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Driving hidden gems on Steam
Every game here is tagged Driving on Steam, sits between 1,000 and 5,000 reviews, is rated at least 80% positive, and carries a catch drawn from its own negative reviews. All 29 of them. How these pages are made.
This is a vehicular combat racing game featuring fast-paced action and customization. Players compete in objective-based races with a focus on aggressive gameplay and creative map building.
What players likedPlayers praise it as a chaotic, fast-paced vehicle combat game akin to Mario Kart or Twisted Metal, with fun driving and combat.
The catchThe player base is nearly dead, so a multiplayer-only game often has no one to play.
Games like Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks →
Futuristic arcade racer with physics-based flight. Experience high-speed, challenging races with a distinct low-poly aesthetic.
What players likedPlayers praise it as a fast, satisfying, high-risk, high-reward anti-gravity racer reminiscent of classic arcade games.
The catchNarrow tracks and floaty handling turn races into pinball off the walls.
Games like Redout: Enhanced Edition →
This is a realistic street racing simulator. Players customize cars and race for cash, reputation, or opponents' vehicles in urban environments.
What players likedPlayers compare it to Midnight Club and Juiced, praising its beautiful environmental design and customization options.
The catchCar handling is slippery and inconsistent, with cars spinning out or sliding at speed.
Games like Street Racing Syndicate →
This is a vehicle mechanic simulator featuring drag and circuit racing. It offers extensive car customization and a deep career mode.
What players likedPlayers say it's the best tuner game, comparable to Xbox 360 titles, praised for its accessibility on various computers.
The catchConstant crashes, ground clipping and corrupted saves wipe out hours of progress.
Games like Street Legal Racing: Redline v2.3.1 →
NASCAR Heat 581% positive from 3,920 reviews20204% finish itDeck Verified
This is a stockcar racing simulation game. Players compete in NASCAR series events, focusing on realistic racing and car setup.
What players likedPlayers praise its solid handling and AI, finding it an enjoyable return to form reminiscent of older NASCAR games.
The catchSteering wheel setups fight the game, and remapping controls rarely fixes anything.
Games like NASCAR Heat 5 →
A narrative exploration game with van upgrades and community interaction. It's a peaceful, hopeful post-apocalyptic road trip.
What players likedPlayers praise its cozy, non-combat exploration and rich world-building, comparing it to Outer Wilds, Knytt Stories, Mad Max, KotOR, and Portal 2.
The catchThe loop is fetch quests and slow driving with heavy backtracking over the same map.
Games like Caravan SandWitch →
This is an online street racing simulator featuring 90s JDM cars, extensive tuning, and high-speed police chases. Players compete in various race modes and engage in drifting and car meets.
What players likedPlayers enjoy the high-speed traffic surfing and drifting on dedicated tracks, finding it a relaxing way to unwind.
The catchAbandoned by its developers with barely any content, one street and little to do.
Games like Kanjozoku Game レーサー Online Street Racing & Drift →
Absolute Drift88% positive from 3,177 reviews20153% finish itDeck Verified
This is a car drifting simulation game. Players master sliding mechanics through various challenges and free-roam areas.
What players likedPlayers praise its satisfying drifting mechanics and minimalist art style, comparing it to a chill, challenging, yet short experience.
The catchThe drift controls are punishing and barely explained, so the game never feels relaxing.
Games like Absolute Drift →
F1 201484% positive from 2,933 reviews2014Deck Unsupported
This is a racing simulation game. It features realistic F1 cars, tracks, and drivers with adjustable difficulty for accessibility.
The catchReads as the weakest entry in the series, with later releases doing it all better.
Games like F1 2014 →
RACE 0786% positive from 2,740 reviews2007Deck Playable
This is a realistic racing simulator featuring WTCC and open-wheel cars. Its core loop involves competing in detailed races with realistic damage and multiple track variations.
What players likedPlayers praise Race 07's superior controls compared to Assetto Corsa, its fun gameplay, and its accurate physics for various racing classes.
The catchTwitchy, oversensitive handling punishes newcomers and casual players
Games like RACE 07 →
Circuit Superstars is a top-down arcade racer with tactile handling and strategic pit stops. It features multi-disciplinary motorsport with a high skill ceiling for dedicated players.
What players likedPlayers praise this arcade racer's exceptional physics, diverse disciplines, and track selection, making it an unexpectedly fun experience.
The catchThe fixed top down camera never rotates with the car, making corners hard to read.
Games like Circuit Superstars →
Snakeybus94% positive from 2,547 reviews201974% finish itDeck Playable
Snakeybus is a casual arcade game where players grow a bus by picking up and dropping off passengers, requiring careful navigation to avoid self-collision. It features single-player maps, multiplayer, and unlockable content.
The catchThe novelty wears off in minutes, leaving thin content for the asking price.
Games like Snakeybus →
Bus Driver83% positive from 2,375 reviews2014Deck Playable
Bus Driver is a realistic simulation game focused on adhering to schedules and traffic laws while transporting passengers. Its core loop involves navigating diverse city environments with various bus types and conditions.
The catchControllers and wheels often refuse to work and controls cannot be remapped.
Games like Bus Driver →
Arcade rally racer with retro visuals. Focuses on skillful driving and high-speed maneuvers across global tracks.
What players likedPlayers praise "Old School Rally" as a fun, arcade-style throwback to games like Sega Rally and PS1 racers, offering a chill, meditative experience.
The catchThe handling feels floaty and weightless, with cars losing all momentum in slides.
Games like Old School Rally →
A downhill racing and freestyle game where players use shopping carts to race and perform tricks. Collect drinks for stamina and caps for multipliers across varied tracks.
What players likedPlayers praise "Slackers - Carts of Glory" as a fun, unique arcade platformer/racer reminiscent of Xbox 360 games.
The catchMultiplayer is weak; the good content is single-player
Games like Slackers - Carts of Glory →
This is a music-powered racing game where players race on tracks generated from their own music. The core loop involves syncing actions to audio cues to score points and beat ghost data.
The catchOfficial servers are dead, so custom track generation no longer works without fan fixes.
Games like Riff Racer - Race Your Music! →
This is a truck driving simulation game focused on realistic maneuvering challenges and competitive events. Players experience precise driving in various scenarios, from obstacle courses to difficult routes.
What players likedPlayers praise it as one of the best driving simulators, offering fun and challenging big rig driving.
The catchRacing wheels and pedals often go unrecognised, forcing keyboard-only play.
Games like Scania Truck Driving Simulator →
Simulation game where players manage a ski resort, operating vehicles and facilities. It features multiplayer co-op and a realistic snow system.
The catchThe tutorial leaves out most of it, so operating the lifts means hunting for guides.
Games like Winter Resort Simulator 2 →
NASCAR Heat 481% positive from 1,743 reviews20194% finish itDeck Unsupported
This is a NASCAR racing simulation game. It features drafting, competitive AI, and a career mode.
What players likedPlayers praise its fantastic control, realism, and continuous flow, making it a very nice game.
The catchCars pivot on a central axis rather than turn at the wheels, so physics feel wrong.
Games like NASCAR Heat 4 →
Slipstream88% positive from 1,729 reviews201838% finish itDeck Verified
Retro arcade racer with drifting and slipstreaming. Features 20 tracks, 6 modes, and local multiplayer.
What players likedPlayers praise Slipstream as a thrilling and stylish arcade racer with a banging soundtrack, offering simple, addictive fun and high-score chasing.
The catchThe drifting and handling feel clunky, and starting a drift is fiddly and unforgiving.
Games like Slipstream →
Motorcycle racing simulation with realistic physics and rider movement. Players compete in championships and an open world to master the Snaefell Mountain Course.
What players likedPlayers praise its realistic driving experience and graphics, comparing it favorably to other top road racing games and even TT Superbikes on PS2.
The catchThe bike physics and controls feel wrong, with riders slipping off for no clear reason.
Games like TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 2 →
Inertial Drift85% positive from 1,661 reviews20202% finish itDeck Verified
Inertial Drift is an arcade racer with twin-stick drifting. It offers a unique, challenging, and satisfying driving experience.
What players likedPlayers praise its unique twin-stick drifting that's easy to learn but hard to master, offering a great sense of speed and diverse car styles.
The catchCars never collide, so nearly every race amounts to another time trial against a ghost.
Games like Inertial Drift →
Retro arcade rally racer with time-trial laps in unique parking garage circuits. Features tight controls, dynamic physics, and ghost/realtime multiplayer.
What players likedPlayers praise this retro arcade racer as a tight, addictive drift-booster, like a lost Sega Saturn or Mario Kart game.
The catchLevels and physics punish the speed encouraged
Games like Parking Garage Rally Circuit →
Zeepkist97% positive from 1,545 reviews2021Deck Playable
Zeepkist is a downhill soapbox racing game with physics-based gameplay. Players compete for best times on custom or official tracks, locally or online.
What players likedPlayers praise "Zeepkist" as a well-developed "Trackmania" with satisfying graphics, sounds, and impressive track-building capabilities.
The catchUnlocking later tracks needs strict par times, and difficulty spikes very hard.
Games like Zeepkist →
Driving and shooting game with dual time periods and customizable vehicles. Core loop involves car chases, combat, and revenge missions.
What players likedPlayers praise its fun GTA 3/VC/Mafia 1-like gameplay, car collection, and customization, holding up well for its age.
The catchThe PC port crashes and needs community patches before it runs properly.
Games like Driver® Parallel Lines →
No Time97% positive from 1,538 reviews2019Deck Playable
A time-travel sandbox on Pine Island. Type any date between 1 and 3033 AD to change the open world around you, stalk your past selves, and stay clear of the Time Agents hunting for traces of you.
What players likedPlayers praise its fun, open-world gameplay, despite Roblox-esque graphics and jankiness, with potential for a perfect score.
The catchCrashes, collision glitches and unreliable autosaves repeatedly wipe out progress.
Games like No Time →
Crash Drive 290% positive from 1,469 reviews20159% finish itDeck Playable
Drive a bus, tank or monster truck around four open worlds, hunting secret areas and dropping into events like Tag, King of the Crown and coin collecting to level the vehicle up.
The catchThe game leans on multiplayer but the servers are close to deserted.
Games like Crash Drive 2 →
Redout 283% positive from 1,445 reviews20222% finish itDeck Verified
This is a futuristic anti-gravity racing game featuring high-speed races and deep control systems. Players compete in a career mode and online multiplayer with extensive hovership customization.
What players likedPlayers praise Redout 2 as a visually stunning, fast-paced anti-gravity racer reminiscent of Wipeout, with challenging and rewarding mechanics.
The catchBlind turns and awkward jumps mean each track has to be memorised to progress.
Games like Redout 2 →
Physics-based off-road simulator with soft-body tire and drivetrain simulation. Explore maps and complete trails with extensive visual and mechanical customization.
What players likedPlayers praise its realism, comparing it favorably to other crawler games.
The catchTraction is infinite so nothing challenges you, and the trails run out within hours.
Games like Pure Rock Crawling →
