"I'm always a fan when the creators make every lap different rather than the same loop three times."
"Plus, the expansive open world is always something I'll have in racing games."
"For all its faults, F1 2020 is the good one, the best one."
"All-Star Racing Transformed: great games, improving upon the previous one."
"This might be the best Standalone racing game that I've played."
"It's wild to think about how far open world racing games have come in just a few decades."
"Triple mushrooms are amazing because you can either use them on a bunch of smaller shortcuts or save them for some of the best shroom spots on each course."
"For nearly as long as video games have existed, the racing game has stood as a monument to state-of-the-art technology."
"The Forza Horizon series is an exceptionally easy entry point for racing fans across the spectrum."
"The sense of speed found here is unlike any other racing game we've seen so far."
"I love going fast but I hate when I slam into that wall or I fall off the edge I just can't see it coming in time."
"This game is the most advanced, configurable, and versatile racing simulator to date."
"This game is exceptional, with much better physics than any other racing sim."
"I absolutely love the Forza franchise. It's definitely a must-play!"
"Gran Turismo was focused on delivering an experience that was closer to a simulation than the more traditional console racing games had been in the past."
"The core of GT remains intact yet better in Gran Turismo 2."
"This track is all about not falling off, hitting the double boxes, let's see how this last corner looks."
"Realistic racing has headed for Nintendo's switch."
"F-Zero GX is an amazing racer and the peak of the F-Zero franchise."
"No one does toy cars better than Hot Wheels, no one does racing games better than Forza."
"Forza wasn't just a racing sim anymore; it could let loose and be fun for the sake of fun."
"I suck at racing and I got a win, that's extra $80,000."
"On time trials you gotta find the ways to not break drift you gotta find the ways to approach the corners in manners where you go as fast as possible."
"The biggest reason I love Burnout Paradise and Hot Pursuit 2010 is that going fast feels like the car's driving you."
"Payback has the best racing game story in years."
"Forza Horizon 5 probably is the best racing game I've ever played."
"I feel like F1 is where this rim and this wheelbase really came alive."
"They actually combine this with outrun 2 so that comes to 30 courses."
"As long as it plays properly, it's enough for most racing fans to pick up the game."
"404 KPH: surreal, crazy physics-y time trials racing inspired by Trackmania."
"Crash Team Racing is one of the best kart racing games you can play on the PlayStation 1."
"Virtua racing: one of the earliest examples of a 3D polygonal racing game."
"I'm actually surprised by Need for Speed Heat, I had a lot more fun with this game than I expected to."
"Toad circuit, you know, it's fine. It's a basic starter course. There's not really much to say."
"Forza Horizon 1 didn't just bring racing; it brought a lifestyle. It was about more than just driving; it was about community, exploration, and the thrill of the open road."
"Track splits are a welcome return, bringing a sense of dynamism and life to the race."
"The attention to detail in the tracks blew my mind."
"It's amazing, a best racing game I played since outrun - and what's that, another game Top Gear as well."
"This game represents one of our best hopes for a next-generation true racing simulator."
"Jak X is a satisfying combat racer, with a slick aesthetic and vibe and a cool story."
"This is an item that you always want on you in first place."
"Dirt 5 has loads of different experiences that you wouldn't expect to see in a racing game, and some of them I don't think we've seen before."
"The idea of driving through a track, seeing it literally in the middle of the race, not just transition from day to night, but to see the weather change from as if it's summer to winter."
"To see lightning strikes going off in the middle of the race, mud slapping against the side of cars, and snow being churned up."
"Basically, you can outrun a blue shell on 200cc."
"Imagine getting 12 beyblades and then letting them rip all inside of a shoebox, that's basically Baby Park."
"Every single time you cross the finish line, the music goes up by a half step and it also speeds up."
"Trackmania just might be the perfect racing game when it comes to time trials."
"This is one of my favorite GTA racing experiences so far."
"Forza Horizon 5, easily the best racing game of 2021."
"My idea is to just take the Tetris 99 format slash battle royale format and then take F0X's death race and just make it F099."
"Good luck staying on the bottom, if there's so much as a 15 degree turn."
"Mario Kart 8 is definitely the very best Mario Kart game ever made."
"The final major turn of the course is possibly the largest offender in this game for when we've been talking about."
"Racing mechanics feel really good, establishing what a Mario Kart game should feel like."
"It’s comfortable for power sliding in Mario Kart 64… smooth turns in F-Zero X…"
"Need for Speed Shift is an objectively better racing game than the last few predecessors."
"The PS1 was well known for many of the incredible racing games that released over the years."
"Need for Speed Underground 2: more cars, more customization options, and new and bigger areas to race in."
"I see plenty more racing game content in the days, weeks, years to come."
"The most impressive have to be the tracks you'll be racing on."
"Project CARS 2 continues to offer some of the best VR support out there and now has triple screen support."
"For being a Raceway course, which is usually a dreaded boring moniker for a course to have, I think this one definitely sticks out as one of the best in the series."
"If I had to choose one I think every gamer should play at least once, no surprise it's gonna be Burnout 3 Takedown."
"Fast RMX was received quite favorably as the next best thing to an actual f-zero."
"This transformed the racing scene of GTA Online from street racing to a more wacky kind of crazy type."
"It's the best Rainbow Road there's no doubt in my mind anymore."
"For anyone with a penchant for racing games with a Twist, Split Second is a must-try."
"It's absolutely enormous, you race on the ceiling, kinda lit."
"Burnout 3 and Revenge are the pinnacle of arcade racing games."
"The handling in the Underground series is what non-car people ever bothered to buy racing games for."
"The way the cars feel, especially those GT3 cars that I've driven so much in iRacing and Assetto Corsa, feel fantastic."
"Sydney Sprint was the biggest surprise for me because I did not expect this track to be so good."
"Past racing is realistic because it's actually calculating where light hits how it bounces off how it reflects."
"Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed went from being a competent kart racer to truly becoming a standout star."
"Need for Speed may be an overstatement."
"It's super valuable, and also it works the other way around as well. Like, I found that playing a lot of racing games throughout my life made me really good at go-karting."
"GTA 5 modded races, these are always a blast, damn right."
"Crash Team Racing high skill ceiling."
"For this list, we're putting a spotlight on the best racing games ever made."
"I've got a renewed interest in adding to my collection of my absolute favorite race game of all time."
"Good speakers are paramount for the immersion when we're racing, at least in my opinion it is."