

That's our definition, and we think it's pretty reasonable. Likewise, EmergeNYC, a simulation game in which you jump into the shoes of the NYPD, FDNY, or EMS and attempt to save lives, is not a racing game.Ī racing game is a title that puts you in control of a vehicle as you attempt to outrun the competition to place first at the finish line. For example, Rocket League features wheeled vehicles literally speeding toward a goal, but it is unquestionably a sports game (anyone who says otherwise is lying and is not your friend). Granted, some of the listed titles most certainly are not racing games. At the time of this writing, Steam has more than 18 pages devoted to competitive driving (that's not factoring in racing games from other game stores).

There are is a full field of games in the race. The question is, which PC games qualify? Our list sorts the few winner’s-circle games from the many runners up. It doesn't matter if the genre is arcade, sim, or kart if a racing game masters those elements, it'll go down in the annals as one of the greats.
