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The best racing games on PS4 & PS5

Rev your engine for our rundown of great racing games available for your inner speed demon.

Kart racing games

Powered up and over the top

Race as colorful and cartoon-like characters on tracks pulled straight out of wild imaginations.

Team Sonic Racing

Players: 1-4 offline, 2-12 online

Jump into the driver’s seat with Sonic and friends (and enemies) in this arcade-style kart racer offering unique team-based mechanics. 

  • Work together in up to four teams of three to achieve the best finishes, boosting each other around vibrant tracks and using sharing power-ups to help those bringing up the rear.
  • Select your driver from three character types: speed, technique and power. Each racer has their own unique abilities, so mix your team up strategically to benefit from complementary traits.
  • Ram opponents on the track to fill your team’s Ultimate Meter and gain extra speed for everyone, timing its activation to cross the line before your rivals.
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Look out for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, coming soon to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles.

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Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled

Players: 1-4 offline, 2-8 online

Naughty Dog’s exciting Crash Team Racing kart racer of 1999 is back with remastered visuals and additional vehicles and tracks. Mixing 1990s game feel with modern console presentation, Nitro-Fueled is the best way to revisit a high-speed classic.

  • Jump behind the wheel for thrilling and chaotic races featuring a wide cast of characters from the Crash Bandicoot series. All the original courses, drivers, power-ups and weapons are here, looking and playing better than ever.
  • Use retro-styled skins to turn Crash, Coco and Dr Neo Cortex into 1999 versions of themselves and powerslide around the circuits using retro-themed karts.
  • Compete against online rivals on global leaderboards or keep the action closer to home with local multiplayer racing supporting up to four players via split screen.
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Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway

Players: 1 offline, 2-12 online

The twelfth entry in the series, familiar favorites and fresh faces from cartoons go toe to toe in this kaleidoscopic kart racer. 

  • Features a fully voice acted cast of over 40 iconic playable characters from shows old and new - SpongeBob, Zim and Gir, Chuckie and Susie, CatDog, Aang and Korra, and more. 
  • Alongside a vast variety of kart customizations, pit crew characters unlock unique abilities that give you the edge on the tracks.
  • Screech around 36 tracks, seek out the secret slime covered shortcuts and test your skills in modes like Free Race, Time Trial, Challenges and the Slime Scramble Grand Prix.
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Disney Speedstorm

Players: 1-4 offline*, 2-8 online

Classic characters from Disney and Pixar go head-to-head in this free-to-play combat racing extravaganza which offers regular updates.

  • Play as Disney and Pixar favorites including Mickey Mouse, Baloo, Mulan, Captain Jack Sparrow and more, making use of each racer’s unique skills to achieve first place.
  • Precision controls give you the power to drift elegantly around corners and hit your boosts at just the right time – but you’ll have to adapt to dynamic track environments to succeed.
  • Customize the look of your racer and their kart, changing suits, wings and more, and upgrade stats as you progress to become the ultimate competitor.
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*1-4 players offline on PS5, 1-2 players offline on PS4

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Realistic simulator games

Just like the real thing

Take to circuits modelled after familiar locations, using cars that handle as closely as possible to the real deal, playing as officially licensed drivers and teams.

F1® 25

Players: 1-2 offline, 2-22 online

Leave your mark on the world of racing in F1 25, featuring a revamped My Team mode and the thrilling third chapter of Braking Point.

  • Create your own F1 stories in My Team 2.0. Pick your specialized areas of team management and then get behind the wheel on race weekends.
  • The legacy of Konnersport is at stake in Braking Point 3, as a dramatic event throws the team into chaos. Can you fight back and compete for the World Championship?
  • PS5 features including haptic feedback, adaptive triggers and 3D audio (subject to compatible headset) fully immerse you in the F1 action. 
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F1® 25 releases for PlayStation 5 consoles on 27 May 2025

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Gran Turismo 7

Players: 1-2 offline, 2-20 online

The Real Driving Simulator has something for everyone, be they a committed and competitive racer or a casual driver looking for immediate thrills.

  • Enjoy an incredible array of game modes, including Championships, GT Campaign and Driving School. Simulation Mode allows you to tune every detail of your chosen car, split-screen allows for tense local multiplayer showdowns, and the GT Sport mode offers approachable but competitive online play.
  • Collect, tune and race over 420 cars, from classic motors to cutting-edge supercars, each captured in unrivalled detail and possessing unique handling models.
  • Get up to speed with the free-to-play, beginner-friendly My First Gran Turismo, a streamlined, approachable experience crafted especially for new players.
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MotoGP™25

Players: 1-2 offline, 2-12 online

Join the official Championship and step into the boots of your favourite riders to master the most iconic bikes and tracks of the MotoGP season.

  • Live the most realistic race thrills ever thanks to Unreal Engine 5, and enjoy an overhauled sound design, recorded on-site from official bikes.
  • Jump into the action with the new Arcade Experience for immediate fun or master the authentic realism of the Pro Experience.
  • Train like a champion with the new Race Off disciplines available in Career and Quick modes and take on a variety of challenges to sharpen your skills.
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EA Sports WRC

Players: 1 offline, 2-32 online

From the team that developed the award-winning Dirt Rally series comes a brand-new official game of the FIA World Rally Championship.

  • Over 25 years of Codemasters’ rally gaming heritage have gone into this title, which puts players behind the wheels of WRC, WRC2 and Junior WRC cars from the 2023 season, with official drivers, teams and liveries.
  • Design and drive your own dream rally car with Builder Mode and rewrite the modern history of the sport with Moments Mode.
  • Codemasters’ most-advanced multi-surface handling model will test your driving talents across dirt, snow and asphalt, with surface degradation adding to the realism.
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Open-world racing games

Enjoy the ride

Explore wide open highways and off-road excursions in games that offer competition when and where you want it.

Forza Horizon 5

Players: 1 offline, 2-12 online

Collect and customise your favorite cars and take them for a drive around Mexico, exploring an ever-evolving open world featuring jungles, deserts, beaches and more biomes.

  • Immerse yourself in a deep campaign with challenges that reward you for engaging in the activities you love, picking from hundreds of the world’s greatest cars.
  • Take on awe-inspiring weather events like towering dust storms and intense tropical storms as Mexico’s dynamic seasons change the world every week. 
  • Team up in the Horizon Arcade for a continuing series of fun, over-the-top challenges that keep you and your friends in the action with no menus, loading screens or lobbies.
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The Crew Motorfest

Players: 1 offline, 2-32 online

The latest chapter of this open-world driving series takes players to the gorgeous island setting of Hawaii’s O’ahu for racing that goes well beyond the tarmac.

  • The diverse playground of O’ahu is yours to explore, from the city streets of Honolulu to dirt tracks cutting through dense rainforests and treacherous mountain roads.
  • Play solo or form a crew in online multiplayer to take on races together. Hundreds of licenced vehicles can be accessed, so whatever your taste in motors, there’s something for you.
  • And when getting behind the wheel of an automobile isn’t enough, step outside of your comfort zone to control boats and pilot planes, offering all-new perspectives on this expansive open world.
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Lego 2K Drive

Players: 1-2 offline, 2-6 online

Race over streets, seas and sand in dream rides made entirely from Lego bricks in this colorful open world of quirky characters and bizarre challenges.

  • Build your own vehicles – for road, water and offroad – in the Garage, using easy-to-follow tutorials or by freestyling your brick creation however your imagination sees fit.
  • Take on and beat rivals as you drift and boost your way from rookie status to the winner of the coveted Sky trophy.
  • Bricklandia can be explored solo or with friends via local multiplayer or online with cross-platform play that supports up to five minifigure pals.
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Need for Speed Unbound

Players: 1 offline, 2-16 online

The famous racing series gets an injection of vibrant color in this entry which embraces a visual style that brings graffiti to life and pairs it with realistic vehicles.

  • Discover Lakeshore and learn your way around its streets, racing against opponents and the clock to increase your reputation, avoiding the cops with quick thinking and smart tactics.
  • Fill your garage with precision-tuned, personally customized rides that’ll turn heads whenever you race them in pursuit of completing the city’s many challenges.
  • An original score from Brodinski accompanies your play, alongside tracks from the likes of Charli XCX, Diplo and A$AP Rocky.
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Arcade racing games

Simple, fast and fun

Throw reality to the wayside and enjoy racers that turn high-speed action up to 11 and channel experiences of arcade racing’s golden age.

Hotshot Racing

Players: 1-4 offline, 2-8 online

This retro-styled racer may look old but it’s certainly not slow. Fusing intuitive drifting mechanics with bright visuals and multiple game modes, it’s a package to suit any breed of speed demon.

  • Drifting is crucial for building your boost meter, so let the back hang out around those long corners and then hit boost on the home straight.
  • With circuits set in several locations, including mountains, deserts and seaside towns, there’s a pleasing variety of polygonal scenery to enjoy as you blast on by.
  • Outside of core racing, take part in Drive or Explode, where you must maintain a speed or your car goes BOOM, and Cops and Robbers, where you can either play as the police pursuing criminals or as crooks evading the law.
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Wreckfest

Players: 1 offline, 2-24 online

Burn rubber and shred metal in this driving playground that lets you upgrade and customize your car of choice before taking it out for a destruction derby or two.

  • This is no-rules racing with realistic physics that will make your jaw drop just as easily as its cars come apart. Go head-to-head with fearless drivers on circuits full of collision-ready intersections.
  • Alternatively, take your wheels to the arena for some last-car-standing carnage, smashing your opponents to take them out but keep your engine running.
  • Challenge modes add a variety of unexpected vehicles to the mix, as you can take control of a combine harvester, a lawn mower and a school bus (off duty, of course), and drive them until they can’t drive anymore.
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Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged

Players: 1-2 offline, 2-12 online

Put a new spin on toy-to-life gaming with this frenetic arcade racer, which supports split-screen local multiplayer and lets you take familiar Hot Wheels motors for a ride across a series of absurd and amazing tracks.

  • Unlock over 130 Hot Wheels vehicles including many Hot Wheels Originals and Monster Trucks, and ATVs and motorbikes. Each has its own racing style, so experiment to find your favorites.
  • Race around a back yard, a mini-golf course, a Wild West-themed village and more, as each location promises stunning environments to blast through, on the track and off it.
  • Feeling creative? Construct your own courses in Track Editor and share them online for all players to enjoy.
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Formula Retro Racing World Tour

Players: 1-4 offline, N/A online

Throwback thrills abound on this modern recreation of a low-poly racer of the early 1990s, given realistic physics, split-screen multiplayer and 4K, 60FPS performance.

  • Race a variety of vehicle classes including formula racers and muscle cars, and select from four game modes: Grand Prix, Eliminator, Arcade and Free Practice.
  • Tracks are set in recognizable locations filled with famous landmarks, such as London, Paris and New York.
  • Responsive handling puts you in the driver’s seat, so while the visuals might be charmingly low on detail, the way your car behaves is quite the opposite.
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