- #1 Wreckfest
97% matchVery Positive88% of 39,928 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 29.9%, Automobile Sim 27.4%, Destruction 20.1%, Driving 9.3%, Physics 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the creators of the original FlatOut, this is the definitive modern experience for realistic soft-body destruction and demolition racing.
- #2 FlatOut 2
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 21,525 reviews2006
Dev: Bugbear EntertainmentPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 29.9% ★, Racing 17.1%, Automobile Sim 15.1%, Destruction 10.6%, Vehicular Combat 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the peak of the original series, it perfectly balances arcade handling with intense, destructive track environments.
- #3 TRAIL OUT
96% matchVery Positive80% of 3,774 reviews2022
Dev: GOOD BOYSPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Welcome to the festival of explosive races, TRAIL OUT! Reckless racing around the world! Crashes, explosions, destruction, and screaming drivers!
Why similar: Combat Racing 23.6% ★, Automobile Sim 17.8%, Destruction 14.3%, Racing 14%, Vehicular Combat 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A passionate homage to the FlatOut series that captures the exact same spirit of ragdoll-driven destruction and over-the-top racing.
- #4 Gas Guzzlers Extreme
95% matchVery Positive86% of 4,099 reviews2013
Dev: Gamepires
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 39.1% ★, Automobile Sim 22%, Racing 17.7%, Vehicular Combat 13.8%, Destruction 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines high-speed racing with heavy weaponry, focusing on vehicular combat and intense arena-based destruction.
- #5 BeamNG.drive
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 395,129 reviews2015
Dev: BeamNG
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 94.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A dynamic soft-body physics vehicle simulator capable of doing just about anything.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 28.7%, Destruction 20.8%, Racing 17.1%, Driving 15.7%, Physics 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers the most advanced soft-body physics engine on the market, allowing for unparalleled vehicular destruction and crash simulation.
- #6 Burnout™ Paradise Remastered
94% matchMixed63% of 8,294 reviews2020
Dev: Stellar EntertainmentPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 36.3%, Automobile Sim 18.8%, Destruction 13.4%, Driving 11.3%, Combat Racing 7.9% ★
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for open-world arcade racing, featuring spectacular crash sequences and high-octane takedown mechanics.
- #7 Split/Second
93% matchVery Positive81% of 2,526 reviews2014
Dev: Black Rock StudioPub: Disney
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 52.9%, Destruction 29.4%, Multiplayer 6.4%, Arcade 4.5%, Action 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic racing game where players trigger massive environmental destruction to eliminate opponents in real-time.
- #8 Crashday Redline Edition
91% matchVery Positive88% of 1,851 reviews2017
Dev: MoonbytePub: 2tainment GmbH
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 38.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 25.6% ★, Automobile Sim 16.7%, Racing 13.4%, Destruction 12.2%, Vehicular Combat 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic arcade racer that emphasizes stunt arenas, demolition derbies, and weaponized vehicle combat.
- #9 FlatOut 4: Total Insanity
92% matchMixed53% of 2,314 reviews2017
Dev: KylotonnPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 39.1%, Automobile Sim 27.4%, Destruction 16.2%, Driving 6.3%, Multiplayer 5%
Why You'll Like It: A modern entry in the series that attempts to modernize the classic ragdoll minigames and demolition derby modes.
- #10 Carmageddon: Max Damage
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,506 reviews2016
Dev: Stainless Games LtdPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
CARMAGEDDON: MAX DAMAGE is HERE! And it's the antidote to Racing Games.
Why similar: Combat Racing 44% ★, Racing 19.7%, Automobile Sim 11.7%, Vehicular Combat 8.7%, Destruction 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the darker, more violent side of vehicular combat where destroying opponents and the environment is the primary objective.
- #11 GRIP: Combat Racing
90% matchVery Positive85% of 5,074 reviews2018
Dev: Caged ElementPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 37.1%, Combat Racing 23.8% ★, Automobile Sim 22.2%, Driving 5.7%, Vehicular Combat 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, futuristic combat racer that features gravity-defying tracks and intense weapon-based combat.
- #12 Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered
89% matchVery Positive81% of 13,837 reviews2020
Dev: Stellar Entertainment LimitedPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 29.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Feel the thrill of the chase and the rush of escape behind the wheels of the world’s hottest high-performance cars in Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered– a heart-pumping, socially competitive racing experience.
Why similar: Combat Racing 35.3% ★, Racing 23%, Driving 13%, Vehicular Combat 11.9%, Destruction 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides high-stakes police pursuit gameplay that mirrors the intensity of arcade-style combat racing.
- #13 Danger Zone
89% matchMixed68% of 175 reviews2017
Dev: Three Fields Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 46%
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 34% ★, Automobile Sim 24.2%, Racing 17.9%, Vehicular Combat 13.3%, Destruction 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated crash-test simulator that focuses exclusively on the physics-based destruction minigames found in the FlatOut series.
- #14 Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now
88% matchVery Positive88% of 954 reviews2014
Dev: Stainless Games LtdPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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% ★, Automobile Sim 24.4%, Racing 22.8%, Vehicular Combat 11.4%, Driving 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cult classic that defined the vehicular combat genre with its focus on mayhem and non-linear track design.
- #15 Road Redemption
87% matchVery Positive83% of 13,383 reviews2017
Dev: Redemption RoadPub: Tripwire Presents
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: Racing 29.4%, Combat Racing 28.2% ★, Vehicular Combat 24.5%, Multiplayer 4.2%, PvP 4%
Why You'll Like It: Translates the combat-racing intensity of FlatOut to motorcycles, featuring brutal melee combat and high-speed chases.
- #16 Need for Speed™ Most Wanted
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 26,095 reviews2020
Dev: Criterion GamesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The open-world action in Need for Speed Most Wanted gives you the freedom to drive your way. Hit jumps and shortcuts, switch cars, lie low or head for terrain that plays to your vehicle’s unique strengths. Fight your way past cops and rivals using skill, high-end car tech and tons of nitrous.
Why similar: Racing 26.9%, Combat Racing 22.1% ★, Automobile Sim 19.3%, Driving 13.1%, Vehicular Combat 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features intense police chases and aggressive driving mechanics that appeal to fans of high-stakes arcade racing.
- #17 Post Apocalyptic Mayhem
86% matchVery Positive84% of 1,521 reviews2011
Dev: Steel MonkeysPub: Next Dimension Game Adventures Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Battle up to five friends online in this over-the-top vehicular mayhem racer!
Why similar: Racing 68%, Combat Racing 10.2% ★, Destruction 6.1%, Multiplayer 4.5%, Action 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, weaponized racing game set in a wasteland that prioritizes aggressive driving and environmental hazards.
- #18 GRID Legends
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,770 reviews2022
Dev: CodemastersPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 23.2%, Racing 22.6%, Combat Racing 17.1% ★, Driving 12.4%, Vehicular Combat 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features high-impact racing with a focus on arcade-like handling and dramatic, collision-heavy race events.
- #19 Battle Riders
84% matchMixed70% of 189 reviews2017
Dev: OneManTeam
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 44%
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 33.2%, Racing 25%, Vehicular Combat 19%, Destruction 7.7%, Driving 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A combat-focused racing game that emphasizes weapon pickups and aggressive maneuvering to survive the track.
- #20 Gravel
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,456 reviews2018
Dev: Milestone S.r.l.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Gravel is the ultimate off-road experience. The most extreme racing game that will let you try out amazing stunts in the wildest places on the planet!
Why similar: Racing 43.8%, Automobile Sim 24.1%, Offroad 20.1% ★, Driving 7.3%, Multiplayer 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: An off-road racing game that focuses on aggressive driving and high-impact collisions across varied terrain.
- #21 Re-Volt
81% matchVery Positive91% of 1,452 reviews2022
Dev: Acclaim Studios TeessidePub: H2 Interactive Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Re-Volt lets you guide one of 28 remote control cars through insane race tracks set in unusual environments. Curbs become huge walls, toys are obstacles, and everything is fair game to drive on, through, or over.
Why similar: Combat Racing 49.3% ★, Racing 30.5%, PvP 5.3%, Arcade 5.1%, Multiplayer 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic RC-car combat racer that features inventive tracks and weapon-based gameplay that remains highly engaging.
- #22 Carmageddon Max Pack
82% matchVery Positive88% of 1,045 reviews1997
Dev: Stainless Games LtdPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 60.7% ★, Racing 28.1%, Vehicular Combat 5.5%, Action 2%, Retro 2%
Why You'll Like It: The original vehicular combat experience that set the foundation for the genre's focus on destruction and mayhem.
- #23 Super Toy Cars 2
82% matchMixed68% of 34 reviews2020
Dev: Eclipse Games
Windows
Super Toy Cars 2 is a fast paced arcade racing game where you control miniature cars that speed across amazing tracks made of supersized everyday objects. Race, fight, crash, jump, play with the objects around the track, alone or with friends. Provoke mayhem with your little toy car!
Why similar: Racing 50.4%, Driving 16.3%, Destruction 11.7%, Physics 7.3%, Arcade 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style combat racer that features destructible environments and chaotic weapon-based gameplay.
- #24 FlatOut 4: Total Insanity VR
77% matchVery Positive92% of 439 reviews2026
Dev: MutarPub: Impact Inked
Windows
FlatOut 4: Total Insanity VR is destructive arcade racing at windshield distance. Trade paint, lose control, recover hard, and survive as rivals, debris, and pileups close in from every side.
Why similar: Racing 40.1%, Automobile Sim 29.7%, Destruction 17.5%, Simulation 5.3%, PvP 3.7%
- #25 Need for Speed™
79% matchMixed69% of 28,061 reviews2020
Dev: Ghost GamesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Ready to own the streets? Get behind the wheel of iconic cars and floor it through Ventura Bay, a sprawling urban playground. Explore overlapping stories as you build your reputation – and your dream car – and become the ultimate racing icon.
Why similar: Racing 28.3%, Automobile Sim 20.7%, Combat Racing 15.4% ★, Driving 12.3%, Destruction 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A modern arcade racer that emphasizes police pursuits and high-speed driving in an open-world setting.
- #26 Wreckfest 2
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 5,234 reviews2025
Dev: BugbearPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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 24.7% ★, Racing 23%, Automobile Sim 17.7%, Destruction 12.8%, Driving 6.5%
- #27 Crash Drive 3
79% matchVery Positive91% of 445 reviews2021
Dev: M2H
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Are you ready for THE car stunting playground? Experience ridiculous fun in this cross-platform multiplayer, free-roaming game! Drive monster trucks, tanks and more amazing vehicles across a huge open world. Level up, play events, earn cash, unlock new cars and discover secrets....
Why similar: Combat Racing 31.5% ★, Racing 19.6%, Offroad 17.1% ★, Vehicular Combat 12.8%, Driving 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world stunt racing game that encourages multiplayer chaos and performing wild tricks for points.
- #28 FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition
78% matchVery Positive90% of 7,531 reviews2008
Dev: Bugbear EntertainmentPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 29.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 42.1% ★, Racing 22.1%, Automobile Sim 14.4%, Destruction 10.6%, Vehicular Combat 2.8%
- #29 Gas Guzzlers: Combat Carnage
76% matchVery Positive87% of 167 reviews2017
Dev: Gamepires
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 38% ★, Racing 20.2%, Automobile Sim 20.1%, Vehicular Combat 13.3%, Driving 3.9%
- #30 Zombie Driver HD
76% matchVery Positive84% of 4,050 reviews2012
Dev: Exor Studios
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 40.4% ★, Racing 21.3%, Vehicular Combat 18.2%, Driving 14.4%, Arcade 5.3%
- #31 Need for Speed™ Rivals
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 9,996 reviews2020
Dev: Criterion GamesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Erase the line between single player and multiplayer in this street-racing rivalry between Cops and Racers. Seamlessly join a world where your friends are already racing and chasing
Why similar: Combat Racing 34.9% ★, Racing 24%, Driving 13.2%, Destruction 13%, Multiplayer 4.6%
- #32 Seaside Racing
72% matchVery Positive92% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: Gustav Olsson
Windows · Linux
Drive down a mountain with your friends in this chaotic cult classic kart racer!
Why similar: Combat Racing 19% ★, Racing 15.6%, Offroad 14.5% ★, Automobile Sim 13.2%, Driving 8.2%
- #33 Truck Racer
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 410 reviews2013
Dev: Kylotonn EntertainmentPub: Plug In Digital
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Take control of five tons of metal and power, and floor it until you reach the finish line!Drive fully destructible trucks in Championship, Time Attack, Elimination and Quick Race. Get rid of opponents trying to block your way and make a reputation for yourself!
Why similar: Automobile Sim 52.4%, Racing 46.7%, Action 0.8%
- #34 FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction
78% matchOverwhelmingly Negative18% of 4,281 reviews2011
Dev: Team 6 StudiosPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 26%
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 37.3% ★, Automobile Sim 22.8%, Racing 19.3%, Destruction 10.3%, Vehicular Combat 5.9%
- #35 Crash Drive 2
73% matchVery Positive90% of 1,459 reviews2015
Dev: M2H
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 28.3% ★, Racing 21.9%, Offroad 20.5% ★, Driving 13.2%, Multiplayer 5.1%
- #36 BattleTrucks
75% matchMixed43% of 230 reviews2017
Dev: BattleGamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 30.6% ★, Automobile Sim 20.7%, Racing 18.3%, Vehicular Combat 11.9%, Driving 8.7%
- #37 Concept Destruction
72% matchVery Positive81% of 176 reviews2020
Dev: Thinice GamesPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 35%
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 31.9% ★, Automobile Sim 19.8%, Racing 16.7%, Driving 10.5%, Vehicular Combat 9.7%
- #38 BlazeRush
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,719 reviews2014
Dev: Targem Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
BlazeRush is a dynamic arcade racing survival game with no health, no levelling and no brakes! You can assemble a team of friends to play in local or online multiplayer, choose a car to your taste and chase, blow up and cut off! Adapt your style and tactics to new enemies, obstacles and tracks.
Why similar: Combat Racing 31.6% ★, Automobile Sim 19.7%, Racing 16.5%, Vehicular Combat 12.3%, Driving 7.9%
- #39 Shift 2 Unleashed
73% matchMixed68% of 2,578 reviews2011
Dev: Slightly Mad StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Bring the true driver’s experience to life with all the intensity and exhilaration of being behind the wheel!
Why similar: Racing 44.6%, Automobile Sim 37.6%, Driving 11%, Simulation 3.8%, Multiplayer 2.7%
- #40 Monster Truck Championship
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 271 reviews2020
Dev: TeyonPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A true Monster Truck simulation! A unique and challenging motor racing experience where local or online victory depends solely on your driving skills. 16 customizable trucks, 25 arenas and 3 leagues to win to become champion!
Why similar: Automobile Sim 24.4%, Racing 23.9%, Destruction 19.1%, Driving 13.2%, Physics 4.1%
- #41 Pocket Cars
67% matchVery Positive86% of 155 reviews2024
Dev: Gen90Software
Windows · Linux
Pocket Cars is a fast paced arcade combat-racing game, where you can drive remote controlled cars that speed through amazing tracks.
Why similar: Combat Racing 39.2% ★, Racing 22.2%, Driving 13.3%, Physics 5.6%, Old School 4.4%
- #42 Mashed
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 567 reviews2014
Dev: Supersonic SoftwarePub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Compete over 13 challenging and diverse environments using whatever means necessary to batter and bruise your opponents into submission, and claim victory for yourself!
Why similar: Racing 93.4%, Arcade 4.1%, Action 2.4%
- #43 FLASHOUT 3
70% matchMixed46% of 139 reviews2022
Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: Salient Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 43.9% ★, Racing 20.7%, Driving 13%, Difficult 7.8%, Physics 4.5%
- #44 Carmageddon TDR 2000
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 482 reviews2014
Dev: Torus GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 31%
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 62.6% ★, Racing 33.1%, Action 2.8%, Multiplayer 1.5%
- #45 OverShoot Battle Race
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: OnlineObject
Windows
Combat racing game inspired by the classic console arcade games, you can make drifts, upgrade your vehicle and buy many weapons to fight for first place in an insane journey facing the most amazing racers in the galaxy.
Why similar: Combat Racing 33.3% ★, Racing 18.8%, Destruction 15.3%, Driving 10.9%, Difficult 5.9%
- #46 Crash Wheels
68% matchVery Positive87% of 1,248 reviews2018
Dev: Quiet River
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Arcade racing with the physics of damage
Why similar: Racing 60.4%, Destruction 28.1%, Arcade 5.5%, Difficult 4.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #47 Street Legal 1: REVision
66% matchVery Positive89% of 160 reviews2023
Dev: Invictus Games Ltd.Pub: Activision Value Publishing Inc.
Windows
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: Automobile Sim 23.7%, Racing 21.6%, Destruction 19.1%, Driving 11.4%, Difficult 7.4%
- #48 Rush Rally 3
65% matchVery Positive94% of 932 reviews2022
Dev: Brownmonster Limited
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Indie smash hit Rush Rally 3 is a Simulation-style rally driving game created by just one person. Take on the challenge of rallies, rallycross and hill climbs, across 11 countries, with over 20 different cars. All of which can all be upgraded, tuned and customised to your liking.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 26.2%, Racing 22.4%, Driving 13.3%, Offroad 11.3% ★, Arcade 4.7%
- #49 FUMES
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,177 reviews2025
Dev: FUMES team
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 26.8% ★, Automobile Sim 22.5%, Offroad 17.6% ★, Vehicular Combat 14.2%, Driving 9.9%
- #50 Super Dirt Racers
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 247 reviews2021
Dev: Haphazard Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Drive through water and over bumps and dips. Pick up nitro boosts along the way but use them carefully to beat your rivals.
Why similar: Combat Racing 23% ★, Racing 19.1%, Automobile Sim 16.4%, Offroad 15.4% ★, Driving 11.1%
- #51 Ridge Racer™ Unbounded
69% matchMixed62% of 1,896 reviews2012
Dev: BUGBEARPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
The latest title in the RIDGE RACER franchise, RIDGE RACER Unbounded gears up to carve its own destructive path with a new breed of arcade racing.
Why similar: Racing 74.2%, Destruction 17.8%, Arcade 4.7%, Multiplayer 1.5%, Action 1.2%
- #52 Carmageddon: Rogue Shift
64% matchMixed64% of 765 reviews2026
Dev: 34BigThings srl
Windows
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 32.3% ★, Racing 17.2%, Destruction 14.9%, Vehicular Combat 13%, Driving 10.9%
- #53 RXC - Rally Cross Challenge
66% matchVery Positive89% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: Gigabit Games
Windows
Battle the world in reckless races as you bash, slide, and jump your way to the checkered flag. This isn't just another top-down arcade racing game. Made by two brothers, RXC is a physics heavy racing game with a traction and handling model that challenges sim racers and is still fun for newcomers.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 22.1%, Racing 19.1%, Destruction 15.7%, Offroad 13.2% ★, Driving 9.4%