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5 Simulation games like Descenders that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Descenders down to the 5 that fit the “Simulation” category. Jet Island, Need for Speed™ Payback and Need for Speed™ top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Descenders.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action
Tags
RelaxingMultiplayerSolo
Year 2019Dev RageSquid

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Within the “Simulation” category, the closest game to Descenders is Jet Island — scoring 70/100 on our similarity scale. Need for Speed™ Payback and Need for Speed™ follow close behind.

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The best simulation games like Descenders

5 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Descenders. Each one has been evaluated across 13 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Jet Island

70
NGL96
Jet Island
Closest overall match
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExploration
Dev Master IndiePlaytime ~2hOn PC

It shares the essentials of what Descenders does: open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery. The distance is in tone and world — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100World35Tone0
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Need for Speed™ Payback

68
NGL65
Need for Speed™ Payback
Closest on visuals
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2017Dev Ghost Games · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

It comes from the same genre as Descenders and shares open world exploration, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is tone and world: strong narrative focus and a sandbox world.

Genre100Combat100Progression100Game mode63Visuals60World39
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Need for Speed™

69
NGL63
Need for Speed™
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2015Dev Ghost Games · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

It shares the essentials of what Descenders does: open world exploration, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in world and visuals — its own ground is a first-person view.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals57World53
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Trailmakers

62
NGL77
Trailmakers
ActionOpen World Action
Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExploration
Year 2020Dev FlashbulbPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

On paper it is what Descenders is — open world exploration, melee combat and co-op play — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on world and progression: this one brings a sandbox world and crafting mechanics.

Genre100Combat100Game mode76Progression46World35
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Crash Time 3

58
NGL85
Crash Time 3
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerSoloMeleeOpen WorldExploration
Year 2009Dev Synetic · Kalypso MediaPlaytime ~1hOn PC

On paper it is what Descenders is — open world exploration, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on world and game mode: this one brings offline play.

It predates Descenders by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Progression100Game mode67World45

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