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 3DTuning. Other Forza Horizon like games are TrackMania, Gran Turismo, F1™ and City Car Driving.

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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
     
  2. 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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. 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.

    36 Gran Turismo alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Playstation
     
  4. 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
     
  5. 3DTuning icon
     1 like

    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
     
  6. F1™ icon
     1 like

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

    6 F1™ alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
     
  7. 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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
     
  8. The Crew icon
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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

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Uplay
    • Xbox
     
  9. GRID icon
     4 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • PlayStation Network
    • Xbox
    • Android
     
  10. RaceRoom icon
     3 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • OSVR
    • HTC Vive
    • Steam
    • Oculus Rift
     
  11. Project CARS icon
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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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • OSVR
    • HTC Vive
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
    • Oculus Rift
     
  12. 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!

    22 Live for Speed alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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