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I really wanna play some racing games, but I´m having a hard time finding one where I can just RACE.

I've got Forza Horizon 4, 5, and 6, but like The Crew Motorfest, I absolutely hate that they're open-world games. I don´t wanna drive around the map finding races or events, and see a thousand announcements everytime I open a menu.

I just wanna pick a track, a car, and drive. I love Gran Turismo for this. Sadly it is not arcade and I don't have a PS5 anymore, so I can't play it.

Got Need for Speed Heat and several other old NFS games and they all are open world as well. Same with Burnout Paradise.

Been scrolling on steam for a while, but I only find open-world racing games.

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Hey all,

I'm making a sci-fi arcade racer and recently got a bit of funding, so I'm now looking pretty hard at which features are actually worth prioritising.

I'm trying to judge how important local split-screen still is to racing game players.

If an arcade racer looked like something you'd otherwise want to play, would split-screen make a meaningful difference to whether you'd buy it?

Also, if you do care about it:

• Is 2-player split-screen enough?
• Would you expect AI racers to still be present?
• Is it a nice bonus, or something you actively look for when buying racing games?

I'm particularly interested in opinions from people who play arcade racers rather than serious sims.

Also, you guys are probably already across this, but Steam Racing Fest is next April.

I am also intending to do async races or leagues - (as I loved it in Dirt Rally) - would love to hear if people find that appealing.

Ta muchly

ps.. I'm a long time gamer, my particular racing things are Wipeout, GT4 (I liked 7, but preferred 4s campaign a lot, dunno if thats me being old) and Dirt Rally.

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