10 Online games like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit down to the 10 that fit the “Online” category. Forza Horizon 4, Forza Horizon 5 and Riders Republic top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.

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The best online games like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

10 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 4

95 similarity to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPOnlineMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person

Year 2018Dev Playground Games · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~13hOn PC · Xbox

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and co-op play. Its own ground is battle royale tension.

Released 8 years after Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.

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Forza Horizon 5

95 similarity to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

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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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Riders Republic

90 similarity to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPOnlineOpen WorldExplorationThird PersonFirst Person

Year 2021Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~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, game mode and world. To that it adds a third-person camera.

Released 11 years after Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.

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F1® 22

89 similarity to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPOnlineNarrativeOpen WorldFirst PersonThird Person

Year 2022Dev Codemasters · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~7hOn PC · PS · Xbox

It shares the essentials of what Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view. Its own ground is offline play.

Released 12 years after Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.

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F1® 2021

82 similarity to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

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PvPMultiplayerCo-opOnlineSoloNarrativeOpen World

Year 2021Dev Codemasters · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~17hOn PC · PS · Xbox

It meets Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit on strong narrative focus, open world exploration and PvP competition. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is 3D presentation.

Released 11 years after Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.

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The Crew™

87 similarity to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person

Year 2014Dev Ubisoft Reflections · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~16hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit on genre, combat and tone. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and co-op play.

Released 4 years after Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.

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MudRunner

82 similarity to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

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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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Test Drive Unlimited 2

82 similarity to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Year 2011Dev Eden Games · CyberFrontOn PlayStation 3 · PC

It shares the essentials of what Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on visuals.

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The Crew™ 2

75 similarity to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

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MultiplayerCo-opSoloOnlineMeleeOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person

Year 2018Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

What brings it close to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit is open world exploration, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay, and the two track each other on genre, combat and world. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a first-person view.

Released 8 years after Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.

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Need for Speed: World

52 similarity to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

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MultiplayerOnlineFirst PersonThird PersonFree to Play

Year 2010Dev EA Singapore · Electronic ArtsOn PC

With Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit it shares multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. They part company on game mode: this one brings free-to-play access.

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