Best Kart Racing Games on Steam

Kart racing trades handling models and braking points for power-ups, tight tracks and rubber-banding chaos - the appeal is in the mayhem, not the lap times. Steam never got its own Mario Kart, but licensed mascots, arcade-physics originals and toy-brand tie-ins have filled the gap with tracks built around shortcuts, weapons and gleeful sabotage. Most of these ship generous, completion-friendly achievement lists built around finishing cups, unlocking the roster and mastering every track, which makes them satisfying long-term targets as well as a quick multiplayer fix.

1

Team Sonic Racing

Sega's mascot cast racing in three-player teams, sharing boost and items rather than just fighting each other for first. Faster and more tactical than it looks, with a deep single-player campaign to unlock everything.

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2

HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED

Toy-track racing built around building your own courses out of orange plastic segments, complete with loops, boosts and giant obstacles. A huge roster of real die-cast cars to collect and race.

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3

HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED 2 - Turbocharged

The sequel adds new tracksets (including underwater and volcano stages), a beefed-up track editor and a bigger roster - the most content-rich entry in the series so far.

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4

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

Cars, boats and planes swap seamlessly mid-race across a Sega mascot roster that spans Sonic, Golden Axe and Shenmue. Still one of the best-handling arcade racers on Steam.

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5

GRIP: Combat Racing

Rollcage spiritual successor built around driving on walls and ceilings as comfortably as the floor, with heavy weapons and brutal speed. The most demanding, least kid-friendly game on this list.

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6

All-Star Fruit Racing

A bright, produce-themed arcade racer with a deep track editor and a juice-mixing power-up system standing in for the usual item boxes. An underrated budget alternative to the bigger names here.

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7

Garfield Kart - Furious Racing

A budget, no-frills kart racer starring Jim Davis's cast. Simple physics and a short roster, but a straightforward, low-stress completion list makes it a quick 100%.

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8

Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway

SpongeBob, TMNT and the rest of the Nickelodeon roster race with a slime-boost mechanic standing in for drifting. Aimed squarely at younger players, but the achievement list is a fast, relaxed clear.

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Updated 2026-09-28. Every game links to its full SteamVault page with achievement stats, rarity and community completion times.