Desert Racing is a free sports game you can play right here in your browser. It leans on racing and car, so expect plenty of replay value. Everything runs client-side, so it starts fast even on a modest connection.
About Desert Racing
Racing in the desert.An exciting game with 15 levels, will immerse you in the atmosphere of the desert and roads! Collect stars in levels and buy new cars.
How to play Desert Racing
Getting started takes about ten seconds. Keep a hand on the arrow keys / WASD; everything else is listed in the controls table. It fills the player in landscape, so use the fullscreen button on desktop and turn your phone sideways on mobile. Nothing is lost by trying something reckless once.
Controls
| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| Arrow keys / WASD | Steer, accelerate and brake |
| Spacebar | Handbrake or nitro boost |
| R | Reset the car after a crash |
On mobile: Tap and swipe on screen. Turn your phone sideways — this game is designed for landscape and fills a horizontal screen.
Why it is worth playing
Sports games live or die on how fast they get going. Desert Racing gets going immediately. That is a rarer quality than it sounds.
At a glance
- Free to play with no account required
- Runs in the browser — nothing to download or install
- Landscape layout with fullscreen support
- Keyboard and mouse on desktop, full touch support on mobile.
- Racing gameplay — Throttle down and take the first place
- Car gameplay — Anything with four wheels and an engine
- Added to our catalogue from a 2022 release
Frequently asked questions
Is Desert Racing free to play?
It is free. There is no trial, no unlock and no sign-up wall on Desert Racing — the page you are on is the whole thing.
Do I need to download or install anything?
No. Desert Racing is an HTML5 game that runs inside the page itself. There is nothing to install, no plugin and no launcher — it loads like any other web page.
Can I play Desert Racing on my phone?
Yes — mobile is fully supported. Tap and swipe on screen. Turn your phone sideways — this game is designed for landscape and fills a horizontal screen.
What are the controls for Desert Racing?
Keyboard and mouse on desktop, full touch support on mobile. Arrow keys / WASD — steer, accelerate and brake; Spacebar — handbrake or nitro boost; R — reset the car after a crash.
Can I play Desert Racing fullscreen?
There is a fullscreen control in the top-right of the player. Press Escape when you want the page back.
What kind of game is Desert Racing?
Desert Racing is a sports game built around racing and car. If that is the sort of thing you enjoy, the related games further down the page are picked using the same tags.
