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We filtered the 50 games similar to Crash Nitro Kart down to the 14 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Metal Drift, Death Track: Resurrection and F-Zero GX top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Crash Nitro Kart.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Crash Nitro Kart

14 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Crash Nitro Kart. Each one has been evaluated across 5 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Metal Drift

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Steam👍 62%· 144IGDB70· 1

Year 2009Dev Black Jacket StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, setting scifi and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation and melee combat, while skipping visual third person

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#2Death Track: Resurrection

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Steam👍 57%· 172MC53IGDB30· 1

Year 2009Dev Gaijin Entertainment · 1C-SoftClubPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

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Year 2003Dev Amusement Vision · Nintendo

✓ Same family of arcade racing games: racing gameplay, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: offline

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#4Sonic Riders

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Year 2006Dev NOW Production · SegaOn PC

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with offline

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#5F-Zero X

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SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird PersonOffline

Year 1998Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Nintendo

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings offline

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#6Star Wars: Episode I - Racer

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Steam👍 87%· 2.3KIGDB70· 2OC69· 28

Year 1999Dev LucasArts · Aspyr MediaOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of arcade racing games: racing gameplay, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, offline and visual first person

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#7Blur

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Steam👍 98%· 463IGDB79· 4

Year 2010Dev Bizarre Creations · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the arcade racing games cluster, with racing gameplay, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation, offline and visual first person

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Steam👍 94%· 3.7KRAWG👍 73%· 26

Year 2016Dev NeognosisPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, melee combat and offline

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#9Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

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Year 2012Dev Sumo Digital · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · Android · iOS

✓ Fits the arcade racing games cluster, with racing gameplay, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation, fantasy world and offline

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#10Crash Team Racing

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Year 1999Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the arcade racing games cluster, with racing gameplay, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world and offline

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#11F-Zero

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SoloSci-FiThird Person

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Year 1990Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · St. GIGA

✓ Nearly identical: racing gameplay, setting scifi and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: multiplayer gameplay.

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SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird PersonOffline

Steam👍 73%· 3.5KIGDB71· 9OC74· 122

Year 2019Dev Sumo Digital · SegaOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the arcade racing games cluster, with racing gameplay, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, offline and co op

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#13Rock n' Roll Racing

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Year 1993Dev Silicon & Synapse · NamcoOn PC

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings sports simulation, puzzle design and offline

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#14Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Collection

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Steam👍 93%· 18KRAWG👍 79%· 396MC79

Year 2012Dev Sumo Digital · SEGAPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of arcade racing games: racing gameplay, setting scifi and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation, fantasy world and offline

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