Single-player games like Need for Speed™ Unbound
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Need for Speed™ Unbound, 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™ Heat
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Unbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Racing with 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.
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EA SPORTS™ WRC
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Unbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with Need for Speed™ Unbound.
Experience the thrill of the 2024 rally season with new locations, moments, stages, high-performance vehicles, new liveries, and licensed crews. Brace yourself to embark on your continued rally journey.
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GRID Legends
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Unbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Racing with Need for Speed™ Unbound.
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.
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Forza Horizon 5
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Unbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Need for Speed™ Unbound.
Explore the vibrant open world landscapes of Mexico with limitless, fun driving action in the world’s greatest cars.
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Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Unbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with Need for Speed™ Unbound.
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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Forza Horizon 6
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Unbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with Need for Speed™ Unbound.
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.
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Need for Speed™ Rivals
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Unbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Racing with Need for Speed™ Unbound.
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
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Disney Speedstorm
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Unbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Need for Speed™ Unbound.
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!
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Need for Speed: Shift
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Unbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with Need for Speed™ Unbound.
Need for Speed™ SHIFT is an award-winning authentic racing game that combines the true driver’s experience with real-world physics, pixel-perfect car models, and a wide range of authentic race tracks. Need for Speed SHIFT takes players in a different direction to create a simulation experience that replicates the true feeling of driving...
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Burnout™ Paradise Remastered
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Unbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Racing with Need for Speed™ Unbound.
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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Need for Speed™
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Unbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Racing with Need for Speed™ Unbound.
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.
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Burnout Drift
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Unbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with Need for Speed™ Unbound.
Are you a drift master? Prove your skills in Burnout Drift!
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Burnout
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Unbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Burnout is the perfect game for anyone who has run out of patience. Click, snap, let it out: here stress isn’t cured, it’s recycled. The more unhinged you get, the more the game rewards you.
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Tokyo Xtreme Racer
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Unbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with Need for Speed™ Unbound.
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.
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Need for Speed™ Most Wanted
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Unbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Racing with Need for Speed™ Unbound.
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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Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box
Single-player alternative to Need for Speed™ Unbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with Need for Speed™ Unbound.
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™ Unbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Racing with Need for Speed™ Unbound.
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!