Games Like Gran Turismo (Series) Similar Racing Games & Simulation Games like Gran Turismo (Series)

Gran Turismo is described as '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' and is a Racing Game in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to Gran Turismo for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, Playstation, Xbox and Steam apps. The best Gran Turismo alternative is Need for Speed. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Stunt Rally or Nitronic Rush. Other Gran Turismo like games are BeamNG.drive, Assetto Corsa, Forza Horizon and TrackMania.

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  1. Need for Speed icon
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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

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • EA App
    • Kindle Fire
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
     
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  2. BeamNG.drive icon
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    BeamNG.drive (developed as a commercial adaptation of the free and open source game Rigs of Rods) is a dynamic soft-body physics vehicle simulator, which simulates realistic handling and damage to vehicles.

    6 BeamNG.drive alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
     
  3. Assetto Corsa Competizione, the official GT World Challenge videogame. Thanks to the extraordinary quality of simulation, you will experience the atmosphere of the GT3 championship. Compete against official drivers, teams, cars and official circuits reproduced to the highest...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • HTC Vive
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
    • Meta Quest
     
  4. Forza Horizon icon
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    Forza Horizon is a 2012 racing video game developed by Playground Games and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox 360 on 23 October 2012. The game is the fifth instalment of the Forza series, having originally spun-off from Turn 10 Studios-developed Forza Motorsport titles.

    23 Forza Horizon alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Xbox
     
  5. Stunt Rally icon
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    Stunt Rally is a racing game with rally style of driving, mostly on gravel.

    It features a rich variety of 172 tracks in 34 sceneries also on other planets.

    Track difficulty ranges from short and easy to very difficult stunt tracks including jumps, skewed loops, pipes winding in.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. TrackMania icon
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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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Nitronic Rush icon
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    Survival driving game developed by students at DigiPen.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
     
  8. Midnight Club icon
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    Midnight Club is a racing game series developed and published by Rockstar Games. All releases of the series have been and are available for PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox and Xbox 360.

    9 Midnight Club alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
     
  9. TORCS icon
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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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  10. The Forza Motorsport series (or just Forza for short) of racing games simulation games developed by Turn 10 Studios and published by Microsoft Games Studios, exclusively for the Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox One games consoles.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Xbox
     
  11. 3DTuning icon
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    A 3D car configurator tool and game that gives you the possibility to customize hundreds of cars, trucks and bikes in unprecedented photorealistic quality and detail.

    36 3DTuning alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
     
  12. Asphalt icon
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    The series typically focuses on fast-paced arcade racing set in various locales throughout the world, tasking players to complete races while evading the local law enforcement. Gameplay includes teaming up with allied racers and gang groups to assist in police pursuits and...

    29 Asphalt alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Android TV
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
    • Nintendo Switch
    • SteamOS
    • Steam
     
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