Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 904 critic lists from 141 publications.
Updated: February 3, 2026
Most Acclaimed Racing Games of All Time
Filters
Game Status
Search
1
No series matching ""
No series available
Short
Medium
Long
Showing 45 of 45
45 of 45
#1 Burnout 3: Takedown (2004) (#150)
Criterion Games | PS2, Xbox | Racing | ~13h | 29 lists
#2 Gran Turismo (1997) (#185)
Polyphony Digital | PS | Racing | ~23h | 20 lists
#3 Wipeout 2097 / Wipeout XL (1996) (#209)
Psygnosis | WIN, SAT, PS | Racing | ~3h | 20 lists
#4 Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (2001) (#274)
Polyphony Digital | PS2 | Racing | ~40h | 18 lists
#5 Burnout Paradise (2008) (#287)
Criterion Games | WIN, X360, PS3 | Racing | ~13h | 16 lists
#6 Wipeout (1995) (#311)
Psygnosis | WIN, SAT, PS | Racing | ~10h | 18 lists
#7 Sega Rally Championship (1994) (#312)
AM3, AM5, United Game Artists | ARC, SAT | Racing | ~48m | 17 lists
#8 F-Zero GX (2003) (#315)
Amusement Vision | GC | Racing | ~9h | 15 lists
#9 Wave Race 64 (1996) (#340)
Nintendo EAD | N64 | Racing | ~3h | 20 lists
#10 OutRun (1986) (#375)
Sega AM2 | ARC, 3 | Racing | ~36m | 13 lists
#11 OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006) (#399)
Sumo Digital | WIN, PS2, PSP, Xbox | Racing | ~6h | 9 lists
#12 Daytona USA (1994) (#407)
Sega AM2 | ARC, WIN, SAT | Racing | ~1h | 12 lists
#13 Forza Horizon 4 (2018) (#419)
Playground Games | WIN, XB1 | Racing | ~15h | 25 lists
#14 Gran Turismo 4 (2004) (#421)
Polyphony Digital | PS2 | Racing | ~75h | 12 lists
#15 Marble Madness (1984) (#424)
Atari Games | ARC, 4, DOS | Racing / Platform | ~36m | 10 lists
#16 Forza Horizon 5 (2021) (#433)
Playground Games | WIN, XB1, XBXS | Racing | ~21h | 27 lists
#17 F-Zero (1990) (#440)
Nintendo EAD | SNES | Racing | ~2h | 16 lists
#18 Gran Turismo 2 (1999) (#444)
Polyphony Digital | PS | Racing | ~28h | 10 lists
#19 Ridge Racer (1993) (#451)
Namco | ARC, PS | Racing | ~1h | 10 lists
#20 Crazy Taxi (1999) (#466)
Hitmaker | ARC, DC, PS2 | Action / Racing | ~3h | 10 lists
#21 Micro Machines (1991) (#519)
Codemasters | NES | Racing | ~3h | 9 lists
#22 Virtua Racing (1992) (#542)
Sega AM2 | ARC, GEN | Racing | ~2h | 8 lists
#23 Forza Horizon 3 (2016) (#549)
Playground Games | WIN, XB1 | Racing | ~17h | 16 lists
#24 R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 (1998) (#594)
Namco | PS | Racing | ~2h | 5 lists
#25 Grand Prix Legends (1998) (#622)
Papyrus Design Group | WIN | Racing | 6 lists
#26 Colin McRae Rally (1998) (#658)
Codemasters Southam | WIN, PS | Racing | ~9h | 7 lists
#27 F-Zero X (1998) (#664)
Nintendo EAD | N64 | Racing | ~4h | 9 lists
#28 Forza Motorsport 3 (2009) (#692)
Turn 10 Studios | X360 | Racing | ~36h | 5 lists
#29 Grand Prix 2 (1996) (#716)
MicroProse Software, Inc. | DOS | Racing | ~10h | 5 lists
#30 Burnout Revenge (2005) (#724)
Criterion Games | PS2, Xbox, X360 | Racing | ~16h | 5 lists
#31 Forza Motorsport 4 (2011) (#731)
Turn 10 Studios | X360 | Racing | ~29h | 10 lists
#32 Forza Motorsport 2 (2007) (#742)
Turn 10 Studios | X360 | Racing | ~50h | 7 lists
#33 GTR 2: FIA GT Racing Game (2006) (#778)
Blimey! Games | WIN | Racing | ~12h | 4 lists
#34 Stunt Car Racer / Stunt Track Racer (1989) (#792)
Microplay Software, MicroStyle | DOS, 5 | Racing | ~3h | 6 lists
#35 Wipeout 3 (1999) (#841)
Psygnosis | PS | Racing | ~11h | 4 lists
#36 Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament (1994) (#850)
Codemasters, Supersonic Software | DOS, GEN, GG | Racing | ~2h | 4 lists
#37 Forza Horizon (2012) (#861)
Playground Games | X360 | Racing | ~16h | 6 lists
#38 Race Driver: Grid (2008) (#865)
Codemasters Southam | WIN, X360, PS3 | Racing | ~20h | 5 lists
#39 Project Gotham Racing 3 (2005) (#879)
Bizarre Creations | X360 | Racing | ~8h | 4 lists
#40 Excitebike (1984) (#900)
Nintendo | ARC, PC88, NES | Racing | ~54m | 6 lists
#41 Forza Horizon 2 (2014) (#901)
Playground Games, Sumo Digital | X360, XB1 | Racing | ~18h | 7 lists
#42 The Need for Speed (1994) (#935)
EA Canada | DOS, WIN, 3DO, SAT, PS | Racing | ~3h | 5 lists
#43 Formula One Grand Prix / World Circuit (1991) (#984)
MicroProse Software, Inc. | DOS, AST, AMI | Racing | ~15h | 4 lists
#44 Burnout 2: Point of Impact (2002) (#985)
Criterion Games | PS2, GC, Xbox | Racing | ~9h | 3 lists
#45 Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005) (#992)
EA Black Box, EA Redwood Shores | WIN, X360 | Racing | ~20h | 4 lists
#1
#150
Burnout 3: Takedown
2004
#2
#185
Gran Turismo
1997
#3
#209
#4
#274
#5
#287
Burnout Paradise
2008
#6
#311
Wipeout
1995
#7
#312
#8
#315
F-Zero GX
2003
#9
#340
Wave Race 64
1996
#10
#375
OutRun
1986
#11
#399
#12
#407
Daytona USA
1994
#13
#419
Forza Horizon 4
2018
#14
#421
Gran Turismo 4
2004
#15
#424
Marble Madness
1984
#16
#433
Forza Horizon 5
2021
#17
#440
F-Zero
1990
#18
#444
Gran Turismo 2
1999
#19
#451
Ridge Racer
1993
#20
#466
Crazy Taxi
1999
#21
#519
Micro Machines
1991
#22
#542
Virtua Racing
1992
#23
#549
Forza Horizon 3
2016
#24
#594
#25
#622
Grand Prix Legends
1998
#26
#658
Colin McRae Rally
1998
#27
#664
F-Zero X
1998
#28
#692
Forza Motorsport 3
2009
#29
#716
Grand Prix 2
1996
#30
#724
Burnout Revenge
2005
#31
#731
Forza Motorsport 4
2011
#32
#742
Forza Motorsport 2
2007
#33
#778
#34
#792
#35
#841
Wipeout 3
1999
#36
#850
#37
#861
Forza Horizon
2012
#38
#865
Race Driver: Grid
2008
#39
#879
#40
#900
Excitebike
1984
#41
#901
Forza Horizon 2
2014
#42
#935
The Need for Speed
1994
#43
#984
#44
#985
#45
#992
All 45 results loaded
Filters
Game Status
Search
Release Year
Drag or shift+click for ranges
Platform
Genre
Series
No series matching ""
No series available
Playtime (HowLongToBeat)
Short
Medium
Long