Most importantly, it's a fresh start for Trackmania detached from Nadeo's strange Maniaplanet platform. But don't worry, Trackmania is still incredibly weird.
I've already played tons of nonsensical tracks that require pinpoint timing, endless repetition, and a little bit of luck. Nadeo is also taking a more hands-on approach to post-release content by releasing new tracks made by the studio on a seasonal basis. If you're a lapsed fan or new to the series, this is where you want to be.
Motorcycle racing is inherently exciting - the lean angles, suicidal overtakes and acceleration rates just make for a great spectator sport. And Italian superbike specialists Milestone really nail that feeling of terror and bravery of being on a factory MotoGP bike.
The Codemasters F1 games are obviously a big inspiration, to put it politely, but the upshot for anyone playing it is a layer of career simulation on top of the racing. Work your way up through slower categories, build a reputation, and hold out for that big team ride. It's not a cheap habit, but it will please serious racers. That's only half the story, though. The sheer volume of user-created mods is enormous, and while the focus is on Formula One throughout the years those with an itch to be scratched in DTM, WTCC, GT racing and other open wheelers will be satiated too.
Hot Pursuit is a driving game frozen in a particularly special time for arcade racers. The purest essence of Need for Speed before the series went all open-world, it delivers exactly what the title promises, in race after race, with no downtime.
Enjoy the simple life as you aim a European exotic down a stretch of hauntingly beautiful Pacific coast highway with a train of police cars following in your wake. It's aged like an oak-smoked A-lister too. The roadside textures and car poly counts might not be able to compete directly with the latest releases, but the overall aesthetic in Hot Pursuit still looks luxurious.
And above all, fast. At least half your time in My Summer Car is spent outside of a car. It all begins with a note from your parents telling you to rebuild the junked car in your garage.
From there you construct a driveable, moddable vehicle down to the most minute nuts and bolts, teaching you exactly what an exhaust manifold looks like and what happens when it rattles loose along a lakeside single lane road at 70mph.
Car ownership has never felt more satisfying and personal in driving games than in this slightly janky but beautifully esoteric builder-meets-racer. Venerated for decades and still playable in , Grand Prix 3 was a turning point in racing games. Grand Prix 3 was a new level of fidelity.
You can play it on any low-end PC smoothly without any lag. Burnout Paradise is a game where you set your own rules while driving. Drive simply or by destroying objects in a high adrenaline racing game. It has various game modes for classic racing to stunt run. The game offers endless possibilities to finish off your race as you have the freedom to drive without any rules. Moreover, there are tons of cars and bikes to play with. A perfect street racing game with demolition and destruction anywhere.
Perform jaw-dropping stunts like spins, drifting and barrel rolls to add a twist in your driving. Third, in our list, a well-known game by Gameloft Asphalt 8. Asphalt 8 features fast-paced and thrilling racing experience. Accelerate with your favourite cars and jump into a fascinating racing experience. Although the game is quite popular on Mobile devices. The controls are simple and smooth as you just have to steer your car along with using nitrous.
On top of the car list, Motorsport 7 has more than 30 locations scattered throughout the world. What makes these locations even better is the dynamic weather system that affects track conditions in new and surprising ways. Read our full Forza Motorsport 7 review. The Horizon sub-series offers a decidedly different experience than the super-serious Motorsport mainline series. Developed by Playground Games, Forza Horizon 4 substitutes hyper-realism for an experience that falls halfway between simulator game and arcade.
Set in a beautiful open world version of the UK, Horizon 4 has a stellar lineup of more than cars and tons of racing activities to partake in. Horizon 4 also has a dynamic weather system that leans into the extreme, such as freezing surfaces and torrential storms. The track editor lets users create and share their own races online, upping the replay value significantly.
Read our full Forza Horizon 4 review. Although Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the best game in the series, Mario Kart: Double Dash earns a spot on our list for its willingness to take inspired risks. The GameCube game added an extra seat to each cart, opening up the door for the first, and still only, cooperative gameplay seen in the series.
With one player steering and the other handling the items, Mario Kart: Double Dash made multiplayer races far more interesting than ever before, especially with the special items that each character had in their arsenal. Double Dash, despite the innovation, could still be played conventionally as a solo player for the Grand Prix and multiplayer modes.
The Simulation mode saw players gradually work their way through different license classes, refining their skills and unlocking new cars. Gran Turismo 3 was one of the first racing games that really got you thinking about the nitty gritty of the vehicles you controlled. The wide variety of event types, including some incredibly daunting endurance races, made Gran Turismo 3 more of a grind than most racers.
But Blur also had a feature typically reserved for cart racers: items — making it a great PS3 game. Acquiring power-ups throughout the match allowed you to do things like shoot other racers and Blur introduced these mechanics in fun ways. Running through designated icons would force you to perform a specific action in order to earn a powerful boost. Slick, forgiving handling made Blur easy to pick up. The diversity and unexpectedness of the gameplay gave Blur that sense of excitement typically reserved for Burnout and cart racers.
The most prolific racing game franchise of all time, Need for Speed titles have almost always been good and this one happened to be a cross-platform game. Few have been great, though. Need for Speed Rivals , a game that straddled the line between two console generations, proved to be the most impressive entry yet.
Watching the uniquely designed automobiles tied to both leagues reach insane speeds and make sick turns never gets old. Now imagine how fun that activity is when you get to act out your professional racer ambitions in a digital manner. After being in development for close to two years, F1 has been released to plenty of critical acclaim.
F1 easily surpasses its predecessors by throwing in F2 career challenges, which gives players a more natural path towards making it to the F1 big leagues. F1 is the official video game of the F1 World Championship and it represents that racing league proudly.
DiRT Rally 2. It easily reaches that Holy Grail thanks to the quality racing development studio work done by Codemasters. Along with the expected lap-to-lap competitions, this sub-genre of racing tasks drivers with coming out on top during timed events.
The more destructive side of the racing scene is a guilty pleasure for many. Watching a whole gang of cars pile up onto each other and engage in an intense bashing contest is simply exhilarating. Developer Bugbear knows that all too well, which is why they went to the drawing board to create Wreckfest. The finished product that came from their expertise in that area has resulted in the current king of destructive racing video games.
If you still yearn for the days of FlatOut, Destruction Derby, and Street Rod, then do yourself a favor and seek out this game. Wreckfest is a national treasure.
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