The 22 Best Kart Racing Games of All Time

Genre-defining classics share the grid with mascot crossovers and budget oddities nobody expected to love. Which one takes the trophy?

1

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Nintendo's 2017 Switch definitive edition, packed with more tracks and racers than any other kart racer.

1000pts

2

Crash Team Racing

Naughty Dog's 1999 PlayStation kart racer, famous for its power-slide boost chaining.

914pts

3

Kirby Air Ride

The 2003 GameCube racer with one-button controls and the free-roaming City Trial mode.

801pts

4

Super Mario Kart

The 1992 SNES original that invented the kart racing genre.

705pts

5

Chocobo Racing

Square's 1999 PlayStation racer starring Final Fantasy mascots and magic-stone abilities.

633pts

6

Mario Kart 64

The 1996 N64 entry that moved the series into 3D and made four-player split-screen a living-room staple.

633pts

7

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

The 2003 GameCube entry with two racers per kart and cooperative item juggling.

632pts

8

Garfield Kart: Furious Racing

The 2019 budget racer that became an unlikely cult favorite on PC.

548pts

9

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

Sega's 2025 kart racer built around mid-race portals that drop the pack into a different world each lap.

548pts

10

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

Sumo Digital's 2012 racer where vehicles morph between car, boat and plane mid-lap.

548pts

11

LittleBigPlanet Karting

The 2012 spin-off that brought Sackboy's create-and-share tools to kart racing.

448pts

12

Team Sonic Racing

The 2019 entry that scored races by three-racer team performance rather than individual finish.

448pts

13

Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway

The 2022 crossover racer drawing its grid from decades of Nickelodeon cartoons.

448pts

14

Mario Kart World

The 2025 Switch 2 launch title that opened the series up into a single connected open world.

448pts

15

Disney Speedstorm

The 2023 free-to-play hero racer with Disney and Pixar characters and season-based unlocks.

448pts

16

ModNation Racers

Sony's 2010 kart racer built around deep community track and character creation.

448pts

17

Mario Kart DS

The 2005 handheld entry that introduced mission mode and online racing to the series.

329pts

18

Konami Krazy Racers

The 2001 Game Boy Advance launch racer stacked with cameos from Konami's back catalog.

329pts

19

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled

The 2019 remake that rebuilt the PS1 classic with online play and content from later Crash racers.

329pts

20

Diddy Kong Racing

Rare's 1997 N64 racer with an adventure hub plus planes and hovercraft alongside karts.

329pts

21

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing

The 2010 crossover that put Sega's whole roster on the same starting grid.

183pts

22

Crash Nitro Kart

The 2003 sequel that swapped in an alien grand prix and team-based racing.

183pts