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Best Racing games on Nintendo Switch
The 24 best Racing games on Nintendo Switch, ranked from 7,406 critic and player ratings.
The best Racing game on Nintendo Switch right now is Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, with a critic score of 93/100 — updated September 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 80 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: 1970 to 2026.
- 24 games are listed on this page, carrying 7,406 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 28 September 2026.
Top 24
01
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Hit the road with the definitive version of Mario Kart 8 and play anytime, anywhere! Race your friends or battle them in a revised battle mode on new and returning battle courses. Play locally in up to 4-player multiplayer in 1080p while playing in TV Mode. Every track from the Wii U version, including DLC, makes a glorious return. Plus, the Inklings appear as all-new guest characters, along with returning favorites, such as King Boo, Dry Bones, and Bowser Jr.!
93
/100
02
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario Kart is a racing game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and the first game of the Mario Kart series, as well as the game that sets precedents to the fictional kart racing genre. Part of this game is heavily based on Super Mario World in terms of graphics and overall theme. Using Mode 7 scaling, the first true kart game on the SNES has you collecting coins to boost your speed while using shells and bananas to stop others on the track.
90
/100
03
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Become Seacrest County's top cop or most wanted racer!
90
/100
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Hit the road with the definitive version of Mario Kart 8 and play anytime, anywhere! Race your friends or battle them in a revised battle mode on new and returning battle courses. Play locally in up to 4-player multiplayer in 1080p while playing in TV Mode. Every track from the Wii U version, including DLC, makes a glorious return. Plus, the Inklings appear as all-new guest characters, along with returning favorites, such as King Boo, Dry Bones, and Bowser Jr.!
93
/100
02
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario Kart is a racing game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and the first game of the Mario Kart series, as well as the game that sets precedents to the fictional kart racing genre. Part of this game is heavily based on Super Mario World in terms of graphics and overall theme. Using Mode 7 scaling, the first true kart game on the SNES has you collecting coins to boost your speed while using shells and bananas to stop others on the track.
90
/100
03
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Become Seacrest County's top cop or most wanted racer!
90
/100
04
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Rocket League
Rocket League is a high-powered hybrid of arcade-style soccer and vehicular mayhem with easy-to-understand controls and fluid, physics-driven competition. Rocket League includes casual and competitive Online Matches, a fully-featured offline Season Mode, special “Mutators” that let you change the rules entirely, hockey and basketball-inspired Extra Modes, and more than 500 trillion possible cosmetic customization combinations.
89
/100
05
Saints Row: The Third
Saints Row: The Third is the first Saints Row game that takes place in the city of Steelport. Much like the first two games, the story revolves around the Saints destroying and absorbing three rival gangs, taking over the city in the process. In Saints Row: The Third, these three gangs are the Morningstar, the Luchadores, and the Deckers. Unlike the first two games, these three gangs are all controlled by a criminal organization known as The Syndicate, which the saints must also deal with.
84
/100
06
SpeedRunners
Cut-throat multiplayer running game that pits 4 players against each other, locally and/or online. Run, jump, swing around, and use devious weapons and pick-ups to knock opponents off-screen
84
/100
07
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is a kart racing game developed by Beenox and published by Activision. It is a remaster of Crash Team Racing, which was originally developed by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation.
82
/100
08
Redout: Lightspeed Edition
Redout is a tribute to the old racing monsters such as F-Zero, WipeOut, Rollcage, and POD. It is designed to be an uncompromising, fast, tough and satisfying driving experience, soaked in that vertigo that stands at the core of the arcade racing genre.
81
/100
09
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition
It's the early '90s. After a couple of cops frame him for homicide, Carl "CJ" Johnson is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.
80
/100
10
Ultimate Chicken Horse
Ever wish you were a wall-jumping, arrow-dodging, trap-setting horse, besting your animal pals in a race through a peril-laden obstacle course that you all built together? Wish granted! Ultimate Chicken Horse is a party platformer where you and your friends build the level as you play, placing deadly traps before trying to reach the end of the level. If you can make it but your friends can't, you score points! Play online or locally with your animal buddies and experiment with a wide variety of platforms in all sorts of strange locations to find new ways to mess with your friends. Key Features: - Online and local play for up to 4 players - Cross-platform play between PC, PS4, and Switch - Unique game flow, from strategic block placement to twitch control platforming - 15 levels with different features - Build and share custom levels - Compete for global best times on Challenge levels across all platforms - Huge library of blocks to create an infinite variety of levels - Customizable rule sets and game modes - Shared controller mode to play multiplayer with one controller or keyboard - Play as a chicken, horse, sheep, raccoon and other wonderful animals - Fun, cartoony art style - Sweet funky soundtrack Please note: this is primarily a multiplayer game. Challenge levels can be created and played alone, but unlocking characters and levels requires playing one of the main game modes (like Party Mode) which are only multiplayer.
79
/100
11
Wreckfest
79
/100
12
Horizon Chase Turbo
78
/100
13
GRID Autosport
78
/100
14
Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder
77
/100
15
Fall Guys
77
/100
16
Hotshot Racing
75
/100
17
Team Sonic Racing
72
/100
18
Excitebike
71
/100
19
Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame
68
/100
20
Asphalt 9: Legends
68
/100
21
Car Mechanic Simulator 2018
67
/100
22
STAR WARS: Episode I Racer
66
/100
23
Totally Reliable Delivery Service
56
/100
24
Table Top Racing: World Tour
40
/100
A
Rocket League
Rocket League is a high-powered hybrid of arcade-style soccer and vehicular mayhem with easy-to-understand controls and fluid, physics-driven competition. Rocket League includes casual and competitive Online Matches, a fully-featured offline Season Mode, special “Mutators” that let you change the rules entirely, hockey and basketball-inspired Extra Modes, and more than 500 trillion possible cosmetic customization combinations.
89
/100
05
Saints Row: The Third
Saints Row: The Third is the first Saints Row game that takes place in the city of Steelport. Much like the first two games, the story revolves around the Saints destroying and absorbing three rival gangs, taking over the city in the process. In Saints Row: The Third, these three gangs are the Morningstar, the Luchadores, and the Deckers. Unlike the first two games, these three gangs are all controlled by a criminal organization known as The Syndicate, which the saints must also deal with.
84
/100
06
SpeedRunners
Cut-throat multiplayer running game that pits 4 players against each other, locally and/or online. Run, jump, swing around, and use devious weapons and pick-ups to knock opponents off-screen
84
/100
07
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is a kart racing game developed by Beenox and published by Activision. It is a remaster of Crash Team Racing, which was originally developed by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation.
82
/100
08
Redout: Lightspeed Edition
Redout is a tribute to the old racing monsters such as F-Zero, WipeOut, Rollcage, and POD. It is designed to be an uncompromising, fast, tough and satisfying driving experience, soaked in that vertigo that stands at the core of the arcade racing genre.
81
/100
09
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition
It's the early '90s. After a couple of cops frame him for homicide, Carl "CJ" Johnson is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.
80
/100
10
Ultimate Chicken Horse
Ever wish you were a wall-jumping, arrow-dodging, trap-setting horse, besting your animal pals in a race through a peril-laden obstacle course that you all built together? Wish granted! Ultimate Chicken Horse is a party platformer where you and your friends build the level as you play, placing deadly traps before trying to reach the end of the level. If you can make it but your friends can't, you score points! Play online or locally with your animal buddies and experiment with a wide variety of platforms in all sorts of strange locations to find new ways to mess with your friends. Key Features: - Online and local play for up to 4 players - Cross-platform play between PC, PS4, and Switch - Unique game flow, from strategic block placement to twitch control platforming - 15 levels with different features - Build and share custom levels - Compete for global best times on Challenge levels across all platforms - Huge library of blocks to create an infinite variety of levels - Customizable rule sets and game modes - Shared controller mode to play multiplayer with one controller or keyboard - Play as a chicken, horse, sheep, raccoon and other wonderful animals - Fun, cartoony art style - Sweet funky soundtrack Please note: this is primarily a multiplayer game. Challenge levels can be created and played alone, but unlocking characters and levels requires playing one of the main game modes (like Party Mode) which are only multiplayer.
79
/100
11
Wreckfest
79
/100
12
Horizon Chase Turbo
78
/100
13
GRID Autosport
78
/100
14
Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder
77
/100
15
Fall Guys
77
/100
16
Hotshot Racing
75
/100
17
Team Sonic Racing
72
/100
18
Excitebike
71
/100
19
Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame
68
/100
20
Asphalt 9: Legends
68
/100
21
Car Mechanic Simulator 2018
67
/100
22
STAR WARS: Episode I Racer
66
/100
23
Totally Reliable Delivery Service
56
/100
24
Table Top Racing: World Tour
40
/100
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Racing game on Nintendo Switch?
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe currently tops the ranking with a score of 93/100 across 612 ratings. Ranking updated September 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.