The most popular racing: car games
Racing games are traditionally car racing games. Players just love driving at maximum speed vehicles on four wheels: Formula 1 cars, 4WD, sports cars and even Micro Machines. Car racing (and driving) games are usually simulations or action games.
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Need for Speed II: SE
Windows XP/98/951997 Electronic Arts
Need for Speed II is a racing video game developed and published by Electronic Arts. It was released in 1997 as the second installment in the popular Need for Speed series. NFS2:SE focused on high-speed racing with exotic cars. It featured a variety of modes, including single-player races, multiplayer, and a tournament mode where players could...
Grand Theft Auto
DOSWindows XP/98/951997 DMA Design
In Grand Theft Auto the player takes the role of a criminal who can freely roam around the city (Liberty City) completing tasks for the local mobs: stealing cars, killing pedestrians, all of it while avoiding the police and the army. The freedom of gameplay and the "I'm the bad guy" appeal of the game made the Grand Theft Auto series very popular.
Crazy Taxi
Windows XP/98/952002 Sega
Crazy Taxi is an abandoned driving / racing game developed by Sega and released by Activision in 2002 for Windows and other platforms (it's an arcade conversion). Crazy Taxi is set in a city full of potential passengers: get them on your taxi and drive them to various destinations in time.
Formula 1 Grand Prix
DOS1991 MicroProse Software
The Need for Speed
DOS1995 Electronic Arts
The Need for Speed is a first-person perspective racing game developed and published by Electronic Arts in 1995 for DOS. The game immerses players in high-speed races with the primary objective of winning each race across a variety of game modes. Players can choose from a selection of high-performance cars and race on diverse tracks. Players m...
Grand Theft Auto 2
Windows XP/98/951999 DMA Design
Grand Theft Auto 2 is the second chapter in the successful Grand Theft Auto series. GTA 2 is an abandoned top-down action-adventure / driving hybrid game developed by DMA Design and released by Rockstar Games in 1999 for various platforms, including PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, and Game Boy Color. GTA2 is set in a fictional city called "Any...
Death Rally
DOS1996freeware Remedy Entertainment Ltd.
Grand Prix 2
DOS1995 MicroProse Software
Grand Prix 2 is an abandoned Formula 1 racing game designed by Geoff Crammond and published by MicroProse Software in 1995 for DOS. Grand Prix 2 is the sequel to Formula One Grand Prix and was a one-man project (which was uncommon at the time). Grand Prix 2 was essentially an accurate simulation of the 1994 Formula 1 season.
Carmageddon
DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected Stainless Games
Carmageddon was a controversial and violent vehicular combat / car racing game, where the player must compete against a number of computer controlled opponents. Running over pedestrians and damaging opponents cars grant time bonuses and credits to be spent for upgrades.
Test Drive
DOS1987 Distinctive Software
Test Drive is a racing game developed by Distinctive Software and released by Accolade in 1987 for multiple platforms, including DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, and Commodore 64. It marked the beginning of the Test Drive franchise. The gameplay is straightforward, involving players driving high-performance sports cars along a mountain road while av...
Lotus: The ultimate challenge
DOS1993 Magnetic Fields
Quarantine
DOS1994 Imagexcel
Quarantine is a futuristic racing/driving game released by GameTek in 1994 for DOS. Quarantine is set in a dark dystopian futuristic city where the player drives around in a taxi cab, picking up passengers and killing everyone else. If you loved Carmageddon, you will also like Quarantine. Stay away if you don't like gratuitous violence, gore and bl...
Midtown Madness
Windows XP/98/951999demo Angel Studios
Midtown Madness is a car racing game developed by Angel Studios (later known as Rockstar San Diego) and released by Microsoft in 1999 for Windows. Midtown Madness is known for its open-world design, allowing players to explore a virtual representation of Chicago and engage in various racing events and challenges within the city.
OutRun
DOS1989 Sega
Micro Machines
DOS1994 Codemasters
Micro Machines is an abandoned racing game developed and released by Codemasters in 1994 based on the Micro Machines toy line. Micro Machines was published for DOS, but also for Amiga, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, NES, SEGA Master System and SNES. Codemasters released a sequel called Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament.
Lamborghini: American Challenge
DOS1992 Titus Interactive
Lamborghini: American Challenge is a racing video game that was originally released in 1992. It was developed by Titus Interactive and is part of the Crazy Cars series. The game is known for its fast-paced, illegal street racing set in various American cities, with players driving a Lamborghini Diablo, competing against rivals, and avoiding police ...
Interstate '76
Windows XP/98/951997protected Activision
Interstate '76 is a vehicular combat video game developed and published by Activision. It was released in 1997 for Microsoft Windows. The game is set in an alternate history 1976, featuring a stylized 1970s atmosphere with a unique blend of vehicular combat and first-person shooter elements. Players assume the role of a vigilante named Groove ...
Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament
DOS1995 Supersonic Software
Whiplash
DOS1995 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive
The Duel: Test Drive 2
DOS1989 Distinctive Software
Stunt Car Racer
DOS1989 Microstyle
Stunt Car Racer is an abandoned first-person 3D perspective racing game designed by Geoffrey J. Crammond, developed and released by Microstyle in 1989 for DOS and many other platforms. The peculiar tracks are what makes Stunt Car Racer stand out: you race on a suspended track with the risk of driving off the edges.
Crazy Cars
DOS1987 Titus Interactive
4x4 Offroad Racing
DOS1988 Epyx
Sega Rally Championship
Windows XP/98/95Windows 10/111995 Sega
Vette!
DOS1989 Sphere
Stunts
DOS1990 Distinctive Software
Test Drive 3: The Passion
DOS1990 Accolade
Indianapolis 500
DOS1989 Papyrus Design Group
Robocop 3
DOS1992 Digital Image Design
Grand Prix Circuit
DOSMac OS1988 Distinctive Software