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If F1 2018 left you wanting more, this list of 50 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — deep simulation, competitive edge and multiplayer gameplay — and the NextGameLike editorial team ranks them by a similarity score computed across 7 attributes. F1® 23 comes closest (76/100).
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The closest game to F1 2018 is F1® 23 — scoring 76/100 on our similarity scale. RaceRoom Racing Experience and TrackMania Nations Forever follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to F1 2018. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.
It meets F1 2018 on competitive edge and single-player focus. The distance is in tone — its own ground is a relaxing pace.
Same studio: Codemasters.
What carries over from F1 2018 is competitive edge and single-player focus. What it adds of its own: punishing difficulty and a first-person view.
What carries over from F1 2018 is competitive edge and single-player focus. Its own ground is sandbox freedom and a third-person camera.
It predates F1 2018 by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
Same family as F1 2018: single-player focus. They part company on tone and game mode: this one brings strong narrative focus and co-op play.
With F1 2018 it shares multiplayer gameplay. What it adds of its own: a first-person view.
It meets F1 2018 on single-player focus. The distance is in tone — its own ground is strong narrative focus.
It predates F1 2018 by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
Its point of contact with F1 2018 is single-player focus. Its own ground is a first-person view.
It predates F1 2018 by 13 years, with what that implies technically.
Held in common with F1 2018: single-player focus. What it adds of its own: a first-person view.
What carries over from F1 2018 is single-player focus. It sets itself apart with resource management and 3D presentation.
It predates F1 2018 by 12 years, with what that implies technically.
Held in common with F1 2018: single-player focus. It sets itself apart with sandbox freedom and open world exploration.
It predates F1 2018 by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
Held in common with F1 2018: single-player focus. It sets itself apart with a first-person view.
With F1 2018 it shares single-player focus. What it adds of its own: a first-person view.
It predates F1 2018 by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
Its point of contact with F1 2018 is single-player focus. They part company on game mode: this one brings co-op play.
Released 3 years after F1 2018.
Its point of contact with F1 2018 is multiplayer gameplay. It sets itself apart with a first-person view.
It meets F1 2018 on single-player focus. What it adds of its own: exploration and discovery, and open world exploration.
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