SportsRacingArcade Racing
OfflineSoloMultiplayerFantasyThird Person
IGDB90· 1
Year 1992Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Nintendo
8 Games with a fantasy setting like Mario Kart 8 that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to Mario Kart 8 down to the 8 that fit the “Fantasy” category. Super Mario Kart, Mario Kart World and Kirby Air Ride top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Mario Kart 8.
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Within the “Fantasy” category, the closest game to Mario Kart 8 is Super Mario Kart — scoring 100/100 on our similarity scale. Mario Kart World and Kirby Air Ride follow close behind.
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The best games with a fantasy setting like Mario Kart 8
8 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Mario Kart 8. Each one has been evaluated across 6 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.
SportsRacingArcade Racing
OfflineSoloMultiplayerFantasyThird Person
IGDB92· 4OC87· 146
Year 2025Dev Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 9 · NintendoOn Switch
100
SportsRacingArcade Racing
OfflineSoloMultiplayerFantasyThird Person
Year 2003Dev HAL Laboratory · Nintendo
SportsRacingArcade Racing
OfflineSoloMultiplayerFantasyThird Person
IGDB79· 10
Year 2012Dev Sumo Digital · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · Android · iOS
SportsRacingArcade Racing
OfflineSoloMultiplayerFantasyThird Person
Year 1999Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3
✓ Fits the arcade racing games cluster, with racing gameplay, fantasy world and offline
≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi
SportsRacingArcade Racing
OfflineSoloMultiplayerFantasyThird Person
IGDB83· 10OC83· 122
Year 2019Dev Beenox · Activision BlizzardOn PS4 · Xbox · Switch
#7Sonic R
97
SportsRacingArcade Racing
OfflineSoloMultiplayerFantasyThird Person
Year 1998Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn PC
✓ Same family of arcade racing games: racing gameplay, fantasy world and offline
≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling and co op
SportsRacingArcade Racing
OfflineMultiplayerSoloFantasyThird Person
Steam👍 93%· 18KRAWG👍 79%· 396MC79
Year 2012Dev Sumo Digital · SEGAPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox