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Racing games on Steam

579 games carry the tag · 12 released in the last 12 months (vs 162 the year before) · median price $5.99

The verdict — supply vs demand, said plainly

crowded. Crowded space: 12 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,190 units (middle half 624–3,031). Standing out is a visibility problem before a quality one — the adjacent combos show where supply thins out.

Unit medians are estimates, among games that reached 10+ reviews — most never do · how we estimate

What would change this: About 8% fewer releases over a year — or a clearly rising median — would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: high

The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games

Grand Theft Auto V EnhancedRiders RepublicThe Crew MotorfestNIGHT-RUNNERS™ PROLOGUEAssetto Corsa EVOLe Mans UltimateDrive Beyond HorizonsF1® 24

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 12,705 stored reviews from 388 games.

Visuals & audio80% positive · 4,340 mentions · 359 games
Performance & stability58% positive · 3,461 mentions · 324 games
Gameplay & mechanics78% positive · 3,307 mentions · 351 games
Content & longevity73% positive · 3,142 mentions · 329 games
Price & value63% positive · 2,875 mentions · 331 games
Controls & UI66% positive · 2,874 mentions · 350 games
Multiplayer & community75% positive · 1,984 mentions · 265 games
Difficulty & balance75% positive · 1,577 mentions · 292 games
Story & writing77% positive · 1,546 mentions · 250 games

Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.

Attention concentration — counted shares, not an index

The top 5 games hold 63% of the niche's 525,790 reviews; it takes 11 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Racing games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced 2025 228,291 Very Positive
Riders Republic 2023 32,632 Very Positive
The Crew Motorfest 2024 25,836 Mostly Positive
NIGHT-RUNNERS™ PROLOGUE 2024 22,662 Very Positive
Assetto Corsa EVO 2025 21,480 Mixed
Le Mans Ultimate 2025 20,445 Mostly Positive
Drive Beyond Horizons 2025 20,332 Mostly Positive
F1® 24 2024 19,128 Mostly Positive
Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2025 15,812 Very Positive
Forza Motorsport 2023 12,857 Mixed

Go deeper

Combine Racing with other tags — and exclusions — in the segment workspace, or describe your concept and get this verdict on your exact combo.

Counts are measured (reviews, releases, prices); concentration is review-share, not an index; momentum is new-review pace between our own daily observations, computed across the segment's 400 most-reviewed games.