Skip to Content
Tier
Tier Your gaming journal
Get
Best games

Best Racing games of 2010

The 8 best Racing games released in 2010, ranked from 1,076 critic and player ratings.

The best Racing game of 2010 is Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, with a critic score of 90/100 — updated November 2026.

How this ranking is built
  • Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
  • A game only enters the ranking with at least 30 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
  • Each game is ranked in one genre only, the one that defines it best, so the same title never tops two different genre charts.
  • Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
  • Release window covered: 2010.
  • 8 games are listed on this page, carrying 1,076 ratings between them.
  • Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 13 November 2026.

Top 8

Played them? Give your tier with the + next to each game. No account needed to try — create one to keep your tiers.

01 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2010 · 403 ratings · finished by 22% Become Seacrest County's top cop or most wanted racer! 90 /100
02 Gran Turismo 5 Gran Turismo 5 2010 · 149 ratings Gran Turismo 5 is the fifth game in the Gran Turismo racing video game series. It expands on the game's Prologue version and is the first entry of the series to be developed for PlayStation 3. The game marks the first entry in the series with online races with support for up to 16 players. Over 1,000 cars, 26 different locations, and 71 different tracks are available in the game. Night racing also returns. World Rally Championship, NASCAR and Super GT licenses are utilized for the first time in the Gran Turismo series. 85 /100
03 F1 2010 F1 2010 2010 · 51 ratings Experience the exclusive world of FORMULA ONE like never before. Discover what it’s like to sit behind the wheel of the world’s greatest cars as you race wheel to wheel on all 19 circuits from the 2010 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP calendar, beautifully realised and in full HD. 84 /100
04 Split/Second Split/Second 2010 · 119 ratings · finished by 18% 82 /100
05 Blur Blur 2010 · 155 ratings Made by the masters behind Project Gotham Racing and Metropolis Street Racer, Blur is a racing project by Bizarre Creations that aims to take arcade-style action and realistic driving physics to a whole new level. The game drops players into heart-pumping, electrified racing action with 20 cars on a track all targeting the finish line and battling each other as they trade paint and collect intense power-ups, including the ability to blast other cars out of the way with huge bursts of energy, boost their speed, and more. While controlling photo-realistic cars, gamers can use offensive and defensive attacks as they battle for the lead and careen through real-world track locations ranging from L.A. and San Francisco to the streets of Hackney, UK and the treacherous roads of Barcelona, Spain. 79 /100
06 ModNation Racers ModNation Racers 2010 · 34 ratings ModNation Racers is a Kart Racing game featuring all the track-based driving and comic combat players cherish in the genre, blended with extreme customization and user generated content expected of a modern online multiplayer title. In it, players can expect exceptional kart handling and physics technology, including drifting, jumps and boosting and easy to master customization options covering in-game racers, their karts and the tracks that are raced on. 81 /100
07 Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing 2010 · 71 ratings · finished by 8% Explore stunning new circuits including Sonic Seaside Hill, Curien Mansion and Blizzard Castle as you zip around medieval castle ramparts, hurtle under lush rain forest canopies and tear through bustling city scapes in a frantic race to the finish line. Jostle against a selection of 20 challengers including Super Monkey Ball’s Ai Ai, Amigo from Samba and the evil Dr. Eggman in your unique character vehicle. Stay ahead of the pack by dodging traps and launching outrageous character moves such as the invincible Super Sonic, Banana Blitz assault of monkey balls or Tails wild Tornado - set to throw any vehicle clean in the air! But if you’ve been battered, beaten and broken, it’s not over yet! Super-charge your vehicle with power-ups to get back in the race and be sure to stay alert for the secret short-cuts that will give you the edge to victory. Party Racing Fun - Battle it out in single player, challenge your friends in 4 player split-screen for the ultimate track racing showdown! All Your Favorite Racers - Choose from 20 different characters from the Sonic & SEGA universe including Sonic, Tails, Aiai and Amigo. High Velocity Vehicles - Every character drives their own unique vehicle including sports cars, bikes, planes and even a giant banana to perform bespoke special man-oeuvres! All-Star Moves - Need to get by a competitor? Can’t overtake a racer? Then take them out with a pick-up weapon (missiles, mines and other obstacles) or one of the 20 unique character moves that allows the recipient to know who just hit them! Stunning Visuals - Race over medieval castle ramparts, under lush rain forest canopies and through bustling city scapes as you battle through 27 challenging tracks from the Sonic and Sega Universe. 76 /100
08 Need for Speed World Need for Speed World 2010 · 94 ratings Need for Speed: World was the fifteenth installment in the long-running racing video game Need for Speed franchise published by Electronic Arts. This iteration was co-developed by EA Black Box (rebranded Quicklime Games before closing in 2013) and EA Singapore. It was the first freemium MMORG in the Need for Speed series (though Motor City Online was originally conceived as a Need for Speed game) and was available on Microsoft Windows. World was released worldwide on July 27, 2010. However, people who ordered a "Starter Pack" had an early "head-start" in the game, which started on July 20, 2010. Need for Speed: World, along with other EA free-to-play titles Battlefield Heroes, Battlefield Play4Free, and FIFA World, went offline on July 14, 2015. 63 /100
Browse all Racing games

Other years

Best Racing games of 2019Best Racing games of 2018Best Racing games of 2017Best Racing games of 2013Best Racing games of 2012Best Racing games of 2011Best Racing games of 2008Best Racing games of 2006Best Racing games of 2005

Same year, other platforms

Best PC games of 2010Best Xbox 360 games of 2010Best PlayStation 3 games of 2010Best Mac games of 2010Best Linux games of 2010Best iOS games of 2010Best PSP games of 2010Best Android games of 2010Best Nintendo DS games of 2010Best Wii games of 2010

Nearby rankings

Best Racing games of 2008Best Racing games of 2011Best Platformer games of 2010Best RPG games of 2010

Catalog statistics

Most abandoned gamesMost completed games

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Racing game of 2010?

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit currently tops the ranking with a score of 90/100 across 403 ratings. Ranking updated November 2026.

How is this ranking built?

Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.