Racing Game reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 302 Reddit reviews across 26 subreddits and 50 posts to rank the best Racing Game brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/SteamDeck, r/gaming, r/playstation, r/needforspeed, r/simracing. Top-rated brands include Forza Horizon 5 (4.5/5), Gran Turismo 7 (4.7/5), Wreckfest (4.6/5).
Stats
Reviews302
Subreddits26
Posts50
Brands96
Products4
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#1
Forza Horizon 5
4.5
(22)
"Forza Horizon 5 runs just fine on Deck."
"Forza Horizon 5 works perfectly on the deck. I've clamped the GPU to 1GHz, and the framerate to 45, and I get a solid 45 FPS with no stuttering."
"FH5 I have running on Low settings GPU manual clocked at 1000mhz and runes 45fps locked."
"Forza Horizon 5 is the correct answer."
"Snagged FH5 on sale. Works wonderful."
"Forza Horizon 5. It’ll be out for PS at the endnof the month. Open world street racing game."
"I want to also recommend forza horizon 5. Also if you have a controller with bumper rumble like the vader pro 4 its quite well implemented"
"Horizon 5 is probably my favorite game of all time."
"Forza 5 got a track that takes almost 15 minutes on the shore. Trying different cars and doing the cockpit view in that one is peak racing."
"Forza Horizon 5"
#2
Gran Turismo 7
4.7
(20)
"GT7 all day long. I have more than 400 hours in and I don't own a wheel."
"Circuit - Gran Turismo 7"
"GT7 for a Simulation Racing"
"Gran Turismo 7"
"GT 7 For realism"
"Gran Turismo 7"
"Realism/simulator: GT7 (use a steering wheel)"
"I guess it's not mentioned yet. GT7! xd"
"GT7."
"- Gran Turismo 7
- The Crew Motorfest
- F1 23
- Dirt 5
- Asetto Corsa Competizione..."
#3
Wreckfest
4.6
(17)
"Wreckfest seems one of the best. I would prefer fantasy type premium racing game but Wreckfest just seems so great. The port is supposedly excellent too."
"Games i personally like: - Wreckfest (demolition derby / racing)"
"Wreckfest runs well with great graphics and solid 45fps."
"Wreckfest runs equally smooth! (Atm even better then on my PC QQ) Dunno about the 90 since investiert got a LCD but smooth 60effpiss are achievable."
"Wreckfest is my top choice"
"Wreckfest"
"Is one of the best racing games of recent years."
"Wreckfest, Flatout, Wreckreation, Burnout"
"It’s an incredibly well done game with awesome driving physics and lots to do!"
"Wreckfest is great fun."
#4
Forza Horizon
4.4
(17)
"Forza horizon works excellent on deck I just bought it and it’s butter smooth out the box"
"Forza coming to PlayStation later this month takes the award and it's not even close"
"Forza would probably be your best bet, it’s got the content you’re looking for while still being forgiving enough for a controller user."
"Burnout revenge or takedown, Forza Horizon, CTR if you're into arcade, and split/second"
"Forza Horizon or Wreckfest."
"Forza is fast casual. It's the best for that."
"Forza Horizon"
"Sounds good, I’m leaning towards Forza or burnout because I’m looking for casual fun where I can maybe grind car upgrade, colours, lights etc."
"Forza series, Wreckfest, Dirt series."
"Check out some of the forza games :)"
#5
Burnout Paradise
4.3
(13)
"Burnout Paradise: Very great multiplayer game."
"Burnout Paradise is the best racing game I played and one of the best games regardless of genre."
"Burnout paradise is my all time favorite..."
"Burnout Paradise."
"Burnout paradise and star wars ep 1 Racer(underrated), if you like arcade racer."
"Something like one of the burnout games may work"
"Also look at Burnout Paradise"
"I only have Mario Kart 8 and Burnout Paradise and I love them both."
"Arcade fun - Burnout Paradise"
"Burnout paradise is fun"
#6
Gran Turismo
4.6
(11)
"PSX: Gran Turismo 1 and 2"
"For controller, I’ve always loved Gran Turismo. Always a classic regardless of which game."
"For a more realistic experience, Gran Turismo 4 is a classic."
"I love gran turismo and need for speed, burnout is also a good series."
"Gran Turismo"
"For overall the best, I'd give it to the GranTurismo."
"I hear great things about Gran Turismo"
"I would recommend Gran Turismo"
"If you want realistic driving and a bit of a grind, Gran Turismo is the gold standard."
"GT so far"
#7
Assetto Corsa
4.7
(9)
"BeamNG drive & Assetto corsa if you like sim racing."
"Assetto corsa on akina map online is exaaaaactly what you want.. it's like initial d but more fun"
"If you want real F1 tracks, good graphics, and solid physics, go for Assetto Corsa with mods."
"The original Assetto Corsa can do free roam on large road maps."
"Assetto Corsa you can buy for almost nothing on cdkeys.com etc."
"Assetto Corsa is great once you start adding mods as well"
"Assetto corsa Is a fun but challenging sim"
"I’d imagine asseto corsa would be more sim than the other two"
"Assetto corsa or dirt rally 2. You can’t go wrong with those."
#8
Grid Legends
4.3
(9)
"Grid Autosport or Grid Legends (newer devices only) - both these are full premium PC/Console ports."
"One time purchase: grid legends"
"Best racing game is Grid Legends on Apple Arcade."
"Grid Legends by very far, tho you need Snapdragon 8 gen 2 minimum, preferably better processor"
"Grid Legends"
"I just went and snagged 2019 grid ultimate edition for $9"
"Of the ones you've listed Grid is probably the best."
"Grid legends is pretty decent if you want a more arcadey game"
"Grid: Legends (Great graphics at 4K 120hz too!)"
#9
Forza Horizon 4
4.5
(8)
"Horizon 4 runs perfect if you haven't played it already"
"I like Forza Horizon 4, because the storage takes us less space than 5."
"FH4 imo is solid"
"I have been having a lot of fun with Forza Horizon 4 lately"
"Forza 4 is better than 5."
"Forza Horizon 4 looks great."
"I would say go for easier arcade games like forza horizon 4 or 5."
"Get him forza horizon 4 or 5, he wont care about realism."
#10
The Crew Motorfest
3.9
(8)
"The Crew Motorfest! It has tons to do, a decent sized open world map."
"Need for speed unbound and the crew motorfest"
"The Crew: Motorfest is very good too"
"The Crew: Motorfest (Beautiful look title especially on the Pro)"
"More arcade racing/free mode racing: the crew motorfest"
"- The Crew Motorfest
- F1 23
- Dirt 5
- Asetto Corsa Competizione..."
"The Crew Motorfest, which is fine but I can't see myself coming back to it once Forza drops"
"Crew motorfest is fine"
#11
Split/Second
5.0
(6)
"Burnout revenge or takedown, Forza Horizon, CTR if you're into arcade, and split/second"
"Split/second and blur are amazing especially if you can rope in a friend to lan against"
"Split/second and blur are amazing especially if you can rope in a friend to lan against"
"Split/Second"
"Split second is a gem."
"I'll always recommend Split/Second."
#12
Dirt Rally 2.0
4.8
(5)
"Dirt Rally 2.0 works on deck eventhough steam says "non!""
"Dirt Rally 2.0"
"Dirt Rally 2.0... I'm aware you said you already have wrc9 for rally games but I honestly just think dirt rally 2 is way way better."
"[Dirt Rally 2.0] is my favorite!"
"Dirt Rally 2.0 (although somewhat hard sim game, easier on wheel)"
#13
iRacing
4.8
(5)
"Iracing is king for online competitive racing"
"Iracing has nascar and has full races going 24/7."
"IRacing"
"If you have a wheel and pedal setup definitely iracing."
"IRacing is legit. It's predecessor is NR2003. These are legit real racing games."
#14
Burnout Paradise Remastered
4.6
(5)
"Burnout Paradise Remastered is always great."
"Burnout Paradise Remastered."
"Burnout Paradise Remastered runs great."
"Burnout Paradise Remastered is probably a bit too heavy for your laptop."
"Burnout paradise remastered"
#15
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
4.6
(5)
"I would highly recommend Sonic all stars racing transformed."
"I can highly recommend Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed."
"Absolutely slept on, my favorite kart racer control wise"
"The Sonic Racing Transformed game is a lot of fun."
"Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, really good one"
#16
Grid Autosport
4.6
(5)
"Grid Autosport or Grid Legends (newer devices only) - both these are full premium PC/Console ports."
"Grid autosport is amazing"
"Simulation - Grid Autosport"
"Games i personally like: - Grid Autosport"
"I decided to buy grid auto sport."
#17
Horizon Chase Turbo
4.2
(5)
"If you like arcade racing, try Horizon Chase turbo or Slipstream. Theyre my favorites."
"Horizon Turbo and Tokyo Extreme Racer for low tdp gaming."
"Horizon Chase Turbo"
"Horizon Chase Turbo if you want an updated version of 90’s parallax racers."
"Horizon chase turbo, I don't consider it the best but it has a lot of cars."
#18
BallisticNG
5.0
(4)
"If you are looking for a wipeout like game I highly recommend Ballisticng, it is in my opinion the perfect steam deck racing game."
"Ballistic NG. They’re essentially throw-backs to Sega Rally and Wipeout, respectively. They’re very well done."
"Seconding BallisticNG"
"Go play BallisticNG"
#19
Midnight Club
4.3
(4)
"The midnight club los Ángeles is a marvel."
"Honestly sad that rockstar abandoned the franchise but midnight club"
"Midnight club"
"Midnight Club games were so underrated."
#20
Trackmania
4.0
(4)
"Trackmania and/or Zeepkist, both are great"
"Trackmania also comes to mind"
"Trackmania is pretty fun"
"Trackmania is arcade madness, quite fun and free"
#21
Burnout 3
5.0
(3)
"Burnout 3 is the pinnacle"
"Personally, Burnout 3 is my favorite."
"Burnout 3. Easy answer."
#22
Dirt 2.0
4.7
(3)
"Dirt 2.0 runs well with great graphics and solid 45fps."
"Dirt 2.0 is amazing on steam deck"
"Dirt 2.0 if you are hurt inside and want something realistic"
#23
Burnout Revenge
4.7
(3)
"Burnout Revenge one of my favourite racing games"
"Burnout revenge or takedown, Forza Horizon, CTR if you're into arcade, and split/second"
"My favourite of the series was revenge"
#24
Assetto Corsa Competizione
4.7
(3)
"For wheel probably ACC."
"Assetto Corsa Competizione"
"ACC is great, but it’s more focused on actual race cars than regular cars and is much more of a wheel-oriented game."
#25
Mario Kart
4.3
(3)
"Mario Kart ;)"
"Mario Kart. If your going for a racing sim experience, it's really hard to beat a PC platform."
"Multiplayer (couch) - Mario Kart"
#26
Hot Wheels Unleashed
4.3
(3)
"Hot Wheels Unleashed (Both Games)"
"Hot wheels unleashed was pretty good."
"I would recommend Hot Wheels Unleashed maybe. May be a good fit for a child."
#27
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered
4.3
(3)
"Need For Speed Hot Pursuit remastered is fantastic"
"NFS Hot Pursuit Remastered: Not entirel"
"If online multiplayer is OK, I'd recommend NFS Hot Pursuit Remastered."
#28
Art of Rally
4.0
(3)
"Art Of Rally"
"There’s definitely some good indie racing titles. Art of Rally comes to mind."
"Art of rally is very nice and also nice graphics style."
#29
Need for Speed Carbon
4.0
(3)
"For NFS specifically what you’re looking for is Carbon with the canyon battles."
"Something like nfs carbon"
"Or nfs carbon online"
#30
Inertial Drift
4.0
(3)
"If you want something different, fun and indie play inertial Drift!"
"Inertial Drift seems fitting to what you want, but it's only 2 player splitscreen"
"It’s a pretty fun arcade-style racing game!"
#31
Dirt 5
4.0
(3)
"Dirt 5 for the casual experience"
"- Dirt 5
- Asetto Corsa Competizione..."
"Is pretty fun."
#32
Tokyo Xtreme Racer
4.0
(3)
"Horizon Turbo and Tokyo Extreme Racer for low tdp gaming."
"The closest you will find is Tokyo xtreme racer: drift 2 though."
"If you like customization on your cars, Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2025 and Nightrunners (Demo) is pretty good."
#33
Garfield Kart - Furious Racing
5.0
(2)
"Best kart racing game ever"
"Garfield Kart - Furious Racing is the GOAT"
#34
Tokyo Xtreme Racer Drift 2
4.5
(2)
"High ups for both TXR:D2 and CarX, they're the closest options to that Initial D feeling."
"Tokyo Xtreme Racer drift 2 is basically a Initial D Simulator"
#35
Automobilista 2
4.5
(2)
"Ams2 is absolutely amazing for f1 cars."
"You may like AMS2, Nurburgring is an add-on pack, but there are sales occasionally."
#36
Diddy Kong Racing
4.5
(2)
"No Diddy Kong Racing, Crash Team Racing or Ridge Racer is criminal"
"Diddy Kong racing"
#37
Need for Speed
4.5
(2)
"This is my favorite NFS game of all time"
"Need for speed."
#38
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered
4.5
(2)
"NFS hot pursuit remastered. I got for 5$ a couple weeks ago and love it."
"Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered."
#39
Need for Speed: Underground 2
4.5
(2)
"NFSU2 holds up!"
"Need for Speed: Underground 2 - graphics are surprisingly crisp."
#40
BeamNG.drive
4.5
(2)
"BeamNG drive & Assetto corsa if you like sim racing."
"BeamNG.drive - incredible vehicle sandbox, unmatched in many ways"
#41
CarX Street
4.0
(2)
"Games i personally like: - carx street (need for speed type of game)"
"CarX Street is pretty decent."
#42
F1 23
4.0
(2)
"F1 23 is your best bet for official F1 experience."
"- F1 23
- Dirt 5
- Asetto Corsa Competizione..."
#43
Need for Speed Most Wanted 2012
4.0
(2)
"I’d say NFS MW 2012 if not unbound"
"If you're okay with a non split screen choice (i.e. multiple PCs) then you can play NFS:MW 2012."
#44
Need for Speed Heat
4.0
(2)
"Need for speed Heat"
"Check out NFS Heat. Not current gen. But a fun game, fun story and great physics."
#45
Dirt Rally
4.0
(2)
"I currently play Dirt Rally 1. The first game is more arcadey, just the way I like it."
"Dirt Rally 1 (better for deck, ~30gb install size vs 2.0's 100gb+)"
#46
Rush Rally 3
4.0
(2)
"Games i personally like: - Rush rally 3"
"Rush Rally Series"
#47
Need for Speed Payback
4.0
(2)
"I like Need for speed payback"
"Need for Speed Payback super underrated."
#48
Crash Team Racing
4.0
(2)
"Burnout revenge or takedown, Forza Horizon, CTR if you're into arcade, and split/second"
"CTR"
#49
Horizon Chase
4.0
(2)
"Offline is nitrowheels or horizon chase."
"Horizon if you like more of a story mode and a free roam around one big area."
#50
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit
4.0
(2)
"Also look at Burnout Paradise and NFS Hot Pursuit."
"Need for speed hot pursuit is fun"
#51
World of Outlaws
4.0
(2)
"Once the World of Outlaws game hits PC in a month or so it’ll be far and away the best."
"If you think srx dirt handling is good you'll be blown away by WoO."
#52
Forza
4.0
(2)
"Forza has the best accessibility options you should go for it."
"Forza has a TON of disability enabled settings."
#53
Burnout
5.0
(1)
"If you're looking for something like Hot Pursuit or Rivals, check out Burnout if you haven't played it already."
#54
Static Shift Racing
5.0
(1)
"If you're looking for a great mobile racing game, Static Shift Racing is amazing."
#55
Dirt Rally 2
5.0
(1)
"Dirt Rally 2! Runs flawlessly."
#56
GRID (2008)
5.0
(1)
"GRID (2008) is an incredibly fun and accessible game."
#57
Need for Speed: Underground 1 and 2
5.0
(1)
"Need for speed underground 1and 2 best racing games during my existence."
#58
Nintendo F-Zero GX
5.0
(1)
"It’s fantastic."
#59
Nintendo Excite Truck
5.0
(1)
"Excite Truck!"
#60
EA Sports WRC
5.0
(1)
"I’ve been enjoying EA Sports WRC quite a bit."
#61
Kard Rider Rush+
5.0
(1)
"There's already a competitive scene. It requires actual skill."
#62
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit (2010)
5.0
(1)
"Need For Speed Hot Pursuit (2010): Made by the same devs from Burnout."
#63
NFS Shift 2
5.0
(1)
"NFS shift 2 has lots of customization for a track racer."
#64
Project CARS 2
4.0
(1)
"Project cars 2 is good"
#65
F1 25
4.0
(1)
"F1 25 it's gonna release within a couple of week."
#66
Real Racing 2
4.0
(1)
"Real Racing 2"
#67
Gear Club Stradale
4.0
(1)
"Apple arcade subscription: gear club stradale"
#68
Death Rally
4.0
(1)
"Im a sucker for 2d ARCADE racer DEATH RALLY!"
#69
LEGO 2K Drive
4.0
(1)
"LEGO 2K Drive. You can purchase/unlock and customize vehicles, or build your own."
#70
F1
4.0
(1)
"F1 if you know that sport. I would wait for 25 though"
#71
The Crew
4.0
(1)
"The Crew, when it was playable, was great as well."
#72
Grand Theft Auto 5
4.0
(1)
"Don’t sleep on GTA 5 for racing … it’s actually pretty polished for races alone too"
#73
Motorsport
4.0
(1)
"Motorsport if you like sim racing and track only."
#74
Horizon Chase series
4.0
(1)
"Horizon series is closer to the modern need for speed series bc of it's free roam, semi story related races and encounters and the physics are a smidgen more arcadey"
#75
Wipeout
4.0
(1)
"It's a little dated, but Wipe Out is pretty cool."
#76
NASCAR Racing 2003 Season
4.0
(1)
"It's predecessor is NR2003."
#77
WRC
4.0
(1)
"Off road - EA Sports WRC"
#78
F1 2024
4.0
(1)
"If you like F1: F1 2024 or wait for 2025"
#79
Retro Racing
4.0
(1)
"I have a fun retro racing game just out on the Play store today, it's 2d though."
#80
Rush Rally
4.0
(1)
"Rush Rally 3 and Horizon Chase."
#81
Disney
4.0
(1)
"Have you tried Disney Speedstorm?"
#82
Gravel
4.0
(1)
"Gravel, really cheap right now and it gives some more arcade Dirt 2 vibes from it."
#83
GRID
4.0
(1)
"I’d recommend checking out the first two GRID games, as well as DiRT 3."
#84
Forza Motorsport
4.0
(1)
"If you like to tinker and then tinker some more you should look into Forza Motorsports."
#85
Need for Speed: Carbon
4.0
(1)
"I would suggest getting Need for Speed: Carbon and Midnight Club: LA."
#86
Midnight Club: LA
4.0
(1)
"I would suggest getting Need for Speed: Carbon and Midnight Club: LA."
#87
Ridge Racer 7
4.0
(1)
"Ridge Racer 7 is refreshing to play."
#88
Forza 4 and 5
4.0
(1)
"Forza 4 and 5. NFS games all run great."
#89
Rush Rally Origins
4.0
(1)
"Rush Rally Origins, it's a criminally ignored top down racer."
#90
Extreme G Racing 3
4.0
(1)
"Extreme G Racing 3 is a damn good future racer."
#91
1080 Avalanche
4.0
(1)
"1080 Avalanche is a great racing game."
#92
SRX: The Game
4.0
(1)
"For sure get SRX the game, if you using wheel i can help you with the settings."
#93
Project Cars 1
4.0
(1)
"Could be unpopular opinion but I'd recommend Project Cars 1."
#94
Forza Horizon 4 or 5
4.0
(1)
"Forza horizon is definetly the move, either 4 or 5."
#95
Nitro Wheels
3.0
(1)
"Offline is nitrowheels or horizon chase."
#96
Racing Master
3.0
(1)
"Racing master"
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