The best abandonware racing games
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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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 cars. It featured a variety of modes, including single-player races, multiplayer, and a tournament mode where players could...
African Trail Simulator
DOS1990 racing: motorcycle
Part racing game, part endurance test, African Trail Simulator dares you to hop on a pixel bike and brave the wild. You’ll encounter hostile terrain, wildlife, and the occasional rock that looks suspiciously like the last one. The challenge? Keep your bike running, your face out of the dirt, and your sanity intact. It’s a one-man odysse...
APB
DOS1989 racing: car
In APB (1989), you’re a cop in a little squad car with a huge attitude problem. Your job? Pull over criminals, avoid donuts, and try not to smash into every tree, wall, and pedestrian. It’s basically Grand Theft Auto if it were designed by traffic school instructors on a sugar high. Siren on, ticket book ready—just don't expect to...
Ford simulator 1
DOS1987freeware racing: car
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...
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). Unlike realistic rally simulators, Screamer Rally leans towards fast-paced, drift-heavy arcade action.
Super Speed: Christmas Edition
DOS1995 racing: car
Thomas the Tank Engine
DOS1992 action puzzle, tile-matching, racing: unusual vehicles
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.&...
Highway Fighter
DOS1995 racing: car, racing: futuristic, vehicular combat
Sega Rally Championship
Windows XP/98/95Windows 10/111995 racing: car, racing: off-road
Action Fighter
DOS1989 racing: car, vehicular combat
Action Fighter (1989, DOS) is Sega’s way of saying, “Why choose between car chases and aerial dogfights when you can have both?” You start in a motorcycle, grab some power-ups, and suddenly you’re flying a jet and blowing things up. It's like Spy Hunter had a Red Bull and watched Top Gun. The controls are twitchy, the pace i...
Super Hang-On
DOSMac OS1988 racing: motorcycle
Super Hang-On is an abandoned motorcycle arcade racing game, developed by Sega, designed by Yu Suzuki and published by Data East for DOS in 1988 (the arcade was released in 1987). Super Hang-On was converted for a great number of platforms including Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, C64, Genesis, Macintosh, Nintendo 3DS, ZX Spectrum.
Deathtrack
DOS1989 racing: car, vehicular combat
Deathtrack is an abandoned racing vehicular combat game set in a post-apocalyptic North America. Deathtrack is a mix of high-speed racing and combat and was developed by Dynamix and released by Activision in 1989 for DOS.
Sito Pons 500cc Grand Prix
DOS1990 racing: motorcycle
Power Drift
DOS1990 racing: car
Donkey BAS
DOS1981 racing: car
Team Suzuki
DOS1991 racing: motorcycle
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...
Daytona USA
Windows XP/98/951994
Daytona USA is an arcade racing game that was originally released by Sega in 1993. It quickly became one of the most iconic and influential racing games of its time. The game was designed by Toshihiro Nagoshi and developed by Sega AM2, a division of Sega known for creating innovative and visually impressive games.The game features three distinct tr...
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 missiles at your friends?” The answer: pure chaos, terrible physics, and an oddly catchy techno soundtrack. Think Mari...
Crazy Cars
DOS1987 racing: car
Super Speed
DOS1995 racing: car
Superbike Challenge
DOS1987 racing: motorcycle
Aspar GP Master
DOS1989 racing: motorcycle
Aspar GP Master is a 1989 motorcycle racing game that invites you to tear up the track with the same grace and control as a caffeinated squirrel on rollerblades. Loosely inspired by Jorge “Aspar” Martínez, the game offers you the thrill of high-speed competition rendered in delightful DOS graphics. You’ll wrestle your pixel...
Harley-Davidson: The Road to Sturgis
DOS1989 racing: motorcycle
Spy Hunter
DOS1984 racing: car, vehicular combat
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 by a particularly imaginative caveman. You’ll race against a cast of prehistoric weirdos while using clubs and fist...
Fire and Forget 2
DOS1988 racing: car, racing: futuristic, vehicular combat
Ford Simulator 5
DOS1994 racing: car