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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You can use your own maps/racers and play against your friends online
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.
A rather different take on casual arcade racing, but I quite like Wreckfest.
Need for Speed Heat, the title before the current Unbound, was very well received. Currently on sale
Thanks for the hint about the sale!
Also interested.
Trackmania
On my list because I played a Hella lot out of TFM, 2 and Stadium :)
But at the moment I look for something else.
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And BallisticNG is only $10.50 on steam right now, so thanks for that.
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I have burnout on every device but after 20 years or so I was hoping to find something new here
Have you ever played Rollcage back in the day? There’s a spiritual successor to it now by the original team - GRIP. It’s very much the same as it used to be, just with modern graphics.
I liked the Crew as a sort of racing rpg kinda thing
+1
As a huge NFS Underground fan, The Crew is the only game I’ve played that comes close
Help join the cause if you havent
I was on a similar situation, I got NFS Heat in the steam sale and it’s pretty good. Like you I also liked NFS Underground and heat is very similar. The night and day mechanic is pretty cool. Regular circuit races during the day, illigal street racing at night with cop chases. You customize your cars to make them perform better, get reputation to level up and buy better upgrades. Overall it scratches that ich for a fun racing game.
Thanks. I was kind of hoping that any of the newer NFS being decent.
Forza Horizon 4 or 5. They’re a little sim-y but very arcady at the same time. Very enjoyable games. 4 is better in terms of the map and story / single player experience, but 5 has better audio and visuals and car selection.
Had a lot of fun with both Horizon 4 & 5, great mix of arcade and sim. Tons of cars, just about everything is viable. Lots of accessibility options, should be a good fit for just about anyone.
Forza Motorsport (2023) on the other hand is a massive disappointment. Avoid. Driving dynamics are good and more simmy, but everything else is a downgrade from its 7 year old predecessor. Kind of amazing how terrible it is. Apparently Microsoft had developers constantly rotating out on short contracts and it shows.
4 is also being delisted later this year due to expiring licensing deals. It’s on discount until it’s gone IIRC, but if you don’t get it soon you’ll never be able to legally.
Forza horizon 4 or 5 are both pretty good, though they are missing an important car from 3. But still pretty good, racing other players is not required, there is a lot to do as well.
New need for speeds being heat and unbound are both pretty good.
Wreckfest is fun if you are looking for more carnage.
Grid is okay
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