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24 alternatives to Mario Kart 8

Family-friendly racing fun.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Mario Kart 8 launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Mario Kart Tour▲157

   The Nintendo classic races onto mobile

   2019 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   VR Karts▲68

   A fun and approachable online kart racing game.

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Mario Kart Tour 3.0▲87

   Race around the world

   2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Need For Speed▲86

   An open world of urban car culture and speed

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Multicars racing▲57

   Multiplayer racing game

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Traffic Moto Racer▲53

   Taking biker games to the next level

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Stunt Karts VR▲67

   Stunt Kart racing game

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Trackmania Turbo▲67

   The ultimate arcade racing universe

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Blocky Racer▲60

   Endless arcade racing

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Happy Wheels▲65

    An inadequate racer in search of victory

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Drive Ahead!▲60

    A two-player retro racing battle

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Shovel Knight▲57

    Defeat your enemies with shovel -- an ode to 8-bit NES era

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Facebook Arcade▲86

    A new way to play games with Facebook

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    8BitFit▲15

    Play games, keep fit, have fun (pre-launch)

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Jelly Mario▲100

    A very trippy Mario game

    2018 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Mario Kart World▲9

    Play classic racing game online

    2025 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Gamewheel▲73

    Empowering creators in the digital world

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    SMS Racing▲92

    Texting and driving simulator

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Sndtst▲124

    8-bit video game music

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Bumpy Riders▲65

    A highly addicting endless driving game

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    robo▲100

    A revolutionary new robotics toy for kids (pre-launch)

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Flying Police Bike Simulator▲61

    RACING GAME

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    SMS Racing▲60

    A game about the thrill of texting and driving.

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The WikiGame▲58

    Explore and Race Through Wikipedia Articles

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →