# The best racing games

The best-reviewed racing games according to OpenCritic, which aggregates reviews from major outlets (mostly games from about 2013 on).

- 6 votes · 22 items
- Jul 31, 2026 · L. Marques
- https://even.best/en/l/336/the-best-racing-games

## Top 20

1. **Mario Kart 8 Deluxe** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released April 2017 (Switch). OpenCritic top critic average: 91.
2. **Rocket League** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released July 2015 (PS4, XB1, PC, Switch, XBXS, PS5). OpenCritic top critic average: 87.
3. **Mindball Play** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released July 2018 (PC, Switch). OpenCritic top critic average: 82.
4. **Forza Horizon 4** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released October 2018 (XB1, PC, XBXS). OpenCritic top critic average: 92.
5. **Forza Horizon 6** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released May 2026 (PC, XBXS). OpenCritic top critic average: 91.
6. **Forza Motorsport 6** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released September 2015 (XB1, XBXS, PC). OpenCritic top critic average: 88.
7. **Forza Horizon 2** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released September 2014 (XB1, XBXS). OpenCritic top critic average: 88.
8. **Parking Garage Rally Circuit** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released September 2024 (PC). OpenCritic top critic average: 87.
9. **F1 2019** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released June 2019 (PS4, XB1, PC, XBXS, PS5). OpenCritic top critic average: 86.
10. **F1 23** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released June 2023 (XBXS, PS5, PC, XB1, PS4). OpenCritic top critic average: 85.
11. **DiRT 4** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released June 2017 (PS4, XB1, PC, XBXS, PS5). OpenCritic top critic average: 84.
12. **Haste** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released April 2025 (PC). OpenCritic top critic average: 83.
13. **Pocket Card Jockey** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released May 2016 (3DS, Switch). OpenCritic top critic average: 82.
14. **Project CARS 2** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released September 2017 (XB1, PC, PS4, XBXS, PS5). OpenCritic top critic average: 82.
15. **DiRT 5** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released November 2020 (PC, PS4, XB1, XBXS, PS5). OpenCritic top critic average: 81.
16. **Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released January 2025 (XBXS, PC). OpenCritic top critic average: 81.
17. **art of rally** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released September 2020 (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, XB1, XBXS). OpenCritic top critic average: 81.
18. **Project CARS** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released May 2015 (PS4, XB1, PC, XBXS, PS5). OpenCritic top critic average: 80.
19. **Runbow** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released August 2015 (Wii-U, PC, PS4, Switch, XB1). OpenCritic top critic average: 80.
20. **Trials Rising** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released February 2019 (PC, PS4, XB1, Stadia, XBXS, PS5, Switch). OpenCritic top critic average: 80.
21. **SpeedRunners** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released April 2016 (PS4, XB1, PC, XBXS, PS5). OpenCritic top critic average: 80.
22. **F1 2018** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Released August 2018 (PS4, XB1, PC, XBXS, PS5). OpenCritic top critic average: 83.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.