8 Games like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit on Mobile that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit down to the 8 that fit the “Mobile” category. Forza Horizon 5, MudRunner and BeamNG.drive top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.

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The best games like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit on Mobile

8 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

Forza Horizon 5

95 similarity to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

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Closest overall match

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlinePvPMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person

Year 2021Dev Playground Games · Xbox Game StudiosPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

The resemblance to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and online features. It sets itself apart with skill tree progression.

Released 11 years after Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.

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MudRunner

82 similarity to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

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Closest on progression

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person

Year 2017Dev Saber Interactive · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · Android · PC

What brings it close to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, tone and progression. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is world: a sandbox world.

Released 7 years after Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.

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BeamNG.drive

70 similarity to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person

Year 2015Dev SureHit StudioPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS

It shares the essentials of what Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit does: open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is game mode and world: a sandbox world.

Released 5 years after Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.

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Wreckfest

66 similarity to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

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Year 2018Dev Handy Games · THQ NordicPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

On paper it is what Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit is — melee combat, single-player focus and a first-person view — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. They part company on game mode and visuals: this one brings an isometric view.

Released 8 years after Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.

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F1 2011

64 similarity to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

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MultiplayerSoloCo-opFirst PersonThird Person

Year 2011Dev CodemastersPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Its point of contact with Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit is multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. They part company on game mode.

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Need for Speed: Shift

59 similarity to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

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SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person

Year 2009Dev Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

What brings it close to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit is exploration and discovery, open world exploration, and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, world and progression. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where they diverge is game mode.

Same studio: Electronic Arts.

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Retrowave

57 similarity to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeFirst PersonThird Person

Year 2018Dev RewindappPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS

It comes from the same genre as Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit and shares strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on tone and game mode: this one brings a casual, approachable feel.

Released 8 years after Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.

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Car Mechanic Simulator 2018

54 similarity to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

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SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Year 2017Dev Red Dot Games · PlayWayPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

The genre is the same as Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit’s, and with it exploration and discovery, open world exploration, and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on game mode and progression: this one brings crafting mechanics.

Released 7 years after Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.

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