Race Game

This entry refers to a type of abstract game and not to games where participants try to reach an end condition as fast as possible. For that, check the Race page.

A Race Game is the collective term for non-one-player games where there is a low (or even no) amount of interactivity between the players¹.

This low amount of interactivity often results in a scenario where, depite all players technically playing the same game, in practice they’re playing a singleplayer game with other people sitting around them, sometimes comparing results to find a “victor” in the group.

An obvious example of this type of game would be a footrace, where directly interacting with other players would disqualify you. Note however that virtual vehicle racing games would likely not count, such as Mario Kart, as you do and are often encouraged to interact with the other players via items or just slamming into them.

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