What games are similar to Need for Speed?

The most similar games to Need for Speed on GGDB are Need for Speed: No Limits, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, Shakedown: Hawaii, LEGO 2K Drive, Hotshot Racing — ranked by shared genres, mechanics and themes.

What genre is Need for Speed?

Need for Speed is a Racing, Adventure, Simulator game by Ghost Games, released in 2015.

How long is Need for Speed?

Need for Speed takes about 20 hours to beat. See the full breakdown on its time-to-beat page.

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Games like Need for Speed

Loved Need for Speed by Ghost Games? Here are 24 games that genuinely play like it — ranked by shared genres, mechanics and themes, not just labels.

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Ghost Games · ~20h to beat

Racing Adventure Simulator

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24 games similar to Need for Speed

5.0

Need for Speed: No Limits

Firemonkeys Studios • 2015

74% similarCrimeRacing

5.0

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit

Criterion Games • 2010

68% similarCrimeRacing

5.0

Shakedown: Hawaii

Vblank Entertainment • 2019

54% similarCrimeRacingOpen World

5.0

LEGO 2K Drive

Visual Concepts • 2023

47% similarRacingOpen World

5.0

Hotshot Racing

Sumo Digital • 2020

44% similarRacing

5.0

Forza Motorsport 7

Turn 10 Studios • 2017

44% similarRacing

5.0

Trailmakers

Flashbulb Games • 2019

42% similarRacing

5.3

Grand Theft Auto III

DMA Design • 2001

39% similarCrimeRacingBuilding

5.0

Deliver At All Costs

Far Out Games • 2025

39% similarRacing

5.0

Team Sonic Racing

Sumo Digital • 2019

39% similarRacing

5.0

Cruis'n Blast

Raw Thrills • 2017

38% similarRacing

5.0

Forza Horizon 6

Playground Games • 2026

37% similarRacingOpen World

5.0

Redout 2

34BigThings • 2022

36% similarRacing

5.0

Just Cause 2

Avalanche Studios • 2010

36% similarCrimeRacingBuilding

5.0

Forza Horizon

Playground Games • 2012

36% similarRacingOpen World

5.0

Star Overdrive

Caracal Games • 2025

35% similarRacing

5.0

SpeedRunners

DoubleDutch Games • 2016

35% similarRacing

5.0

Le Mans Ultimate

Studio 397 • 2025

35% similarRacing

5.0

Mafia III

Hangar 13 • 2016

35% similarCrimeRacing

5.0

Barro Racing

SC Jogos • 2020

34% similarRacing

5.0

Street Racing Syndicate

Eutechnyx • 2004

34% similarRacing

5.0

MotoGP 3

Namco • 2003

34% similarRacing

5.0

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition

Grove Street Games • 2021

33% similarRacing

5.0

Rocket League: Supersonic Fury

Psyonix • 2015

33% similarRacing

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Need for Speed — quick answers

What games are similar to Need for Speed?: The most similar games to Need for Speed on GGDB are Need for Speed: No Limits, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, Shakedown: Hawaii, LEGO 2K Drive, Hotshot Racing — ranked by shared genres, mechanics and themes.
What genre is Need for Speed?: Need for Speed is a Racing, Adventure, Simulator game by Ghost Games, released in 2015.
How long is Need for Speed?: Need for Speed takes about 20 hours to beat. See the full breakdown on its time-to-beat page.

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