SuperTuxKart
Ranked 6 of 10 racing games by recommenders
Free open-source kart racer that people find fun, with an active community and downloadable add-on cars. Caveat: not as polished as some games, and some arenas are too large.
Free open-source kart racer that people find fun, with an active community and downloadable add-on cars. Caveat: not as polished as some games, and some arenas are too large.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 88%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Viable free game option
“Supertuxcart, Openlara a bunch of games stuff is viable.”
Comment from 2 Nov 2025 in “SailfishOS: A Linux-based European alternative to dominant mobile OSes” “the only good I know being tuxkart haha”
Comment from 10 Nov 2025 in “Ask HN: How would you set up a child’s first Linux computer?”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Not as polished
“though not as polished (and many of the arenas are a little too large in my opinion)”
Comment from 15 Mar 2026 in “SuperTux 0.7.0” Some arenas too large
“though not as polished (and many of the arenas are a little too large in my opinion)”
Comment from 15 Mar 2026 in “SuperTux 0.7.0”
Other racing games people recommend
The four most recommended other racing games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road Rash | 11 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Snowboard Kids 2 | 11 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Mario Kart World | 9 | 9 | 50% | 5 | — | — |
| Assetto Corsa | 8 | 2 | 80% | 6 | — | — |
| SuperTuxKartThis page | 7 | 1 | 88% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The engine is really impressive when they push it.”
“get SupertuxKart, pick some real life car from the addons”
“though not as polished (and many of the arenas are a little too large in my opinion)”
“Last I checked it didn’t have Battle Mode arenas at all.”
“it's definitely worth a check out”
“Vey fun, with a very active community around it too”
“the only good I know being tuxkart haha”
“Supertuxcart, Openlara a bunch of games stuff is viable.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.