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36 Great Games Like F1 Race Stars

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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.

Unfortunately, F1 Race Stars is not available on Android, Mac, PC, PS4, PS5 or Switch. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme:

F1 Race Stars

Game Details

Release Date: 13/11/2012, updated in 2014

Platforms: PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One and iOS

Content Rating: PEGI 3

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Players: 1-4 (12 online)

Genres: Action, Race and Traversal

Components: 3D Third-Person and Dice

Developer: Codemasters (@Codemasters)

Costs: Purchase cost, In-Game Purchases, In-Game Pass and Advertising

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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Series)

Release Date: 27/08/1992, updated in 2018

Platforms: 3DS and 2DS, DS, GameCube, Switch and iOS

Skill Rating: 5+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon

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Cruis’n Blast

Release Date: 14/09/2021

Platforms: Switch and Wii

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person

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Release Date: 28/10/2014, updated in 2019

Platforms: Mac, PC, PS3, PS4 and Switch

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person

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Release Date: 10/09/2020

Platforms: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 3D First-Person, 3D Third-Person and Cartoon

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Sonic Racing (Series)

Release Date: 23/02/2010

Platforms: 3DS and 2DS, Android, Mac, PC, PS3, PS4, Switch, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One and iPhone, iPad

Skill Rating: 5+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person

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Release Date: 14/06/2018, updated in 2019

Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person

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Release Date: 28/08/2018

Platforms: Mac, PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person

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Release Date: 13/06/2017

Platforms: PS3, PS4, Switch, Wii U, Xbox 360 and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Open World

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Release Date: 25/05/2010

Platforms: PC, PS3 and Xbox 360

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person

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Forza Motorsport 7 (Series)

Release Date: 03/10/2017

Platforms: PC, Xbox 360 and Xbox One

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Components: 3D First-Person, 3D Third-Person and Weather

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Components: 2D Overhead

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Release Date: 06/11/2007, updated in 2019

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1 Board Game Alternative to F1 Race Stars

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10 Video Games Like F1 Race Stars Based on Genre

These are games of a similar genre mix to F1 Race Stars. This includes games from the Action, Race and Traversal genres. We pick out games of a similar PEGI rating to further hone these generated suggestions.

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