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Racing Fest

Apr 12 – 19, 2027 UTC · starts in 160 days. Dates, rules and developer deadlines of the fest. The lineup appears here once Steam shows which games signed up.

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Starts April 12, 2027 at 17:00 UTC (April 12 at 10:00 Pacific)
StartsApril 12, 2027 at 17:00 UTCApril 12 at 10:00 Pacific
EndsApril 19, 2027 at 17:00 UTCApril 19 at 10:00 Pacific
Length7 daysApr 12 – 19, 2027
Lineupnot public yetwe check every game on Steam daily

What the fest is

Racing Fest is a week of racing games on Steam: games about going fast, against other players, against the computer or against your own best time. The fest’s page has sections for discounted games, unreleased games and demos.

Which games fit

Our summary of the fest’s rules on Steamworks. Whether a game fits is up to Valve.
Usually fit
  • Racing against other players or the AI.
  • Time trials against your own best run.
  • Any vehicle or none at all: cars, bikes, boats, ships, running.
Usually don’t
  • Driving games where speed is not the point.

Key dates for developers

  1. NowRegistration is open. Valve emails invitations to games that fit; each game is registered on the fest’s page in Steamworks.
  2. The fest starts · April 12, 2027 at 17:00 UTCLast moment to enter a discount for the fest or take a game out of it. The fest’s page goes live on Steam.
  3. The fest ends · April 19, 2027 at 17:00 UTCFest discounts end with it. What the fest gave its games, players before, during and after, appears on this page.
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Racing games on Steam

Games with Steam’s Racing tag. This is the genre, not the fest’s lineup: the lineup appears once Steam shows sign-ups.
Games with the tag5,758
Released4,323
Coming soon1,427
Out in the last 12 months872

Most played right now

Released Racing games by the most players at once on the last measured day.

Most anticipated

Unreleased Racing games by their place on Steam’s Top Wishlists chart.
The Racing niche: releases, outcomes and prices →

What the last themed fest gave its games

At Steam Scream V (Oct 26 – Nov 2, 2026), the median game in the fest changed its average players per day by +17% against the same days a week earlier. Horror games outside the fest, for comparison: +3%.

Steam Scream V results →

Questions about Racing Fest

When is Racing Fest?
Racing Fest runs on Steam from April 12, 2027 at 17:00 to April 19, 2027 at 17:00 UTC (April 12 at 10:00 to April 19 at 10:00 Pacific time), 7 days.
Which games can take part in Racing Fest?
Games about going fast: racing against other players, the computer or your own best time. Driving alone doesn’t make a game fit when speed isn’t the point.
How does a developer sign up?
Register each game on the fest’s page in Steamworks. To take part with a discount, enter it before the fest starts on April 12, 2027 at 17:00 UTC; until then a game can also be taken out of the fest.
Where can I see the games in Racing Fest?
Steam shows sign-ups at the games themselves, usually close to the start. We check every game on Steam once a day, and the lineup appears on this page as soon as the first sign-ups do.
What does a themed fest give games?
At Steam Scream V (Oct 26 – Nov 2, 2026), the median game in the fest changed its average players per day by +17% against the same days a week earlier. Horror games outside the fest, for comparison: +3%.

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