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Nadeo · 2023 · Windows

Steam: 78 % positive of 22,042 reviews, as of Oct 28

Trackmania – the unique racing game that combines precision and creativity. Play for free across five stunning environments, race on the best player-made tracks every week, and climb your regional rankings.

24 games that play like Trackmania and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: TrackMania² Stadium, Trackmania United Forever and TrackMania Nations Forever.

Player tags

  • Racing
  • Multiplayer
  • e-sports
  • Singleplayer
  • 3D
  • Colorful
  • Competitive
  • Stylized
Map region: Racing Circuit
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Steam reviews

What players say

Players praise the precise, skill-based racing and endless room to improve, but many object to the yearly subscription that locks most of the game behind a paywall.

Many players describe the driving as precise and rewarding: everyone drives the same car, so lap times depend only on skill, and chasing hundredths of a second keeps them coming back. Players also value the large amount of community-made tracks, the weekly shorts and simple controls that still leave a high skill ceiling. Against this, many reviewers say the free version is little more than a demo, with campaigns, custom servers and most community content locked behind a yearly club fee. Some also report performance stutters, a launcher that runs through Ubisoft Connect, and a decline in recent updates. Recent reviews are more negative than the older helpful ones, mainly about the paywall.

Praised

  • Precise, skill-based driving

    Everyone drives the same car, so lap times reflect only skill, and small gains feel very rewarding.

    Many players
  • Huge community content

    Players highlight the large number of user-made tracks, clubs and events that keep the game fresh.

    Many players
  • Easy to learn, hard to master

    Simple controls and a long improvement curve make it accessible yet absorbing for players who like to grind.

    Many players
  • Weekly shorts and free content

    Weekly short tracks and a free tier give players something to try and share at no cost.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Subscription paywall

    Most campaigns, servers and community content need a yearly club fee, and the game cannot be bought outright.

    Many players
  • Weak free version

    Players call the free tier a demo, with many features blocked and only a few campaigns and weekly shorts available.

    Many players
  • Performance and launcher issues

    Players report stutters, a registration problem at the finish, and a slow Ubisoft launcher that must be opened to play.

    Some players
  • Publisher and recent changes

    Players dislike Ubisoft's ownership and the 2026 changes, which they say removed features and made the game worse.

    Some players
Who it suits
Players who enjoy precise time-trial racing, long self-improvement and community tracks, and who are willing to pay a yearly fee to get the full game.
Who should skip it
Players who want a complete game they can buy once, or who dislike subscriptions and expect a full free experience.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with hundreds of hours mostly praise the long improvement curve and community content, while newer players more often complain that the free version is too limited.

Summarised by AI from 80 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

Best matches

Plays and looks like Trackmania

These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.

By gameplay

Plays like Trackmania

Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.

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  1. Project CARS 281 % positive of 18,443Shared: Racing · Controller · Arcade
  2. Need for Speed™ Most Wanted77 % positive of 25,570Shared: Racing · Competitive · Controller
  3. TrackMania² Valley77 % positive of 404Shared: Racing · Competitive · Arcade
  4. Drift Legends 280 % positive of 2,705Shared: Racing · Controller · Arcade
  5. Project CARS79 % positive of 14,445Shared: Racing · Controller · Arcade
  6. The Crew™ 278 % positive of 86,665Shared: Racing · Arcade · Driving
  7. Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds92 % positive of 11,831
  8. iRacing Arcade72 % positive of 1,241
  9. Apex Rush83 % positive of 272Shared: Racing · Competitive · Stylized
  10. Hot Lap League: Deluxe Edition78 % positive of 169Shared: Racing · Stylized · Controller
  11. Race Max Pro78 % positive of 511Shared: Racing · Competitive · Controller
  12. The Crew Motorfest78 % positive of 25,169Shared: Racing · Arcade · Driving

By look

Looks like Trackmania

Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.

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At a glance

What games like Trackmania have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Trackmania: Racing (22 of 24), Controller (13) and Arcade (13).
  • They came out between 2008 and 2026, 7 of them after Trackmania (2023).
  • Best rated by Steam players: CarX Drift Racing Online (94 % positive of 82,931).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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