# Games like Need for Speed™ Rivals

> The closest matches to Need for Speed™ Rivals: Need for Speed™ Most Wanted, Need for Speed™ Payback, Burnout™ Paradise Remastered, The Crew™, and DIRT 5. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Need for Speed™ Most Wanted](https://imho.run/games/1262560/need-for-speed-most-wanted) — Also Combat Racing and Driving, like Need for Speed Rivals. 8,187 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1262560/)
2. [Need for Speed™ Payback](https://imho.run/games/1262580/need-for-speed-payback) — Also Combat Racing, like Need for Speed Rivals. 7,361 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1262580/)
3. [Burnout™ Paradise Remastered](https://imho.run/games/1238080/burnout-paradise-remastered) — A frequent pick in Need for Speed Rivals players' libraries, and another Action. 3,998 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1238080/)
4. [The Crew™](https://imho.run/games/241560/the-crew) — Shares open world racing with Need for Speed Rivals. 5,738 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241560/)
5. [DIRT 5](https://imho.run/games/1038250/dirt-5) — Also Driving and Racing, like Need for Speed Rivals. 1,504 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1038250/)
6. [F1® 24](https://imho.run/games/2488620/f1-24) — A frequent pick in Need for Speed Rivals players' libraries, and another Sports. 6,279 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2488620/)
7. [CarX Street](https://imho.run/games/1114150/carx-street) — Also Driving and Racing, like Need for Speed Rivals. 9,054 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1114150/)
8. [Midnight Club 2](https://imho.run/games/12160/midnight-club-2) — Shares destructible environments with Need for Speed Rivals. 372 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/12160/)
9. [Wreckfest](https://imho.run/games/228380/wreckfest) — Also Driving and Racing, like Need for Speed Rivals. 18,276 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/228380/)
10. [Forza Horizon 4](https://imho.run/games/1293830/forza-horizon-4) — A frequent pick in Need for Speed Rivals players' libraries, and another Racing. 54,017 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293830/)
11. [GRIP: Combat Racing](https://imho.run/games/396900/grip-combat-racing) — Also Combat Racing and Driving, like Need for Speed Rivals. 2,233 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/396900/)
12. [GRID 2](https://imho.run/games/44350/grid-2) — Also Driving and Racing, like Need for Speed Rivals. 2,828 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/44350/)
13. [Kanjozoku Game レーサー Online Street Racing & Drift](https://imho.run/games/2073470/kanjozoku-game-online-street-racing-drift) — Also Combat Racing and Driving, like Need for Speed Rivals. 1,660 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2073470/)
14. [Assetto Corsa Competizione](https://imho.run/games/805550/assetto-corsa-competizione) — Also Driving and Racing, like Need for Speed Rivals. 13,836 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/805550/)
15. [FlatOut 2](https://imho.run/games/2990/flatout-2) — Also Combat Racing and Driving, like Need for Speed Rivals. 4,284 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2990/)
16. [Asphalt Legends ](https://imho.run/games/1815780/asphalt-legends) — Also Driving and Racing, like Need for Speed Rivals. 7,254 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1815780/)
17. [Project CARS](https://imho.run/games/234630/project-cars) — Also Driving and Racing, like Need for Speed Rivals. 3,968 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/234630/)
18. [Redout 2](https://imho.run/games/1799930/redout-2) — Also Combat Racing and Driving, like Need for Speed Rivals. 916 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1799930/)
19. [Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders](https://imho.run/games/2545360/lonely-mountains-snow-riders) — Also Racing and Sports, like Need for Speed Rivals. 515 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2545360/)
20. [WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship](https://imho.run/games/1004750/wrc-8-fia-world-rally-championship) — Also Driving and Racing, like Need for Speed Rivals. 385 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1004750/)
21. [HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED™](https://imho.run/games/1271700/hot-wheels-unleashed) — Also Driving and Racing, like Need for Speed Rivals. 2,956 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1271700/)
22. [Split/Second](https://imho.run/games/297860/split-second) — Also Driving and Racing, like Need for Speed Rivals. 773 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/297860/)
23. [Gas Guzzlers Extreme](https://imho.run/games/243800/gas-guzzlers-extreme) — Also Combat Racing and Driving, like Need for Speed Rivals. 1,154 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/243800/)
24. [CrashMetal - Cyberpunk](https://imho.run/games/1490130/crashmetal-cyberpunk) — Also Combat Racing and Driving, like Need for Speed Rivals. 248 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1490130/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1262600&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1262600&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1262600&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1262600
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1262600
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Need for Speed™ Rivals

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

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1262600
- **Developer:** Criterion Games
- **Publisher:** Electronic Arts
- **Genres:** Action, Adventure, Racing
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Online PvP, Online Co-op, PvP, Co-op
- **Released:** Jun 4, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 76
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1262600/need-for-speed-rivals)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1262600&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1262600/)
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