Ridge Racer
Ridge Racer is a 1993 racing video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. It is the first installment in Namco's Ridge Racer series. It was released initially on the Namco System 22 arcade system board and ported to the PlayStation home console in 1994. Ridge Racer was notable for being the first arcade video game with 3D texture-mapped graphics, with its System 22 hardware capable of texture mapping and Gouraud shading.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1993
- Developer
- Namco
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 30 October 1993 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Namco |
| Publisher | Namco |
| Platforms | Arcade, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Racing |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q15087581, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Ridge Racer? How long to beat it
Total play time for Ridge Racer is about 4.2 hours to do everything, and around 1.1 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 1.1h | 44 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 2.5h | 21 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 4.2h | 17 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Ridge Racer sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Ridge Racer lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 48ahead of 6% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 32ahead of 74% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Ridge Racer
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Common questions about Ridge Racer
What platforms is Ridge Racer on?
Ridge Racer is available on Arcade, Steam Deck. It first released in 1993.
Who made Ridge Racer?
Ridge Racer was developed by Namco and published by Namco.
How long does it take to beat Ridge Racer?
about 1.1 hours for the main story, 2.5 hours with the main extras, 4.2 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.