50 Games like TrackMania Nations that you should try

GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

SoloMultiplayerPvPCompetitiveThird PersonFree to Play

Steam👍 90%· 24KRAWG👍 73%· 278

Year 2008Dev Nadeo · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are racing sims — sharing deep simulation, racing gameplay and competitive edge

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping visual first person

TrackMania Nations is an arcade-style racing game, the third installment in Nadeo’s TrackMania series. Unlike the other installments in the series, Nations is a free-to-play game that featured in-game advertising as a form of monetization.

Same studio: Nadeo.

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#2RaceRoom Racing ExperienceClosest overall match

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GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

SoloMultiplayerPvPCompetitiveFirst PersonThird PersonFree to Play

Steam👍 76%· 27KRAWG👍 17%· 143

Year 2013Dev Sector3 StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are racing sims — sharing deep simulation, racing gameplay and competitive edge

≠ Its own twist: sports simulation and punishing difficulty

RaceRoom Racing Experience is a free-to-play racing simulator. It houses official race series such as DTM, WTCC and ADAC GT Masters, but to get access to all content players are bond to excruciating grind.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for TrackMania Nations.

Released 7 years after TrackMania Nations.

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#3F1® 23

GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

SoloMultiplayerPvPCompetitiveFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 86%· 18KRAWG👍 74%· 23IGDB88· 5OC85· 58

Year 2023Dev Codemasters · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~8hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are racing sims — sharing deep simulation, racing gameplay and competitive edge

≠ Its own twist: sports simulation, adventure storytelling and vibe relaxing, while skipping free to play

Be the last to brake in EA SPORTS F1 23, the official video game of the 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship. A new chapter in the thrilling "Braking Point" story mode delivers high-speed drama and heated rivalries.

Released 17 years after TrackMania Nations.

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#4F1 2018

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GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

MultiplayerSoloPvPCompetitive

Steam👍 89%· 14KRAWG👍 61%· 201MC84OC83· 72

Year 2018Dev CodemastersPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are racing sims — sharing deep simulation, racing gameplay and competitive edge

≠ Its own twist: sports simulation, while skipping visual first person

F1® 2018 HEADLINE EDITION Buy F1® 2018 HEADLINE EDITION to get F1® 2018 and the F1® 2018 ‘HEADLINE CONTENT DLC PACK’ About the Game MAKE HEADLINES in F1® 2018. F1® 2018 is the official videogame of the 2018 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™.

Released 12 years after TrackMania Nations.

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GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

MultiplayerSoloPvPFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 57KRAWG👍 80%· 43

Year 2016Dev Lukas RustemeyerPlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Same family of racing sims: deep simulation, racing gameplay and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, first-person shooting and shooter, while skipping competitive edge

Brick Rigs allows you to build many kinds of vehicles from a variety of bricks and experience their dynamic driving and destruction physics in a sandbox environment.

Where it drifts furthest from TrackMania Nations: tone.

Released 10 years after TrackMania Nations.

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GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

SoloMultiplayerFirst PersonThird PersonMelee

Steam👍 97%· 393KRAWG👍 88%· 127

Year 2015Dev SureHit StudioPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS

✓ Same family of racing sims: deep simulation, racing gameplay and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, adventure storytelling and sandbox world, while skipping competitive edge

BeamNG.drive is a realistic, immersive driving game offering near-limitless possibilities. Our soft-body physics engine simulates every component of a vehicle in real time, resulting in realistic, dynamic behavior.

Released 9 years after TrackMania Nations.

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#7GTR 2 FIA GT Racing Game

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GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

MultiplayerSoloFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 346IGDB90· 3

Year 2012Dev SimBin Studios · SimBinPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the racing sims cluster, with deep simulation, racing gameplay and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings sports simulation, while skipping competitive edge

The Game That Revolutionized the Racing Genre. The successor to the international award-winning racing simulation GTR accurately represents the challenges of Motorsport racing.

Released 6 years after TrackMania Nations.

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#8Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

SoloMultiplayerPvPFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 83%· 20KRAWG👍 76%· 780MC86IGDB90· 8

Year 2010Dev Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are racing sims — sharing deep simulation, racing gameplay and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings sports simulation, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping competitive edge

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit is an arcade racing game, where you complete missions switching between a police officer and a racer. While the goal is the same - to reach the finish first, the game allows trying another side of races as you need to stop a lawbreaker in the police part of the game.

Where it drifts furthest from TrackMania Nations: tone.

Released 4 years after TrackMania Nations.

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GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

SoloMultiplayerFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 89%· 345MC84IGDB85· 2

Year 2005Dev SimBin Studios · LibrediaPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the racing sims cluster, with deep simulation, racing gameplay and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings sports simulation, while skipping competitive edge

Return to the Days Of Thunder The golden age of motor sports has returned. Experience one of the world’s most exciting racing series in GT LEGENDS, including the legendary touring cars of the 60′s and 70′s.

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GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

SoloMultiplayerPvPThird PersonFirst Person

Steam👍 82%· 30KRAWG👍 57%· 82MC78IGDB77· 6OC78· 113

Year 2021Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are racing sims — sharing deep simulation, racing gameplay and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation, open world exploration and co op, while skipping competitive edge

Jump into the Riders Republic™ massive multiplayer playground! Grab your bike, skis, snowboard, or wingsuit and explore an open world sports paradise where the rules are yours to make—or break. - Battle against over 20 players simultaneously in a massive multiplayer playground.

Released 15 years after TrackMania Nations.

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#11Forza Motorsport 6

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GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

SoloMultiplayerFirst PersonThird Person

IGDB84· 14OC89· 86

Year 2015Dev Turn 10 Studios · Microsoft StudiosOn Xbox

✓ Both are racing sims — sharing deep simulation, racing gameplay and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: sports simulation, while skipping competitive edge

Released 9 years after TrackMania Nations.

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#12Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec

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GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

SoloMultiplayerFirst PersonThird PersonOffline

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Year 2001Dev Polyphony Digital · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Same family of racing sims: deep simulation, racing gameplay and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings offline, while skipping competitive edge

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#13Grid 2

GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

SoloMultiplayerFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 84%· 30KIGDB81· 12

Year 2013Dev Codemasters Southam · CodemastersOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Both are racing sims — sharing deep simulation, racing gameplay and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings sports simulation, while skipping competitive edge

Released 7 years after TrackMania Nations.

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GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

SoloMultiplayerFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 82%· 3.3K

Year 2008Dev Codemasters Southam · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the racing sims cluster, with deep simulation, racing gameplay and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: sports simulation, while skipping competitive edge

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Steam GOG

#15Assetto Corsa Competizione

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GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

SoloMultiplayerFirst PersonThird PersonOpen World

Steam👍 93%· 46KRAWG👍 75%· 76MC76IGDB70· 2OC75· 72

Year 2018Dev Kunos Simulazioni · 505 GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are racing sims — sharing deep simulation, racing gameplay and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: sports simulation, open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping competitive edge

A GT3-only simulator rather than a broad racing game: tyre temperatures, evolving track conditions and force feedback that real drivers single out as the most communicative available. The narrowness is the trade — the base roster is small enough that most players end up buying DLC, and the public lobbies are policed by a safety rating that punishes you for being crashed into.

Released 12 years after TrackMania Nations.

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