Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a go-kart racing game where you race against Nintendo characters around different circuits, picking up power-ups, attacks and speed boosts.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a go-kart racing game where you race against Nintendo characters around different circuits, picking up power-ups, attacks and speed boosts. It is frantic and chaotic but still requires skills to do well.

Circuit Superstars is a simple racing game viewed from above.

Circuit Superstars is a simple racing game viewed from above. Up to four players control a car and race around a complex track.

Inertial Drift is a racing game set in an alternative 90s retro-future.

Inertial Drift is a racing game set in an alternative 90s retro-future. Unusually, you use two sticks to control the direction with one stick and the drift with the other.

Hot Wheels Unleashed is an arcade-style racing game where you race toy cars around sprawling, looping tracks through rooms and garages.

Hot Wheels Unleashed is an arcade-style racing game where you race toy cars around sprawling, looping tracks through rooms and garages. Its controls, while child-friendly, offer enough nuance to reward practice.

Motorstorm is a series of games started on the PlayStation 3 with innovative tracks that got muddier as you raced.

Motorstorm is a series of games started on the PlayStation 3 with innovative tracks that got muddier as you raced. This, along with a wide variety of vehicles and routes through each of the courses makes for an entertaining and light-hearted racing game.

Sonic Racing is the latest kart racing game in a series featuring Sonic the Hedgehog and other Sega characters.

The Crew 2 is the latest in a series of open-world racing and exploration games set in a scaled-down version of the United States.

The Crew 2 is the latest in a series of open-world racing and exploration games set in a scaled-down version of the United States. The emphasis is on enjoyable and exciting driving more than realism.

Cruis’n Blast is a brash over-the-top racing game based on a series of big arcade machines.

Cruis’n Blast is a brash over-the-top racing game based on a series of big arcade machines. Competing with games like Ridge Racer, OutRun and Daytona USA, it offers whacky racing with big and bombastic visuals and characters.

Forza Horizon 5 is a fast-paced racing game where you drive all manner of different vehicles in races and across the vast open landscape.

Horizon Chase 2 is the latest game in the Horizon Chase series of arcade racing games with a focus on competitive fun rather than realism; its graphics make it look like it was plucked from the nineties’ arcades, with a nod to Outrun and Lotus Turbo Challenge.

Horizon Chase 2 is the latest game in the Horizon Chase series of arcade racing games with a focus on competitive fun rather than realism; its graphics make it look like it was plucked from the nineties’ arcades, with a nod to Outrun and Lotus Turbo Challenge. It balances modern affordances with retro visuals to create a brilliant way for families to race each other.

SnowRunner is an off-road driving simulation game that is the follow-up to MudRunner.

SnowRunner is an off-road driving simulation game that is the follow-up to MudRunner. You drive all-terrain vehicles to traverse between locations and complete deliveries.

Forza Horizon 4 is a thrilling racing game where you race all manner of vehicles across a wide range of landscapes.

Forza Horizon 4 is a thrilling racing game where you race all manner of vehicles across a wide range of landscapes. This fourth iteration is set in the United Kingdom, with Edinburgh’s narrow streets, the Lake District’s hills and rainfall and the Cotswolds’ historic villages.

KartRider is an online kart racing game.

KartRider is an online kart racing game. You race and customise your kart on a variety of different circuits.

Fuel is an open-world racing game set in a Mad-Max-style post-apocalyptic United States.

Fuel is an open-world racing game set in a Mad-Max-style post-apocalyptic United States. It was one of the first driving games to let you drive anywhere on the huge map without loading times.

Disney Speedstorm is a kart racing game like Mario Kart but with high-speed Disney and Pixar-inspired characters and racetracks.

Disney Speedstorm is a kart racing game like Mario Kart but with high-speed Disney and Pixar-inspired characters and racetracks. It's also different as it's a free-to-play with in-game purchases provided in seasons that offer new characters, circuits and karts.

F1 Race Stars is a racing game loosely based on the 2012 Formula One season.

F1 Race Stars is a racing game loosely based on the 2012 Formula One season. The tracks may have loops, jumps and shortcuts and the drivers may look a little stylised but the kart-style racing is actually pretty convincing.

Absolute Drift is a skill-based racing game where the focus is on accuracy and elegance rather than just speed.

Absolute Drift is a skill-based racing game where the focus is on accuracy and elegance rather than just speed. Your aim is to use a controlled skid to get around corners with the perfect racing line and score more points.

Anki Overdrive is a physical slot-car racing game you control with your smartphone.

Anki Overdrive is a physical slot-car racing game you control with your smartphone. The cars are intelligent and follow the track so you can focus on steering them round the best racing line and triggering virtual weapons.

Tectonic is a timed single-car racing game.

Tectonic is a timed single-car racing game. It starts out as an ordinary race through an American city, but soon develops into an exciting experience as you drive through the city while it is being wrecked by an earthquake.

Agent Intercept is an arcade-style racing game where you control a transforming spy vehicle in order to save the world.

Agent Intercept is an arcade-style racing game where you control a transforming spy vehicle in order to save the world. It is a bombastic, simple to play driving game that requires you to drift, dodge, smash and destroy your way through to victory.

BlazeRush is a car racing and combat game where you beat other players across the line by any means necessary.

BlazeRush is a car racing and combat game where you beat other players across the line by any means necessary. Play is viewed from the top, like Micro Machines, which lets you not only pick the best racing line but trigger attacks and bumps to push others off course.

Buck Up And Drive! is a retro racing game that double's down on the surrealism of 90's arcade games.

Buck Up And Drive! is a retro racing game that double's down on the surrealism of 90's arcade games. It's driving meets skating by way of destruction derby and offers a great distraction from a sometimes over serious world.

Formula Retro Racing is a retro 90's arcade racing game.

Formula Retro Racing is a retro 90's arcade racing game. This Virtua Racing style combines the simplicity of visuals and racing style with some proper attention to the skill needed to get to the front of the grid.

PixelJunk Racers is racing game where the circuit is viewed from above.

PixelJunk Racers is racing game where the circuit is viewed from above. Like a slot car game (Anki Overdrive or Scalextrics) you race round the in one of the five separate lanes.

Twilight Drive is a racing game where you turbo, drift, and use a grappling hook to turn corners and get fast lap times.

Twilight Drive is a racing game where you turbo, drift, and use a grappling hook to turn corners and get fast lap times. Along with racing your own times, an on-line leaderboard lets you compete with friends and family.