Editing Racing game (section)

{{Short description|Video game genre}}
{{about|the video game genre|the type of board game|Race game|electro-mechanical racing games|Electro-mechanical game#Racing games}}
'''Racing games''' are a [[video game genre]] in which the player participates in a [[motor racing|racing competition]]. They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues to fantastical settings. They are distributed along a spectrum between more realistic [[sim racing|racing simulations]] and more fantastical arcade-style racing games. [[Kart racing game]]s emerged in the 1990s as a popular sub-genre of the latter. Racing games may also fall under the category of [[sports video game]]s.