by Racing games are fun, they can absorb you into any kind of scenario you can imagine and deliver a truly amazing gaming experience. However, the offer is so abundant that it’s not always easy to decide which game to play to get into virtual racing. We have picked out the best titles for you, whether you’re looking for casual fun, a simulation or anything in between.
We start this list with some arcade fun, games that make it easy to find your way and are easy to pick up with a game pad but also can be played with a steering wheel.
Forza Horizon 4 – Xbox One and PC
If you’re gaming on PC or an Xbox console, there is no getting around Forza Horizon 4. This gem of a video game takes you to the UK and offers a vast and open world that is filled with tons of fun stuff to do. More than 400 different cars are waiting for you to be unlocked and driven through the changing seasons that have an impact on how you play the game.
Forza is especially good for racing beginners as it’s easy to pick up and start playing. Countless driving aids can smooth the transition of starting to race towards turning aids off and getting a semi realistic driving feeling that can be mastered on a game pad as well as with a steering wheel. Horizon 4 makes almost no mistakes and does everything that its predecessors did. Well, even better it’s a blast for offline single players as well as for gamers who want to race together with their friends.
GT Sports – PlayStation 4
If you don’t have an Xbox but a PlayStation and still want a lots of fun, GT Sports might be the title for you. Comparable to Horizon 4, GT Spots can be a great option for both beginners and advanced drivers. With the right driving aids it’s perfectly playable on controller, but as you get faster and more invested into racing, this title can be perfect to pair with a steering wheel and pedal set. This becomes especially clear if you pay attention to the focus on multiplayer races within GT Sports.
The online servers are still filled with plenty of drivers to compete against and the graphics remain top-notch, especially on a 4K TV. Yes, GT Sports is not a full flashed out Gran Turismo title but can be a good starting point for you to get into racing on your PlayStation 4. If you’re an Xbox or PC user, Forza 7 might be a good comparable option.
F1 2020 – Xbox One, PC and PlayStation 4
If you’re a fan of formula one circus, F1 2020 might just be the perfect mixture of arcade and simulation for you. With its authentic roster of cars, drivers and race tracks, F1 2020 impresses with something familiar which can make it easier to get started with racing. Yes, the game from Codemasters is not a pinpoint simulation of the fastest racing cars out there but delivers a fun experience that still demands a lot from its players.
This game is the embodiment of the saying “easy to learn, hard to master”. Just pickup a controller and start racing against AI in an overall well crafted career with many manager-like aspects to it, and then get yourself to a level where you not only manage accelerator, brakes and shifting but also DRS, ERS and your fuel mix. Experienced F1 players need many buttons on their steering wheels to get a grip on all those inputs they have to manage while racing with immense speed over the most popular race tracks out there.
Project Cars 2 – Xbox One, PC and PlayStation 4
If Formula one isn’t really your cup of tea and you would rather race GT cars, lemon prototypes or even go on cruises with vintage cars. Project Cars 2 might just be the game for you. Yes, Slightly Mad studios already pushed out their third installment of the series, but it disappointed on pretty much every level. If you’re searching for a light-hearted racing simulations that offers you the possibility to play with the gamepad, with VR glasses, a steering wheel and an online multiplayer then look no further.
It features tons of different cars from all areas, dynamic weather effects, a day and night cycle and a fun career mode to get you right into the action. Hardcore simulation racing fans claim that Project Cars 2 is not exactly what you call realistic, but it is fun and introduces you to everything that will await you.
