Racing games

In racing games you control a vehicle or protagonist and must complete a track and reach the finish line as fast as possible.

List of Racing games

This is a list of free/libre racing games:

Game	Screenshot	Last Release	Genres	Description
TuxKart				TuxKart TK 0.4.0, the first track: “Tux Tollway” Latest release 0.4.0 Developers Steve Baker, Oliver Baker Code license GPL Library PLIB Contribute TuxKart is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. Homepage TuxKart is a racing game featuring the Linux kernel mascot, Tux. It was written by Steve and Oliver Baker. The codebase was eventually forked by the GoTH development team as the basis for SuperTuxKart. It is licensed under the GPL. The latest version of the game is 0.4.0. It uses PLIB, a game development library.
TORCS		2016-05-26	racing game	TORCS TORCS Genre racing game Latest release 1.3.7  (Announcement) Release date May 26, 2016 Code license GPL Media license Data: FAL Engine RARS-based P. language C++ Library GLUT, PLIB Contribute TORCS is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. Development Project Source Code Bug/Feature Tracker Forum Available as a package in:   AUR: torcs  Debian: torcs  Fedora: torcs   Gentoo: games-sports/torcs  Ubuntu: torcs  Slackware: torcs  Mageia: torcs  Flatpak: net.sourceforge.torcs  FreeBSD: torcs TORCS (The Open Racing Car Simulator) is a racing and programming game based on RARS. The source code is licensed under the GPL while the data are licensed under the FAL. TORCS itself is forked as Speed Dreams. A physical version of the game on disc has been released by ADVPlans, as well as on OpenSource Game Power volume 1.
Maniadrive		2006-08-21	Racing	Maniadrive Version 1.2, Beginners track 4 Genre Racing Latest release 1.2 Release date August 21th, 2006 Developers xfennec Code license GPL Media licenses GPL (art) Music: CC BY-NC-SA, some under CC BY-SA. Engine Raydium Contribute Maniadrive is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. Maniadrive is a racing clone of Trackmania written by an author with the pseudonym xfennec. The latest version of the game is 1.2 released on August 21st, 2006. The code is licensed under the GPL, while some of the media are also under the GPL but some are licensed under CC-BY-SA. Maniadrive is flagship game of Raydium 3D engine. Game contains level editor and there are community forums where homemade tracks are showed. The music is released under the non-free CC BY-NC-SA license, but there exist a fully-free version with non-free music removed. See Fedora repository for freed packages with replacement soundtrack.
Slune		2019-01-12		Slune Latest release 1.0.16 Release date January 12, 2019 Developer Jean-Baptiste Lamy (Jiba) / Nekeme Prod. Code license GPL P. language Python Libraries OpenGL, Glew, SDL, Cal3D Contribute Slune is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. Slune is an action game. The latest version of the game is 1.0.9 on August 8th, 2005. It is written in the Python programming language using the SDL library. It was written by Jean-Baptiste Lamy.
PyRacerz		2005-10-16	racing	PyRacerz Genre racing Latest release 0.2 Release date October 16th, 2005 Developer Jujucece Code license GPLv2 P. language Python Library Pygame Contribute PyRacerz is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. Homepage PyRacerz is a racing game written in the python library with the pygame library. It is licensed under the terms of the GPL v2. The latest version of the game is 0.2 released on October 16th 2005.
SuperTuxKart		2022-11-01	Racing game	This article has been marked for deletion review by a wiki user. Discuss on the talk page SuperTuxKart SuperTuxKart Genre Racing game Latest release 1.4  (Announcement) Release date November 1st, 2022 Platforms Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, Code license GPLv3 Media license Since version 0.8 all free licenses (GNU GPL 2.0 and 3.0+, Creative-Commons-BY(-SA) 3.0, Public Domain); user-made karts and tracks may be nonfree but are not in the game's repository P. language C++ Library Irrlicht fork, Bullet and OpenAL Contribute SuperTuxKart is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. Development Project Source Code Bug/Feature Tracker Chat Forum Available as a package in:   Arch: supertuxkart  Debian: supertuxkart  Fedora: supertuxkart   Gentoo: games-action/supertuxkart  Ubuntu: supertuxkart  Slackware: supertuxkart  OpenSUSE: supertuxkart  Mageia: supertuxkart  Flatpak: net.supertuxkart.SuperTuxKart  Snap: supertuxkart  FreeBSD: supertuxkart  Haiku: games-action/supertuxkart  F-Droid: org.supertuxkart.stk SuperTuxKart is a racing game featuring various Free Software mascots (see #Characters). It is an enhanced fork of TuxKart. It is written in the C++ programming language. It uses Antarctica (a heavily modified version of Irrlicht engine) for graphics and OpenAL for sounds. SuperTuxKart was worked on by the GotM team through July to December 2004.
Speed Dreams		2023-03-16	racing game	Speed Dreams Genre racing game Latest release 2.3.0  (Announcement) Release date March 16th, 2023 Code license GPL Media license Data: FAL Engine TORCS-based Contribute Speed Dreams is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. Development Project Source Code Bug/Feature Tracker Chat Forum Available as a package in:   AUR: speed-dreams-svn  Fedora: speed-dreams   Gentoo: games-sports/speed-dreams  Slackware: speed-dreams  OpenSUSE: speed-dreams  Mageia: speed-dreams  Flatpak: org.speed_dreams.SpeedDreams  Haiku: games-sports/speed-dreams Speed Dreams - an Open Motorsport Sim is a racing and programming game based on TORCS. The source code is licensed under the GPL while the data are licensed under the FAL.
Orbit-Hopper		2009-07-19	Platform, racing	Orbit-Hopper Genres Platform, racing Latest release 1.16c  (Announcement) Release date July 19th, 2009 Code license GPLv2 Media license GPLv2 P. language C++ Libraries SDL, OpenGL Contribute Orbit-Hopper is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. Homepage Orbit-Hopper is a clone of the video game SkyRoads (1993), a 3D racing and platform game. It provides full 3D graphics, a level editor, and multiplayer with split-screen.
Bloboats		2010-11-23	Racing	Bloboats Screenshot of Bloboats Genre Racing Latest release 1.0.2 Release date November 23rd, 2010 Code license GPL Media licenses Data: GPL Sounds: Creative Commons Sampling Plus License Contribute Bloboats is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. Homepage Source Code Bloboats is a side-scrolling arcade racing game. The game is similar to X-Moto, but the player controls a jet boat instead of a motorcycle.
Tux Racer		2001-01-31	Racing	Tux Racer One of the levels on Tux Racer Genre Racing Latest release 0.8.1 Release date January 31th, 2001 Code license GPLv2 Contribute Tux Racer is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. Homepage Available as a package in:   FreeBSD: tuxracer Tux Racer is a 3D racing game featuring Tux, the Linux kernel mascot. Gameplay consists of sliding down a snowy slope, avoiding hazards like cliffs, ice, and trees, and collecting herrings. Tux Racer was followed by Extreme Tux Racer, which forked off from the original after development ceased in favour of a proprietary commercial release by Sunspire Studios.
Rigs of Rods		2022-12-27	Racing	Rigs of Rods The DAF rally truck in V0.15 Genre Racing Latest release 2022.12  (Announcement) Release date December 27th, 2022 Platforms Windows, Linux Developer pricorde(2005-2009), RoRThomas(2008-2014), Rigs of Rods Contributors(2014-Today) Code license GPLv3 Media license GPLv3 Engine OGRE P. language C++ Contribute Rigs of Rods is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. Development Project Source Code Bug/Feature Tracker Forum Available as a package in:   AUR: rigsofrods Rigs of Rods (RoR) is a 3D vehicle simulator licensed under the GPLv3. What makes Rigs of Rods different to most simulators is its unique soft-body physics: vehicles, machines, objects, etc. are simulated in real-time as flexible soft-body objects, giving the simulation an extremely accurate behaviour which entirely depends on the physical construction of the vehicles or objects you create.
Trigger Rally		2019-03-04	Racing	Trigger Genre Racing Latest release 0.6.6.1  (Announcement) Release date March 4, 2019 Developers Jasmine Langridge and Richard Langridge Code licenses GPL, BSD Media licenses GPL, CC0, CC-BY, CC-BY-SA P. language C++ Contribute Trigger is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. Homepage Source Code Available as a package in:   OpenSUSE: trigger-rally Trigger is a 3D car racing game written in C++ by Jasmine Langridge and Richard Langridge. It is licensed under the GPL and a BSD-like license. It supports keyboard, joystick, or joypad control, and anaglyph stereo output.
Extreme Tux Racer		2024-05-09	Racing, 3D	Extreme Tux Racer Extreme Tux Racer Genre Racing, 3D Latest release 0.8.4  (Announcement) Release date May 9th, 2024 Platforms Windows, Linux Code license GPL v2 Media license GPL v2 P. language C++ Library SFML Contribute Extreme Tux Racer is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. Development Project Source Code Forum Available as a package in:   Arch: extremetuxracer  Debian: extremetuxracer  Fedora: extremetuxracer   Gentoo: games-action/extreme-tuxracer  Ubuntu: extremetuxracer  Slackware: extremetuxracer  Mageia: extremetuxracer  Flatpak: net.sourceforge.ExtremeTuxRacer  FreeBSD: etracer Extreme Tux Racer is a racing game which forked off PlanetPenguin Racer (a version of which was included on OpenSource Game Power volume 1), itself a fork of Tux Racer after work on it ceased. Both the data and the game are licensed under the GPLv2.
Yorg		2021-03-06	Racing	Yorg Yorg Genre Racing Latest release 0.11.1  (Announcement) Release date March 6, 2021 Developer Flavio Calva Code license GPLv3 Media license CC BY-SA, CC BY Engine Panda3D P. language Python Contribute Yorg is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. Development Project Source Code Bug/Feature Tracker Yorg is a 3D arcade racing game featuring AI, weapons, power-ups and multiplayer. It is being developed using free software such as GIMP and Blender.
Pixel Wheels		2023-09-17	Racing	Pixel Wheels Race start Genre Racing Latest release 0.25.1  (Announcement) Release date September 17th, 2023 Platforms Android, Linux, Mac, Windows Developer Aurélien Gâteau Code license GPL 3.0+, Apache 2.0 Media license CC BY-SA P. language Java Contribute Pixel Wheels is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. Homepage Source Code Bug/Feature Tracker Pixel Wheels is a 2D top-down racing game developed by Aurélien Gâteau. The game source code is licensed under the GPL 3.0+ (game logic) and Apache 2.0 (other code), and the media is licensed under the CC BY-SA license.
Dust Racing 2D		2021-02-21	Racing games	Dust Racing 2D Top-down car racing game Genre Racing games Latest release 2.1.1  (Announcement) Release date February 21st 2021 Developer Jussi Lind Code license GPLv3 Media license CC BY-SA 3.0 P. language C++ Library Qt Contribute Dust Racing 2D is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. Development Project Source Code Bug/Feature Tracker Available as a package in:   AUR: dustrac   OpenSUSE: dustrac  Flatpak: com.github.juzzlin.DustRacing2D Dust Racing 2D is a simple top-down car racing game. Race against 11 computer opponents or a friend.
Trophy		2019-12-30	Top-down arcade racing game	Trophy Trophy Genres Top-down arcade racing game Latest release 2.0.4  (Announcement) Release date December 30, 2019 Platforms Linux, Windows Developers Andrew Mustun, Matthieu Lecesne Code license GPL 2-or-later Media license GPL 2-or-later P. language C++ Libraries ClanLib, Hermes, zlib Contribute Trophy is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. Development Project Source Code Bug/Feature Tracker Available as a package in:   AUR: trophy  Debian: trophy  Fedora: trophy?   Gentoo: games-sports/trophy Trophy is a top-down arcade racing game where cars can shoot each other as well as get ahead. There are a variety of car models to purchase as well as upgrades for the engine, tires and armour, using cash from wining races or collecting bonuses. The car is controlled using the arrow keys, with turbo boosts accessed with the a key, while the mounted gun is fired by pressing the x key and bombs are dropped with the c key. Ammo and cash is collected on the tracks, along with other powerups. The earliest hosted release is version 1.0.1 from August 13, 2000, while the earliest mentioned release is 0.0.1 from June 2, 2000.
What the road brings		2021-04-11	Racing	What the road brings What the road brings (web version) Genre Racing Latest release 32 bit Spring Cleaning Jam  (Announcement) Release date April 11th, 2021 Platforms Windows, Web Developer Lukas Holzbeierlein Code license CC0 1.0 Universal Media licenses CC0, CC BY-SA 3.0 P. language C Libraries zlib, lil Contribute What the road brings is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. Development Project What the road brings is a little 2.5D single player racing game. It was made for itch.io's 32-bit Spring Cleaning! jam.

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