Top Five PC Driving Games

Live for Speed made the list purely because of the community and the atmosphere of the game. You download it free (although getting more extensive features require purchase) and can play offline by yourself. This is good for a bit of practice and setting up your car but the real fun is online. Racing is a whole lot better when there are real people playing against you. Furthermore, the graphics and features in this game are excellent with realistic pit-stops and tight ‘pack racing’.

Now this is a game where you literally live racing. You start off by buying a house and a car. After that, you cruise the island (modeled on a real Hawaiian island) looking for real players to race and gain cash from. This game is primarily online and features some great cars like the GT40 and the classic AC Cobra. There is nothing quite like cruising around while really looking for a race- not just proceeding to a marker on the map. It can be found here

This is on intense racing game but one of the best. Those above which haven’t quite made the cut to number two are good for a bit of relaxation and gentle wheel turning. Here we have a game that will make you sweat, scream and swear all in the one lap. When playing this I would often find I was more enveloped in the racing world than when playing the other games. The choice of cars and tracks are simply the cherry on top.

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So that’s it. Now all you have to do is pop in the disc, turn off the cell phone and start your engines!