WHAT THE CAR? similar games & best alternatives

WHAT THE CAR? - Trailer
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WHAT THE CAR?

PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac • 2024

Should you play it?

Race through hundreds of silly levels as a shapeshifting car in strange worlds populated by …bears? Run, roll, jump, fly and sneeze your way to victory! Join the community and make your own chaotic levels!

What works

  • Creative and varied level design
  • Humorous and whimsical tone
  • Robust user-generated content
  • Good value and frequent updates
  • Family-friendly and accessible

Things to keep in mind

  • Some frustrating physics and controls
  • Lack of multiplayer or co-op
  • Tedious level navigation on overworld
  • Repetitive mechanics in later levels
  • Some community levels poorly designed

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • OlliOlli World

  • Pool Panic

  • Toree 3D

  • Once Upon A KATAMARI

  • Crumble

  • Poi

Less competitive

Games that feels like WHAT THE CAR? but with less competition against others

  • Here Comes Niko!

  • SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated

  • Funi Raccoon Game

  • Big Hops

  • de Blob

  • We Love Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie

Less fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like WHAT THE CAR? but with less of a community feel

  • Rain on Your Parade

  • Penny’s Big Breakaway

  • Lunistice

  • Suzy Cube

  • Toree Saturn

  • Just Crow Things

More social

Games that feels like WHAT THE CAR? but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Totally Reliable Delivery Service

  • SOS OPS!

  • Moving Out

  • Moving Out 2

  • Wobbly Life

  • WHAT THE GOLF?

Less status-driven

Games that feels like WHAT THE CAR? but with less focus on status and recognition

  • Donut County

  • Promenade

  • Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom

  • Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip

  • Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition

  • Conbunn Cardboard

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with WHAT THE CAR?. These titles are not in What to play next.

WHAT THE CAR?: 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 Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Violence.

Last update: 21/08/2026