What games are most similar to Need for Speed™ Payback?

The most similar games to Need for Speed™ Payback include Need for Speed™ Heat, Need for Speed™ Rivals, Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, and more. These recommendations are based on shared tags, gameplay mechanics, and player behavior patterns.

What genre is Need for Speed™ Payback?

Need for Speed™ Payback is a Action, Adventure, Racing game with popular tags including Racing, Open World, Multiplayer, Controller, Combat Racing.

Best racing games like Need for Speed™ Payback?

If you're looking for more racing games like Need for Speed™ Payback, try Need for Speed™ Heat, Need for Speed™ Rivals, Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. These share the Racing tag and similar gameplay elements.

How does Nodal find games like Need for Speed™ Payback?

Nodal uses a hybrid recommendation system that combines tag similarity analysis with collaborative filtering from player behavior data. We analyze which games are frequently played by the same players and share similar tags to Need for Speed™ Payback. You can tune the blend between content-based and community-based recommendations.

Games like Need for Speed™ Payback but more open world?

To find games emphasizing open world, use Nodal's tag filters to prioritize Open World alongside Racing. You can also explore the open world tag page directly.

Games Like Need for Speed™ Payback

Top Similar Games to Need for Speed™ Payback

Need for Speed™ Heat (2020) — Shared: Racing, Multiplayer, Open World. Also features driving and singleplayer. Tags: Racing, Multiplayer, Open World
Need for Speed™ Rivals (2020) — Shared: Racing, Open World, Multiplayer. Also features driving and action. Tags: Racing, Open World, Multiplayer
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010) — Shared: Racing, Combat Racing, Sports. Also features driving and automobile sim. Tags: Racing, Combat Racing, Sports
The Crew Motorfest (2024) — Shared: Racing, Open World, Multiplayer. Also features driving and singleplayer. Tags: Racing, Open World, Multiplayer
Disney Speedstorm (2023) — Shared: Racing, Multiplayer, Combat Racing. Also features action and driving. Tags: Racing, Multiplayer, Combat Racing
Need for Speed™ Most Wanted (2020) — Shared: Racing, Open World, Multiplayer. Also features driving and action. Tags: Racing, Open World, Multiplayer
GRID Legends (2022) — Shared: Racing, Sports, Arcade. Also features driving and action. Tags: Racing, Sports, Arcade
Need for Speed™ Unbound (2022) — Shared: Racing, Multiplayer, Open World. Also features driving and action. Tags: Racing, Multiplayer, Open World
Gas Guzzlers Extreme (2013) — Shared: Combat Racing, Racing, Multiplayer. Also features vehicular combat and automobile sim. Tags: Combat Racing, Racing, Multiplayer
FlatOut (2007) — Shared: Combat Racing, Racing, Multiplayer. Also features automobile sim and destruction. Tags: Combat Racing, Racing, Multiplayer
JDM: Japanese Drift Master (2025) — Shared: Arcade, Open World, Racing. Also features driving and physics. Tags: Arcade, Open World, Racing
Gas Guzzlers: Combat Carnage (2017) — Shared: Combat Racing, Racing, Arcade. Also features action and vehicular combat. Tags: Combat Racing, Racing, Arcade
The Crew™ (2014) — Shared: Racing, Open World, Multiplayer. Also features driving and co-op. Tags: Racing, Open World, Multiplayer
Gravel (2018) — Shared: Racing, Sports, Multiplayer. Also features offroad and automobile sim. Tags: Racing, Sports, Multiplayer
CarX Street (2024) — Shared: Racing, Open World, Multiplayer. Also features automobile sim and driving. Tags: Racing, Open World, Multiplayer
Dakar 18 (2018) — Shared: Racing, Sports, Multiplayer. Also features simulation and automobile sim. Tags: Racing, Sports, Multiplayer
Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered (2020) — Shared: Racing, Multiplayer, Open World. Also features driving and competitive. Tags: Racing, Multiplayer, Open World
Gear.Club Unlimited 2 - Ultimate Edition (2021) — Shared: Racing, Third Person, Combat Racing. Also features split screen and action-adventure. Tags: Racing, Third Person, Combat Racing
Crashday Redline Edition (2017) — Shared: Combat Racing, Racing, Multiplayer. Also features destruction and vehicular combat. Tags: Combat Racing, Racing, Multiplayer
WRC 7 FIA World Rally Championship (2017) — Shared: Racing, Multiplayer, Sports. Also features automobile sim and simulation. Tags: Racing, Multiplayer, Sports
Need for Speed™ (2020) — Shared: Racing, Multiplayer, Open World. Also features driving and action. Tags: Racing, Multiplayer, Open World
DiRT 4 (2017) — Shared: Racing, Multiplayer, Sports. Also features simulation and automobile sim. Tags: Racing, Multiplayer, Sports
DIRT 5 (2020) — Shared: Racing, Multiplayer, Arcade. Also features driving and 4 player local. Tags: Racing, Multiplayer, Arcade
Forza Horizon 5 (2021) — Shared: Racing, Open World, Multiplayer. Also features driving and automobile sim. Tags: Racing, Open World, Multiplayer
Colin McRae Rally (2014) — Shared: Racing, Sports, Multiplayer. Also features offroad and driving. Tags: Racing, Sports, Multiplayer
Sébastien Loeb Rally EVO (2016) — Shared: Racing, Sports, Multiplayer. Also features simulation and automobile sim. Tags: Racing, Sports, Multiplayer
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition (2008) — Shared: Combat Racing, Racing, Multiplayer. Also features destruction and automobile sim. Tags: Combat Racing, Racing, Multiplayer
Insane 2 (2012) — Shared: Racing, Arcade, Multiplayer. Also features offroad and action. Tags: Racing, Arcade, Multiplayer
Forza Horizon 4 (2021) — Shared: Racing, Open World, Multiplayer. Also features driving and automobile sim. Tags: Racing, Open World, Multiplayer
WRC 6 FIA World Rally Championship (2016) — Shared: Racing, Multiplayer, Sports. Also features offroad and automobile sim. Tags: Racing, Multiplayer, Sports
Moto Racer 4 (2016) — Shared: Racing, Multiplayer, Sports. Also features offroad and action. Tags: Racing, Multiplayer, Sports
Karting (2021) — Shared: Racing, Multiplayer, PvP. Also features casual and simulation. Tags: Racing, Multiplayer, PvP
Steep™ (2016) — Shared: Sports, Open World, Multiplayer. Also features action and simulation. Tags: Sports, Open World, Multiplayer
TRAIL OUT (2022) — Shared: Racing, Combat Racing, Arcade. Also features destruction and automobile sim. Tags: Racing, Combat Racing, Arcade
Xenon Racer (2019) — Shared: Racing, Sports, Multiplayer. Also features action and indie. Tags: Racing, Sports, Multiplayer
Burnout™ Paradise Remastered (2020) — Shared: Racing, Arcade, Multiplayer. Also features action and adventure. Tags: Racing, Arcade, Multiplayer
CarX Drift Racing Online (2017) — Shared: Racing, Multiplayer, Controller. Also features simulation and action. Tags: Racing, Multiplayer, Controller
DiRT Rally 2.0 (2019) — Shared: Racing, Multiplayer, Sports. Also features automobile sim and simulation. Tags: Racing, Multiplayer, Sports
GRID (2019) — Shared: Racing, Sports, Multiplayer. Also features simulation and action. Tags: Racing, Sports, Multiplayer
Kanjozoku Game レーサー Online Street Racing & Drift (2022) — Shared: Racing, Sports, Combat Racing. Also features massively multiplayer and automobile sim. Tags: Racing, Sports, Combat Racing
MXGP - The Official Motocross Videogame (2014) — Shared: Racing, Sports, Multiplayer. Also features simulation and motocross. Tags: Racing, Sports, Multiplayer
DiRT Rally (2015) — Shared: Racing, Multiplayer, Sports. Also features simulation and automobile sim. Tags: Racing, Multiplayer, Sports
DELTARUNE (2025) — Features story rich and great soundtrack.
Tokyo Xtreme Racer (2025) — Shared: Racing, Controller, Arcade. Also features driving and singleplayer. Tags: Racing, Controller, Arcade
Schedule I (2025) — Shared: Multiplayer, Open World. Also features simulation and co-op. Tags: Multiplayer, Open World
Bump and Run Racing (2023) — Shared: Racing, Sports, Arcade. Also features action and 3d. Tags: Racing, Sports, Arcade
Abiotic Factor (2025) — Shared: Multiplayer, Sandbox. Also features survival and online co-op. Tags: Multiplayer, Sandbox
Initial Drift Online (2023) — Shared: Racing, Open World, Combat Racing. Also features immersive sim and driving. Tags: Racing, Open World, Combat Racing
Split Fiction (2025) — Shared: Third Person, Multiplayer. Also features co-op and split screen. Tags: Third Person, Multiplayer
Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) — Shared: Multiplayer. Also features rpg and character customization. Tags: Multiplayer
Keep on Mining! (2025) — Shared: Arcade. Also features clicker and idler. Tags: Arcade
ATLYSS (2024) — Shared: Multiplayer, PvP. Also features action rpg and rpg. Tags: Multiplayer, PvP
Soulstone Survivors (2025) — Shared: Arcade, Controller. Also features action roguelike and bullet hell. Tags: Arcade, Controller
Old School Rally (2025) — Shared: Racing, Arcade. Also features driving and retro. Tags: Racing, Arcade
TCG Card Shop Simulator (2024) — Features simulation and management.
Chrono Club - Race Against Time (2024) — Shared: Sports, Racing, Combat Racing. Also features action and driving. Tags: Sports, Racing, Combat Racing
Halls of Torment (2024) — Shared: Arcade. Also features action roguelike and roguelite. Tags: Arcade
Metaphor: ReFantazio (2024) — Shared: Third Person. Also features rpg and jrpg. Tags: Third Person
The Planet Crafter (2024) — Shared: Open World, Sandbox. Also features open world survival craft and base building. Tags: Open World, Sandbox
The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- (2025) — Features multiple endings and story rich.