Ridemakerz (Windows, Mac)

The Ridemakerz brand is a take-off on the Build A Bear workshop model of business -- just instead of building bears, you build cars and trucks. New to the Ridemakerz family is a virtual world called RIDEMAKERZ, where kids from around the world can create a custom ride to enter in races and just cruise around an open world with other like-minded youth. While the online world does feature interaction, parents can rest assured that zero personal information is visible about your child's profile to others in the game. Similar to other family friendly online worlds, there is no chat option for kids to get in trouble with here – but a simple to use interface of pre-determined phrases and 'Zmotes' keeps things clean and out of trouble.

The game world has three main zones, each features an open driving zone just to cruise around and chat with other players online. Two of the zones feature a couple of different race options which are used to help advance your level to unlock better accessories and parts for your ride. In addition to the racing segments, one game puts you in control of the pit team which you manage when a car pulls into the pit for service. In another game you can collect experience and Z-cash for buying new parts as well as new clothing options for the in game avatar.