racing game

Competitive driving simulation

A racing game is a video game genre where players compete to finish a course in the fastest time or ahead of opponents.

The category spans arcade-style games with power-ups and crashes to realistic driving simulators with precise physics: I've been playing racing games since Mario Kart.

Most involve cars, though motorcycles, boats, and futuristic vehicles appear across the genre.

Related
  • speedRate of motion
  • trackPath or monitored route
  • arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
  • kartSmall open racer
  • lapOne complete circuit

finish line · photo finish · checkered flag · victory lap · drift · hairpin turn · turbo · nitro · accelerate · podium · steering wheel · circuit · Mario Kart · Need for Speed · pit stop · gear shift · overtake · engine

Categories
Opposites
gameplay pacing and mechanics

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core gameplay objective

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Challenge requiring logical thinking

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movement and spatial dynamics

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Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G