- #1 BeamNG.drive
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 384,707 reviews2015
Dev: BeamNG
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 91.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A dynamic soft-body physics vehicle simulator capable of doing just about anything.
Why similar: Racing 69.2%, Simulation 30.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the most advanced soft-body physics engine for driving and sandbox exploration, making it the gold standard for open-world automotive simulation.
- #2 CarX Drift Racing Online
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 87,838 reviews2017
Dev: CarX Technologies, LLC
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 60.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
CarX Drift Racing Online is your chance to immerse yourself in the real world of drifting. Get together with friends, tune your car and burn some tires!
Why similar: Racing 86.8%, Simulation 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides the most dedicated and satisfying drifting mechanics available, closely matching the core appeal of Drive Isle.
- #3 The Long Drive
96% matchVery Positive89% of 53,874 reviews2019
Dev: Genesz
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Random generated open world semi-post apocalyptic survival car driving game.
Why similar: Racing 76.3%, Simulation 23.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the spirit of long-distance, open-ended driving in a surreal, sandbox environment.
- #4 Apex Point
95% matchVery Positive86% of 1,929 reviews2023
Dev: Apex Studio
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Apex Point is an open world game that aims to immerge you into the Japanese car culture by providing a huge variety of customizations and race types so you can choose your own path
Why similar: Racing 77.3%, Simulation 22.7%
Why You'll Like It: This realistic open-world driving simulator emphasizes car customization and free-roaming in a way that appeals to enthusiasts.
- #5 Drift Streets Japan
94% matchMixed65% of 3,618 reviews2015
Dev: JDM4iK GamesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Racing Game about Illegal Night Street Racing. Nice Cars and Advanced Engine Tuning. Most Realistic and Best Physics. Most Quality Graphics. Drive the Large Japan Highway with traffic. Feel the Real experience, try to drift with car cockpit camera.
Why similar: Racing 84.8%, Simulation 15.2%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses specifically on drifting through open city streets, mirroring the core gameplay loop of the seed game.
- #6 Forza Horizon 5
93% matchVery Positive89% of 267,553 reviews2021
Dev: Playground GamesPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 30.7 hrsMean: 110.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Explore the vibrant open world landscapes of Mexico with limitless, fun driving action in the world’s greatest cars.
Why similar: Racing 87.4%, Simulation 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features a massive, highly detailed open world that encourages free-roaming, drifting, and casual exploration.
- #7 Absolute Drift
94% matchVery Positive88% of 3,159 reviews2015
Dev: Funselektor Labs Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Absolute Drift is a racing game about becoming a master at the art of drifting.
Why similar: Racing 81%, Simulation 19%
Why You'll Like It: While stylized, it offers a pure, physics-based drifting experience that rewards precision and skill.
- #8 Motor Town: Behind The Wheel
92% matchVery Positive94% of 8,518 reviews2021
Dev: P3 Games
Windows
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 44.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Enjoy realistic driving in the open world. Relaxing cargo deliveries or driving buses and taxis will give you enough money to buy new cars and parts. You can test your driving skills at the race track. It's all about pure driving pleasure!
Why similar: Racing 69.9%, Simulation 30.1%
Why You'll Like It: This sandbox driving game allows for total freedom in an open world, focusing on the joy of simply being behind the wheel.
- #9 DRIFT CE
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,422 reviews2021
Dev: ECC GAMESPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Tune your dream drift car, change parts, boost performance and challenge other players on Japan's legendary EBISU circuits!
Why similar: Racing 79.3%, Simulation 20.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated drifting simulator that offers deep tuning options for those who want to perfect their drift lines.
- #10 OverDrift Festival
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,185 reviews2022
Dev: OverDrift Crew
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Become the star on festival of car culture and sports. Drift races and Free Style Drift tours on public roads with traffic. Huge game world, iconic tracks. Unique collection of cars. Wide range of tuning and styling options. Accurate physics: a sense of speed and lateral g-forces.
Why similar: Racing 77.5%, Simulation 22.5%
Why You'll Like It: It combines open-world exploration with a heavy focus on drifting and car modification.
- #11 My Garage
90% matchVery Positive91% of 3,884 reviews2021
Dev: Viking Game Studio
Windows
Median: 18.1 hrsMean: 68.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
MY GARAGE is a car simulation game with main focus being simulating real car repair, maintenance and physics.
Why similar: Racing 73.4%, Simulation 26.6%
Why You'll Like It: It blends car building and maintenance with open-world driving, perfect for players who enjoy the technical side of vehicles.
- #12 Assetto Corsa
89% matchVery Positive93% of 167,315 reviews2014
Dev: Kunos Simulazioni
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 51.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Assetto Corsa v1.16 introduces the new "Laguna Seca" laser-scanned track, 7 new cars among which the eagerly awaited Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio! Check the changelog for further info!
Why similar: Racing 90.1%, Simulation 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: While a serious simulator, its massive modding community provides endless open-world maps and drift-specific content.
- #13 City Car Driving
88% matchVery Positive83% of 34,223 reviews2016
Dev: Forward Development, Ltd.Pub: Forward Global Group, Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 33.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
City Car Driving – realistic car driving simulator, which will help you master the basic skills of the car driving in various traffic conditions, with plunging into the environment most closely resembling the real one.
Why similar: Racing 50.2%, Simulation 49.8%
Why You'll Like It: This simulator provides a realistic open-world environment for those who enjoy the act of driving in a civilian setting.
- #14 Used Cars Simulator
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 996 reviews2025
Dev: DreamWay GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Used Cars Simulator - trade used or stolen cars, fix and customize them, drive around, and explore the open world! Grow your business, complete quests, and have fun with a physics-based sandbox!
Why similar: Racing 78.3%, Simulation 21.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game mixes driving simulation with the business of buying and selling cars in an open environment.
- #15 Drift Stage
87% matchMixed54% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: Super Systems Softworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tear up the asphalt in the neon-infused and blue sky locales of Drift Stage.
Why similar: Racing 79.7%, Simulation 20.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a retro-styled, arcade-focused drifting experience that is easy to pick up and play.
- #16 SnowRunner
85% matchVery Positive90% of 52,428 reviews2021
Dev: Saber InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.4 hrsMean: 76.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Get ready for the next-generation off-road experience! Drive powerful vehicles and overcome extreme open environments to complete dozens of challenging missions solo or with up to 3 friends!
Why similar: Racing 63.6%, Simulation 36.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a challenging, physics-based open-world driving experience that rewards patience and vehicle management.
- #17 Need for Speed™ Unbound
84% matchMixed60% of 56,891 reviews2022
Dev: Criterion GamesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 29.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Race to the top, definitely don’t flop. Outsmart the cops, and enter weekly qualifiers for The Grand: the ultimate street race. Pack your garage with precision-tuned, custom rides, and light up the streets with your style.
Why similar: Racing 96.2%, Simulation 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title features a vibrant open world with a strong emphasis on drifting and street culture.
- #18 RaceLeague
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 294 reviews2022
Dev: Oversteer Studios
Windows
Car racing game with soft-body damage, race track builder, track database and multiplayer
Why similar: Racing 80.8%, Simulation 19.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a sandbox approach to racing with level-editing tools that allow for custom driving experiences.
- #19 Euro Truck Simulator 2
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 907,227 reviews2012
Dev: SCS Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 21.2 hrsMean: 143.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Travel across Europe as king of the road, a trucker who delivers important cargo across impressive distances! With dozens of cities to explore, your endurance, skill and speed will all be pushed to their limits.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a relaxing, long-form driving experience across a vast, open-world map.
- #20 Bus World
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,978 reviews2023
Dev: KishMish Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Bus World is a game about passenger transportations in various conditions, starting from standard days of a bus driver and ending with rescuing people who suffered from disasters.
Why similar: Racing 74.1%, Simulation 25.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a unique driving simulation experience with a focus on navigation and vehicle handling.
- #21 Drunk Driving Simulator
80% matchVery Positive95% of 226 reviews2025
Dev: TheBrickenChicken
Windows · Mac
In Drunk Driving Simulator you drive down the highway while getting drunk, making driving more difficult as time goes on
Why similar: Simulation 100%
Why You'll Like It: Despite the name, it is a physics-based driving game that tests your control over vehicles in various environments.
- #22 Car Mechanic Simulator 2021
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,698 reviews2021
Dev: Red Dot GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Work your way to a service empire. Get your hands dirty in a highly realistic simulation game that pays major attention to details. Pay a visit to a new Auction house and buy cars in various conditions. Expand your range of services by investing in a new work space and equipment.
Why similar: Racing 62.2%, Simulation 37.8%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the technical side of car ownership, allowing you to build and test drive your creations.
- #23 CAR TUNE: Project
81% matchVery Positive84% of 608 reviews2020
Dev: Vertices Software
Windows
CAR TUNE: Project is a detailed car tuning simulator where every bolt, screw, and gear matters. Build your dream machine, fine-tune every parameter, and test it on the track.
Why similar: Racing 79.3%, Simulation 20.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the modification and tuning of vehicles for a personalized driving experience.
- #24 OCEAN CITY RACING
83% matchMostly Negative34% of 693 reviews2014
Dev: OCR Dev Team
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Popular open-world driving game features an explorable Free Roam Environment, a thrilling Race Mode and a highly addictive Time-Trial Mode.
Why similar: Racing 83.8%, Simulation 16.2%
Why You'll Like It: An indie title that provides a small open world for casual driving and exploration.
- #25 Jet Racing Extreme: The First Encounter
81% matchMixed72% of 1,405 reviews2018
Dev: Real Dynamics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 33.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Extreme racing with a jet equipped vehicle
Why similar: Racing 89.4%, Simulation 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers high-speed, action-oriented driving that pushes the limits of vehicle performance.
- #26 DRIFT ISLAND
78% matchMixed62% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: ECC GAMES
Windows
Rise as a drift master and missile car mechanic! DRIFT ISLAND is an open-world drift build-and-drive game. Create unique 'missile cars,' tune them, shred sideways, and test your skills! Earn cash, upgrade parts, and become a true drifting legend!
Why similar: Racing 81.9%, Simulation 18.1%
- #27 Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game
78% matchVery Positive94% of 16,959 reviews2015
Dev: Camshaft Software Ltd
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 53.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Make your dream cars a reality with Automation’s unparalleled car and engine design tools. Gain a competitive edge through smart engineering and business decisions to help you build an automotive empire. Will you become an industry leader, or just a footnote in automotive history?
Why similar: Racing 57.8%, Simulation 42.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game allows you to design your own cars from the ground up and test them in various driving scenarios.
- #28 My Summer Car
73% matchVery Positive95% of 112,056 reviews2025
Dev: Amistech Games
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 46.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
My Summer Car is the ultimate car owning, building, fixing, tuning, maintenance AND permadeath life survival simulator. You start the game with hundreds of loose parts and assemble both car and engine.
Why similar: Racing 65%, Simulation 35%
- #29 Ride 'em Low
79% matchMixed54% of 134 reviews2013
Dev: Red Dot GamesPub: Libredia
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Enter the world of night racing and lowrider competitions.
Why similar: Racing 77.9%, Simulation 22.1%
Why You'll Like It: A simple, simulation-focused driving game that captures the essence of low-speed cruising.
- #30 Interstate Drifter 2000
76% matchVery Positive97% of 71 reviews2021
Dev: Ultimo Games
Windows
Drift through the interstates and sideroads of this open game world, win street races and try to avoid traffic and police.
Why similar: Racing 100%
- #31 DriftOn
77% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: SPokDev
Windows
DriftOn is an infinite racing game in the surreal fracturing world.
Why similar: Racing 100%
- #32 Iso Racer
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 304 reviews2023
Dev: Pogo Concepts
Windows
Iso Racer is a top-down multiplayer racing game focusing on realistic driving physics combined with drifting. It contains a variety of tracks, cars and the ability to personalize vehicles. It's a great experience for casual and hardcore racing fans.
Why similar: Racing 100%
- #33 EarthKart: Google Maps Driving Simulator
73% matchVery Positive80% of 1,295 reviews2023
Dev: Colton HutchinsPub: Cold Hut Games
Windows · Mac
3D Google Earth Driving Simulator
Why similar: Racing 100%
- #34 Torque Drift
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 12,588 reviews2021
Dev: Grease Monkey Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Build your car, earn sponsors, and compete in online multiplayer drift battles!
Why similar: Racing 100%
- #35 Drift (Over) Drive
77% matchMixed46% of 61 reviews2017
Dev: RetraissancePub: New Reality Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In DoD you take the role of a driver passionate about drifting, driving your car around the world on all kinds of environments and weather conditions, while taking on different challenges and avoiding all kinds of obstacles and hazards.
Why similar: Racing 100%
- #36 Initial Drift Online
73% matchMixed63% of 5,569 reviews2023
Dev: RewindApp
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Drift over some of Japan's most legendary mountain passes, compete against your friends or players from around the world in epic battles, make deliveries, buy new cars and set records in the world rankings!
Why similar: Racing 87%, Simulation 13%
- #37 JDM: Japanese Drift Master
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,400 reviews2025
Dev: Gaming Factory
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Discover Japan’s legendary car culture in JDM! Take on challenging mountain roads, visit Japanese legendary drifting spots in licensed JDM cars and immerse in the story about second chances told through manga pages. Explore an open world where every turn invites you to master the art of drift.
Why similar: Racing 86.9%, Simulation 13.1%
- #38 Drive 21
72% matchMixed55% of 537 reviews2022
Dev: Quadfix Games
Windows
DRİVE 21 is a simulation game. By earning money with job opportunities, by making logistics and taxi driver, by buying and modifying your own vehicle with the money you earn, you can make your own vehicle and you can travel with your own vehicle with open world driving experience.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #39 Drift Experience Japan
72% matchMixed53% of 745 reviews2023
Dev: Game Development Alexander Lamers
Windows
Go FULL SEND Drifting in the streets of japan in 2 different sprint circuits and customize your car!
Why similar: Racing 78.5%, Simulation 21.5%
- #40 My Village Life
71% matchVery Positive85% of 418 reviews2020
Dev: Papucs Games
Windows
My Village Life is an open world village simulator vehicle driving game.
Why similar: Racing 76.7%, Simulation 23.3%
- #41 Dream Car Builder
71% matchVery Positive93% of 1,064 reviews2018
Dev: RoKo0 (Roman Konyukhov)
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Design your car from scratch: from the frame to the suspension and race it!
Why similar: Racing 73.5%, Simulation 26.5%
- #42 PolyZen Drive
69% matchVery Positive91% of 188 reviews2024
Dev: VitaminsizDev
Windows · Mac
Dive into PolyZen Drive's sandbox of possibilities! Your road, your rules, and endless freedom. Immerse yourself in cozy atmospheres and drive through relaxing scenery, capture moments with your camera, or rush through dense traffic, you dictate your gameplay! The ultimate in driving freedom awaits!
Why similar: Racing 73.6%, Simulation 26.4%
- #43 Wreckfest
68% matchVery Positive88% of 39,799 reviews2018
Dev: BugbearPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 86.2%, Simulation 13.8%
- #44 Touge Shakai
67% matchVery Positive85% of 1,224 reviews2023
Dev: Raiyon Studios Pte Ltd
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 27.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Touge Shakai (Mountain Pass Society) is an online Touge Racing Game based on Japanese car culture in the 90s. With an emphasis on balance between realism and fun gameplay, the physics are tailored for competitive drift racing, while giving a challenge to all players.
Why similar: Racing 80.3%, Simulation 19.7%
- #45 OHV
66% matchVery Positive89% of 1,242 reviews2024
Dev: Przemysław Hadała
Windows
Build your own buggy. Obtain, maintain and tune your OHV car. A game set in Poland in the 90s.
Why similar: Racing 55.5%, Simulation 44.5%
- #46 Automobilista
69% matchVery Positive90% of 2,547 reviews2016
Dev: Reiza Studios
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 29.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
AUTOMOBILISTA places you in the driving seat of an advanced racing simulator, featuring elite brazilian racing series along with a wide range of racing vehicles and international tracks for a uniquely diverse motorsports experience.
Why similar: Racing 79%, Simulation 21%
- #47 Apex Rush
65% matchVery Positive82% of 232 reviews2026
Dev: Thunderboom Studios
Windows
A physics-driven arcade racer where racing, drifting, and stunting come together. Set faster times, customize your cars, and keep pushing for better runs on global leaderboards!
Why similar: Racing 91.7%, Simulation 8.3%
- #48 Easy Breezy Drive
67% matchVery Positive80% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Lunar Solitude
Windows
Crank the tunes, and hit the open road in Easy Breezy Drive! This relaxing driving experience lets you cruise endless roads behind the wheel of vehicle of your choice. No objectives, no pressure, just you, your tunes, the endless roads, and enough scenery to make your eyeballs happy.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #49 Clown For Speed
68% matchVery Positive83% of 98 reviews2022
Dev: RIVERSIDE SPORTS
Windows
Clown For Speed is your chance to immerse yourself in the real world of ultimate drifting experience. Pick your perfect ride and get ready to burn some tires!
Why similar: Racing 78.6%, Simulation 21.4%
- #50 Grand Dude Simulator
70% matchMixed57% of 145 reviews2019
Dev: Bisquit Play
Windows
Grand Dude Simulator is an open world sandbox game. This is a life simulator. The main objective is to enjoy what you are doing.
Why similar: Racing 73.7%, Simulation 26.3%
- #51 FPV Drone Simulator
70% matchMixed67% of 529 reviews2017
Dev: DreamEscape
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 30%
This FPV Drone Simulator is especially designed for practicing your drone flying skills! Fly in different environments. Choose 'abandoned factory', 'free ride' or 'fantasy forest'.
Why similar: Racing 74.7%, Simulation 25.3%
- #52 Wreckreation
65% matchMixed66% of 444 reviews2025
Dev: Three Fields EntertainmentPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Wreckreation is an evolving open-world driving playground built around choice. Play solo, explore on- and off road, create your own races and challenges, hang out online with friends using full cross-play. With fast updates shaped by players, this world keeps evolving.
Why similar: Racing 100%
- #53 Drift King
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 328 reviews2022
Dev: Giorgi AbelashviliPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Grab your favorite car, tune it, challenge players in Online Drift battles and become a DRIFT KING!
Why similar: Racing 100%
- #54 Vehicle Simulator
68% matchVery Positive88% of 277 reviews2015
Dev: Ilan Papini
Windows
Vehicle Simulator is an open world flying/sailing simulator with accurate physics and dynamics, simulating well the various boats, planes and land vehicles included. The game allows the user to modify and experiment with scenery making and vehicle design by way of extreme modability, with a large library of existing mods and add-ons.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #55 Rent A Car Simulator 24: Prologue
66% matchMixed67% of 167 reviews2024
Dev: 2MEDYA
Windows
Rent A Car Simulator. Start by renting your first car. Expand your rental car fleet by purchasing different vehicles and grow your car rental business. Drive your cars and get them fixed when they break down. Find new customers.
Why similar: Racing 75.8%, Simulation 24.2%
