Games Like Need for Speed™ Unbound

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 41.6%, Driving 18.5%, Open World 11.8%, Multiplayer 8.9%, Combat Racing 7.2% ★

Why You'll Like It: Its day-and-night Palm City structure, deep visual tuning, illegal street races, and escalating cop chases make it Unbound's closest sibling.

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 44.6%, Driving 20.1%, Open World 11.8%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Combat Racing 7.2% ★

Why You'll Like It: This reboot shares Unbound's nocturnal street-racing culture, heavily customizable cars, drifting-focused handling, and police pressure.

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: Racing 39.2%, Combat Racing 18.6% ★, Open World 14.7%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Online Co-Op 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: It combines accessible arcade racing, elaborate car builds, open-world events, and cinematic pursuits in a similarly flashy package.

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 41.2%, Driving 20.1%, Open World 12.8%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Combat Racing 9.7% ★

Why You'll Like It: Fast open-world races and relentless police chases deliver the same risk-versus-reward energy behind Unbound's qualifiers.

Erase the line between single player and multiplayer in this street-racing rivalry between Cops and Racers. Seamlessly join a world where your friends are already racing and chasing

Why similar: Racing 33.6%, Driving 18.9%, Combat Racing 14.2% ★, Open World 11.6%, Multiplayer 8%

Why You'll Like It: Its seamless open roads and racer-versus-cop rivalry emphasize high-speed escapes and aggressive arcade driving.

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 43.5%, Driving 21.6%, Open World 14.9%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Arcade 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A huge, colorful driving playground full of multiplayer events, collectible cars, and customization offers a more festival-minded alternative.

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

Why similar: Racing 45.6%, Driving 22%, Open World 14.5%, Multiplayer 9%, Online Co-Op 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its enormous open world, exceptionally broad car roster, detailed tuning, and social racing make it a polished alternative to Unbound's free-roam loop.

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 41.7%, Driving 22.5%, Open World 15.2%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Arcade 3%

Why You'll Like It: It is built around open-world urban street racing, car upgrades, drifting, and online cruising with a more grounded driving feel.

Discover Japan’s legendary car culture in JDM! Take on challenging mountain roads, visit Japanese legendary drifting spots in licensed JDM cars and immerse in the story about second chances told through manga pages. Explore an open world where every turn invites you to master the art of drift.

Why similar: Racing 45.4%, Driving 22.6%, Open World 14.3%, Multiplayer 6.7%, Arcade 4%

Why You'll Like It: Japanese street-racing scenery, story-driven events, extensive tuning, and drift-centric driving strongly suit players who enjoy Unbound's car culture.

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 50.6%, Driving 23.4%, Open World 15.4%, Multiplayer 7.9%, Character Customization 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers an online open-world island for cruising, racing, collecting cars, and building a personal automotive lifestyle.

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 49.7%, Driving 19.3%, Open World 15.3%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Online Co-Op 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its massive United States map, multiplayer free-roaming, frequent events, and huge vehicle collection provide endless arcade-driving variety.

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 59.2%, Driving 25.8%, Combat Racing 5.3% ★, Open World 4.8%, Arcade 2%

Why You'll Like It: Its one-on-one highway duels, vehicle upgrades, and nighttime Japanese expressway atmosphere capture a more focused form of underground street racing.

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 53.9%, Driving 17.2%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Open World 8.2%, Arcade 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: Open-world event hunting, breakneck arcade handling, takedowns, and instant restarts make it ideal for players who value speed and chaos over simulation.

Descend into the underworld of Japanese street racing. Set between 1990-2009, join the local street racing crews in their battle for territory control. Explore the real location open world(s), compete in wager races, battle other crews and upgrade your vehicles with detailed car customization.

Why similar: Racing 53.9%, Driving 24.5%, Open World 8.2%, Arcade 4.5%, Character Customization 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: This free street-racing prologue focuses on nighttime highway runs, Japanese-inspired tuner culture, customization, and an atmospheric underground presentation.

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: Racing 37.4%, Driving 21.3%, Combat Racing 16.6% ★, Open World 12.4%, Multiplayer 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It trades customization for superb high-speed racer-versus-cop battles, exotic cars, and tense pursuit equipment.

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 52%, Driving 22.3%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Open World 6.4%, Arcade 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: This free-to-play racer delivers short, spectacular arcade events, nitro boosts, multiplayer competition, and a huge roster of licensed cars.

Master realistic drift physics, tune 120+ cars and drift online with up to 16 players across platforms. Compete in TOP-32, build unique setups and explore hundreds of community-made Workshop maps.

Why similar: Racing 46%, Driving 21.9%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Open World 10.7%, Arcade 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its deep tuning tools, satisfying drift physics, and active online car-meet culture are perfect for Unbound players who enjoy dialing in builds.

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

Why similar: Racing 56.2%, Driving 22.4%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Split Screen 5.2% ★, Arcade 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: Toy-car tracks, boost-and-drift handling, customization, and local or online competition make for immediately accessible arcade racing.

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: Racing 36.9%, Driving 17.8%, Combat Racing 15.2% ★, Multiplayer 10.3%, Character Customization 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its aggressive kart-racing combat, drifting, boosts, and competitive online modes offer a lighter but similarly energetic multiplayer option.

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 62.5%, Driving 20%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Action 2.2%, Sports 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its rough-and-ready races, vehicle upgrading, and collision-heavy multiplayer provide a grittier alternative for players who enjoy aggressive racing.

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 88%, Open World 4.8%, Arcade 3.1%, Multiplayer 2.2%, Action 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its aggressive arcade races blend drifting, boosting, destructible city environments, and combat-racing spectacle.

The raw, high-stakes world of illegal street racing comes to life in Street Racing Syndicate. Trick out over 40 authentic licensed cars with parts from over 15 real-world manufacturers, then turn your customized ride loose on the streets of 3 cities across the USA.

Why similar: Racing 68%, Driving 13.9%, Open World 11.8%, Multiplayer 3.8%, Arcade 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its underground street-racing setting, wager races, visual modifications, and urban free-roam structure make it a nostalgic genre match.

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 43.6%, Driving 22.3%, Open World 14.5%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Arcade 2.8%

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

Why similar: Racing 35.4%, Driving 33.4%, Open World 15.9%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Simulation 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a vast sandbox for tuning, cruising, racing, and spectacular police-chase experimentation with uniquely detailed vehicle physics.

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 70.7%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Split Screen 6.4% ★, Action 4.2%, Driving 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Dynamic track destruction and cinematic combat-racing power plays create tense arcade races with the same over-the-top action appeal.

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 93.5%, Driving 3.6%, Multiplayer 1.2%, Arcade 0.7%, Split Screen 0.4% ★

Why You'll Like It: Its distinctive twin-stick drifting system provides a stylish, skill-based alternative for players most drawn to Unbound's cornering and slide control.

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

Why similar: Racing 40.9%, Driving 23.1%, Combat Racing 20.2% ★, Arcade 4.3%, Sports 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: Chaotic demolition racing, upgrades, and reckless arcade events make it a strong pick for players who want more crashes and mayhem.

STREET RACING AT HEART Super Street: The Game is the official arcade racing game for Super StreetTM, the world’s number one in automotive tuning culture. Build your ride, part by part, from scrap and use it to tear up asphalt in a wealth of different game modes and environments.

Why similar: Racing 85.4%, Driving 14.6%

Why You'll Like It: This racer emphasizes visual customization and assembling tuner-style cars before taking them into street-focused events.

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: Racing 50.1%, Combat Racing 32.3% ★, Multiplayer 6.7%, Driving 4.7%, Action 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: Weaponized races, vehicle upgrades, and online combat turn arcade driving into a more destructive variation on Unbound's competitive action.

Absolute Drift is a racing game about becoming a master at the art of drifting.

Why similar: Racing 44.6%, Driving 27.8%, Open World 17.1%, Arcade 4.6%, Action 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its minimalist drifting challenges reward precision, style, and mastering car control for a calmer but highly satisfying driving-focused experience.

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 44.4%, Driving 24.7%, Combat Racing 9.7% ★, Multiplayer 6.6%, Arcade 4%

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: Racing 43.8%, Driving 23.6%, Combat Racing 18.7% ★, Multiplayer 4.6%, Arcade 4.5%

Jump into a Hot Wheels™-sized world with four islands packed with events, challenges and full-throttle mayhem. Collect iconic vehicles, assemble your Rush Squad, build epic tracks, and earn the title of Rush Master.

Why similar: Racing 64.7%, Driving 16.7%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Arcade 5.1%, Split Screen 3% ★

Tune your dream drift car, change parts, boost performance and challenge other players on Japan's legendary EBISU circuits!

Why similar: Racing 71.6%, Driving 15.1%, Multiplayer 6.6%, Simulation 2.3%, Sports 2.1%

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: Racing 38.3%, Driving 29.5%, Multiplayer 12.6%, Split Screen 6.5% ★, Arcade 5.6%

Jump into a massive multiplayer playground! Bike, ski, snowboard, or wingsuit across an open world sports paradise where the rules are yours to make or break.

Why similar: Racing 54.9%, Open World 21.4%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Sports 5%, Online Co-Op 3.9%

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 37.9%, Driving 22.1%, Open World 13.2%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Combat Racing 5.8% ★

Compete in over 500 cars on 30 world-famous tracks – now featuring the legendary Fujimi Kaido! Play the new 20th Anniversary Tour and obtain special rewards.

Why similar: Racing 45.5%, Driving 24.3%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Open World 6.8%, Character Customization 5.6%

Own the streets, one reckless run at a time. Drift through traffic, chase impossible gaps, and push your luck to keep the combo alive. Turn your ride into a high-speed monster, tear up the road solo or with friends in co-op, and make your name on the Redline rankings.

Why similar: Racing 53.3%, Driving 30.1%, Online Co-Op 7.2%, Arcade 6.5%, Singleplayer 1.8%

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

Why similar: Racing 74.1%, Driving 18.4%, Multiplayer 5.6%, Simulation 1.6%, Singleplayer 0.4%

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 65.1%, Combat Racing 19.1% ★, Multiplayer 7.9%, Split Screen 6.7% ★, Singleplayer 1.2%

Push performance bikes to the absolute limit, and weave through traffic where one wrong move can spell disaster.

Why similar: Racing 39.5%, Driving 24.1%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Open World 10.5%, Arcade 4.2%

Become the star on festival of car culture and sports. Drift races and Free Style Drift tours on public roads with traffic. Huge game world, iconic tracks. Unique collection of cars. Wide range of tuning and styling options. Accurate physics: a sense of speed and lateral g-forces.

Why similar: Racing 43.4%, Driving 22%, Open World 15.2%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Sports 3.4%

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 63.3%, Combat Racing 12% ★, Driving 9.8%, Multiplayer 6.7%, Action 3.2%

#DRIVE Rally is an arcade-inspired rally-driving experience set in the golden racing era of the ‘90s. Grab your co-driver and burn some rubber on iconic race-winning cars across a variety of terrains in some of the most iconic rallying locations in the world!

Why similar: Racing 47.1%, Driving 27.9%, Character Customization 9.9%, Arcade 4.9%, Sports 4.2%

Apex Point is an open world game that aims to immerge you into the Japanese car culture by providing a huge variety of customizations and race types so you can choose your own path

Why similar: Racing 57.2%, Open World 17.3%, Driving 13.4%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Simulation 2%

Rev up your engine and get ready to hit the track with RIDE 5. An adrenaline-filled gaming experience that is so authentic it will make you feel like you're truly racing at break-neck speed.

Why similar: Racing 44.6%, Driving 23.9%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Character Customization 7.5%, Split Screen 5.9% ★

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 46.9%, Driving 26.7%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Arcade 4.6%, Sports 3.4%