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Jet Racing Extreme: The First Encounter

PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux, Mac • 2018

Should you play it?

Extreme racing with a jet equipped vehicle

What works

  • Fun and addictive crashing physics
  • Good vehicle customization and tuning
  • Impressive destruction system
  • Affordable price
  • Potential for future updates

Things to keep in mind

  • Difficult and sometimes frustrating controls
  • Limited content and tracks
  • Sparse multiplayer population
  • Lack of story and objectives
  • Some bugs and early access issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Guts and Glory

  • PAKO 2

  • nail'd

  • FlatOut

  • Carmageddon Max Pack

  • Aero GPX

Less violent

Games that feels like Jet Racing Extreme: The First Encounter but with less combat and destruction

  • #DRIVE Rally

  • Old School Rally

  • Offroad Mania

  • Defunct

  • Driving Is Hard

  • Vector 36

More story-driven

Games that feels like Jet Racing Extreme: The First Encounter but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Hard Truck Apocalypse / Ex Machina

  • XF Extreme Formula

  • Hard Truck Apocalypse: Rise Of Clans / Ex Machina: Meridian 113

  • Spark the Electric Jester 3

  • STAR WARS™ Episode I Racer

  • Distance

More social

Games that feels like Jet Racing Extreme: The First Encounter but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Road Redemption

  • Truck Racer

  • The Karters 2: Turbo Charged

  • Wrecked

  • Re-Volt

  • FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition

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Jet Racing Extreme: The First Encounter: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Story.

Last update: 21/08/2026