, Violent 8.5%