Games Like Live for Speed Similar Racing Games & Simulation Games like Live for Speed

Live for Speed is described as 'Serious racing simulator. No arcade modes, no steering aids - YOU have to do the driving. Try the LFS physics with our free demo!' and is a Racing Game in the games category. There are more than 10 games similar to Live for Speed for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Steam, Playstation and Xbox apps. The best Live for Speed alternative is Need for Speed. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Stunt Rally or Speed Dreams. Other Live for Speed like games are Gran Turismo, Forza Horizon, VDrift and TORCS.

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Live for Speed is a serious racing simulator. No arcade modes, no steering aids - YOU have to do the driving. Try the LFS physics with our free demo!

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Live for Speed alternatives page was last updated Mar 7, 2025
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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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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • EA App
    • Kindle Fire
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox

    Need for Speed Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Single player
    4.  Player vs Enviroment
    5.  Player vs Player
    6.  Achievements Supported
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Online co-op

    Need for Speed VS Live for Speed

     
    • Need for Speed is the most popular Windows, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Live for Speed.

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

    • Need for Speed is Paid and ProprietaryLive for Speed is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Gran Turismo icon
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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.

    35 Gran Turismo alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Playstation

    Gran Turismo Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Player vs Player
    3.  Multiplayer
    4.  Single player
    5.  Achievements Supported
    6.  Endless gameplay

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  3. 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.

    22 Forza Horizon alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Xbox

    Forza Horizon Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    2.  Single player
    3.  Player vs Player
    4.  Endless gameplay
    5.  Integrated Android Emulator

    Forza Horizon VS Live for Speed

     
  4. 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.

    39 Stunt Rally alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Stunt Rally Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Endless gameplay
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Multiplayer

    Stunt Rally VS Live for Speed

     
    • Stunt Rally is the most popular Linux alternative to Live for Speed.

    • Stunt Rally is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Live for Speed.

    • Stunt Rally is Free and Open SourceLive for Speed is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. Speed Dreams icon
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    Speed Dreams is a 3d cross-platform, open source motorsport simulation and racing game. It is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL).

    20 Speed Dreams alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Speed Dreams Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Endless gameplay
    4.  Player vs Player
    5.  Moddable
    6.  Multiplayer

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    Comments about Speed Dreams as an Alternative to Live for Speed
    Sebastian
    Positive Mar 7, 2025
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    its Free and have good Driving/Car Physics

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    • Speed Dreams is the most popular Mac alternative to Live for Speed.

    • Speed Dreams is Free and Open SourceLive for Speed is Freemium and Proprietary
  6. VDrift icon
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    VDrift is a cross-platform, open source driving simulation made with drift racing in mind. The driving physics engine was recently re-written from scratch but was inspired and owes much to the Vamos physics engine. It is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL) v3.

    22 VDrift alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be still developed, but last version was released in October 2014.

    VDrift Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Endless gameplay

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  7. 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.

    29 TORCS alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    TORCS Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Endless gameplay
    4.  Player vs Player
    5.  Moddable

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  8. Real Racing icon
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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

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Real Racing Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Multiplayer

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  9. Trigger Rally icon
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    Trigger Rally is a fast-paced single-player racing game for Linux and Windows.

    17 Trigger Rally alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Trigger Rally Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Portable

    Trigger Rally VS Live for Speed

     
    • Trigger Rally is the most popular Web-based alternative to Live for Speed.

    • Trigger Rally is Free and Open SourceLive for Speed is Freemium and Proprietary
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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.

    38 City Car Driving alternatives

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    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam

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  11. rFactor 2 icon
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    rFactor 2 is the upcoming first sequel of the rFactor series. Its development was announced in March 2009, and the game will include weather effects, reflections, and accurate shadows on a variety of textures.

    21 rFactor 2 alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    rFactor 2 Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Player vs Player
    3.  Multiplayer
    4.  Moddable
    5.  Endless gameplay

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  12. rFactor icon
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    rFactor is a racing simulator developed by Image Space Incorporated (ISI), a company that has created sim racing since the early 90's. GMotor2 graphics engine is based on the title of their previous released by EA Sports F1 Challenge 99-02 (and the rest of the saga of F1)...

    20 rFactor alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam

    rFactor VS Live for Speed

     
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