Looking for a perfect tuning video game that would give you the feeling of being on winding roads and dangerous rallies while staying at home? Enjoying car racing games is a great hobby, just as gambling or sports betting, and we have put together five automotive-related video games for gearheads which are not just entertaining, they make you feel the real traffic from the comfort of your own home and bring your dream to life if you have always wanted to have your racing car.

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Forza Horizon 5 (Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)

Automotive-related game series Forza Horizon from Playground Games’ is never disappointing. Released in 2021, Forza Horizon 5 is an open-world arcade racer with a huge map, a wide variety of different races and championships, including knockabout co-op campaigns and endurance tests, a stunning soundtrack, and visual effects. The game series features a dynamic change of day and night, as well as a change of weather. A multiplayer mode is also one of the highlights of Forza Horizon 5.

Assetto Corsa Competizione (PS4, Xbox One, PC)

Assetto Corsa racing games from Kunos Simulazioni are long-serving automotive-related games which remain classic because of their realistic driving physics. The developers aimed to create a game that conveys the real experience of racing driving in game play. The player can modify his car in various ways and customize the game for himself. Assetto Corsa Competizione puts you behind the wheel of GT3 and GT4 cars are the official game of the GT World Challenge.

So, if you are enthusiastic about GT racing, you should give this game a chance. The Assetto Corsa Competizione game can be called realistic not only because each of the presented cars was written off from the real model using laser scanning technologies, but also because of reliable (as far as it is possible in computer games) physics of cars. The game also has a multiplayer mode.

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Dirt Rally 2.0 (PS4, Xbox One, PC)

Each new sequel of the Dirt game series is a perfect driving simulation. Dirt is a series of racing games, where players have to drive cars with realistic physical indicators on rather complicated tracks, often going off-road. As with Forza Horizon, each new installment of Dirt provides players with more cars, tracks, modes, and game mechanics.

However, Dirt Rally 2.0 is a realistic top-notch driving simulation that is a bit different from all other Dirt racing games, it is for fans of hardcore. The parts of the cars in the game get damaged and worn out, and even the oil and gasoline you will have to fill up yourself. If you are a fan of realism and hardcore, and like to fine-tune your car for each track, Dirt Rally 2.0 is the racing game for you.

Wreckfest (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)

This banger-racer is a game from the developer of FlatOut BugBear studio and is essentially the successor to the series. As the name implies, the game is all about wrecking different cars. While the game has a career of 5 championships, which, however, is not without its drawbacks. In particular, it’s usually not enough to finish the championship as a winner. Often you need to fulfill several conditions and if you don’t fulfill them – start the championship again. This destruction derby game combines a perfect racing game with the opportunity of smashing cars. 

Driver: San Francisco (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)

Developed and published by Ubisoft, this racer game is very unique. This project is characterized by a quality story and an excellent set of game modes. The project tells about John Tanner, who got into an accident and got the opportunity to enter the bodies of car drivers in the whole city in the form of a ghost. In this form, the main character tries to find a fugitive criminal, while helping the people of San Francisco. 

Haven’t found a perfect racing game to play yet and still need to speed? Don’t be upset: there are a bunch of different types of racing games for automobile lovers just as you are. Here are some notable racing titles we haven’t included in our list: F1 2023, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Burnout 3: Takedown, Project Cars 1 and 2, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Need for Speed: Heat,  Gran Turismo Sport, Race Driver: Grid, Split/Second: Velocity, Burnout Paradise and IRacing. Happy driving and let us know if there are any games you can suggest.