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9 Games like Need for Speed: Shift on Mobile that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Need for Speed: Shift down to the 9 that fit the “Mobile” category. BeamNG.drive, Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 and Forza Horizon 5 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Need for Speed: Shift.

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GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing
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SoloMultiplayer
Year 2009Dev Electronic Arts

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Within the “Mobile” category, the closest game to Need for Speed: Shift is BeamNG.drive — scoring 83/100 on our similarity scale. Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 and Forza Horizon 5 follow close behind.

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The best games like Need for Speed: Shift on Mobile

9 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Need for Speed: Shift. Each one has been evaluated across 8 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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BeamNG.drive

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BeamNG.drive
Closest overall match
SimulationVehicle SimSim Racing
SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person
Year 2015Dev SureHit StudioPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS

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

Released 6 years after Need for Speed: Shift.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100World48
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Car Mechanic Simulator 2018

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Car Mechanic Simulator 2018
SimulationVehicle SimSim Racing
SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person
Year 2017Dev Red Dot Games · PlayWayPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

The genre is the same as Need for Speed: Shift’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 progression and world: this one brings a sandbox world and crafting mechanics.

Released 8 years after Need for Speed: Shift.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals72World58Progression38
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Forza Horizon 5

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Forza Horizon 5
Closest on world
SimulationVehicle SimSim Racing
SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person
Year 2021Dev Playground Games · Xbox Game StudiosPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Genre puts it alongside Need for Speed: Shift, and so does 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 co-op play and skill tree progression.

Released 12 years after Need for Speed: Shift.

Genre100World100Visuals100Progression66Game mode55
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Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

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NGL83
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
SimulationVehicle SimSim Racing
SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person
Year 2010Dev Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

If Need for Speed: Shift worked for you because of exploration and discovery, open world exploration, and single-player focus, the same is here. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on game mode: this one brings PvP competition.

Same studio: Electronic Arts.

Genre100World100Progression100Visuals100Game mode48
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MudRunner

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MudRunner
SimulationVehicle SimSim Racing
SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person
Year 2017Dev Saber Interactive · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · Android · PC

On paper it is what Need for Speed: Shift is — exploration and discovery, open world exploration, and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is world and game mode: a sandbox world and co-op play.

Released 8 years after Need for Speed: Shift.

Genre100Progression100Visuals100Game mode62World45
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Retrowave

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Retrowave
SimulationVehicle SimSim Racing
SoloMultiplayerFirst PersonThird PersonMelee
Year 2018Dev RewindappPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS

With Need for Speed: Shift it shares single-player focus and a first-person view. What it adds of its own: puzzle design and a casual, approachable feel.

Released 9 years after Need for Speed: Shift.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
7

Wreckfest

74
NGL80
Wreckfest
SimulationVehicle SimSim Racing
SoloMultiplayerFirst PersonThird PersonMelee
Year 2018Dev Handy Games · THQ NordicPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Its point of contact with Need for Speed: Shift is single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is an isometric view.

Released 9 years after Need for Speed: Shift.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals65
8

F1 2011

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F1 2011
SimulationVehicle SimSim Racing
MultiplayerSoloFirst PersonThird PersonCo-op
Year 2011Dev CodemastersPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

What carries over from Need for Speed: Shift is multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. What it adds of its own: sports simulation and co-op play.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode72
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Grid: Autosport

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NGL78
Grid: Autosport
SimulationVehicle SimSim Racing
MultiplayerSoloFirst PersonThird PersonOffline
Year 2014Dev Codemasters Southam · CodemastersOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android

Its point of contact with Need for Speed: Shift is multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. The distance is in game mode — its own ground is offline play.

Released 5 years after Need for Speed: Shift.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode66

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