After reviewing the best football games , it's time for another classic: car games . Of course, most of them are racing games , but there are also quite a few titles that let us have a blast behind the wheel without strictly adhering to that formula. Here's a selection of some of the most interesting ones available on Google Play and the App Store.
Real Racing 3
Time passes, and we still can't stop recommending Real Racing 3 whenever we talk about games of this type, even though the controversy surrounding its price and wait times, which has plagued it since its release a few years ago, is still there. It's a drawback, undoubtedly, and many of us would almost prefer it to be a paid title without in-app purchases, but regardless, it remains one of the best games you'll find in terms of graphics, physics, and variety of cars and tracks, especially recommended for those who prefer classic racing games . Its continued presence over time has also resulted in a huge user community, making it very easy to find multiplayer matches.
Asphalt xtreme
The other major racing franchise, Asphalt, has followed a very different strategy, releasing a new installment with a distinct challenge every so often. In fact, Asphalt Xtreme isn't even the most recent entry, but we're highlighting it because it's one of the most fun, as well as a welcome counterpoint to the more classic Real Racing format. It encourages us to test our driving skills in extreme conditions , with tracks in deserts, glaciers, or jungles, featuring rally cars, monster trucks, and more. And, of course, as with all the other games in the series, the physics and graphics remain top-notch.
CSR Racing 2
Another racing game, but with an important variation with respect to the previous ones, which is the driving style, because the key to the success of CSR games, which are the pioneers of that subgenre that is usually called “drag racing”, in which the control we have in the race is quite less, although on the good side they adapt very well to mobile devices. In return we can customize our cars to the millimeter, and not only on the outside, but also, and this is the true grace of the game, in everything that refers to the engine and other components that may affect its performance. A quite original extra for a car game: we can also compete as a team in multiplayer mode.
Traffic Racer
We've said that not everything would be racing games, and indeed, a list of the best car games wouldn't be complete without Traffic Racer , which has a very different approach from the others. For starters, it's designed to be played solo (although you can compete to climb the leaderboards). Not only that, but it's also a game that aims to simulate a more realistic driving experience (even if the graphics are simpler and it encourages you to do things you shouldn't do in the real world), with "normal" cars, fairly ordinary landscapes, and the kind of traffic you'd normally encounter on a road.
Carmageddon
Another game that falls more into the arcade genre than racing games, but is nonetheless a classic that can't be overlooked, is Carmageddon . It's a truly outrageous car game, perfect for enjoying the humor of being the least respectful and most bloodthirsty driver. It's worth mentioning that this year its creators released a version specifically developed for mobile devices ( Carmageddon Crashers ), which is also worth checking out, although it's far from the original and, in fact, received a rather lukewarm reception. If you're going to try it for the first time, we definitely recommend starting with the original.
top drives
For those who are tired of the more well-worn genre and are looking for something a little different and less common, we're including a slightly riskier recommendation in this top 5. It's a relatively new and still fairly unknown game, and its premise is quite unusual, combining racing and collectible card games . You can imagine that the formula is incredibly addictive, but the downside is that it also "incentivizes" in-app purchases even more than usual. Despite this, it has been very well received and has already garnered a large following in its short time on the market.
