- #1 Trackmania
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 19,766 reviews2023
Dev: NadeoPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Trackmania – the unique racing game that combines precision and creativity. Play for free across five stunning environments, race on the best player-made tracks every week, and climb your regional rankings.
Why similar: Racing 70.5%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Level Editor 7.8%, Competitive 7.8% ★, Arcade 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: The modern evolution of the series, offering the same tight, precision-based arcade racing and competitive seasonal leaderboards.
- #2 TrackMania² Stadium
96% matchVery Positive89% of 6,641 reviews2013
Dev: NadeoPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 30.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
TrackMania² Stadium is the return of the popular Stadium environment enjoyed by millions of players with TrackMania Nations Forever. Now part of the ManiaPlanet environment, Stadium allows for improved services around the game, better graphics and a powerful track editor.
Why similar: Racing 56.5%, Automobile Sim 18.1%, Level Editor 9.9%, Multiplayer 7.3%, Competitive 2.6% ★
Why You'll Like It: This title serves as the direct spiritual successor to the Nations environment, refining the classic stadium racing experience.
- #3 Trackmania United Forever
96% matchVery Positive95% of 2,742 reviews2008
Dev: NadeoPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 39.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
TrackMania is the most entertaining car racing game ever. Millions of players play it in single or multiplayer modes. TrackMania United Forever is the ultimate TrackMania edition thanks to the numerous additions and innovations it has to offer.
Why similar: Racing 68.6%, Level Editor 14.1%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Competitive 3.4% ★, Arcade 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: It includes the full content of the Nations version while expanding the experience with additional environments and vehicles.
- #4 Trackmania® Turbo
95% matchMixed66% of 1,580 reviews2016
Dev: NadeoPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 101.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Trackmania offers you the ultimate arcade racing universe where everything is about reaching the perfect racing time. Test your skills in over 200 tracks, experience immediate fun by challenging your friends at home (offline splitscreen) or online.
Why similar: Racing 65.7%, Level Editor 11.9%, Multiplayer 6.6%, Massively Multiplayer 5.5%, Competitive 3.7% ★
Why You'll Like It: A highly polished arcade racer that captures the frantic, high-speed energy of the series with a massive variety of tracks.
- #5 TrackMania² Canyon
94% matchVery Positive81% of 1,854 reviews2013
Dev: NadeoPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
TrackMania² Canyon will let you experience the fun and adrenaline of racing stunning cars on sensational tracks in a major enhanced sequel to Nadeo Studio’s online racing phenomenon TrackMania, already enjoyed by millions of players.
Why similar: Racing 59%, Automobile Sim 18.5%, Level Editor 9.5%, Multiplayer 7.3%, Sports 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on a different environment with unique drift-heavy physics that still feel distinctly like a Trackmania game.
- #6 TrackMania² Valley
94% matchVery Positive80% of 625 reviews2013
Dev: NadeoPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
TrackMania² Valley is the third environment of TrackMania², the sequel to Nadeo Studio’s online racing phenomenon TrackMania, already enjoyed by millions of players. Valley is a new take on the classic arcade rally racing genre. Flirting between arcade and simulation, Valley marks a new checkpoint in the history of racing games.
Why similar: Racing 77.8%, Level Editor 8.4%, Multiplayer 6.9%, Sports 5%, Arcade 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a rally-inspired environment that challenges players with mixed-surface driving and technical track layouts.
- #7 HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED™
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 7,493 reviews2021
Dev: Milestone S.r.l.
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Collect the best vehicles in the Hot Wheels™ universe, build spectacular tracks and dive into breathtaking races.
Why similar: Racing 77.4%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Arcade 5.9%, Level Editor 4.1%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features an extensive track editor and arcade-style physics that mirror the creative and accessible nature of Trackmania.
- #8 Trackmania² Lagoon
93% matchMixed64% of 301 reviews2017
Dev: NadeoPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Trackmania² Lagoon has you racing on raised tracks above a tropical island filled with insane activities. It comes with a FREE Trackmania multiplayer channel, an exclusive solo campaign, a new game mode and a world of possibilities in UGC.
Why similar: Racing 84.2%, Sports 7.9%, Multiplayer 5.8%, Arcade 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a vibrant, high-speed island environment that emphasizes gravity-defying stunts and fast-paced arcade racing.
- #9 Distance
91% matchVery Positive92% of 7,482 reviews2018
Dev: Refract
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 73.9%, Level Editor 13.3%, Multiplayer 8.3%, Arcade 2.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, neon-soaked arcade racer that shares the physics-based precision and track-building creativity of the Trackmania series.
- #10 Trials® Rising
91% matchMixed63% of 3,066 reviews2019
Dev: RedLynxPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore over-the-top action and physics-bending motorcycle racing in the latest opus of the Trials franchise. With new tracks in exotic places all over the world and more ways to compete, Trials® Rising is the best one yet.
Why similar: Racing 80.6%, Competitive 8.7% ★, Multiplayer 7.1%, Sports 2.2%, Difficult 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: While focused on motorcycles, it shares the exact same 'trial and error' time-attack philosophy and physics-based precision.
- #11 GRIP: Combat Racing
90% matchVery Positive85% of 5,010 reviews2018
Dev: Caged Element Inc.Pub: 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 70.2%, Automobile Sim 21.1%, Multiplayer 5.7%, Arcade 1.6%, Action 1%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, gravity-defying racer that captures the intense, arcade-style speed found in the more chaotic Trackmania maps.
- #12 RaceRoom Racing Experience
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 26,842 reviews2013
Dev: KW Studios
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
RaceRoom is free to download and built on true-to-life physics and Force Feedback. Drive DTM, FIA WTCC, WTCR and a huge library of cars and tracks—including the most up-to-date Nordschleife. Jump in, race instantly, and expand your garage with a massive selection of content.
Why similar: Racing 52%, Automobile Sim 30.7%, Multiplayer 7%, Competitive 4.8% ★, Sports 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a more simulation-heavy approach to racing that still offers a strong competitive environment for those who enjoy mastering tracks.
- #13 FlatOut 2
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 21,145 reviews2006
Dev: Bugbear EntertainmentPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 30.5 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: Racing 58.3%, Automobile Sim 25.8%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Arcade 3.9%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic arcade racer that balances high-speed driving with chaotic physics and destruction, much like the fun-first approach of Trackmania.
- #14 Redout: Enhanced Edition
87% matchVery Positive85% of 4,635 reviews2016
Dev: 34BigThings srl
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Redout is a tribute to the old racing monsters such as F-Zero, WipeOut, Rollcage, and POD. It is designed to be an uncompromising, fast, tough and satisfying driving experience, soaked in that vertigo that stands at the core of the arcade racing genre.
Why similar: Racing 54.1%, Automobile Sim 29.3%, Sports 5.5%, Arcade 4.7%, Difficult 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: An anti-gravity racer that emphasizes pure speed and mastery of track lines, similar to the high-skill ceiling of Trackmania.
- #15 BallisticNG
86% matchVery Positive94% of 3,636 reviews2018
Dev: Neognosis
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
BallisticNG is a high speed, all thrills anti-gravity combat racer and open modding environment developed as a tribute to old school classics such as Wipeout, Rollcage and Jet Moto.
Why similar: Racing 69.5%, Level Editor 15.5%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Arcade 4.5%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, retro-inspired anti-gravity racer that rewards precision driving and track memorization.
- #16 Wreckfest
85% 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 59.6%, Automobile Sim 27.4%, Multiplayer 6.8%, Simulation 1.9%, Sports 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: While more destruction-focused, its realistic physics engine makes every corner a challenge that requires careful car control.
- #17 Circuit Superstars
84% matchVery Positive86% of 2,561 reviews2023
Dev: Original Fire Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Circuit Superstars is a top down racing game with a tactile arcade physics model, pitstops, and a pure motorsport approach. It includes 16 categories that span different styles and eras of motorsport.
Why similar: Racing 48.7%, Automobile Sim 30.2%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Sports 4.8%, Arcade 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down racer that demands high precision and mastery of physics, appealing to fans of technical time-attack gameplay.
- #18 Absolute Drift
86% 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 53.6%, Automobile Sim 32.3%, Arcade 5%, Difficult 4%, Simulation 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses entirely on the art of precision drifting, requiring the same level of car control and mastery as Trackmania's technical tracks.
- #19 art of rally
84% matchVery Positive92% of 6,174 reviews2020
Dev: Funselektor Labs Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Race in the golden era of rally. Drive iconic cars from the 60s to Group B on challenging stages through stylized environments inspired by real worldwide locations. Will you master the art of rally?
Why similar: Racing 57.2%, Automobile Sim 26.7%, Sports 4.9%, Arcade 4.1%, Difficult 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a stylized, precision-based driving experience that emphasizes learning the perfect racing line through challenging environments.
- #20 Neon Drive
80% matchVery Positive83% of 2,150 reviews2016
Dev: Fraoula
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Neon Drive is a slick retro-futuristic, '80s inspired arcade game that will make your brain melt. You've been warned.From beautiful cityscapes and ocean roads to exploding enemy spaceships, Neon Drive has it all.
Why similar: Racing 37.6%, Automobile Sim 37.3%, Arcade 10.7%, Difficult 9%, Singleplayer 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style game that focuses on rhythm and high-speed obstacle avoidance, capturing the 'flow' of a perfect Trackmania run.
- #21 Slipstream
79% matchVery Positive88% of 1,711 reviews2018
Dev: ansdor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Arcade-style racing game inspired by the spirit of the early 90s, with drifting mechanics and exotic tracks.
Why similar: Racing 89.4%, Arcade 8.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%, Indie 0.4%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled arcade racer that emphasizes drifting and high-speed maneuvers, reminiscent of classic arcade racing titles.
- #22 Formula Retro Racing
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 93 reviews2020
Dev: Repixel8
Windows
Formula Retro Racing is a retro style arcade racing game that’s influenced by the classic arcade racing games of the early 90’s.
Why similar: Racing 96%, Arcade 3.4%, Indie 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: A pure, arcade-style racing game that strips away complexity to focus on speed and track mastery.
- #23 SpeedRunners
78% matchVery Positive94% of 37,047 reviews2016
Dev: DoubleDutch GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Cut-throat multiplayer running game that pits 4 players against each other, locally and/or online. Run, jump, swing around, and use devious weapons and pick-ups to knock opponents off-screen! One of the most competitive games you'll ever play.
Why similar: Racing 60.8%, Multiplayer 16.2%, Competitive 12.3% ★, Level Editor 4.7%, Sports 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A competitive, physics-based platformer that shares the high-speed, high-stakes competitive nature of Trackmania's multiplayer modes.
- #24 Super Toy Cars
81% matchMixed59% of 406 reviews2014
Dev: Eclipse Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Super Toy Cars is a tabletop arcade combat racing game featuring fast and cool looking cars, impressive tracks made of everyday objects and a bunch of power-ups that will let you destroy your opposition.
Why similar: Racing 88.2%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Arcade 2.6%, Indie 0.4%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade racer that uses a unique perspective and track-building elements to create a fun, accessible racing experience.
- #25 Burnout™ Paradise Remastered
78% matchMixed63% of 8,149 reviews2020
Dev: Stellar EntertainmentPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 65.9%, Automobile Sim 17.6%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Arcade 4.2%, Co-op 1%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world arcade racer that prioritizes speed, stunts, and the sheer joy of driving fast.
- #26 Copa Petrobras de Marcas
77% matchMixed67% of 2,860 reviews2015
Dev: Reiza Studios
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 25%
COPA PETROBRAS DE MARCAS is a 100% free official game simulating the thrill of competing wheel-to-wheel with models from various automakers in some of the main Brazilian race tracks.
Why similar: Racing 54.8%, Automobile Sim 35.2%, Multiplayer 5.6%, Sports 1.8%, Simulation 1.3%
- #27 Project Torque - Free 2 Play MMO Racing Game
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,923 reviews2019
Dev: Invictus Games Ltd.Pub: JOGARA LTD
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Classic Free to Play MMO Racer from the late 2000s is coming back online with all your favourite game modes like Sim, Drift, Drag, CTF and Thunder Alley.
Why similar: Racing 68%, Automobile Sim 18.4%, Massively Multiplayer 8.9%, Multiplayer 4.5%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #28 Trials Fusion™
76% matchMixed67% of 2,444 reviews2014
Dev: RedLynx, in collaboration with Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft KievPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Trials Fusion is the gold-standard platform racer for the next-generation of gaming. Built upon the Trials franchise’s proven gameplay foundations, Fusion challenges players endlessly in both classic and all-new ways.
Why similar: Racing 84.2%, Multiplayer 5.1%, Level Editor 3.5%, Competitive 2.7% ★, Sports 1.6%
- #29 iRacing
73% matchVery Positive86% of 6,675 reviews2015
Dev: iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 84.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
We are the world’s premier motorsports racing game. An iRacing membership provides entry into the newest form of motorsport: internet racing. Internet racing is a fun, easy, and inexpensive way for race fan and gamers alike to enjoy the thrill of the racetrack from the comfort of their home.
Why similar: Racing 56.6%, Automobile Sim 27.7%, Multiplayer 5.6%, Massively Multiplayer 4%, Sports 3%
- #30 RACE 07
74% matchVery Positive86% of 2,730 reviews2007
Dev: SimBin
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 33%
UpdateSimBin Studios expands the hit racing game, RACE 07 with the Andy Priaulx Crowne Plaza Raceway free add-on. Free for owners of RACE 07, this add-on features a brand new island track and new cars from triple World Champion Andy Priaulx in his BMW 320si WTCC and Fabrizio Giovanardi in his Vauxhall Vectra VXR.Real Cars, Real Racing...
Why similar: Racing 55.8%, Automobile Sim 36.3%, Multiplayer 3.8%, Simulation 2.1%, Sports 1.6%
- #31 Shift 2 Unleashed
73% matchMixed68% of 2,571 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 65.6%, Automobile Sim 27.8%, Multiplayer 3.9%, Simulation 2.3%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #32 Inertial Drift
67% matchVery Positive85% of 1,626 reviews2020
Dev: Level 91 EntertainmentPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
An arcade racer that tears up the rule book with innovative twin-stick controls, completely re-imagined driving mechanics and a huge roster of fiercely individual cars and tracks.
Why similar: Racing 97.4%, Multiplayer 1%, Arcade 0.7%, Sports 0.4%, Difficult 0.3%
- #33 Turbo Sliders Unlimited
64% matchVery Positive89% of 189 reviews2024
Dev: Antti Mannisto
Windows · Linux
Driving game with Unlimited possibilities. Spiritual successor to classic top-down racing games, but in 3D with modern online features, countless game modes and extensive moddability. For casual fun, serious competition, or to unleash your creativity with the editors.
Why similar: Racing 39%, Automobile Sim 24.6%, Level Editor 13.9%, Competitive 11.5% ★, Sports 4.5%
- #34 rFactor 2
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,031 reviews2015
Dev: Studio 397
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
rFactor 2 is a realistic, easily extendable racing simulation that offers race customization, great graphics, outstanding multiplayer and the height of racing realism. It features mixed class road racing with ultra realistic dynamics, an immersive sound environment and stunning graphics.
Why similar: Racing 54.1%, Automobile Sim 33.4%, Multiplayer 5.6%, Sports 3.5%, Simulation 2.8%
- #35 Top Speed 2: Racing Legends
68% matchMixed60% of 176 reviews2019
Dev: T-Bull
Windows · Mac
REACH IMPOSSIBLE SPEEDS BY EXPERTLY TIMING GEAR CHANGES AND BURSTS OF NITROUS!
Why similar: Racing 60.5%, Automobile Sim 28.2%, Sports 5.8%, Simulation 3%, Multiplayer 2.5%
- #36 RC Simulation 2.0
68% matchMixed64% of 251 reviews2018
Dev: devotidPub: devotid Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Drive all kinds of RC Cars, Boats, Rock Crawlers, Planes or Quadcopters on any of the 250+ Workshop Tracks. The game includes an in-game Track Editor and Vehicle Painter to create tons of scenarios and Paint schemes. RC Sim is made by a solo developer and still is in development.
Why similar: Racing 47.1%, Automobile Sim 35.7%, Level Editor 9.1%, Simulation 3.1%, Sports 2.2%
- #37 VRC PRO
67% matchVery Positive87% of 941 reviews2015
Dev: Virtual Racing Industries Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
VRC Pro takes you deep into the world of cutting edge, modern RC cars. You can race up to 15 different RC cars on real existing mini race tracks all around the world; all fully customizable & tunable.
Why similar: Racing 62.1%, Automobile Sim 24%, Sports 5.8%, Simulation 3.4%, Multiplayer 2.6%