The Crew 2 is the latest in a series of open-world racing and exploration games set in a scaled-down version of the United States.

The Crew 2 is the latest in a series of open-world racing and exploration games set in a scaled-down version of the United States. The emphasis is on enjoyable and exciting driving more than realism.

Lego 2K Drive is an open-world racing game made out of Lego.

Lego 2K Drive is an open-world racing game made out of Lego. There are races, as you'd expect, but you can also freely explore each of the worlds, collect parts and upgrade your cars.

Forza Horizon 5 is a fast-paced racing game where you drive all manner of different vehicles in races and across the vast open landscape.

Forza Horizon 4 is a thrilling racing game where you race all manner of vehicles across a wide range of landscapes.

Forza Horizon 4 is a thrilling racing game where you race all manner of vehicles across a wide range of landscapes. This fourth iteration is set in the United Kingdom, with Edinburgh’s narrow streets, the Lake District’s hills and rainfall and the Cotswolds’ historic villages.

BeamNG is a super realistic vehicle simulator where individual car components rather than just the driving experience are modelled.

BeamNG is a super realistic vehicle simulator where individual car components rather than just the driving experience are modelled. Play involves selecting a car and a location and then exploring how the vehicle copes with different environments.

Asphalt 9: Legends is a racing game in the series that focuses on fast-driving fun.

Asphalt 9: Legends is a racing game in the series that focuses on fast-driving fun. This year the game adds new cars, a wide range of accessible control schemes, race modes, and nitro boosts for extra speed.

Hot Wheels Unleashed is an arcade-style racing game where you race toy cars around sprawling, looping tracks through rooms and garages.

Hot Wheels Unleashed is an arcade-style racing game where you race toy cars around sprawling, looping tracks through rooms and garages. Its controls, while child-friendly, offer enough nuance to reward practice.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a go-kart racing game where you race against Nintendo characters around different circuits, picking up power-ups, attacks and speed boosts.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a go-kart racing game where you race against Nintendo characters around different circuits, picking up power-ups, attacks and speed boosts. It is frantic and chaotic but still requires skills to do well.

Cruis’n Blast is a brash over-the-top racing game based on a series of big arcade machines.

Cruis’n Blast is a brash over-the-top racing game based on a series of big arcade machines. Competing with games like Ridge Racer, OutRun and Daytona USA, it offers whacky racing with big and bombastic visuals and characters.

Circuit Superstars is a simple racing game viewed from above.

Circuit Superstars is a simple racing game viewed from above. Up to four players control a car and race around a complex track.

Ghost Bike is a racing adventure where you play the last of the magical couriers taking packages between the living and the dead.

Ghost Bike is a racing adventure where you play the last of the magical couriers taking packages between the living and the dead. You explore the stylised world to compete in races, find bike parts and get your ghost bike in working order.

Cyberpunk 2077 is a sprawling open-world action-adventure that takes you to the seething underbelly of Night City, where low-life and high-tech meet in an obsession with body modification.

Cyberpunk 2077 is a sprawling open-world action-adventure that takes you to the seething underbelly of Night City, where low-life and high-tech meet in an obsession with body modification. You play V, a mercenary dealing with a botched heist, and develop your character as you explore the city, build relationships and take on new missions.

Forza Motorsport 7 immerses players in the exhilarating thrill of competitive racing.

Forza Motorsport 7 immerses players in the exhilarating thrill of competitive racing. From mastering the new motorsport-inspired campaign to collecting a wide range of cars to experiencing the excitement of driving at the limit, this is Forza reimagined.

Gran Turismo is a driving simulator that focuses on a photo-realistic driving experience.

Gran Turismo is a driving simulator that focuses on a photo-realistic driving experience. Players race real-world cars where bodywork and interiors are perfectly modelled.

Grand Theft Auto V is the latest in a series of action-adventure games where you travel around one large location taking part in different criminal activities: pulling off heists, with lots of shooting and stealing and driving a variety of cars and other vehicles.

Grand Theft Auto V is the latest in a series of action-adventure games where you travel around one large location taking part in different criminal activities: pulling off heists, with lots of shooting and stealing and driving a variety of cars and other vehicles. GTA V is considered a particularly technically impressive example of open-world games, which can be credited to its huge development team and budget.

Riders Republic is an extreme sports game where you can mountain bike, ski, snowboard, and fly in a wingsuit and rocket suit.

Riders Republic is an extreme sports game where you can mountain bike, ski, snowboard, and fly in a wingsuit and rocket suit. This builds on other spot games with tens of online players competing at once in each event.

Descenders is a downhill mountain biking game with a focus on skill.

Descenders is a downhill mountain biking game with a focus on skill. In each downhill run, your goal is to score as many points as possible by completing skill-based challenges and executing as many tricks and flips as you can, all while you try to avoid wiping out.

Cars 3: Driven to Win is a racing game based on the 2017 film.

Cars 3: Driven to Win is a racing game based on the 2017 film. You take on different races in the world of Radiator Springs and other locations from the film.

Crossout is an online vehicle combat game set in a Mad Max, post-apocalyptic world.

Crossout is an online vehicle combat game set in a Mad Max, post-apocalyptic world. Players design modular vehicles and combine weapons, armour and engines.

Horizon Chase 2 is the latest game in the Horizon Chase series of arcade racing games with a focus on competitive fun rather than realism; its graphics make it look like it was plucked from the nineties’ arcades, with a nod to Outrun and Lotus Turbo Challenge.

Horizon Chase 2 is the latest game in the Horizon Chase series of arcade racing games with a focus on competitive fun rather than realism; its graphics make it look like it was plucked from the nineties’ arcades, with a nod to Outrun and Lotus Turbo Challenge. It balances modern affordances with retro visuals to create a brilliant way for families to race each other.

Hotshot Racing is a simple and fast racing game where you have to drift around corners and hit the apex on razor-sharp bends in coastal, jungle, alpine and Las Vegas desert environments.

Hotshot Racing is a simple and fast racing game where you have to drift around corners and hit the apex on razor-sharp bends in coastal, jungle, alpine and Las Vegas desert environments. It all looks like you've gone back to the 90's arcades but the gameplay is right up to date.

Burnout Paradise is the latest game in the Burnout series, an over-the-top racing game where you’re encouraged to crash, bash and ram other cars.

Burnout Paradise is the latest game in the Burnout series, an over-the-top racing game where you’re encouraged to crash, bash and ram other cars. Throughout the series the bravado and crashing increase, but they all have the same novel core gameplay.

Dirt 5 is the latest game in a series of extreme sports racing games.

KartRider is an online kart racing game.

KartRider is an online kart racing game. You race and customise your kart on a variety of different circuits.

Inertial Drift is a racing game set in an alternative 90s retro-future.

Inertial Drift is a racing game set in an alternative 90s retro-future. Unusually, you use two sticks to control the direction with one stick and the drift with the other.

Need for Speed: Heat is an open-world racing game.

Need for Speed: Heat is an open-world racing game. Races during the day are legally sanctioned street competitions where you try to win cash prizes.

Steep is an extreme winter sports game set in a fully explorable Alps.

Steep is an extreme winter sports game set in a fully explorable Alps. You can ski, snowboard, paraglide or wingsuit (fly) down various mountains, with alternate pathways to explore and create.

Motorstorm is a series of games started on the PlayStation 3 with innovative tracks that got muddier as you raced.

Motorstorm is a series of games started on the PlayStation 3 with innovative tracks that got muddier as you raced. This, along with a wide variety of vehicles and routes through each of the courses makes for an entertaining and light-hearted racing game.

Car Quest is an exploration puzzle adventure you navigate by driving your car.

Car Quest is an exploration puzzle adventure you navigate by driving your car. With no time pressure and a relaxed vibe, you can take your time to drive, collect, explore, solve, and discover.

Disney Speedstorm is a kart racing game like Mario Kart but with high-speed Disney and Pixar-inspired characters and racetracks.

Disney Speedstorm is a kart racing game like Mario Kart but with high-speed Disney and Pixar-inspired characters and racetracks. It's also different as it's a free-to-play with in-game purchases provided in seasons that offer new characters, circuits and karts.

F1 Race Stars is a racing game loosely based on the 2012 Formula One season.

F1 Race Stars is a racing game loosely based on the 2012 Formula One season. The tracks may have loops, jumps and shortcuts and the drivers may look a little stylised but the kart-style racing is actually pretty convincing.

Dirt Rally is a series of racing games, originally called Colin McRae Rally.

Dirt Rally is a series of racing games, originally called Colin McRae Rally. They simulate the experience of dangerous and perilous rally stages.

Wreckfest is a racing game where you aim to destroy other people's cars.

Wreckfest is a racing game where you aim to destroy other people's cars. It focuses on demolition modes with classic American muscle cars and other unusual vehicles.

Chocobo GP is a racing game where fantasy characters compete to get around the circuits first.

Chocobo GP is a racing game where fantasy characters compete to get around the circuits first. Each of the Chocobo characters (characters from Final Fantasy universe) has unique abilities and can equip Magicites items to delay or take out the competition as they drift through various courses.

Trailblazers is a racing video game where you paint the track your colour to gain a boost.

Trailblazers is a racing video game where you paint the track your colour to gain a boost. In multiplayer mode, this creates a uniquely cooperative race.

Absolute Drift is a skill-based racing game where the focus is on accuracy and elegance rather than just speed.

Absolute Drift is a skill-based racing game where the focus is on accuracy and elegance rather than just speed. Your aim is to use a controlled skid to get around corners with the perfect racing line and score more points.

MXGP 2020 Official Motocross is an off-road motorbike racing game based on the FIM Motocross World Championship.

MXGP 2020 Official Motocross is an off-road motorbike racing game based on the FIM Motocross World Championship. You compete in 19 muddy tracks from the competition, rain or shine, jumping huge hills and altering high-speed sections with bumps, twists and turns that require tactics and just the right dose of power.

Trials Rising is a four-player side-on motorbike racing game controlled by pressing ‘accelerate’ or ‘brake’ and using the stick to shift the weight of their riders’ bodies.

Trials Rising is a four-player side-on motorbike racing game controlled by pressing ‘accelerate’ or ‘brake’ and using the stick to shift the weight of their riders’ bodies. The game emulates real-world physics, so you have to balance your motorbike's speed, trajectory and camber.

Riptide GP: Renegade is a fast-paced racing game set in the underground hydro-jet racing scene.

Riptide GP: Renegade is a fast-paced racing game set in the underground hydro-jet racing scene. It takes extreme jet-ski action in a wacky direction, but there's a significant skill in manoeuvring your vehicle through tight twists and turns to achieve air time for stunts.

Tectonic is a timed single-car racing game.

Tectonic is a timed single-car racing game. It starts out as an ordinary race through an American city, but soon develops into an exciting experience as you drive through the city while it is being wrecked by an earthquake.

Buck Up And Drive! is a retro racing game that double's down on the surrealism of 90's arcade games.

Buck Up And Drive! is a retro racing game that double's down on the surrealism of 90's arcade games. It's driving meets skating by way of destruction derby and offers a great distraction from a sometimes over serious world.

Dirt n' Stone Off-Road is an off road driving game for four players, controlled with a single button.

Dirt n' Stone Off-Road is an off road driving game for four players, controlled with a single button. You play from side-on and press to accelerate or release to brake.

Formula Retro Racing is a retro 90's arcade racing game.

Formula Retro Racing is a retro 90's arcade racing game. This Virtua Racing style combines the simplicity of visuals and racing style with some proper attention to the skill needed to get to the front of the grid.

The Drone Racing League Simulator is a simulation game where you build and race drones.

The Drone Racing League Simulator is a simulation game where you build and race drones. Developed by the official Drone Racing League (DRL), it offers incredibly realistic physics, weather, flight controls, and drone creation.

What The Car? is an absurd racing game where you steer strange vehicles through odd and unpredictable landscapes.

What The Car? is an absurd racing game where you steer strange vehicles through odd and unpredictable landscapes. Play is a combination of steer and accelerating, but you use those controls in all sorts of car-related challenges.

Drive Buy is a vehicle combat game where you race around an arena world to make the most credits.

Drive Buy is a vehicle combat game where you race around an arena world to make the most credits. The game is fast-paced and strategic with a variety of power-ups, game modes, customisation, maps and the ability to play with others online.

Space Wave Race is a racing game.

Space Wave Race is a racing game. You compete in an intergalactic racing championship where you will challenge the best pilots in the galaxy.

Stampede: Racing Royale combines Mario Kart and Fortnite to offer 60-player kart racing.

Stampede: Racing Royale combines Mario Kart and Fortnite to offer 60-player kart racing. To play you take on other racers in over-the-top circuits with a creeping elimination to avoid.

Turbo Golf Racing is an online car game where you race to hit an oversized golf ball into a hole at the end of each circuit.

Turbo Golf Racing is an online car game where you race to hit an oversized golf ball into a hole at the end of each circuit. Your car is rocket powered and needs to be manoeuvred to hit the ball through hoops and boosts to get to the finishing hole first.