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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Crazy Cars 2
DOS1989 racing: car
Formula One
DOS1994 racing: Formula 1, racing: car
Chicago 90
DOS1989
Hard Drivin'
DOS1990 racing: car
Ford simulator 3
DOS1992freeware racing: car
Antarctic Adventure
DOS1986 platform, racing: unusual vehicles
Antarctic Adventure (1986) stars a penguin who seems to be training for the Winter Olympics — at full sprint. This early Konami game has you racing across icy terrain, dodging seals, and leaping over yawning crevasses while a relentlessly upbeat tune loops in the background. There’s no real story, no final boss, just pure penguin hustle...
Deadly Racer
DOS1994 racing: car, racing: off-road
Highway Patrol 2
DOS1990 racing: car
S.T.U.N. Runner
DOS1990 racing: futuristic, racing: unusual vehicles
CyberRace
DOS1993 racing: futuristic, racing: unusual vehicles
Fire and Forget
DOS1988 racing: car, vehicular combat
Grand Prix 500 2
DOS1991 racing: motorcycle
Mario Andretti's Racing Challenge
DOS1991 racing: car
Quarantine 2: Road Warrior
DOS1995 racing: car, racing: futuristic, vehicular combat
Rally Championships
DOS1994 racing: car, racing: off-road
Thomas the Tank Engine 2
DOS1993 action puzzle, racing: unusual vehicles
4x4 Offroad Racing
DOS1988 racing: off-road, racing: car
Released in 1988 for DOS, this game lets you drive monster trucks across deserts, swamps, and icy wastelands with all the grace of a drunken forklift. It’s less about speed and more about not flipping your vehicle like a pancake every two seconds. The graphics are basic, the physics are unpredictable, and the soundtrack is nonexistent, but it...
Ford simulator 2
DOS1990 racing: car
Pitstop 2
DOS1984 racing: car
Yacht Racing Simulator
DOS1986 racing: unusual vehicles, water sports
Skyroads: Xmas Special
DOS1994freeware racing: futuristic, racing: unusual vehicles
Sky Runner
DOS1987 racing: futuristic, third-person shooter
Zona 0
DOS1991 racing: futuristic
Novatron
DOS1982 racing: futuristic
Highway Hunter
DOS1994 shoot 'em up, vehicular combat, racing: car
African Raiders-01
DOS1989 racing: car
You, a motorcycle, and a desert that stretches forever - African Raiders-01 puts you in the Dakar rally with all the elegance of a brick on wheels. Navigate dust storms, sand dunes, and controls that were clearly designed by someone who hates you. But persevere and you’ll find a strangely hypnotic rhythm to its chaos. It’s frustrat...
F40 Pursuit Simulator
DOSMac OS1989 racing: car