Gran Turismo Classic
Best PlayStation racing games
The Matrix has 168 racing games on file for the PlayStation, released between 1994–2003. 136 of them support multiplayer, including 1 with co-op. They're ranked below by legacy score, so the games that shaped the genre on the PS1 come first, with lesser-known picks further down.
Racing games range from realistic driving to kart racers with weapons and shortcuts. Races are short, making them great for quick sessions and split-screen rivalries.
Typical commitment: quick session (under an hour, or endless arcade fun). Tip: Learn each track's racing line and braking points; in kart racers, item strategy matters as much as driving.
Crash Team Racing Classic
Need for Speed II Classic
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit Classic
Gran Turismo 2 Classic
Need for Speed: High Stakes Classic
Re-Volt Classic
Driver Classic
R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 Classic
The Need for Speed Classic
Driver 2 Classic
V-Rally Classic
Colin McRae Rally Classic
Lego Racers Classic
South Park Rally Classic
007 Racing Classic
Destruction Derby Classic
Wipeout 2097 Classic
Toy Story Racer Classic
Colin McRae Rally 2.0 Classic
F1 2000 Classic
Wipeout Classic
Wipeout 3 Classic
Rage Racer Classic
Ridge Racer Revolution Classic
Test Drive 6 Classic
Test Drive Le Mans Classic
More PS1 racing games
- NASCAR Rumble (2000)
- Nicktoons Racing (2001)
- Porsche Challenge (1997)
- Rally Cross (1997)
- Rally Cross 2 (1998)
- Road Rash: Jailbreak (2000)
- Speed Freaks (1999)
- TOCA 2 Touring Cars (1999)
- TOCA Touring Car Championship (1997)
- Andretti Racing (1996)
- Destruction Derby 2 (1996)
- Jeremy McGrath Supercross 2000 (2000)
- Michelin Rally Masters: Race of Champions (2000)
- Micro Maniacs (2000)
- Monaco Grand Prix: Racing Simulation 2 (1999)
- Motor Toon Grand Prix 2 (1996)
- Motorhead (1998)
- Newman Haas Racing (1998)
- Ridge Racer (1994)
- Rollcage Stage II (2000)
- San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing (1998)
- TOCA World Touring Cars (2000)
- Vanishing Point (2001)
- Woody Woodpecker Racing (2000)
- International Rally Championship
- Test Drive Cycles
- Batman: Gotham City Racer (2001)
- Destruction Derby Raw (2000)
- Europe Racer (2001)
- Hot Wheels Turbo Racing (1999)
- NASCAR 2000 (1999)
- NASCAR 98 (1997)
- NASCAR 99 (1998)
- NASCAR Heat (2000)
- Radikal Bikers (1999)
- RC Revenge (2000)
- Sled Storm (1999)
- Tokyo Highway Battle (1996)
- Warm Up (2001)
- WRC: FIA World Rally Championship Arcade (2002)
- F-1 World Grand Prix
- Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now
- 360: Three Sixty (1999)
- Aqua GT (2001)
- C3 Racing: Car Constructors Championship (1999)
- Gekitotsu Toma L'Arc: TomaRunner vs L'Arc-en-Ciel (2000)
- Hot Wheels Extreme Racing (1999)
- Jeremy McGrath Supercross '98 (1998)
- Jet Moto 2 (1997)
- Jet Moto 3 (1999)
- Muppet RaceMania (2000)
- NASCAR 2001 (2000)
- Roadsters (2000)
- S.C.A.R.S. (1998)
- Starwinder (1996)
- Total Drivin (1997)
- Supercross 2000 (1999)
- Advan Racing (1998)
- ATV Quad Power Racing (2000)
- Bravo Air Race (1997)
- CART World Series (1997)
- IHRA Drag Racing (2001)
- Looney Tunes Racing (2000)
- Monster Trucks (1997)
- Moto Racer World Tour (2000)
- N.GEN Racing (2000)
- Racing (1999)
- Rapid Racer (1997)
- Ray Tracers (1997)
- RC de Go! (2000)
- Road Rash (1995)
- SuperCross Circuit (1999)
- Tank Racer (1999)
- World's Scariest Police Chases (2001)
- Castrol Honda Superbike Racing (1999)
- Tama (1994)
- Stakes Winner 2
- Barbie: Race & Ride (1999)
- Superbike 2000 (2000)
- All-Star Racing 2 (2003)
- Castrol Honda VTR (2001)
- Circuit Breakers (1998)
- Ducati World Racing Challenge (2001)
- Explosive Racing (1997)
- Firebugs (2002)
- Future Racer (2002)
- Hooters Road Trip (2002)
- Polaris SnoCross (2000)
- Renegade Racers (1999)
- Road Rage (1997)
- Rock & Roll Racing 2: Red Asphalt (1997)
- Speed Racer (1998)
- Street Racer (1996)
- Supersonic Racers (1996)
- The Dukes of Hazzard II: Daisy Dukes It Out (2000)
- Tyco RC: Assault With a Battery (2000)
- VMX Racing (1997)
- VR Sports Powerboat Racing (1998)
- Stakes Winner
- Speed Power Gunbike (1998)
- Burning Road (1996)
- Cosmic Race (1995)
- NASCAR Racing (1996)
- Runabout 2 (1999)
- Running Wild (1998)
- Sea-Doo Hydrocross (2001)
- Zero4 Champ: DooZy-J (1997)
- Supercross (2000)