Single-player games like Need for Speed™ Rivals
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Need for Speed™ Rivals, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Need for Speed™ Most Wanted
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Need for Speed™ 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.
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Need for Speed™ Payback
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Need for Speed™ 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.
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Burnout™ Paradise Remastered
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Need for Speed™ Rivals.
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.
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The Crew™
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Racing with Need for Speed™ Rivals.
The Crew is a revolutionary action-driving MMO, developed exclusively for next-gen consoles and high-end PCs that leverage new hardware capabilities to connect players online like never before. The Crew takes you and your friends on a wild ride across a massive, open-world recreation of the United States that is loaded with exciting...
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DIRT 5
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Need for Speed™ Rivals.
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.
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F1® 24
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with Need for Speed™ Rivals.
Join the grid and Be One of the 20. Drive like the greatest in EA SPORTS™ F1® 24, the official video game of the 2024 FIA Formula One World Championship™.
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CarX Street
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with Need for Speed™ Rivals.
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.
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Midnight Club 2
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with Need for Speed™ Rivals.
The world's most notorious drivers meet each night on the streets of LA, Paris, and Tokyo. Choose from a collection of performance-enhanced cars or bikes and compete head-to-head to make a name for yourself. There are no rules. Drive anywhere in the city. Find the fastest route to win.
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Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with Need for Speed™ Rivals.
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit launches you into a new open-world landscape behind the wheel of the world's fastest and most beautiful cars. From Criterion, the award-winning studio behind the Burnout series, Hot Pursuit will redefine racing games for a whole new generation.
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Need for Speed™ Unbound
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Racing with Need for Speed™ 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.
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Screamer
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with Need for Speed™ Rivals.
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.
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Wreckfest
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Need for Speed™ Rivals.
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.
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Red Dead Redemption 2
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Need for Speed™ Rivals.
Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.
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The Crew Motorfest
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with Need for Speed™ Rivals.
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!
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UNDERGROUND
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Need for Speed™ Rivals.
You should read the description before playing.
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Split/Second
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Racing with Need for Speed™ Rivals.
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.
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Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with Need for Speed™ Rivals.
Download Burnout™ Paradise: The Ultimate Box today. Paradise City is the largest and most dangerous setting yet for the best-selling Burnout series. The massive setting gives players an open-ended world to explore, as they race their vehicles through hundreds of miles of roads and underground passages with more than 70 different cars.
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TrickStyle
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Racing with Need for Speed™ Rivals.
Grab your board, surf through the air, show your stuff, and win eternal glory with your off-the-chain skills. Re-Live this Dreamcast Classic Today!