Hey fellow gamers,
please kindly share your racing game recommendations.
I didn’t play any racing games in the last couple of years, so it doesn’t need to be the latest titles, can be a bit older too.
I’m searching for something more on the casual side. Definitely no Sim. Are the recent NFS games any good? Like everybody I liked NFS Underground back in the days. Customizing cool cars is definitely a big plus.
Singleplayer campaign or something is required, because no way am I up to compete with people online.
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Forza Horizon 4, buy Ultimate so you get the 2 map expansions.
BeamNG.Drive has a great driving and damage model and lots of car and map mods.
Seconding Forza Horizon 5. It’s pretty fun and casual while still offering some challenge. There’s also Burnout Paradise, which is a bit older but still very good.
Burnout: Paradise. I have many an hour in this game.
Not a racing sim, but a pretty chill driving game.
Take a look at American truck simulator or euro truck simulator 2
Both with huge discounts on steam currently.
Need for Speed Heat, the title before the current Unbound, was very well received. Currently on sale
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You can use your own maps/racers and play against your friends online
I liked the Crew as a sort of racing rpg kinda thing
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As a huge NFS Underground fan, The Crew is the only game I’ve played that comes close
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I have burnout on every device but after 20 years or so I was hoping to find something new here
And BallisticNG is only $10.50 on steam right now, so thanks for that.
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Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed Collection is a blast if you’re okay with a kart racer.
Flatout 2 is the OG combat racer.
If you’re looking for a true “racing sim” type game I would probably recommend one of the Assetto Corsa games, either the original or competizione.
CarX Drift Racing Online is probably not what you expect, but is really fun. Not exactly a traditional “racing” game because you don’t compete for time, but rather compete for “drift points,” with longer/wider drifts getting more score. It has a surprisingly thorough singleplayer mode, and the multiplayer is relatively relaxed. Multiplayer is setup in an open-world style; you join a big lobby and can just drive around with friends or randoms without actually competing for anything, although people in each lobby can start competitions that everyone else can opt-in to. The main reason I’m recommending it is it has very thorough car customization and is a chill, non-competitive driving game, whether that be singleplayer or multiplayer.
Wreckfest is a good time. Probably not a super technical racing game but I had a blast playing it.
A rather different take on casual arcade racing, but I quite like Wreckfest.
I loved playing “Driver: San Francisco” by Ubisoft. It’s more of a driving game than a racing game set in an open world. However afaik you can’t buy it digitally anymore for licensing reasons.
Also the Dirt series is quite nice
Driver San Fran is the best car game ever made
If you’re into more than just races don’t look into it at all. Just find an illegal copy and have a night
BLUR is like a more realistic version of Mario Kart, yet not a sim.