Single-player games like Pacer
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Pacer, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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BallisticNG
Single-player alternative to Pacer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pacer.
BallisticNG is a high speed, all thrills anti-gravity combat racer and open modding environment developed as a tribute to old school classics such as Wipeout, Rollcage and Jet Moto.
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GRIP: Combat Racing
Single-player alternative to Pacer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pacer.
Harness gravity-defying speed in classic combat racing taken to the EXTREME. Master wall-riding, ceiling-surfing tracks, and unleash devastating weapons across 29 blistering circuits. Race solo, split-screen, or online with up to 10 players. GRIP delivers white-knuckle racing like nothing else.
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Redout 2
Single-player alternative to Pacer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Sports with Pacer.
The fastest racing game in the universe. Redout 2 is a tribute to classic arcade racing games and the sequel to the critically acclaimed Redout. Reach impossible speeds in exhilarating futuristic races across an extensive single-player campaign and competitive multiplayer.
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Distance
Single-player alternative to Pacer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pacer.
Distance is an atmospheric racing platformer. Fusing futuristic arcade racing with parkour, survive a deadly, mysterious, neon-drenched city by jumping, rotating, and flying.
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Gas Guzzlers Extreme
Single-player alternative to Pacer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Sports with Pacer.
Gas Guzzlers Extreme is a fast, furious, armed-to-the-teeth, trigger-happy shooter, shifted into top gear! Take a white knuckle ride in this crazily addictive combat racing game.
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Need for Speed™ Most Wanted
Single-player alternative to Pacer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Racing with Pacer.
The open-world action in Need for Speed Most Wanted gives you the freedom to drive your way. Hit jumps and shortcuts, switch cars, lie low or head for terrain that plays to your vehicle’s unique strengths. Fight your way past cops and rivals using skill, high-end car tech and tons of nitrous.
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FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition
Single-player alternative to Pacer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with Pacer.
Ready for the aggressive, adrenaline-filled ride that leaves you breathless? FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition is all about destructive action. With carnage modes like the Deathmatch derby, Carnage Race and Head-on races are pure wreck-filled, adrenaline-pumping rides of maximum mayhem.
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XF Extreme Formula
Single-player alternative to Pacer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Racing with Pacer.
Race at the speed of sound and beyond in the great XF Extreme Formula championship! Taking place in the year 3000, you will tour trough the solar system proving you’re worthy of the title of champion.
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Redout: Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to Pacer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with Pacer.
Redout is a tribute to the old racing monsters such as F-Zero, WipeOut, Rollcage, and POD. It is designed to be an uncompromising, fast, tough and satisfying driving experience, soaked in that vertigo that stands at the core of the arcade racing genre.
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Zero-G
Single-player alternative to Pacer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Sports with Pacer.
Zero-G is a futuristic sports game in zero gravity inspired by Speed Ball and Enders Game. Set out on a 1-3 player cooperative campaign to become the champions of the solar system, or engage in 2-6 player competitive matches.