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5 Simulation games like Hunt: Showdown 1896 that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Hunt: Showdown 1896 down to the 5 that fit the “Simulation” category. Trailmakers, Need for Speed™ Payback and Need for Speed™ top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Hunt: Showdown 1896.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action
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NarrativeDarkMultiplayerCo-op
Year 2018Dev Crytek

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Within the “Simulation” category, the closest game to Hunt: Showdown 1896 is Trailmakers — scoring 51/100 on our similarity scale. Need for Speed™ Payback and Need for Speed™ follow close behind.

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The best simulation games like Hunt: Showdown 1896

5 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Hunt: Showdown 1896. Each one has been evaluated across 23 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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Trailmakers

51
NGL77
Trailmakers
Closest on genre
ActionOpen World Action
Co-opSoloOnlineMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExploration
Year 2020Dev FlashbulbPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Genre puts it alongside Hunt: Showdown 1896, and so does open world exploration, melee combat and co-op play. Both also lean on exploration and discovery. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is a sandbox world and a space setting.

Genre100Game mode84World65Progression60Combat37Setting0
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Need for Speed™ Payback

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NGL65
Need for Speed™ Payback
Closest overall match
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerSoloCo-opPvPOnlineMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person
Year 2017Dev Ghost Games · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

It comes from the same genre as Hunt: Showdown 1896 and shares strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in combat and tone — its own ground is a sandbox world and a third-person camera.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals68World64Tone42
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Need for Speed™

46
NGL63
Need for Speed™
Closest on world
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person
Year 2015Dev Ghost Games · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Shelved next to Hunt: Showdown 1896 for good reason: open world exploration, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. They part company on combat and game mode: this one brings a third-person camera.

Genre100World100Progression100Visuals58Game mode56Combat32
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Jet Island

42
NGL96
Jet Island
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExploration
Dev Master IndiePlaytime ~2hOn PC

On paper it is what Hunt: Showdown 1896 is — open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on tone and combat: this one brings a casual, approachable feel.

Genre100World100Progression100Game mode62Combat35Tone0
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Crash Time 3

40
NGL85
Crash Time 3
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerSoloMeleeOpen WorldExploration
Year 2009Dev Synetic · Kalypso MediaPlaytime ~1hOn PC

Genre puts it alongside Hunt: Showdown 1896, and so does open world exploration, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. Both also lean on exploration and discovery. The distance is in combat and game mode — its own ground is offline play.

It predates Hunt: Showdown 1896 by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100World100Progression100Game mode38Combat34

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