Games Like Need for Speed™ Rivals

Feel the thrill of the chase and the rush of escape behind the wheels of the world’s hottest high-performance cars in Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered– a heart-pumping, socially competitive racing experience.

Why similar: Combat Racing 24.9% ★, Racing 20.9%, Driving 19.7%, Open World 10.3%, Destruction 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this title perfectly captures the intense Cop vs. Racer cat-and-mouse gameplay found in Rivals.

The open-world action in Need for Speed Most Wanted gives you the freedom to drive your way. Hit jumps and shortcuts, switch cars, lie low or head for terrain that plays to your vehicle’s unique strengths. Fight your way past cops and rivals using skill, high-end car tech and tons of nitrous.

Why similar: Racing 25.4%, Driving 20.5%, Combat Racing 16.1% ★, Open World 11.7%, Multiplayer 8%

Why You'll Like It: This Criterion-developed entry features the same open-world freedom and aggressive, arcade-style police pursuits.

Hustle by day and risk it all at night in Need for Speed™ Heat Deluxe Edition, a white-knuckle street racer, where the lines of the law fade as the sun starts to set.

Why similar: Racing 23.7%, Driving 17.1%, Combat Racing 11% ★, Open World 9.8%, Multiplayer 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a modern take on the street-racing lifestyle with high-intensity police chases and a vibrant open world.

Burnout Paradise Remastered provides the ultimate driving playground for you and your friends to play online. This remaster includes all add-ons from the Year of Paradise, including the Big Surf Island update, meticulously recreated and ready to wreck in 4K.

Why similar: Racing 31.9%, Driving 16.4%, Destruction 10.7%, Multiplayer 7.2%, Open World 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane open-world racer that emphasizes destruction and aggressive takedowns, sharing the same DNA as Rivals.

Race to the top, definitely don’t flop. Outsmart the cops, and enter weekly qualifiers for The Grand: the ultimate street race. Pack your garage with precision-tuned, custom rides, and light up the streets with your style.

Why similar: Racing 33.3%, Driving 18.9%, Combat Racing 14.4% ★, Open World 11.6%, Multiplayer 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines stylish street racing with high-stakes police evasion and a deep, modern progression system.

Explore the vibrant open world landscapes of Mexico with limitless, fun driving action in the world’s greatest cars.

Why similar: Racing 28.8%, Driving 22.6%, Open World 13.2%, Multiplayer 7.6%, Sports 5%

Why You'll Like It: The premier open-world arcade racer that provides a massive, beautiful map and endless variety in driving challenges.

Split/Second is an intense action racing game set within a reality TV show. Competitors vie to be the first to the finish line in a set rigged to blow. Players don’t just collide with other vehicles to knock them from the track, but can also trigger devastating events that alter the race dynamics.

Why similar: Racing 40.1%, Destruction 20.3%, Split Screen 19.3% ★, Multiplayer 8.2%, Arcade 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features cinematic, high-impact environmental destruction that mirrors the combat-racing intensity of Rivals.

Set in the underworld of Fortune Valley, you and your crew were divided by betrayal and reunited by revenge to take down The House, a nefarious cartel that rules the city’s casinos, criminals and cops. In this corrupt gambler’s paradise, the stakes are high and The House always wins.

Why similar: Combat Racing 22% ★, Racing 17.3%, Open World 9.5%, Sports 8.8%, PvP 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Includes cinematic action sequences and a heavy focus on high-speed chases within an open-world environment.

Welcome to Motorfest, the ultimate open-world driving experience. Explore the Hawaiian islands of O'ahu and Maui. Celebrate the best of car culture through 20+ themed campaigns (street racing, offroad, drift...) and collect hundreds of iconic vehicles. Enjoy the game free for five hours!

Why similar: Racing 26.3%, Driving 21.1%, Open World 13.3%, Multiplayer 7.9%, Sports 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: An expansive open-world racing experience that captures the thrill of arcade-style exploration and competitive events.

Ready to own the streets? Get behind the wheel of iconic cars and floor it through Ventura Bay, a sprawling urban playground. Explore overlapping stories as you build your reputation – and your dream car – and become the ultimate racing icon.

Why similar: Racing 26.1%, Driving 18.8%, Combat Racing 11% ★, Open World 10.1%, Destruction 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a dark, urban street-racing atmosphere that mirrors the intensity and aesthetic of the Rivals experience.

Wreckfest is a demolition derby themed racing game with soft-body damage modeling, sophisticated driving dynamics and in-depth vehicle upgrading, featuring both demolition derbies and more traditional track races. It’s all about fun, breakneck racing and over-the-top crashes.

Why similar: Racing 37.4%, Destruction 23%, Driving 19.2%, Multiplayer 7.3%, Sports 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on realistic, physics-based destruction and aggressive racing where crashing is just as important as winning.

Harness gravity-defying speed in classic combat racing taken to the EXTREME. Master wall-riding, ceiling-surfing tracks, and unleash devastating weapons across 29 blistering circuits. Race solo, split-screen, or online with up to 10 players. GRIP delivers white-knuckle racing like nothing else.

Why similar: Racing 43.7%, Combat Racing 21.7% ★, Driving 11.1%, Split Screen 11% ★, Multiplayer 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, gravity-defying combat racer that captures the chaotic energy of weaponized vehicle combat.

Experience the drive of your life as you throw yourself around on and off the track causing fences to shatter, tyre walls explode, water tanks and barrels fly across the track into other cars.

Why similar: Combat Racing 30.9% ★, Racing 22.8%, Driving 15.4%, Destruction 12.9%, Multiplayer 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic arcade racer that emphasizes destruction, aggressive contact, and chaotic track environments.

Take on the American motorsports scene as you explore and dominate the land, air, and sea across the entire USA. New: play The Crew 2 offline or online with the new Hybrid mode, available now!

Why similar: Racing 34.4%, Driving 21.8%, Open World 15.4%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Co-op 4%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a massive open-world map with a wide variety of vehicle types and arcade-style handling mechanics.

TDUSC is a lifestyle and social experience that redefines what an open-world racing game can be. Explore a fully recreated Hong Kong Island. Take to the road behind the wheel of exceptional cars and live the ultimate life of luxury.

Why similar: Racing 37.6%, Driving 28.4%, Open World 16.9%, Multiplayer 7.9%, Third Person 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A social, open-world racing experience that focuses on exploration and competitive street racing culture.

GRID Legends delivers thrilling wheel-to-wheel motorsport action. Create dream race events, hop into live races, experience a dramatic virtual production story, and embrace the sensation of spectacular racing.

Why similar: Racing 24.1%, Driving 21.9%, Combat Racing 14% ★, Sports 11.8%, PvP 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a cinematic story mode and high-octane racing action that emphasizes competitive rivalries.

Conquer mountain roads, highways, and city streets. Build your dream car with detailed tuning that unleashes the potential of “CarX Technology”© physics. Take part in thrilling races, enjoying realistic gameplay and dynamic driving.

Why similar: Racing 22.8%, Driving 20%, Open World 12.1%, Sports 9.2%, PvP 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on street racing culture and provides a deep, open-world environment for drift-heavy competition.

The title of “fastest” never fades. Race through the sealed future Tokyo night highways in your customized car. Defeat rivals in “SP Battle,” where drivers clash by draining Spirit Points. A unique racing game where only the rules for victory matter.

Why similar: Racing 45%, Driving 32.2%, Combat Racing 11.1% ★, Open World 5.1%, Arcade 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on highway duels and street racing culture, emphasizing the rivalry aspect of high-speed driving.

Gas Guzzlers Extreme is a fast, furious, armed-to-the-teeth, trigger-happy shooter, shifted into top gear! Take a white knuckle ride in this crazily addictive combat racing game.

Why similar: Combat Racing 48.4% ★, Racing 28.3%, Multiplayer 5.1%, Sports 4.7%, Driving 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines traditional arcade racing with mounted weaponry for pure, unadulterated combat chaos.

A dynamic soft-body physics vehicle simulator capable of doing just about anything.

Why similar: Driving 29.7%, Destruction 21.6%, Racing 19.4%, Open World 12.6%, Multiplayer 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides the most advanced soft-body physics for vehicle damage, making every collision feel impactful and unique.

Collect the best vehicles in the Hot Wheels™ universe, build spectacular tracks and dive into breathtaking races.

Why similar: Racing 32.8%, Driving 21.4%, Split Screen 16.2% ★, Multiplayer 8%, Arcade 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Offers creative, arcade-style racing with high-speed maneuvers and imaginative track design.

The latest title in the RIDGE RACER franchise, RIDGE RACER Unbounded gears up to carve its own destructive path with a new breed of arcade racing.

Why similar: Racing 68.9%, Destruction 15.1%, Arcade 6.2%, Open World 5.3%, Multiplayer 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade racer that leans heavily into destruction and drift-heavy urban racing gameplay.

With the pedal to the metal, race along more than 3,000 kilometers of tracks that await you! On the mountainside, through a nature park, in the middle of the desert or along the coast, defend your position in more than 250 races, with championships, exhibition races and Grand Prix.

Why similar: Racing 33.7%, Combat Racing 26.9% ★, Split Screen 18.9% ★, Third Person 7.4%, PvP 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: An accessible arcade racer that offers a variety of vehicles and competitive racing events.

Drift over some of Japan's most legendary mountain passes, compete against your friends or players from around the world in epic battles, make deliveries, buy new cars and set records in the world rankings!

Why similar: Combat Racing 25.8% ★, Racing 22.5%, Driving 19.4%, Open World 11.1%, PvP 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on drift-based racing in an open-world setting, emphasizing skill and competitive multiplayer.

Trackmania – the unique racing game that combines precision and creativity. Play for free across five stunning environments, race on the best player-made tracks every week, and climb your regional rankings.

Why similar: Racing 48.9%, Driving 13.4%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Split Screen 10.6% ★, PvP 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A pure arcade racer that focuses on speed, precision, and mastering complex tracks.

Build your car, earn sponsors, and compete in online multiplayer drift battles!

Why similar: Racing 32.1%, Driving 24.6%, Open World 11.7%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Sports 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused drifting game that emphasizes competitive elements and vehicle customization.

CARMAGEDDON: MAX DAMAGE is HERE! And it's the antidote to Racing Games.

Why similar: Combat Racing 46.1% ★, Racing 26.7%, Driving 9%, Destruction 7.8%, Multiplayer 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on vehicular combat and aggressive driving in open, sandbox-style environments.

Spark your competitive soul with Asphalt Legends and feel the collective heartbeat of the road! Join forces with other players to speed through intense arcade races, perform jaw-dropping stunts, and charge towards victory while driving the finest hypercars!

Why similar: Racing 35.2%, Driving 24.1%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Open World 5.8%, PvP 5.5%

Discover the breathtaking landscapes of Japan in over 550 real-world cars and become a racing Legend in Forza Horizon's biggest open world driving adventure yet.

Why similar: Racing 24.9%, Driving 21.4%, Open World 12.6%, Sports 8.3%, Multiplayer 7.5%

Strategy. Speed. Story. These are the core pillars of Battlefield™ Hardline, a cops vs. criminals experience unlike any other.

Why similar: Multiplayer 37.5%, PvP 20%, First-Person 14.6%, Action 11.6%, Atmospheric 7%

90s Osaka Kanjo Night Street Racing and Drift Online with True JDM Cars, Online PvP, Engine, Body and Suspension Tuning!

Why similar: Combat Racing 23.1% ★, Racing 18.8%, Driving 18%, Sports 9.7%, Open World 8.9%

Wreckreation is an evolving open-world driving playground built around choice. Play solo, explore on- and off road, create your own races and challenges, hang out online with friends using full cross-play. With fast updates shaped by players, this world keeps evolving.

Why similar: Racing 21.5%, Driving 20.5%, Open World 10.9%, Combat Racing 8.8% ★, Multiplayer 7.1%

Welcome to the festival of explosive races, TRAIL OUT! Reckless racing around the world! Crashes, explosions, destruction, and screaming drivers!

Why similar: Combat Racing 23.6% ★, Racing 18%, Destruction 16.8%, Driving 16.6%, Sports 8.6%

Take on all the challenges of the 2017 World Rally Championship: the official cars and drivers, 13 countries, 52 Special Stages, every surface, more powerful cars, more demanding physics, longer races, and an eSports mode to keep you on the edge of your seat all year round.

Why similar: Racing 35.4%, Driving 16.7%, Split Screen 14.5% ★, Multiplayer 8.4%, Open World 7.9%

Ram through pile-ups and smash through your windshield as you push racing to the edge! FlatOut™ delivers more heart-stopping thrills than any sane driver can handle!

Why similar: Combat Racing 34.9% ★, Racing 24%, Driving 13.2%, Destruction 13%, Multiplayer 4.6%

Leave your mark on the world of racing in F1® 25, the official video game of the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship™, featuring a revamped My Team mode, the thrilling third chapter of Braking Point, and more!

Why similar: Racing 36.1%, Driving 17.6%, Sports 14.7%, Multiplayer 6.9%, PvP 6.5%

High-octane action and anime aesthetics collide in this arcade racing game, featuring fighting mechanics and a storyline that hits hard. In this world, some race for glory while others seek power or revenge. Every race is a fight and every battle is personal.

Why similar: Combat Racing 27.3% ★, Racing 24.2%, Driving 21.4%, Arcade 6.6%, Third Person 4.5%

Enjoy total freedom to fight the way you want. Explore 29 massive multiplayer maps and use loads of vehicles, weapons, and gadgets to help you turn up the heat. Every second of battle gets you closer to unlocking tons of extras and moving up in the Ranks. So get in the action.

Why similar: Destruction 27.3%, Multiplayer 20.8%, PvP 17.4%, First-Person 9.8%, Atmospheric 6.5%

Pocket Cars is a fast paced arcade combat-racing game, where you can drive remote controlled cars that speed through amazing tracks.

Why similar: Combat Racing 24.5% ★, Racing 18%, Driving 17.8%, Split Screen 13.6% ★, PvP 6.1%

Welcome to Disney Speedstorm! Drift into the ultimate hero-based combat racing game, set on high-speed circuits inspired by Disney and Pixar worlds. Master each character’s unique skills and claim victory in this thrilling arcade racing experience from the creators of the Asphalt series!

Why similar: Combat Racing 22.4% ★, Racing 20.4%, Driving 16.1%, Split Screen 8.5% ★, Multiplayer 7.7%

CrashMetal - Cyberpunk The Hokuta City streets await your engine rev. Can you beat everyone in this race for first place? Upgrade your car, take care of its appearance and defeat everyone on the streets of the Hokuta City.

Why similar: Combat Racing 24.7% ★, Racing 21.9%, Driving 18.4%, Open World 11.7%, PvP 9%

An arcade racer that tears up the rule book with innovative twin-stick controls, completely re-imagined driving mechanics and a huge roster of fiercely individual cars and tracks.

Why similar: Racing 85.5%, Driving 5.3%, Split Screen 2.1% ★, PvP 2%, Arcade 1.8%

CarX Drift Racing Online is your chance to immerse yourself in the real world of drifting. Get together with friends, tune your car and burn some tires!

Why similar: Racing 24.7%, Driving 19.1%, Multiplayer 10.1%, PvP 9.5%, Open World 8.4%

Bring the true driver’s experience to life with all the intensity and exhilaration of being behind the wheel!

Why similar: Racing 65.3%, Driving 26.6%, Multiplayer 6.7%, First-Person 1%, Singleplayer 0.4%

DIRT 5 is a fun, amplified, off-road arcade racing experience created by Codemasters. Blaze a trail on routes across the world, covering gravel, ice, snow and sand, with a roster of cars ranging from rally icons to trucks, to GT heroes.

Why similar: Racing 27.1%, Driving 25.5%, Sports 11.3%, Multiplayer 9%, Arcade 7.2%

FlatOut 4: Total Insanity™, where reckless driving has never been this much fun. FlatOut 4: Total Insanity™ blends everything everyone has ever loved about FlatOut into one offering. Gamers will also be introduced to all new and exciting features, game modes, and vehicles which will soon become personal favorites.

Why similar: Racing 48.2%, Destruction 18.3%, Driving 12.8%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Arcade 4.2%

Survive the fast, chaotic roads with your friends! Or experience your favorite music in the Audio Drive mode. The audio affects the environment and speed.

Why similar: Racing 26.1%, Driving 24.8%, Online Co-Op 11.6%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Arcade 7.5%

The world’s raddest cars are back and taking the fun to the next level! Race over 130 vehicles with crazy new mechanics and even more vehicle types. Plus, build your tracks with stunning new environments and different game modes to have fun off and online!

Why similar: Driving 23.4%, Racing 18.6%, Split Screen 17.2% ★, PvP 10.6%, Multiplayer 8.2%

First Racer - Arcade racing. Compete, overtake, conquer. Upgrade and customize your cars. Embark on a journey from city cars to high-speed supercars. Join the race, alone or with friends, and immerse yourself in a world of incredible speeds.

Why similar: Racing 25.8%, Driving 19.7%, Destruction 14.1%, Multiplayer 9.8%, PvP 8.9%

High-orktane combat racing in the Warhammer 40,000 universe! Drive buggies, tanks and helicopters, mastering advanced movement and explosive weaponry online or against bots. Unlock gear, customize your rides and use the NEW Creation Workshop to create, share, and play custom maps from the community!

Why similar: Combat Racing 24.3% ★, Driving 17.9%, Racing 16.1%, Destruction 11.4%, PvP 8.1%

Hotshot Racing is a blisteringly fast arcade-style racing game fusing drift handling, razor-sharp retro visuals and an incredible sense of speed to create an exhilarating driving experience.

Why similar: Racing 32.4%, Driving 18.4%, Split Screen 16.5% ★, Multiplayer 8.5%, Arcade 7.8%