Race Driver: GRID

Grid was developed and published by Codemasters, the creators of the TOCA series. It is a game in which the player runs their own race team, acting as the primary driver. As players progress they gain sponsors and can hire a teammate to drive alongside them in certain events.

The game begins with the player accepting jobs to drive for other teams to earn money, and once the player gains enough capital they can purchase their own vehicles and drive independently, as well as continuing to drive for other teams should they choose to. Grid features a gameplay mechanic known as Flashback which allows the player to rewind gameplay by up to ten seconds and resume from their chosen point, similar to the "rewind" ability in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. This is a limited-use feature, determined by the difficulty setting.

Grid uses Codemasters' own Ego engine, an updated version of the Neon engine already being used in the critically acclaimed Colin McRae: Dirt. The damage code has been completely rewritten to allow for environments with the potential for persistent damage. Ambisonics was used in the audio engine of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions. Firebrand Games, developer of Race Driver: Create & Race, made a Nintendo DS version of the game that ran on Create's Octane engine, incorporating its 3D racing graphics, user interface and track editor.

A mobile version published by Glu Mobile was released in April 2008. A demo was released on the PlayStation Store, Xbox Live Marketplace and for Microsoft Windows in May 2008. The demo allowed players to try two game modes: racing and drifting. -based players.

Grid received "generally favorable" reviews on all platforms according to video game review aggregator website Metacritic.

Edge ranked the game #41 on its list of "The 100 Best Games To Play Today", stating that: "it blows cobwebs from the genre, with handling a great balance of sim twitchiness and arcade abandon, breathtaking speed, and a sense of being there like no other racer".