The best racing games of the decade: our Top 10

10. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. Cops versus racers meet in exciting events. The last great entry of the iconic racing game series is a must-have. Also, cops in Bugatti Veyron. Oh, and there's a Remaster that just came out. (Image credit: Electronic Arts)

9. BLUR: Think of it as Mario Kart with real cars. BLUR was simply ingenious, especially in multiplayer. Unfortunately, it never enjoyed the commercial success we think it deserves. (Image credit: Activision Blizzard)

8. iRacing: This one is the uncrowned king of Sim-Racing-Games. We mean... it can't get more realistic than that. Especially in the year 2020 where Sim Racing as an Esport is booming. (Image credit: iRacing)

7. Forza Motorsport 6: The sixth installment of the iconic sim series for Xbox provides equal measures of driving fun and variety. (Image credit: Microsoft Corporation)

6. Rocket League. Half racing game, half sports game, Rocket League came out of nowhere and took over the world with its gameplay. (Image credit: Psyonix)

5. DiRT Rally 2.0: Mud can be so beautiful. Codemasters secures the throne of off-road racing games once again. If you want full immersion, try it on VR! And if you're more of an arcade fan: check out DIRT 5 that was just released. (Image credit: Codemasters)

4. Project Cars 2: A realistic racing simulation developed by following the players' wishes? No wonder that the racer still has a huge fanbase even today. (Image credit: Bandai Namco)

3. F1 2020: We all love Formula 1, right? Codemasters is improving the official video game series year after year, but with F1 2020 they outdid themselfs. How can it get better than that? (Image credit: Codemasters)

2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: For nearly 30 years, Mario Kart has been the epitome of multiplayer fun. The Nintendo Switch version doesn't disappoint. (Image credit: Nintendo)

1. Forza Horizon 4: Rally? Sim? Street Racing? Open World? All of this is combined into one nearly perfect racing game. (Image credit: Microsoft Corporation)