Abandonware racing games sorted by release date

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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Road Runner

DOS1989 racing: unusual vehicles

Road Runner is a video game based on the popular Looney Tunes cartoon series featuring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote. The game was originally developed by Atari Games and released in arcades in 1985. It was later ported to various home gaming platforms, such as the Atari 2600, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, MS-DOS and others. Yo...

Street Rod

DOS1989protected racing: car

Stunt Car Racer

DOS1989 racing: car

Stunt Car Racer is an abandoned first-person 3D perspective racing game designed by Geoffrey J. Crammond, developed and released by Microstyle in 1989 for DOS and many other platforms. The peculiar tracks are what makes Stunt Car Racer stand out: you race on a suspended track with the risk of driving off the edges.

The Cycles

DOS1989 racing: motorcycle

The Cycles: International Grand Prix Racing is a motorcycle racing simulation game developed and published by Accolade in 1989. The game is part of the wave of realistic racing simulators that emerged during the late 1980s. Players compete in Grand Prix-style motorcycle races on circuits modeled after real-world tracks.

The Duel: Test Drive 2

DOS1989 racing: car

Tunnels of armageddon

DOS1989 racing: futuristic

Tunnels of Armageddon is a video game developed by Logical Design Works and released in 1989 by California Dreams for various home computer systems, including DOS, the Commodore 64 and Amiga.In Tunnels of Armageddon, players control a character navigating through a series of underground tunnels and caverns. The game features a combination of side-s...

Vette!

DOS1989 racing: car

African Trail Simulator

DOS1990 racing: motorcycle

Days of Thunder

DOS1990 racing: car

Days of Thunder is a 1990 racing video game based on the film of the same name. Developed by Argonaut Software and published by Mindscape, the game was released on several platforms, including the NES, PC (MS-DOS), Amiga, Atari ST, and Commodore 64. It combined elements of arcade racing and simulation, reflecting the film's focus on NASCAR racing.&...

Ford simulator 2

DOS1990 racing: car

Hard Drivin'

DOS1990 racing: car

Hard Drivin' 2

DOS1990

Highway Patrol 2

DOS1990 racing: car

Ivan 'Iron Man' Stewart's Super Off Road

DOS1990 racing: off-road

Ivan 'Iron Man' Stewart's Super Off Road is an abandoned diagonal-down off-road racing game developed by Leland and released by Virgin Interactive in 1990 for DOS, but also published for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, C64, ZX Spectrum and a lot of 8-bit and 16-bit consoles. Super Off Road is a classic fixed-screen track-racing similar to S...

Power Drift

DOS1990 racing: car

S.T.U.N. Runner

DOS1990 racing: futuristic, racing: unusual vehicles

Sito Pons 500cc Grand Prix

DOS1990 racing: motorcycle

Stunts

DOS1990 racing: car

Test Drive 3: The Passion

DOS1990 racing: car

Turbo OutRun

DOS1990 racing: car

Turbo OutRun is an abandoned DOS action racing game set in North America, developed and published by Sega in 1990. Turbo OutRun is a conversion from the arcade classic of the same name and it's the sequel of the popular OutRun. The OutRun games are regarded as iconic and representative of the late 80s/early 90s, often cited by retrowave enthusiasts.

Cisco Heat

DOS1991 racing: car

Cisco Heat is an abandoned racing game set in North America developed by Jaleco and released by Image Works in 1991 for DOS and other platforms. Cisco Heat was converted from the original arcade version. The difference between other similar racing games of the time is that the player drives a police car.