Waiting for GTA 6? These new car games might cure your racing itch

Somehow, we’ve found ourselves in the timeline where self-driving cars – even self-driving racing cars – are a thing, yet GTA 6 is yet to arrive.

If you’re itching to burn some rubber in the meantime, 2025 is packed with some high-octane alternatives.

From open-world thrill rides to realistic sim racers, there’s something here for every kind of driver.

Buckle up, as these upcoming car games might just tide you over.

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F1 25

If you’re a fan of Formula 1, you can’t miss the new F1 game from EA Sports.

Pre-orders are already open, and fans can expect the game to hit the stores on May 31.

EA Sports recently released an all-new video for F1 25, providing players with an extended look at the incoming gameplay .

Expect fan favourites such as the MyTeam mode to return, and a new installation to the game’s story mode, Braking Point.

F1 25 is available on PlayStation, Xbox and PC.

MotoGP 25

If motorcycles are more your style, then you need to check out MotoGP 25, which was recently released on April 30.

The game is a collaboration between game publisher Milestone and MotoGP.

New features include Race off modes, which allow players to train like real-life riders in three unique disciplines, and an update to their career mode, allowing players more flexibility to choose their paths more freely.

MotoGP 25 is available on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and PC.

JDM: Japanese Drift Master

Fans of drift racing will not be left out, as JDM: Japanese Drift Master promises to let you show off your drifting skills on the streets of Japan.

Taking place in an open world within the fictious prefecture of Guntama, you can light up the streets and explore the birthplace of drift at the same time.

As a simcade racer, the game strikes a balance between simple driving fun and realism, and will be released on May 21.

Notably, the developers focused on making the game just as playable on both controller and sim racing hardware, so you can have a great time no matter what you’re packing.

JDM: Japanese Drift Master is available on PC.

Wreckfest 2 (you can smash vehicles up, like in GTA 6)

If drifting and circuit racing aren’t your thing, and you would rather cause as much havoc as possible (in true GTA fashion), you’re in luck.

The cult crash racing game Wreckfest is returning for a second installment, promising more mayhem and destruction than ever before.

Wreckfest 2 allows you to break the rules (and everything else) on your way to victory, with an improved physics simulation engine to take full advantage of modern hardware.

The game features more destruction derbies, crash races and other varied game modes compared to its predecessor, so strap in for some realistic fun.

Wreckfest 2 was released on Steam for early access on March 20 for PC players only, while PlayStation and Xbox release dates have yet to be announced.

Mario Kart World

Nintendo’s longest running racing series is set to speed onto the Switch 2 later this year.

A brief teaser showed the new open-world Mario Kart game to be one of the earliest games on the Switch 2, set to launch on June 5.

Instead of the usual track set-up we’ve seen in previous entries, the races will take place in a variety of different regions across the globe, and will even feature different weather conditions and times of day.

Players appear to be able to race off the track as well, exploring their surrounds in a new Free Roam mode.

The game will be a Switch 2 exclusive, and like all Mario games, platforms will be strictly Nintendo-owned and operated, so don’t expect to play the new game on your PS5 anytime soon.

Honorable mention: GTA 6-1 (i.e., GTA 5)

GTA 5 has been around for 12 years at this point but it aged like fine wine.

Between the main timeline missions and side missions, it takes forever and a day to finish the game, and it goes further if you want to use mods (on PC), so there’s still some fun to be had.

If you absolutely can’t wait for GTA 6, and you want a game that’s as close as possible to it, GTA 5 is still your best bet.

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