What the title say. I’m looking for some good arcade racing games I’m open to suggestions. So far I’ve played NFS: MW, NFS: Hot pursuit remake, motorstorm series and midnight club if that helps

I know the list looks a little wild right now, but I'm sure I also missed quite a few. I will do a restructuring on a later point of time, when more games have joinded the list. As of now, I've not played all of the titles. I created the list because I wanted a place to go to for when I feel like playing a good arcade racer without having to look to much. I added a lot of games that I haven't played yet, but are considered as good or even classics (like the Motorstorm or Midnight Club series). So please feel free to comment more reccomendations or contribute to the list via GitHub.

Classic

• The Need for Speed Series:

  • Most Wanted Black Edition (2005)

    • Pepega Edition - modded version of the game, adding more content

    • Most Wanted Online Reborn (Discord) - online multiplayer mod

  • Carbon

    • Carbon Battle Royale - enhances the game and changes it's progression

  • Pro Street

    • Pepega Edition - modded version, adding more content

  • NFS (2015), Payback, Heat with the UNITE mod

  • NFS III: Hot Pursuit

  • NFS: High Stakes

  • NFS Hot Pursuit Remastered

  • NFS Hot Pursuit 2 (PS2) - PS2 has the best Graphics

  • Underground

  • Underground 2

  • World (community server)

• Track Mania

  • Track Mania United Forever (use this installer to bypass the graphic issues)

    • TM Nations Forever - Free but still great version of TMUF, but only contains Stadium

  • Track Mania 2 (Canyon, Valley, Stadium, Lagoon)

    • Alternatively (and for Consoles): Track Mania Turbo (TM2 is still better in my opinion)

• Midnight Club

  • Midnight Club: Los Angeles (Console)Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition (Console)

• Forza Horizon 1 & 2 (XBOX 360)

• Juiced 1 & 2

• nail'd

• Motorstorm Series (PS3) - Watch this video on how to get them running fine

  • Motorstorm

  • Motorstorm Apocalypse

  • MotorStorm Pacific Rift

• Exite Truck (Wii)

• Exitebots: Trick Racing (Wii)

• Auto Modellista (PAL Version) - The PAL version has better handeling, but the US version has more tracks (with a lot worse handeling), use PS2 or Game Cube edition for best emulation experience

• Ridge Racer Series

  • Ridge Racer: Type 4 (PSX)

  • Ridge Racer 5 & 7 (PS2 & PS3)

• Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller - also includes the content from Crazy Taxi 1 & 2

• Project Gotham Racing 4 (XBOX360)

Fun-Racer

• Mario Kart - Pretty much all the entries are a recommendation, but Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with the expansion packs offers the most

  • CTGP Revolution - for Mario Kart Wii (if you got a Wii at home, the best way to play it online)

  • CTGP Deluxe - for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (still in development)

• Blur

• Crash Team Racing (PSX)

  • Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (Remake)

Outrunners

• Outrun 2006: Coast 2 Coast

• Horizon Chase Turbo

• Slipstream

Antigravity Racer

• Wipeout Omega Collection (PS4)

• F-Zero GX (Gamecube)

• RedOut: Enhanced Edition & 2

• Fast Racing Neo (Wii U)/ Fast RMX (Switch)

Combat Racing

• Burnout Series

  • Paradise Remastered

  • 3 Takedown - PS2 version for better emulation experience

  • Revenge - There are a few differences between PS2/ XBOX and the XBOX 360 versions (decide yourself)

• Wreckfest

• Twisted Metal Black (PS2)

• Flatout Ultimate Carnage

Indies

• Distance

• Hotshot Racing

• art of rally

• Inertial Drift

• Neodash

• Buck Up And Drive!

More than just racing

• GTA V FiveM - multiplayer on customized dedicated servers

• Trailmakers

• Defunct

Controversial Recommendations

• NFS Undercover

  • Play with the Roformed mod

• SRS - Street Racing Syndicate

Hi, I'm looking for a list of good arcade games that do work well with a wheel.

I currently have a pc and a ps5, and have been most focused on playing GT7(sim) and Wreckfest(arcade) so far, appreciate any inputs, thanks.

I have been a huge fan of arcade racers since long. My fav game of all time is NFS Hot pursuit 2/ Midnight club. I always keep going back to old split screen games of the 1998-2010 era as they have stopped making good, fast coop friendly arcade racers. I was dismissing Asphalt 9 at first because it had well, microtransactions. However, once I played it on my large TV on an Xbox, I couldn't believe how good it looked, certainly best of any arcade racers recently. The tracks are perfectly curated for 2-3 minute sessions and are a looker whether they are in SFO, Himalayas or Shanghai. Couple that with easy to get into factor, some impressive stunts and amazing collisions, it has become our (mine and missus) favorite racer. I think we have noticed just one gated event till now (have to pay money), otherwise we are just able to soar through the career mode. We are now planning to get it on Nintendo Switch as well (because it's the only platform supporting Asphalt switch screen).

While I enjoy open world racers set in one location like Forza horizon, I really miss old school arcade racers where you just choose amongst variety of locations, drive fast and have fun. I think the last game that gave me that feeling was Dirt 5 (Amazing game btw). I would be willing to pay 60$ for a full fledged arcade racer created with love.