Games like Smash Karts, where the karts fight back
Smash Karts is less a race than a brawl on wheels. Mario Kart World and Sonic Racing CrossWorlds have battle modes and item chaos, and KartRider Rush+ is a free kart racer on phones. Roam has four combat and kart racers.
What Smash Karts is
Smash Karts is an online kart battle game by Tall Team, a studio in Dublin, released in 2020. It is on the web and on iOS and Android. You drive around an arena, grab item boxes for rockets, mines and machine guns, and blow up other players for points. Matches are short, and the player with the most kills wins.
No laps, no finish line. That is what people mean when they search for io games like Smash Karts.
Kart battle games like Smash Karts
- Mario Kart World. Nintendo's 2025 Switch 2 kart racer. Races with up to 24 drivers, plus Battle mode with Balloon Battle and Coin Runners.
- Sonic Racing CrossWorlds. Sega's 2025 kart racer. Items, transforming vehicles and tracks that jump between worlds.
- KartRider Rush+. Nexon's free kart racer on phones since 2020, still getting seasons in 2026. More racing than fighting, with item modes.
Tips for kart battles
Keep moving. A still kart is an easy target, so circle the arena and pick fights from behind.
Save the strong items for a sure hit. Fire rockets when a player is close and driving straight, not around a corner. Pick up boxes even if you have an item, so others cannot get them.
Roam combat and kart racers
Roam is a free iPhone app with thousands of short games.
- Mob Kart Mayhem. Blocky karts, item boxes and a four-race cup.
- Kart Rush Online. An online voxel kart racer. Pick a driver, six karts, three laps.
- Wreckyard Derby. A demolition derby racer with six beat-up cars, one junkyard and two laps.
- Shift or Shoot. Combat racing from the cockpit. Change gear or pull the trigger.
Play it on Roam
More on Roam
Make your own kart battle with Roam
Describe the arena, the karts and the weapons, and Roam builds the brawl. Your friends can drive in it with you.
Try: "kart battle in a giant kitchen, rockets and banana mines, my friends are the drivers, most hits in 3 minutes wins"Questions people ask
Who made Smash Karts?
Tall Team, an indie studio from Dublin, Ireland. It came out in 2020.
Is Smash Karts on mobile?
Yes. It is on iOS and Android as well as the web.
Is there a Mario Kart with weapons battles?
Yes. Mario Kart World has a Battle mode, including Balloon Battle, where you pop rivals with items.