In 2007 "Full Circle Magazine" named "SuperTuxKart" as one of the top five racing games available for Linux, describing it as the game to try if you're "tired of realistic driving". "Linux Journal" also praised the game, saying that "the courses in SuperTuxKart are fun, colorful and imaginative" and that "If you've played the original, you'll be impressed by the new, hugely improved, SuperTuxKart." Although it did not make it into the "APC Mag" top five free games, it received an honorable mention in 2008. In 2009, TechRadar cited it as one of the best games to put on a Linux netbook. In 2016, OMG! Ubuntu! called SuperTuxKart "the best kart racing game to not feature Mario, Toad or Diddy Kong".