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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Ford simulator 3

DOS1992freeware3.6/5 racing: car

Grand Prix Unlimited

DOS19924.5/5 racing: Formula 1, racing: car

Race Drivin'

DOS19924.4/5 racing: car

Thomas the Tank Engine

DOS19923.3/5 action puzzle, tile-matching, racing: unusual vehicles

Toyota Celica GT Rally

DOS19924.2/5 racing: car

Carnage

DOS19934.1/5 racing: car

CyberRace

DOS19933.6/5 racing: futuristic, racing: unusual vehicles

Lotus: The ultimate challenge

DOS19934.2/5 racing: car

Skyroads

DOS1993freeware4.2/5 racing: futuristic, racing: unusual vehicles

Slicks 'n' Slide

DOS19934.1/5 racing: car

Thomas the Tank Engine 2

DOS19933.5/5 action puzzle, racing: unusual vehicles

Daytona USA

Windows XP/98/9519943/5

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...

Deadly Racer

DOS19943.6/5 racing: car, racing: off-road

Ford Simulator 5

DOS19943.8/5 racing: car

Formula One

DOS19943.6/5 racing: Formula 1, racing: car

Highway Hunter

DOS19943.2/5 shoot 'em up, vehicular combat, racing: car

Micro Machines

DOS19944.3/5 racing: car, racing: motorcycle, racing: unusual vehicles

Micro Machines is an abandoned racing game developed and released by Codemasters in 1994 based on the Micro Machines toy line. Micro Machines was published for DOS, but also for Amiga, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, NES, SEGA Master System and SNES. Codemasters released a sequel called Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament.

NASCAR Racing

DOS19944.1/5 racing: car

Power Drive

DOS19944.2/5 racing: car, racing: off-road

Quarantine

DOS19944/5 racing: car, racing: futuristic, vehicular combat

Quarantine is a futuristic racing/driving game released by GameTek in 1994 for DOS. Quarantine is set in a dark dystopian futuristic city where the player drives around in a taxi cab, picking up passengers and killing everyone else. If you loved Carmageddon, you will also like Quarantine. Stay away if you don't like gratuitous violence, gore and bl...

Skyroads: Xmas Special

DOS1994freeware3.4/5 racing: futuristic, racing: unusual vehicles

Vroom

DOS19944/5 racing: car

Wacky Wheels

DOS1994protected4.1/5 racing: car, racing: unusual vehicles

BC Racers

DOS1995freeware3.8/5 unconventional sports, racing: unusual vehicles

BC Racers is a DOS unconventional (to say the least) racing game that features a prehistoric theme, designed by Martin Gibbons, developed and published by Core Design in 1955. It's the third game in the Chuck Rock series, the first two being platformers not available for PC.

Big Red Racing

DOS19954/5 racing: car, racing: off-road, racing: unusual vehicles

Destruction Derby

DOS19954.1/5 racing: car

Grand Prix 2

DOS19954.3/5 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 at the time). Grand Prix 2 was essentially an accurate simulation of the 1994 Formula 1 season.

Hi-Octane

DOS19954.1/5 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 same code used for Magic Carpet, a well known game also made by Bullfrog.