Fit check
Is Pretend Cars Racing worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Top-down racing fans who want local multiplayer with friends
- Players who prefer arcade-and-simulation driving rather than a purely single-style handling model
- Time-trial racers who want ghost competition and leaderboard chasing
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat racing with weapons or attacks between vehicles
- Players looking for a campaign structure beyond races, hot laps, and leaderboard competition
- Racing groups that do not want split-screen or remote-play multiplayer
Our take on Pretend Cars Racing
The focus on lap times and track repetition trades broader racing variety for repeated practice. Six vehicle classes add differences between cars, but the structure remains centered on racing courses against AI, friends, or a personal record.
What is Pretend Cars Racing?
Pretend Cars Racing is a top-down racer with 30 tracks inspired by real venues and six car classes, including road cars, GTs, prototypes, open-wheelers, and classic models.
Its driving model combines arcade and simulation elements. Races can be run against AI opponents across three difficulty levels, or with friends through split-screen multiplayer and remote play. Hot-lap mode focuses on setting personal bests, racing against a recorded ghost, and competing for leaderboard positions. The game runs on Steam Deck.
How Pretend Cars Racing plays
- 01Six Car Classes
- The roster includes road cars, GTs, prototypes, open-wheelers, and classic high-powered cars.
- 02Split-Screen Multiplayer
- Friends can race locally, with remote play also available.
- 03Three AI Levels
- Computer-controlled opponents can be set to one of three difficulty levels.
- 04Hot-Lap Mode
- Time trials use a personal ghost and leaderboard positions for lap-time competition.
- 05Steam Deck Support
- The game runs on Steam Deck.
Pretend Cars Racing compared to similar games
Barro also offers small-car racing, time trials, split-screen multiplayer, and races against three opponents, while Pretend Cars Racing adds six car classes, 30 tracks, three AI difficulty levels, remote play, ghosts, and leaderboards. GRIP: Combat Racing uses wheeled or airborne vehicles and weapon-based combat, whereas Pretend Cars Racing focuses on conventional top-down racing.
Pretend Cars Racing: platforms & release
Is Pretend Cars Racing worth it?
It is worth it if: top-down racing fans who want local multiplayer with friends. Skip it if: players seeking combat racing with weapons or attacks between vehicles.
Where can I download Pretend Cars Racing?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Pretend Cars Racing's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Pretend Cars Racing on?
Windows only.
