Games Like Forza Horizon Similar Racing Games & Simulation Games like Forza Horizon

Forza Horizon is described as '2012 racing video game developed by Playground Games and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox 360 on 23 October 2012. The game the fifth instalment of the Forza series, having originally spun-off from Turn 10 Studios-developed Forza Motorsport titles' and is a Racing Game in the games category. There are more than 10 games similar to Forza Horizon for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Steam, Playstation, Xbox and iPad apps. The best Forza Horizon alternative is Need for Speed. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try TORCS or Real Racing. Other Forza Horizon like games are TrackMania, Gran Turismo, F1™ and City Car Driving.

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  1. Need for Speed icon

    Need for Speed

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    Need for Speed (NFS) is a racing game franchise published by Electronic Arts (EA) and currently developed by Criterion Games (the developers of the Burnout series).

    36 Need for Speed alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • EA App
    • Kindle Fire
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
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    • Need for Speed is the most popular Windows, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Forza Horizon.

    • Need for Speed is the most popular commercial alternative to Forza Horizon.

    • Need for Speed is Paid and ProprietaryForza Horizon is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. TrackMania icon

    TrackMania

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    It is the most popular online pc racing game. It fuels 7 different racing environments; hundreds of thousands of tracks and millions of players to compete with. You can download the car you are dreaming of, paint it, drive it through insane tracks made of loopings, ramps and off...

    52 TrackMania alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Trackmania Turbo
     
  4. Gran Turismo icon

    Gran Turismo

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    The first installment of the Gran Turismo series of games. Released on December 22, 1997, it featured quality gameplay and graphics tuned toward a realistic driving experience with 180 different vehicles and 11 race courses. It was developed by Polyphony Digital Inc.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Playstation
    USA PlayStation® box art
     
  5. TORCS icon

    TORCS

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    TORCS, The Open Racing Car Simulator is a highly portable multi platform car racing simulation. It is used as ordinary car racing game, as AI racing game and as research platform. It runs on Linux (x86, AMD64 and PPC), FreeBSD, OpenSolaris, MacOSX and Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    • TORCS is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Forza Horizon.

    • TORCS is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Forza Horizon.

    • TORCS is Free and Open SourceForza Horizon is Paid and Proprietary
  6. Real Racing icon

    Real Racing

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    Take on the ultimate racing experience – including Formula 1® - anytime, anywhere! Real cars. Real people. Real motorsports. This is Real Racing 3.

    28 Real Racing alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  7. F1™ icon

    F1™

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    Create your own legend in the F1™ gaming series. This is the official videogame series of the FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™.

    7 F1™ alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
    Race With The Stars of F1 THE MOVIE With exclusive gameplay inspired by the story and characters.
     
  9. City Car Driving icon

    City Car Driving

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    Realistic car driving simulator, which will help you master the basic skills of the car driving in various traffic conditions, with plunging into the environment most closely resembling the real one.

    39 City Car Driving alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    City Car Driving screenshot 1
     
  10. The Crew icon

    The Crew

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    The Crew is an open and persistent world for racing across the United States. It takes 90 minutes to drive from coast to coast in-game. The single-player campaign is 20 hours long, and entails infiltrating criminal groups.

    17 The Crew alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Uplay
    • Xbox
    Never ride alone
     
  11. GRID icon

    GRID

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    GRID (formerly TOCA/Race Driver) is a racing video game series developed and published by Codemasters. The series originally focused specifically on touring car racing, but later the series expanded to cover a wide variety of motorsport.

    8 GRID alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • PlayStation Network
    • Xbox
    • Android
    GRID (2019)
     
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    RaceRoom

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    RaceRoom is a realistic, free-to-play racing sim for PC featuring real cars, drivers, tracks and series like DTM, WTCC and ADAC GT Masters.

    7 RaceRoom alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • OSVR
    • HTC Vive
    • Steam
    • Oculus Rift
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  13. Tuning Club Online icon

    Tuning Club Online

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    Tuning Club Online is a real-time racing game. Compete against friends and rivals worldwide by building your own car.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Regular Events
     
  14. Project CARS icon

    Project CARS

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    Project CARS is a next-gen racing simulation available across multiple platforms including VR devices like Oculus and HTC Vive and featuring an unrivaled level of visual detail and realism.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • OSVR
    • HTC Vive
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
    • Oculus Rift
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