Racing

Excitebike

A motorcycle racing game about dirt tracks, turbo boosts, and clearing jumps.

1985

Micro Machines

A top-down racer about tiny toy vehicles speeding around tabletops, gardens, and pool tables.

1991

Rad Racer

A behind-the-car racing game about shifting gears and beating the clock on scenic roads.

1987

Cobra Triangle

An isometric boat game about racing, shooting, and jumping waterfalls.

1989

Spy Hunter

A driving shooter about an armed spy car that can also transform into a boat.

1987

Mario Kart Wii

A kart racer about Mario characters drifting through tracks, with bikes added beside the usual karts.

2008

Wii

Mario Kart DS

A kart racer about Mario characters racing classic courses and new ones on the DS.

2005

Mario Kart 7

A kart racer about Mario characters racing courses that add gliders and underwater sections.

2011

3DS

Mario Kart 64

A kart racer about Mario characters sliding through courses and throwing shells at one another.

1996

Diddy Kong Racing DS

A racer with new tracks.

2007

Wave Race

A jet-ski racer about slalom gates on the Game Boy.

1992

Game Boy

F-1 Race

A simple overhead formula racer about passing cars and making the turns.

1990

Game Boy

Mario Kart: Super Circuit

A kart racer that includes the Super Circuit cups and the Super Nintendo tracks.

2001

GBA

F-Zero: Maximum Velocity

A hover racer about and the first F-Zero on the Game Boy Advance.

2001

GBA

F-Zero: GP Legend

A racing game about a story-mode F-Zero based on the anime.

2004

GBA

Road Rash II

A motorcycle racer about punching other riders and spending winnings on faster bikes.

1992

Road Rash 3

A motorcycle racer about international roads, weapons, and upgrading a bike.

1995

Virtua Racing

A polygon racer about formula cars on tracks with four camera views.

1994

Super Monaco GP

A formula racer about qualifying and a season of rival drivers.

1990

Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament

A top-down racer about tiny cars on kitchen tables and other household tracks.

1994

Diddy Kong Racing

A racer about planes, hovercraft, and karts, with a silver-coin challenge on each track.

1997

F-Zero X

A hover racer about boosting until the machine is nearly out of energy.

1998

Wave Race 64

A jet-ski racer about carving buoys on water that actually moves.

1996

Excitebike 64

A dirt-bike racer about temperature, jumps, and a track editor.

2000

Beetle Adventure Racing

A racer about Volkswagen Beetles and shortcuts hidden off the main road.

1999

Star Wars Episode I: Racer

A podracing game about repairing a machine between cups on alien tracks.

1999

Snowboard Kids

A cartoon snowboarding racer about items and shortcuts on bright courses.

1998

Ridge Racer 64

A drift racer with a single-player campaign and a multiplayer mode.

2000

San Francisco Rush 2049

A stunt racer set in a future San Francisco, with hidden coins and a track editor.

2000

Hydro Thunder

A boat racer about boost pads hidden on rough water.

2000

World Driver Championship

A simulation-leaning racer about earning a seat in faster teams.

1999

Top Gear Rally

A rally racer about dirt stages and cars you can repaint and upgrade.

1997

Mickey's Speedway USA

A kart racer about Mickey and friends chasing a stolen dog across America.

2000

Vigilante 8

A car-combat game about armed vehicles in open arenas.

1999

Extreme-G

A futuristic bike racer about weapons and tracks with loops.

1997

San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing

A stunt racer about huge jumps on courses based on San Francisco.

1997

Cruis'n USA

A cross-country arcade racer about checkpoints between cities.

1996

Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA

A stunt racer about city courses across the United States.

1998

Top Gear Overdrive

A racer about weapons, shortcuts, and a loud soundtrack.

1998

Extreme-G XG2

A sequel bike racer with more weapons and looping tracks.

1998

Snowboard Kids 2

A sequel racer about trick scores and item battles on snow.

1999

Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense

A car-combat game with new arenas and salvage weapons.

2000

BeamNG.drive

A driving sandbox about soft-body cars that bend when you crash them.

2015

Forza Horizon 6

An open-world festival racer set in Japan with a festival playlist and a huge garage.

2026

PCSeries X|S

Assetto Corsa

A track sim about tire heat, braking points, and cars that punish a late apex.

2014

Gran Turismo 2

A driving sim about licenses, hundreds of cars, and tuning.

1999

Ridge Racer Type 4

A drift racer about a season with one of four teams.

1999

Gran Turismo

A driving sim about license tests and buying road cars.

1998

Wipeout XL

An anti-gravity racer about weapons and tracks that punish a bad line.

1996

Wipeout 3

A sequel anti-gravity racer with a campaign of teams.

1999

Driver

A driving game about film-like missions in real cities.

1999

Driver 2

A driving game about a sequel that lets you leave the car and continue on foot.

2000

Twisted Metal 2

A car-combat game about a tournament of armed vehicles.

1996

Crash Team Racing

A kart racer about boosting at the end of a power slide.

1999

Colin McRae Rally

A rally game about pace notes and damage.

1998

Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec

A driving sim about licenses and endurance races.

2001

Gran Turismo 4

A driving sim with photo mode and many more events.

2005

Burnout 3: Takedown

A racer about boost you earn by driving toward traffic and taking rivals down.

2004

Twisted Metal: Black

A darker car-combat game about stories for each vehicle.

2001

Need for Speed: Most Wanted

A street racer about a most-wanted list and police who escalate as your car gets faster.

2012

Gran Turismo 6

A driving sim about licenses, lunar rover events, and a large car list.

2013

Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing

A kart racer with Sega characters and all-star moves.

2010

MySims SkyHeroes

A kart racer in the MySims style with planes more than cars.

2010

Gran Turismo 7

A driving sim about licenses, used cars, and a cafe that gates the next event.

2022

PS4PS5

The Crew Motorfest

An open-world festival racer on Oahu with playlists of themed events.

2023

PS4PS5Series X|S

F1 24

A Formula sim with a career and ranked races.

2024

PS4

Need for Speed Heat

A street racer about day events that pay for parts and a night police chase.

2019

PS4

F1 25

A Formula sim with a career, time trial, and ranked races.

2025

PS5

Wipeout Pure

An anti-gravity racer built for the PSP.

2005

Wipeout Pulse

A racing game with more tracks and a photo finish.

2007

Gran Turismo

A driving sim about licenses and a smaller garage.

2009

Ridge Racer

A launch Ridge Racer about drifting on a few tracks.

2004

Burnout Legends

A racing game about boost and takedowns.

2005

Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition

A street racer about slipping through traffic.

2005

GripShift

A racer about puzzles and a car that can jump.

2005

ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin' Trails

An ATV racer about tricks and tracks.

2005

Burnout Dominator

A racing game about a Burnout without crash junctions, focused on boost.

2007

Sega Rally Revo

A rally game about surfaces that change as you drive them.

2007

MotorStorm: Arctic Edge

A festival racer about ice and several vehicle types.

2009

Super Mario Kart

A kart racer about Nintendo characters sliding on flat tracks and throwing shells.

1992

F-Zero

A future racer about hover machines on tracks hung over open cities.

1991

Rock n' Roll Racing

A combat racer about buying engines and weapons between laps.

1993

Stunt Race FX

A polygon racer about stunt cars that have to land on their wheels.

1994

Top Gear

A split-screen racer about fast cars, pit stops, and a nitro button.

1992