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6 Best Racing Games to Keep Your Adrenaline Rushing

See if your favorite game made the cut in this list of the 6 best racing games!

By Dan MartinPublished 3 years ago 6 min read
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This was a fantasy for every kid from their childhood. It is to sit back on your comfortable racing leather seat, suit up complete with helmet, and floor the gas pedal and let it rip. What was once a fantasy previously has been an attainable semi-reality nowadays.

This is because of the tons and tons of racing video games that are being made. However, few racing games take it to a whole new level and are worth your time. Let’s take a tour of some of the action-packed games in this article.

1. Need for Speed Heat - As Thrilling as It Can Get

“Hustling by day and risk it all by night” is the slogan by which this game is developed. A person who calls himself a fan of racing games but hasn’t played Need for Speed cannot be actually a fan of racing games. This is the 24th installment of the Need for Speed franchise. This speaks volumes about how good this game actually is.

In this game, players are treated to a wide variety of cars and almost unlimited levels of customization. We can truly own our ride and set the tone for our personality.

A taskforce that is filled with rogue cops is gunning for you as you leave them in the dust. This game is a matter of who can go the extra mile to stay uncaptured. There is not one area where this game feels slow or boring.

2. Grand Theft Auto Online: Bikers DLC — Put Motorcycle Mayhem in the Spotlight

Players of action games like Grand Theft Auto (GTA) for its emphasis on crazy antics in an open world. Racing game players, however, love GTA for its loose vehicle controls paired with stunt mini-games. So when GTA Online was released, fans went wild with its multiplayer feature.

And for racing games, the Bikers DLC is a dream come true. In this DLC there are a ton of new bike models for players to choose from, alongside entire tracks dedicated to crazy racing, as well as fleshed-out driving mechanics.

The new mechanics allowed players to control their motorbikes with the same set of buttons, but now with improved handling and maneuverability. This allows players to have better control of their bikes during stunts and at intense speeds. For a game with casual controls, this is a huge bonus.

An entire expansion pack called Lost and Damned for GTA IV featured a biker-centric story. In this expansion, players are taken inside the life of Johnny Klebitz, a gang leader with a rather peculiar life story. This story allowed players to form a deeper connection to the overall lore of the game, and not just play a game with “more motorcycles.”

3. MotoGP 20 — Gets You Competing in Actual Campaigns

If you’ve ever watched any motorsport match on television, you’d likely have wanted to be in the place of those drivers. Imagine wearing those skin-tight outfits and riding those awesome machines. It should be an exhilarating feeling for them, right?

This game is perhaps one of the most realistic motorcycle games on the market. Regardless of your platform - be it the PC, Xbox One, or PS4 - MotoGP just looks gorgeous and extremely pleasing to the eyes. This coupled with mechanics that can take a while to master but impossible to resist after getting the hang of it, one can say this is The best bike racing game out there.

The 2020 title lets you fill in the shoes of a real professional racer. MotoGP 20 gives players a wide variety of bikes and realistic tracks to race on. Not to mention, its immersive campaign mode also lets you become a pro racer — something not all games in this genre get to offer.

4. Kia K5 Racing Challenge - Win Big Both on and Off the Game

Some people are not looking for a competitive racing game to spend their time on. They just want to have some fun and get in some game time. Enter Kia K5 racing challenge.

This game is a result of a collaboration between branded mini-games and Kia Motors, one of the biggest automobile makers in South Korea. And it’s understandable that K5 is the chosen vehicle for this event as this Kia car has been proven to have better acceleration than the BMW 330i.

In this game, players were given a well-detailed and intriguing race track where they raced using Kia K5. The objective is to hit as many collectives as possible. Given the nature of this game and how competitive and fun it was at the same time, it became an internet sensation. People shared this on messenger and Instagram and gained popularity.

The good things don’t stop there. Winners were rewarded handsomely by Kia Motors. I phones and pizza coupons were the rewards for people with the highest points under their name.

5. GTA Online: Open Wheel Racing DLC — Gives More Action than One Could Handle

There is a reason why GTA online is present two times in this article. This is because of their superior offerings when it comes to racing both bikes and as well as cars. Rockstar, the company responsible for creating GTA went all in while designing these races.

The tracks are not like anything one has ever seen before. With amazing responses, real like physics, and lots and lots of action, GTA online racing is the one everyone should own. This has everything for almost everyone looking for an entertaining racing game.

The thing that sets GTA online racing apart from other games is the level of room it gives its players to exercise their creativity. One can opt for the normal race track that everyone is accustomed to. Or they can go ham and create upside-down ramps, a death cage, and a complete racetrack made of containers.

What makes a good racing game great? It’s the cars they offer. GTA online excels in this regard as well. No one can be content with the offerings at hand here. It is mind-boggling to see the plethora of cars and realize how much time went into them. The cherry on top is the futuristic vehicles that can fly, dive underwater and parachute.

6. Asphalt 9 — A New Era of Car Racing

If you think racing games are all about driving on roads and edging opponents, then you are wrong. Meet Asphalt 9 takes-down every racing game out there with its action-packed vigorous enthralling gameplay. Here players have the liberty to do whatever it takes to make the finish line. This includes boosting into other’s cars and obliterating them.

Asphalt has always been a successful racing franchise. This is hugely due to the licensed cars they boast in their garage. The sky's the limit with players treated to a huge assortment of vehicles to feast their eyes on. Lamborghini, Ferrari, Bugatti are some of the high-profile cars players can get their hands on.

Final Thoughts

Racing keeps our heart pacing. Racing games are even known to enhance hand coordination. The trick is to choose the proper game that keeps us engaged and at the edge of our seats. And also racing games are always less gory compared to shooters so they give us pleasure without the unnecessary blood spills.

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Dan Martin

Dan has hands-on experience in digital marketing since 2007. He has been building teams and coaching others to foster innovation and solve real-time problems. Dan also enjoys photography and traveling.

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