19 Online games like Need for Speed™ Payback that you should try

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Need for Speed™ Payback on genre, combat and tone. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and online features. They part company on world: this one brings offline play.

Same family as Need for Speed™ Payback: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds a first-person view and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on combat and tone: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and tactical combat.

Genre puts it alongside Need for Speed™ Payback, and so does strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on world and combat: this one brings tactical combat.

Its point of contact with Need for Speed™ Payback is a sandbox world, melee combat and co-op play. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is progression: crafting mechanics.

Same family as Need for Speed™ Payback: open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings ranged combat.

If Need for Speed™ Payback worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and online features. The distance is in progression and visuals — its own ground is crafting mechanics and 3D presentation.

The genre is the same as Need for Speed™ Payback’s, and with it 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 tone and visuals — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and skill tree progression.

If Need for Speed™ Payback worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and co-op play. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Same family as Need for Speed™ Payback: 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 progression — its own ground is loot and gear systems, and stealth mechanics.

On paper it is what Need for Speed™ Payback is — strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to a first-person view and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is combat and progression: loot and gear systems, and tactical combat.

On paper it is what Need for Speed™ Payback is — open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in progression and visuals — its own ground is skill tree progression.

What brings it close to Need for Speed™ Payback is open world exploration, melee combat and co-op play, and the two track each other on genre, combat and world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery. The distance is in tone and visuals — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel and 3D presentation.

Shelved next to Need for Speed™ Payback for good reason: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. They part company on visuals and progression: this one brings skill tree progression and 3D presentation.

Shelved next to Need for Speed™ Payback for good reason: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. They part company on world and combat: this one brings stealth mechanics.

The genre is the same as Need for Speed™ Payback’s, and with it strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and co-op play. Where the two diverge is visuals and world: dark, oppressive atmosphere and an isometric view.