Gran Turismo® 7 tops our list of the best PS5 racing games in 2026, with Assetto Corsa Competizione in second and F1 25 third.

We ranked these 10 on how much the driving pays back practice. A grid that punishes a lazy braking point beats a longer car list every time, and that test set most of the order below.

All 10 are paid downloads, with Gran Turismo® 7 listed at $29.39 and F1 24 the steepest at $69.99. Use the table to pick a discipline, then read the entry underneath for the catch.

Our top 10 picks compared

Rank Game Best for Platforms Price model
1 Gran Turismo® 7 Sony's own take on competitive driving PS4, PS5 Paid, $29.39
2 Assetto Corsa Competizione One GT3 championship, simulated in depth PS4, PS5 Paid
3 F1 25 Formula One as current as this list gets PS5 Paid
4 The Crew Motorfest Variety instead of one motorsport PS5 Paid
5 Wreckfest PlayStation 5 Version Demolition derbies and contact racing PS5 Paid
6 Need for Speed Unbound Arcade street racing PS5 Paid
7 F1 24 The 2024 Formula One season PS5 Paid, $69.99
8 MotoGP 25 Racing the MotoGP grid PS5 Paid
9 HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED 2 - Turbocharged Toy-scale arcade racing PS5 Paid
10 RIDE 5 Bike racing on track PS5 Paid

The best racing games on PS5, ranked

Two of these also run on PS4, and the entries below cover what each one gets you.

1. Gran Turismo® 7

Sony hands over three words and trusts them to carry the whole pitch, Find Your Line. No other listing on this page needs so little explaining.

First place comes down to craft plus the number on the listing. A driving game at $29.39 with a 4.37 average from 45,000 ratings is the easiest recommendation here, and the same listing covers PS4 if that is still the console under your TV.

  • Best for: Drivers who want Sony's own take on competitive racing
  • Standout: A first-party driving game from Sony Interactive Entertainment at $29.39, with a 4.37 out of 5 average behind it
  • The catch: The store page is one line long, so there is no stated downside to weigh, and the release goes back to March 2022
  • Platforms: PS4, PS5
  • Price and monetization: Paid download, $29.39
  • Rating: 4.37 out of 5 on the PlayStation Store (45,000 ratings)

2. Assetto Corsa Competizione

One GT3 championship, modeled down to tire grip and suspension load, is the entire scope of Assetto Corsa Competizione. KUNOS Simulazioni rebuilt the teams, drivers, cars, and circuits, then let the physics do the talking. Assetto Corsa Competizione also ranks on our best PC racing games list.

We put it second because focus beats breadth in a simulator, and nothing here is more focused. Sprint races, endurance races, and the Spa 24 Hours are all this game wants to be, and the PS5 build runs them at 60 frames per second in 4K with weather and night racing on top.

  • Best for: One GT3 championship, simulated in depth
  • Standout: A physics model that tracks tire grip, aerodynamics, engine parameters, suspension, electronics, and mechanical damage
  • The catch: Certain entries on the grid need specific DLC, and one championship leaves nothing to fall back on if GT3 is not your thing
  • Platforms: PS4, PS5
  • Price and monetization: Paid download
  • Multiplayer: Online racing for up to 30 drivers, with free private lobbies

3. F1 25

May 2025 brought the newest Formula One game on this page, and F1 25 still holds that spot. Codemasters leads with a story hook, This Story is Yours, instead of a feature list.

Currency is what earns it third. Of the two Formula One entries here, this is the one closer to today's grid, and it is the pick for anyone who follows the sport week to week.

  • Best for: Formula One as current as this list gets
  • Standout: The newest release in the top 10, developed by Codemasters and published by Electronic Arts on May 30, 2025
  • The catch: The store page trades detail for a tagline, and a yearly series means F1 24 already sits further down this same list
  • Platforms: PS5
  • Price and monetization: Paid download

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4. The Crew Motorfest

Nothing else in this top 10 spreads itself as wide as The Crew Motorfest. Ubisoft Ivory Tower makes car culture the subject, so the driving covers more ground than any single motorsport would. For that open-world sprawl beyond the track, our open-world games on PS5 list goes wider on the same console.

Range is why it sits fourth instead of higher. Breadth costs depth, and the two sims above commit to one discipline and get further into it.

  • Best for: Variety instead of one motorsport
  • Standout: Car culture as the organizing idea, developed by Ubisoft Ivory Tower and published by Ubisoft in September 2023
  • The catch: The listing sells an idea rather than telling you what is in the box, so the range stays a promise until you play it
  • Platforms: PS5
  • Price and monetization: Paid download

5. Wreckfest PlayStation 5 Version

Forget the racing line. Bugbear Entertainment built this one around contact, with reinforced bumpers, roll cages, and side protectors sitting in the setup menu as real choices. Wreckfest also lands on our Xbox racing games list.

Our soft spot shows at number five. Armor adds weight and changes how a car handles, so a tank and a rocket are both valid builds, and the PS5 version pushes online lobbies to 24 players at 4K and 60 frames per second.

  • Best for: Demolition derbies and contact racing
  • Standout: Damage physics from the studio behind FlatOut 1 and 2, plus challenge modes that hand you harvesters, lawn mowers, and school buses
  • The catch: The oldest release here at May 2021, and the edition on this listing is the PlayStation 5 version rather than a cross-generation buy
  • Platforms: PS5
  • Price and monetization: Paid download
  • Multiplayer: Online lobbies for up to 24 players on PS5

6. Need for Speed Unbound

For anyone who wants arcade street racing rather than a licensed championship, Criterion Games is the answer at rank six. Electronic Arts promises the ultimate version of Unbound, which says more about the volume than about the driving.

The gap between arcade and simulation is exactly the gap between sixth and second. A lower bar to entry is worth real money to plenty of players, and the lower ceiling once you learn the tracks is the price of it.

  • Best for: Arcade street racing
  • Standout: Criterion Games on the handling, published by Electronic Arts on December 2, 2022
  • The catch: The official page keeps the detail thin, and the arcade feel gives up the depth the sims above trade on
  • Platforms: PS5
  • Price and monetization: Paid download

7. F1 24

$69.99 is the number on the official PlayStation page for F1 24, the steepest ask in this top 10. Electronic Arts built it as the official game of the 2024 FIA Formula One World Championship, and it carries an ESRB Everyone rating.

Seventh has a plain explanation. F1 25 is the newer of the two Formula One games here, and this one wants more money for a season that has already been run.

  • Best for: The 2024 Formula One season
  • Standout: The official game of the 2024 FIA Formula One World Championship, rated ESRB Everyone
  • The catch: $69.99 is a higher upfront price than the alternatives on this page, and the newer F1 25 covers the same sport
  • Platforms: PS5
  • Price and monetization: Paid download, $69.99

8. MotoGP 25

Bikes arrive on this page at number eight. Milestone develops and publishes MotoGP 25, sells it on being the heart of racing, and shipped it in April 2025.

Eighth is a question of audience rather than quality. Two wheels narrow the room, and riders who want exactly this will put it well above where we have it.

  • Best for: Racing the MotoGP grid
  • Standout: The most recent bike release in this top 10, developed and published by Milestone in April 2025
  • The catch: The store listing gives little away, and bikes are a harder sell than cars for anyone arriving from the sims above
  • Platforms: PS5
  • Price and monetization: Paid download

9. HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED 2 - Turbocharged

Where the rest of this list chases realism, HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED 2 - Turbocharged chases the toy box. Milestone builds the racing around scale cars and a pitch that makes no apology for itself, the world's raddest cars.

Ninth is where the appeal stops being about driving feel. Younger players and anyone racing on the couch get more out of this than a sim fan will.

  • Best for: Toy-scale arcade racing
  • Standout: Scale car racing from Milestone, released October 19, 2023
  • The catch: Nothing on the listing points at driving depth, so players coming from the sims above will bounce off it
  • Platforms: PS5
  • Price and monetization: Paid download

10. RIDE 5

There are two bike games in this top 10, and RIDE 5 is the older one. Rev up and hit the track is the whole pitch from Milestone, dated August 2023.

The narrowest audience on this page lands it last. Riders who have already worn out a MotoGP season will find something here, and everybody else should start further up the page.

  • Best for: Bike racing on track
  • Standout: A track-focused bike game from Milestone, released August 24, 2023
  • The catch: The listing offers a tagline and little else, and the appeal stops at riders
  • Platforms: PS5
  • Price and monetization: Paid download

How we picked these 10

Every rank above is our editorial recommendation, not a benchmark result. Official PlayStation store listings and the platform's own game pages supplied the developer, publisher, release date, price, and rating for each pick, and five things decided the order.

  • Genre fit: whether racing is the design or a mode bolted on
  • Quality: how well the handling model, the presentation, and the studio's record hold up
  • Current relevance: whether the game is still sold, updated, and raced today
  • Accessibility: how fast a newcomer on a controller finds a rhythm
  • Replayability: whether a second season has anything left to show you

Where a listing said nothing, we left the claim out instead of filling the gap. The verdicts, the catches, and the order are ours.

Which PS5 racing game to load first

Start with Gran Turismo® 7 if you want one purchase to cover the whole idea of driving well, at $29.39 with PS4 on the same listing. Anyone who already knows their way around a GT3 car should go straight to Assetto Corsa Competizione instead.

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Following the sport changes the answer. F1 25 is the newer of the two Formula One games, while F1 24 only makes sense at $69.99 if 2024 is the season you want to race.

  • Learning to drive properly: Gran Turismo® 7, Assetto Corsa Competizione
  • Formula One: F1 25, F1 24
  • Two wheels: MotoGP 25, RIDE 5
  • Nights that end with a wrecked car: Wreckfest PlayStation 5 Version
  • Something for everyone on the couch: HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED 2 - Turbocharged, The Crew Motorfest, Need for Speed Unbound
Assetto Corsa Competizione, and it is not close on this page. Its listing spells out a physics model covering tire grip, aerodynamics, engine parameters, suspension, electronics, and mechanical damage, all feeding into how the car behaves under you. Gran Turismo® 7 is the other serious driving game here, and it costs less at $29.39.
Yes. Gran Turismo® 7 and Assetto Corsa Competizione both list PS4 alongside PS5, so an older console still gets you two of our top three. Read the Wreckfest entry carefully, because the edition here is the PlayStation 5 Version with its online lobbies extended to 24 players.
Two of them state multiplayer on their listings, Assetto Corsa Competizione and Wreckfest, with grids of up to 30 drivers in the first and 24-player lobbies on the PS5 version of the second. Free private lobbies come with Assetto Corsa Competizione, which matters if you race with the same group every week. No play mode is recorded either way for the rest, so check the store page before you build a night around one.

Lewis Doddy

Lewis Doddy is a content writer specialising in clear, research-backed guides. His work focuses on giving readers honest comparisons, real numbers, and practical takeaways they can actually use.

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