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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Donkey BAS
DOS1981 racing: car
Novatron
DOS1982 racing: futuristic
Pitstop 2
DOS1984 racing: car
Spy Hunter
DOS1984 racing: car, vehicular combat
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 ...
Yacht Racing Simulator
DOS1986 racing: unusual vehicles, water sports
Yacht Racing Simulator proves that even in the '80s, developers were brave enough to turn the thrilling world of rich people boating slowly into a video game. With graphics that could charitably be called “minimalist” ...
Crazy Cars
DOS1987 racing: car
Back in 1987, Crazy Cars asked the eternal question: how fast can you go before the road becomes an abstract blur? Armed with a sleek sports car and the confidence of someone who’s never read a traffic law, you tear through ...
Ford simulator 1
DOS1987freeware racing: car
Sky Runner
DOS1987 racing: futuristic, third-person shooter
Superbike Challenge
DOS1987 racing: motorcycle
Test Drive
DOS1987 racing: car
Test Drive is a racing game developed by Distinctive Software and released by Accolade in 1987 for multiple platforms, including DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, and Commodore 64. It marked the beginning of the Test Drive franchise...
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 pan...
Fire and Forget
DOS1988 racing: car, vehicular combat
Fire and Forget 2
DOS1988 racing: car, racing: futuristic, vehicular combat
Grand Prix Circuit
DOSMac OS1988 racing: car, racing: Formula 1
Lombard RAC Rally
DOS1988 racing: off-road, racing: car
Pole Position II
DOS1988 racing: Formula 1, racing: car
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 i...
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 g...
Chicago 90
DOS1989
In Chicago 90, you either play as the cops or the crooks in a top-down, crime-infested, vaguely Windy City-esque setting. Think of it as a proto-GTA with more sirens and fewer moral grey areas. As the gangster, you must escape the...
Crazy Cars 2
DOS1989 racing: car
Crazy Cars 2 upgrades the formula with a plot about crooked cops and stolen Ferraris. You’ll speed across vast American highways, dodging patrol cars that spawn with supernatural precision. Roadblocks appear out of thin air,...
Deathtrack
DOS1989 racing: car, vehicular combat
In 1989, Deathtrack tried to answer a question nobody asked: “What if NASCAR had machine guns?” The result is a futuristic racer where speed and firepower go hand in hand. You’ll blaze through tracks, blast rival...
F40 Pursuit Simulator
DOSMac OS1989 racing: car
Ferrari Formula 1
DOS1989 racing: car, racing: Formula 1
Harley-Davidson: The Road to Sturgis
DOS1989 racing: motorcycle
Indianapolis 500
DOS1989 racing: car
OutRun
DOS1989 racing: car