Play MINICARS free online — a sports game that loads straight into the page. Think racing, car and dress up — that is the shape of it. It works the same on desktop, tablet and phone, and your progress picks up where the game left it.
About MINICARS
Feel the rush in pixel-art style fashion with Minicars an exciting top-down racing game by Mapi. Blaze on 15 different tracks against 6 competitors in this arcade racing game. Use every dirty trick in the book to your advantage such as shortcuts, teleports, electric weapons and nitro speed burst against your opponents to claim your name in fame and unlock even more exciting tracks. TRACKS: Race on 15 different tracks, each unlocked by winning Gold Cups! SECRET ELEMENTS: Learn shortcuts and secret elements in some tracks to shave some seconds off your time and get the edge on your competition! SPECIALS: Win the race with power-ups like nitro boosters, teleports and electric weapons. OBSTACLES: Natural obstacles and electric barriers can either help or hinder your quest to be #1. Ram your competitors into these obstacles and blow their car to smithereens! Enjoy it!
How to play MINICARS
You can work the whole thing out by playing it. On desktop the arrow keys / WASD do the moving; the full mapping is in the table below. The game is wide rather than tall — fullscreen is worth it on a monitor, and on a phone the picture is much better sideways. There is no penalty for failing, so push a little harder than feels safe.
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. MINICARS gets going immediately. It is not trying to be anything larger, and it is better for it.
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
- Dress Up gameplay — Build the outfit, own the look
- Added to our catalogue from a 2022 release
Frequently asked questions
Is MINICARS free to play?
Yes, entirely free. MINICARS costs nothing to play, asks for no card and has no paid tier hiding behind it.
Do I need to download or install anything?
No download, no installer, no plugin. MINICARS is HTML5, so the browser plays it directly.
Can I play MINICARS 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 MINICARS?
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 MINICARS 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 MINICARS?
MINICARS is a sports game built around racing, car and dress up. If that is the sort of thing you enjoy, the related games further down the page are picked using the same tags.
