Best PC Racing Games of All Time
Is there anything more satisfying than swinging the backend of a Lamborghini around a sweeping bend, putting your foot to the floor and racing past the rest of the pack with driving music pumping through the radio? Probably not. But which PC racing games do it best?
While it may have given way to the console scene in recent years, PC has still always been a hot bed for some of the top racing games across all of the different genres. Before your Gran Turismos and your Forza Motorsports started leading the way on console, there were a ton of old racing games for the PC that made it the go-to device for many budding petrolheads, with Geoff Crammond’s F1 sims fondly remembered by some as the leaders of the pack. But with the arrive of Project Cars, we’re now in a renaissance for the platform and it’s where some of the best PC car games can be found.
The great thing, is they’re also so varied. Whether it’s rally games, simulation driving experiences, arcade or multiplayer racing games, or games that are connected with Formula 1, there’s so much to choose from. And with power-house franchises like DiRT and Need for Speed still innovating and iterating, things will only improve in the future. So with that, here’s the top 30 PC racing games of all-time.
- All Genres Action Action Adventure Action RPG Adventure Arcade Battle Royale Beat 'em Up Board Games Card Casual City Builder Collection Combat Dance Educational Family Fantasy Fighting First Person First-Person Shooter Fitness Flight Football Horror Indie Management Massively Multiplayer Massively Multiplayer Online Metroidvania Mini Game MOBA Multiplayer Music Open World Party Pinball Platformer Puzzle Quiz Racing Real-time Retro Roguelike Roguelite RPG Science Fiction Shoot 'em Up Shooter Side-scroller Simulation Singing Soccer Space Sport Sports Stealth Strategy Survival Survival Horror Tactical Third Person Turn Based Virtual Pet Virtual Reality Visual Novel Wrestling
- All Platforms 3DO Android Apple II Atari 2600 Atari 5200 Atari 7800 Atari 8-bit Atari Lynx Atari ST Atari XEGS Classic Macintosh Commodore / Amiga Dreamcast Game Boy Game Boy Advance Game Boy Color Game Gear Gameboy Advance GameCube Genesis Google Stadia iOS Jaguar Linux macOS Neo Geo NES Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 64 Nintendo DS Nintendo DSi Nintendo Switch PC PlayStation PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 PS Vita PSP SEGA 32X SEGA CD SEGA Master System SEGA Saturn SNES Test Platform Web Wii Wii U Xbox Xbox 360 Xbox One Xbox Series S Xbox Series S/X Xbox Series X
- All Time 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
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91
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Burnout Paradise
Reviewed on:
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
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93
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-4
Need for Speed: Undercover
Reviewed on:
Platforms: iOS, Nintendo DS, PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
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95
Colin McRae: DiRT 2
You'll want to get dirty.Reviewed on: 03 September 2009
Platforms: Nintendo DS, PC, PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
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96
Forza Horizon 4
Horizon Zero YawnReviewed on: 25 September 2018
Platforms: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X
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97
Joe Danger 2: The Movie
Joe Danger 2 can be an incredibly tricky game, but it’s one that always puts a smile on my face.Reviewed on: 14 September 2012
Platforms: Linux, macOS, PC, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Xbox 360
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98
Trials Fusion
Just one more go.Reviewed on: 16 April 2014
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
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99
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910
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911
Pony Island
This isn't a game about ponies. It's brilliant.Reviewed on: 07 January 2016
Platforms: Linux, macOS, PC
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912
Shift 2: Unleashed
In the driver's seat.Reviewed on: 28 March 2011
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
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913
ToCA Race Driver 3
Codemasters has done it again. Race Driver 3 is the best game in the series.Reviewed on: 12 March 2006
Platforms: macOS, PC, PlayStation 2, PSP, Xbox
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914
Need For Speed: Most Wanted (2012)
Competition is king in Criterion's superb racer.Reviewed on: 31 October 2012
Platforms: iOS, PC, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360
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-15
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916
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-17
Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing
Reviewed on:
Platforms: iOS, Nintendo DS, PC, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360
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918
Forza Horizon 3
Don't miss out on the best festival of the year.Reviewed on: 20 September 2016
Platforms: PC, Xbox One
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919
OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
No longer an Xbox exclusive, but no worse for it.Reviewed on: 03 April 2006
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 2, PSP, Xbox, Xbox 360
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820
DiRT Rally
Rally driving at its best?Reviewed on: 05 April 2016
Platforms: Linux, macOS, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
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-21
Project CARS
Reviewed on:
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
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8
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823
MotoGP URT 3
MotoGP URT is back for its third outing on the Xbox. Is it still up to scratch?Reviewed on: 26 September 2005
Platforms: PC, Xbox
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824
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825
Need for Speed Shift
Here comes a new challenger!Reviewed on: 14 September 2009
Platforms: iOS, PC, PlayStation 3, PSP, Xbox 360
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-26
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827
Trackmania Turbo
Ubisoft's gorgeous arcade racer should go down a treat with console owners.Reviewed on: 23 March 2016
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
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828
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829
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit
A vroom with a view.Reviewed on: 09 November 2010
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360
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830
Sonic Mega Collection Plus
More Sonic than you can shake a stick at - do too many hedgehogs spoil the compilation?Reviewed on: 07 April 2005
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox
