Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

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.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to F1 2018 down to the 10 that fit the “Mobile” category. Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, Wreckfest and F1 2011 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to F1 2018.
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Within the “Mobile” category, the closest game to F1 2018 is Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit — scoring 68/100 on our similarity scale. Wreckfest and F1 2011 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 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.

The thread back to F1 2018 runs through single-player focus. It sets itself apart with melee combat and a first-person view.

The thread back to F1 2018 runs through multiplayer gameplay. They part company on game mode: this one brings co-op play.
Same studio: Codemasters.

What carries over from F1 2018 is multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is game mode: offline play.

With F1 2018 it shares multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is tone: a casual, approachable feel.

With F1 2018 it shares single-player focus. What it adds of its own: sandbox freedom and open world exploration.

With F1 2018 it shares single-player focus. Its own ground is exploration and discovery, and open world exploration.
It predates F1 2018 by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

The thread back to F1 2018 runs through single-player focus. It sets itself apart with sandbox freedom and open world exploration.

It meets F1 2018 on single-player focus. Where the two diverge is tone: a casual, approachable feel.

With F1 2018 it shares single-player focus. Where the two diverge is tone: a casual, approachable feel.
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