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25 Games like Need for Speed™ Most Wanted on PlayStation that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Need for Speed™ Most Wanted down to the 25 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Need for Speed™ Heat, Driver: San Francisco and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Need for Speed™ Most Wanted.

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GenreSportsSubgenreRacingSub-subgenreArcade Racing
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CompetitiveSoloMultiplayer
Year 2005Dev Electronic Arts Canada
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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Need for Speed™ Most Wanted is Need for Speed™ Heat — scoring 81/100 on our similarity scale. Driver: San Francisco and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories follow close behind.

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The best games like Need for Speed™ Most Wanted on PlayStation

25 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Need for Speed™ Most Wanted. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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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Need for Speed™ Heat

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Need for Speed™ Heat
Closest overall match
SportsRacingArcade Racing
MultiplayerSoloPvPMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird PersonFirst Person
Year 2019Dev Ghost Games · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

If Need for Speed™ Most Wanted worked for you because of open world exploration, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay, the same is here. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is tone: strong narrative focus.

Released 14 years after Need for Speed™ Most Wanted.

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Driver: San Francisco

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Driver: San Francisco
Closest on progression
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person
Year 2011Dev Ubisoft Reflections · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

If Need for Speed™ Most Wanted worked for you because of open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus, the same is here. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. It sets itself apart with sandbox freedom.

Released 6 years after Need for Speed™ Most Wanted.

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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2006Dev Rockstar Leeds · Take-Two InteractiveOn PlayStation 3

Same family as Need for Speed™ Most Wanted: open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in visuals and world — its own ground is a sandbox world.

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TrackMania Turbo

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TrackMania Turbo
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerPvPMeleeCompetitiveOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person
Year 2016Dev Nadeo · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

What brings it close to Need for Speed™ Most Wanted is competitive edge, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and progression. The common ground extends to a first-person view and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is game mode and world: a sandbox world and offline play.

Released 11 years after Need for Speed™ Most Wanted.

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Need for Speed Undercover

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Need for Speed Undercover
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person
Year 2008Dev Electronic Arts Black Box · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

If Need for Speed™ Most Wanted worked for you because of open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus, the same is here. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a first-person view.

Released 3 years after Need for Speed™ Most Wanted.

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Rocket League®

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Rocket League®
Closest on tone
SportsRacingArcade Racing
MultiplayerSoloPvPMeleeCompetitiveThird Person
Year 2015Dev PsyonixPlaytime ~21hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Shelved next to Need for Speed™ Most Wanted for good reason: competitive edge, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is game mode and visuals: offline play.

Released 10 years after Need for Speed™ Most Wanted.

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Garfield Kart - Furious Racing

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Garfield Kart - Furious Racing
Closest on game mode
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerPvPCompetitiveThird Person
Year 2019Dev Artefact · MicroidsPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

With Need for Speed™ Most Wanted it shares competitive edge, single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on visuals: this one brings sports simulation and a casual, approachable feel.

Released 14 years after Need for Speed™ Most Wanted.

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Burnout Paradise

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Burnout Paradise
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person
Year 2008Dev Criterion Games · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

What carries over from Need for Speed™ Most Wanted is exploration and discovery, open world exploration, and single-player focus. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in world — its own ground is a sandbox world.

Released 3 years after Need for Speed™ Most Wanted.

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Midnight Club 2

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Midnight Club 2
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person
Year 2003Dev Sony Interactive Entertainment · Rockstar GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

With Need for Speed™ Most Wanted it shares exploration and discovery, open world exploration, and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is world: a sandbox world.

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Need for Speed™ Unbound

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Need for Speed™ Unbound
SportsRacingArcade Racing
MultiplayerSoloMeleeOpen WorldExploration
Year 2022Dev Criterion Games · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

It comes from the same genre as Need for Speed™ Most Wanted and shares open world exploration, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on game mode and progression: this one brings co-op play and skill tree progression.

Released 17 years after Need for Speed™ Most Wanted.

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Midnight Club: Los Angeles

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Midnight Club: Los Angeles
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person
Year 2008Dev Rockstar London · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3

If Need for Speed™ Most Wanted worked for you because of exploration and discovery, open world exploration, and single-player focus, the same is here. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is game mode: offline play.

Released 3 years after Need for Speed™ Most Wanted.

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Dirt Showdown

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Dirt Showdown
SportsRacingArcade Racing
MultiplayerSoloMeleeFirst PersonThird Person
Year 2012Dev Codemasters Southam · Virtual ProgrammingOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

Its point of contact with Need for Speed™ Most Wanted is melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. The distance is in game mode — its own ground is offline play.

Released 7 years after Need for Speed™ Most Wanted.

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Star Wars: Episode I - Racer

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Star Wars: Episode I - Racer
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerMeleeFirst PersonThird Person
Year 1999Dev LucasArts · Aspyr MediaOn PS4 · PC · Mac

It meets Need for Speed™ Most Wanted on melee combat, single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is game mode: offline play.

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Trackmania

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Trackmania
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerPvPFirst PersonThird Person
Year 2020Dev Ubisoft Nadeo · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

With Need for Speed™ Most Wanted it shares single-player focus and a first-person view. Its own ground is sports simulation and offline play.

Released 15 years after Need for Speed™ Most Wanted.

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Death Track: Resurrection

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Death Track: Resurrection
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerMeleeFirst PersonThird Person
Year 2009Dev Gaijin Entertainment · 1C-SoftClubPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS

It meets Need for Speed™ Most Wanted on melee combat, single-player focus and a first-person view. What it adds of its own: shooting mechanics and ranged combat.

Released 4 years after Need for Speed™ Most Wanted.

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