The most interesting racing games released in 2016
All the best and most popular games of the year, upcoming releases, and hits from the past. Use filters to narrow down search.
Rocket Ski Racing
Racing 16 January 2016
A wacky skiing game created by Nocanwin, an experienced mobile developer, for mobile platforms. Rocket Ski Racing presents a futuristic and rather unique approach to winter sports. The contestants are propelled by powerful rocket engines strapped to their suits, which not only allows them to achieve truly bewildering speeds, but also to safely cross dangerous ramps, gaps, and other structures that can bring a swift death upon any of the participating daredevils.
Sebastien Loeb Rally Evo
Racing 29 January 2016
A realistic rally simulation advertised by one of the world’s most successful rally drivers and multiple world champion Sébastien Loeb. The game was developed by Italian studio Milestone – the creators of many acknowledged racing game series, including the first four WRC games. While playing, you become a young driver who tries to get accepted into Sébastien Loeb’s rally team.
Super Night Riders
Racing 22 February 2016
An arcade racing game inspired by the classics from the turn of 1980s and 1990s, as well as the improved version of Night Riders, which was released e.g. for mobile devices and PlayStation Vita portable console. We play as a gifted motorcyclist named Alice, known under her nickname as the “Red biker”. Aside from that, game offers no classic plot, focusing on motorcycling challenges. In terms of gameplay.
Obliteracers
Racing 24 February 2016
A game by the independent developer Space Dust Studios from Australia, also known under the trade name Varkian Empire. Embracing cartoonish aesthetics, it is a party racing game with action elements. The game mechanics of Obliteracers are inspired by such classic series as Micro Machines or Mario Kart. During the game you take part in small, intergalactic racing competitions organized on exotic planets.
Automobilista
Racing 29 February 2016
Automobilista is a racing game focused on Brazilian rally series. Production and release is the responsibility of Reiza Studios.
Gear.Club
Racing 02 March 2016
A mobile free-to-play racing game, which is the first mobile project from Eden Games, a studio known from such popular series as V-Rally or Test Drive Unlimited. The game, called Gear.Club, focuses on modern car racing, taking place on special tracks, as well as city streets. The players can choose from a number of licensed vehicles from renowned car companies. We begin the game with only a few basic vehicles, but continuous winning unlocks more and more powerful, high-end machines.
Trackmania Turbo
Racing 22 March 2016
Another installment in the series of racing games started in year 2003. For the past few years the franchise was developed by Nadeo Studio, the founders of the series, under the banner of Ubisoft. The general concepts of the gameplay are left unchanged and the objective is to complete wicked tracks, filled with various obstacles, ramps, barrels, and treacherous turns.
PolyRace
Racing 24 March 2016
Developed by BinaryDream Studios from France, a futuristic racing game inspired by such productions as F-Zero, Trackmania, and Race the Sun. In PolyRace you control advanced, futuristic hovercrafts, which are competing on procedurally generated levels set in three distinctive environments: arctic, desert, and land. There are four crafts that are different in terms of steering, handling etc.
MXGP 2: The Official Motocross Videogame
Racing 08 April 2016
A continuation of a motocross racing game from 2014, developed once again by the experienced Italian team at Milestone, creators of such series as SBK: Superbike or MotoGP. MXGP 2: The Official Motocross Videogame focuses on the carrier mode, in which you assume the role of a young motocross rider on his way to the top of the MXGP ranking.
Table Top Racing: World Tour
Racing 03 May 2016
An arcade racing game developed by Playrise Digital. The first installment of the series was created for mobile devices and the PlayStation Vita handheld console. Table Top Racing: World Tour allows players to control miniature cars that drive through toy tracks filled with obstacles. The tracks are placed in various locations: in a car repair shop, at a garbage dump, in a restaurant or on a yacht.
Assoluto Racing
Racing 04 May 2016
A mobile free-to-play racing game with optional micropayments. It was developed by a not well known studio called Infinity Vector. In the title, we assume the role of a professional driver and take part in races in which the goal is to get to the finish or complete a given number of laps as fast as possible. It is not an ordinary arcade production, though, for the developers have made efforts to make the driving model as realistic as possible while still being accessible.
Riff Racer
Racing 12 May 2016
A futuristic racing game by FOAM Entertainment, combining arcade-like features with musical game elements. In Riff Racer (formerly known as Race Any Track) we participate in a series of races that take place on procedurally generated tracks full of sharp bends, floating in space. The gameplay is purely arcade-like and the tracks are filled with numerous ramps and jumping platforms, which allow you to perform spectacular stunts.
Grand Prix Rock 'N Racing
Racing 13 May 2016
An arcade racing game from Spanish studio EnjoyUp Games with classic top-down view. Though its focuses on Formula 1 racing car competition, its driving model is anything, but realistic, and fair play rules are rather lightly treated. We are given 10 different tracks from 10 countries, and the game is divided into racing seasons. Our vehicle’s parameters play major part in achieving victory, and they can be modified through tokens earned through racing.
Rush Rally 2
Racing 18 May 2016
The second installment in the mobile series of racing games developed by studio Brownmonster, a developer experienced in the genre. Rush Rally 2 allows the players to participate in various rallies that take place on more than 70 varied tracks in seven countries of the world. The title has a slightly more realistic driving model than most other mobile games.
DUCATI: 90th Anniversary - The Official Videogame
Racing 09 June 2016
A motorcycle racing simulator created by Milestone - an experienced Italian team. It is a spin-off of the RIDE series, created to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Ducati's birth as a brand. In terms of mechanics, the game is based on the formula of the RIDE series, offering very realistic riding physics - a small mistake can cost you the race. The less experienced players were not left alone however, for the creators implemented a set of gameplay simplifications which can be turned on.
Valentino Rossi: The Game
Racing 16 June 2016
A racing game developed by Milestone - an experienced Italian team. The game is a successor to the MotoGP series, for this installment was renamed after the developer established cooperation with Valentino Rossi, the famous Italian racer who was awarded the title of the world champion several times throughout his career. Therefore, the game is, once again, an extensive motorcycle racing simulator recreating the current Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.
CSR Racing 2
Racing 29 June 2016
A free-to-play racing game for mobile devices, utilizing microtransactions. CSR Racing was developed by NaturalMotion, known also for the game's predecessor, as well as e.g. Backbreaker or Dawn of Titans. CSR Racing 2 focuses on drag races, taking place on short sections of the road and where the goal is to reach the highest speed possible, which requires you to appropriately manage your acceleration and properly us your gearbox.
Mantis Burn Racing
Racing 05 July 2016
Action racing game created by the indie studio WooFoo, in which players participate in crazy racing championships across winding tracks. The tracks are located in various environments, such as city streets or desert canyons. The vehicles you drive are grouped into three categories: dune buggies, trucks, and sport cars. Each car has its strengths and weaknesses, and getting to know them is the key to success.
Carmageddon: Max Damage
Racing 05 July 2016
Another installment in the brutal and controversial racing game series which dates back to 1997. The things that count in Carmageddon include not only your score, but also the damage you inflicted, and the number of pedestrians you ran over. It was developed by Stainless Games, the creators of all the previous titles in the franchise as well as a number of productions from the Magic: The Gathering franchise.
Micro Machines (2016)
Racing 12 July 2016
A mobile reboot of the cult-classic series of racing games, created by Codemasters Software. In comparison to the original, which was popular in the 90s, the backbone of the gameplay hasn’t changed much. The action is once again presented from a top-down view, with the competition between small, remote-controlled vehicles being the mainstay of the game. The races take place on specially prepared tracks, located in such places as desks, kitchen sinks, or a billiards table.
Bears Can't Drift!?
Racing 09 August 2016
A racing game for the young audience, developed by Strangely Named Studio. Bears Can’t Drift lets us take part in unusual cart racing, with the titular bears as drivers. We can choose one of eight characters differing in looks and one of twelve varied track: from forests, through fairy-tale-like stages inspired by the Far East, and up to winter locations.
Riptide GP: Renegade
Racing 19 August 2016
Futuristic jet ski racing game created by Vector Unit - the developers of the two previous installments, Hydro Thunder Hurricane and Beach Buggy Racing. Riptide GP: Renegade allows us to assume the role of a hydro jet (futuristic jet ski) driver. Banned from Riptide GP, the official racing league, the protagonists competes in illegal races. These are much more dangerous, as they take place on often unsafe, dangerous tracks, while the competitors also have to deal with the police.
F1 2016
Racing 19 August 2016
The next installment in a series of Formula One racing simulators developed by Codemasters. The game was designed in response to the players' feedback received after the release of the previous installment. As usual, F1 2016 features the official F1 license, thus the player takes control of the digital representations of real-life cars and competes against the drivers actually racing in F1 on authentic, faithfully recreated circuits. One track was added in this installment: Baku, Azerbaijan.
Redout
Racing 02 September 2016
A futuristic racing game created by an independent studio 34BigThings. The action of the game takes place in 2560, when humanity depleted all natural resources on Earth. Then, they moved on to other planets, with Earth becoming a location for various spectacles, including the Solar Redout Racing League – our character's bread and butter. The competition focuses on spectacular races of ultra fast anti-gravity hovercrafts, varied in performance and looks, that handle a lot like quad-copters.
Forza Motorsport 6: Apex
Racing 06 September 2016
A free-to-play spin-off installment to the bestselling racing game series known from the subsequent generations of the Xbox console. It was developed by Turn 10 Studios with PC users in mind. The gameplay of Forza Motorsport 6: Apex does not differ significantly from other full-fledged installments in the series and emphasizes simulation aspects (while still offering a number of gameplay facilities). Compared to the full-price console version, the title is significantly poorer content-wise.
NASCAR Heat Evolution
Racing 13 September 2016
Focused on NASCAR competitions, a racing game developed by Monster Games – the studio responsible for previous installments in the series, published between 2000-2002. In NASCAR Heat Evolution, you can take part in the most important event of stock car racing – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Thanks to official licenses, the game includes all 23 tracks from 2016 season, faithfully recreated on the basis of their real counterparts, and offers a whole bunch of drivers.
Dog Sled Saga
Racing 21 September 2016
An arcade game based on dog sled racing, developed by a team consisting of two members. You play as a musher (a dog sled driver) and the game takes place on the slopes of a tall mountain with its own history, legends and secrets, which you can discover during the gameplay consisting mostly of participating in dog sled racing. The game is fully 2D, and your task consists mainly of throwing bone-shaped treats so that your dogs can catch them in mid-air.
Forza Horizon 3
Racing 27 September 2016
The third installment in a series of open-world racing games developed by Playground and initiated in 2012 as a spin-off of the popular Forza Motorsport console franchise. In Forza Horizon 3, the player participates in another edition of the titular racing festival. However, apart from the role of a racer here, the player also co-organizes the fest. The game is set in Australia and the map is twice as large as it was in the second installment.
WRC 6
Racing 07 October 2016
The sixth installment in the official World Rally Championship video game series, created by French studio Kylotonn Games. As per tradition, WRC 6 features all the official rounds of the 2016 season, including the China Rally, returning to the schedule after several years of break. Thanks to the official licensing, the game also includes all the drivers, pilots, and teams participating in the WRC, as well as the ones participating in the WRC-2 and Junior WRC.
RIDE 2
Racing 07 October 2016
RIDE 2 is a continuation to a motorcycle racing simulator developed by Milestone and released in 2015. The player takes part in subsequent, exciting competitions coming in several single and multiplayer modes. World Tour is the main mode here and the player competes against the AI in subsequent events (there are various kinds of them) organized all over the world. The game offers over 30 tracks falling into seven categories, as well as more than 200 bikes.
Hot Wheels: Race Off
Racing 13 October 2016
A hybrid of an action game and a racing game, developed by Hutch Games. The action is shown from a side perspective and the player can take control of more than twenty vehicles (including muscle cars, off-road vehicles, futuristic racing cars and light buggies). The objective of the game is to complete the track in the most spectacular way possible. There are more than forty varied levels filled with obstacles and ramps, which the player can use to jump in the air and perform various stunts.
DriveClub VR
Racing 13 October 2016
A special version of Drive Club, the racing game developed in 2014 by Evolution studio, members of which became part of Codemasters Software after their previous studio was disbanded. This edition was created for virtual reality goggles. In the game the player controls various sport cars which participate in races against other players or AI-controlled opponents.
Monster Jam: Crush It!
Racing 25 October 2016
An arcade monster truck racing game. The gameplay in Monster Jam: Crush It! is based on the rules of its predecessors. We can try our skills in several game modes: racing, where we have to drive on special tracks, survival, and stunt mode. Monster Jam: Crush It! offers the possibility of playing on licensed Monster Jam arenas and a number of fictional off-road tracks. It provides us with nearly a hundred challenges in which we can drive licensed Monster Jam vehicles.
Asphalt Xtreme
Racing 03 November 2016
A racing game, available in a free-to-play model with micropayments, and an installment of the popular Gameloft mobile series. Asphalt Xtreme leaves the trite asphalt roads, in favor of off-road racing, encompassing environments such as deserts, swamps, icebergs, forests, canyons, or even a steelworking plant.
Moto Racer 4
Racing 03 November 2016
A racing game created by Artefacts Studio. It is the fourth full-fledged installment in a popular series developed by Delphine Software in the years 1997-2001. Moto Racer 4 remains faithful to the premise of the classic installments, focusing on a dynamic racing experience with arcade physics and paying no attention to the so-called fair-play. The player participates in subsequent motorcycle competitions divided into off-road and asphalt variants.
F1 2016 Mobile
Racing 09 November 2016
A mobile installment of the series of Formula 1 themed racing games created by Codemasters, genre veterans from Great Britain. As per title, F1 2016 Mobile recreates the 2016 season, with the game using authentic teams, vehicles, and circuits. During the gameplay, we can race head-to-head with F1 icons such as Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso, or Sergio Perez.
Re-Volt3
Racing 16 November 2016
Third installment in the series of arcade racing games, begun in 1999 with a PC title. In Re-Volt3, developed by WeGo Interactive, we take part in high-speed races of remote-controlled vehicles, taking place in various environments: from professional race tracks, through off-road courses, up to dirty backyards. The arcade driving model introduces fast-paced racing, as well as the use of multiple power-ups, such as accelerators, ice projectiles, or EMPs.
Drift Legends
Racing 22 November 2016
Three-dimensional racing game in which both time and driving style counts - including above all the ability to perform spectacular slides. The production has a career mode and is characterized by a realistic model of destruction and a physics system.
The Crew: Calling All Units
Racing 29 November 2016
Another expansion for the MMO racing game by Ivory Tower. It features a mini-campaign consisting of 12 missions, in which you can play as the other side — the policemen. The gameplay consists of dynamic and spectacular pursuits, and you can now use previously unavailable gadgets and abilities. The policemen can use electromagnetic charges and call for air support, while the other participants use flash grenades and infinite nitro.
Moto Rider GO: Highway Traffic
Racing 30 November 2016
Endless runner production, in which the player takes on the role of a motorcyclist - his main task is to drive on the selected bike as long as possible. Production offers special challenges and network scoreboards where you can boast of your achievements.
Forza Horizon 3: The Blizzard Mountain
Racing 13 December 2016
The first major expansion for the bestselling racing game, Forza Horizon 3, by Playground Games. The Blizzard Mountain takes us back to Australian roads and off-road tracks where yet another edition of the Horizon moto festival takes place. The most important element of the DLC comprises of fifty new events and challenges taking place in previously unavailable locations: on snow-covered mountain routes that, contrary to popular belief, can also be found in Australia.
Drive!Drive!Drive!
Racing 13 December 2016
A unusual racing game by Different Cloth. In Drive!Drive!Drive!, you participate in drag races taking place on various tracks and featuring various drivers, with the option to switch between the races whenever you want to. When you drive a car, the other drivers are controlled by the AI. However, they are a bunch of idiots with poor skills and a tendency for making the worst of choices.