{"id":1152403,"date":"2026-02-08T11:29:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T11:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=542481"},"modified":"2026-02-08T11:29:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T11:29:36","slug":"the-best-racing-games-to-play-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-best-racing-games-to-play-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"The best racing games to play right now"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Formula 1 cars, led by a Red Bull, race in F1 24\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/the-best-racing-games-to-play-right-now.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Racing games have been central to video game culture since day one, yet this genre still sometimes flies under the radar. Many of the games play to specialized, niche audiences, yet the genre is also vastly popular \u2014 Nintendo\u2019s <em>Mario Kart 8<\/em> is the fifth-best-selling game <em>of all time<\/em>. There\u2019s also a general perception of unchanging sameness to games about getting to the finish line first, yet there\u2019s a wide variety of racing games out there, catering to just as wide a variety of play styles. An all-ages party game like Mario Kart is obviously very different from a real-world driving sim like Gran Turismo. But there\u2019s also a huge variation within subgenres. Among arcade racers, Burnout is intense while <em>Wreckfest <\/em>is chill, and there\u2019s a world of difference between a mass-market motorsport game like F1 and a hobbyist sim platform like <em>iRacing<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">If you know you like racing but you\u2019re not sure where to start \u2014 or which other corners of this gaming sphere you might want to investigate \u2014 we\u2019re here to help you find the right fit. Below, you\u2019ll find our picks of the best racing games to play right now, all available on current platforms, and some included in subscriptions like Game Pass and PlayStation Plus.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/what-to-play\/542481\/best-racing-games-play-ps5-xbox-pc-switch\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Racing games have been central to video game culture since day one, yet this genre still sometimes flies under the radar. Many of the games play to specialized, niche audiences, yet the genre is also vastly popular \u2014 Nintendo\u2019s Mario Kart 8 is the fifth-best-selling game of all time. There\u2019s also a general perception of unchanging sameness to games about getting to the finish line first, yet there\u2019s a wide variety of racing games out there, catering to just as wide a variety of play styles. An all-ages party game like Mario Kart is obviously very different from a real-world driving sim like Gran Turismo. But there\u2019s also a huge variation within subgenres. Among arcade racers, Burnout is intense while Wreckfest is chill, and there\u2019s&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-best-racing-games-to-play-right-now\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1152404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1152403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The best racing games to play right now | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Racing games have been central to video game culture since day one, yet this genre still sometimes flies under the radar. 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