Abandonware racing games sorted by year, newest first
Racing and driving games simulate driving races by putting the player in a variety of driving seats, like Formula 1 cars, motorbikes, all-terrain racing cars, or futuristic vehicles. The goal is usually winning a race against other vehicles in environments of varying degrees of realism. Some games push it to the limits by adding weapons or dispensing with the racing aspect altogether, allowing the player to drive freely.
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Crazy Taxi
Windows XP/98/952002 racing: car
Crazy Taxi is an abandoned driving / racing game developed by Sega and released by Activision in 2002 for Windows and other platforms (it's an arcade conversion). Crazy Taxi is set in a city full of potential passengers: get them ...
Midtown Madness
Windows XP/98/951999demo racing: car
Midtown Madness is a car racing game developed by Angel Studios (later known as Rockstar San Diego) and released by Microsoft in 1999 for Windows. Midtown Madness is known for its open-world design, allowing players to e...
240 Racing
DOS1998 racing: car
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to drive very fast in what looks like a PowerPoint presentation with a need for speed, 240 Racing from 1998 delivers the thrill. With blocky graphics and a frame rate that politel...
Axelerator: Have a N.I.C.E. day!
Windows XP/98/951997 racing: car, vehicular combat
Ah, the late '90s: when cars exploded for no reason and acronyms made everything cooler. Axelerator: Have a N.I.C.E. day! is a 1997 Windows racer that asks, “What if racing was less about realism and more about chucking miss...
Carmageddon
DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected racing: car, vehicular combat
In Carmageddon, winning a race is just one of three options—the other two involve mowing down pedestrians or wrecking your opponents. It’s the game your parents definitely didn’t want you playing, and that’...
Interstate '76
Windows XP/98/951997protected racing: car, vehicular combat
Interstate '76 is a vehicular combat video game developed and published by Activision. It was released in 1997 for Microsoft Windows. The game is set in an alternate history 1976, featuring a stylized 1970s atmosphere with a uniqu...
Need for Speed II: SE
Windows XP/98/951997 racing: car
Need for Speed II is a racing video game developed and published by Electronic Arts. It was released in 1997 as the second installment in the popular Need for Speed series. NFS2:SE focused on high-speed racing with exotic car...
POD
Windows XP/98/951997protected racing: car, racing: futuristic
Screamer Rally
DOS1997 racing: off-road, racing: car
Screamer Rally is an arcade-style rally racing game developed by Milestone S.r.l. and published by Virgin Interactive in 1997 for MS-DOS. It is part of the Screamer series, following Screamer (1995) and Screamer 2 (1996). Unl...
Death Rally
DOS1996freeware racing: car, vehicular combat
Grand Prix Wizard
DOS1996 racing: car, racing: Formula 1
International Moto X
DOS1996 racing: off-road, racing: motorcycle
Monster Truck Madness
Windows XP/98/951996 racing: off-road, racing: unusual vehicles
Road Rash
Windows XP/98/951996 racing: motorcycle, vehicular combat
Road Rash is an abandoned motorcycle racing game developed by Papyrus Design Group and released by Electronic Arts in 1996. Road Rash runs on Windows XP/98/95 but was also published for Amiga, Sega Genesis, Sega Master System, 3DO...
BC Racers
DOS1995freeware unconventional sports, racing: unusual vehicles
Ever wondered what The Flintstones would look like if they got into illegal street racing? BC Racers is exactly that, with stone-age muscle cars, power-ups that make zero sense, and a physics engine that might have been designed b...
Big Red Racing
DOS1995 racing: car, racing: off-road, racing: unusual vehicles
Big Red Racing is what happens when you combine arcade mayhem with zero regard for realism and lots of British sarcasm. Drive everything from dump trucks to hovercrafts, insult your friends, and laugh your way to the finish line. ...
Destruction Derby
DOS1995 racing: car
Grand Prix 2
DOS1995 racing: car, racing: Formula 1
Grand Prix 2 is an abandoned Formula 1 racing game designed by Geoff Crammond and published by MicroProse Software in 1995 for DOS. Grand Prix 2 is the sequel to Formula One Grand Prix and was a one-man project (which was uncommon...
Hi-Octane
DOS1995 racing: futuristic, vehicular combat, racing: unusual vehicles
Hi-Octane is an abandoned futuristic combat racing game developed by Bullfrog and released by Electronic Arts in 1995. Hi-Octane was published for DOS and a few consoles: PlayStation, PSP, PS Vita, SEGA Saturn. It's based on the s...
Highway Fighter
DOS1995 racing: car, racing: futuristic, vehicular combat
Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament
DOS1995 racing: car, racing: motorcycle, racing: unusual vehicles
Quarantine 2: Road Warrior
DOS1995 racing: car, racing: futuristic, vehicular combat
Screamer
DOS1995protected
Sega Rally Championship
Windows XP/98/95Windows 10/111995 racing: car, racing: off-road
Slipstream 5000
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1995protected racing: futuristic, racing: unusual vehicles
Slipstream 5000 is a futuristic racing video game that was released in 1995 for MS-DOS. It was developed by The Software Refinery and published by Gremlin Interactive. The game is set in the year 2110, and players engage in high-s...
Super Speed
DOS1995 racing: car
Super Speed: Christmas Edition
DOS1995 racing: car
SuperKarts
DOS1995 racing: car, racing: unusual vehicles
The Need for Speed
DOS1995 racing: car
The Need for Speed is a first-person perspective racing game developed and published by Electronic Arts in 1995 for DOS. The game immerses players in high-speed races with the primary objective of winning each race across a variet...
Whiplash
DOS1995 racing: car