8 Console Racing Games You Can Now Play Natively on PC (I Tested Them All, Ranked)

Eight console racing games now run natively on a Windows PC, with no emulator: Gran Turismo 4, Forza Horizon, Forza Horizon 2, Burnout 3, Burnout Revenge, Midnight Club 3, DriveClub and Midnight Club Los Angeles. I installed every one on the same PC (RTX 3080) over the last three weeks, and this is my ranking: how well each one ran, how easy it was to set up, and the catch.

The projects (official pages only, and every one needs your own copy of the game):
#1 Gran Turismo 4 (PS2), GT4Recomp: https://github.com/moesuito/gt4-staticrecomp
#2 Forza Horizon (Xbox 360), Pinyon Shift: https://github.com/arcanite24/pinyon-shift
#3 Forza Horizon 2 (Xbox One), Azimuth: https://almost-there-games.itch.io/azimuth
#4 Burnout 3 Takedown (Xbox), Takedawn: https://github.com/xenophobentx/takedawn
#5 Burnout Revenge (Xbox 360), Xerenge: https://github.com/shipa-2/Xerenge
#6 Midnight Club 3 DUB Edition Remix (Xbox), Xrecomp: https://github.com/Teraflopping/Xrecomp
#7 DriveClub (PS4), DriveClub Recomp: https://github.com/OverkillLabs3/driveclub-recomp
#8 Midnight Club Los Angeles (Xbox 360), Rusty MCLA: https://github.com/holdmysocks/rusty-mcla

My full setup guide for each one:
Gran Turismo 4: https://youtu.be/XRoSj2SV6gc
Forza Horizon: https://youtu.be/Rh19luHI2Io
Forza Horizon 2: https://youtu.be/QQevoOWZ0Ik
Burnout 3 Takedown: https://youtu.be/E_3qB5XTxew
Burnout Revenge: https://youtu.be/816mO-7meFY
Midnight Club 3: https://youtu.be/Ll7djUysd7A
DriveClub: https://youtu.be/iTOJUv-6_PE
Midnight Club LA: https://youtu.be/YlO5edJ7WWE

CHAPTERS
0:00 8 console racing games, natively on PC
0:20 Ground rules and how I ranked them
0:44 #8 Midnight Club Los Angeles (Rusty MCLA)
1:36 #7 DriveClub (DriveClub Recomp)
2:34 #6 Midnight Club 3 DUB Edition Remix (Xrecomp)
3:27 #5 Burnout Revenge (Xerenge)
4:21 #4 Burnout 3 Takedown (Takedawn)
5:10 #3 Forza Horizon 2 (Azimuth)
6:01 #2 Forza Horizon (Pinyon Shift)
7:00 #1 Gran Turismo 4 (GT4Recomp)
7:46 What I'm testing next

Honest notes:
- These are unofficial fan projects, not made or endorsed by the publishers, and none of them includes the game. I can not tell you where to get game files
- Every number in the video was read from an on-screen counter on my PC (i7-10700K, RTX 3080, 32 GB), on the version shown in the video. These projects update almost daily, so newer versions may run better or differently
- No frame counter was on for Midnight Club 3, Burnout Revenge and Midnight Club LA, so I give no numbers for those

Gran Turismo is (c) Sony Interactive Entertainment. Forza is (c) Microsoft. Burnout is (c) Electronic Arts. Midnight Club is (c) Rockstar Games. DriveClub is (c) Sony Interactive Entertainment.

Which racing game should I test natively on PC next? Tell me in the comments.

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Дата на публикация: 3 ноември, 2026
Категория: Игри
Ключови думи: You On play All Now CAN Them games pc Racing console Tested Ranked Natively