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Arcade street racing in Lakeshore City with a bold graffiti-comic look, police chases and a risk-reward loop where you gamble your winnings across the week leading to the big finale. Cars and style are highly customizable, backed by an energetic hip-hop soundtrack.

What defines Need for Speed: Unbound:

  • Lavish presentation
  • Open world
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Strong character progression

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Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition

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  • Open world
  • Lavish presentation
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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SSX

Bright, upbeat tone

A fast arcade snowboarding game where you blast down real-world mountains, chaining tricks to build boost. Besides the World Tour campaign, it offers free-roaming exploration and asynchronous online score and time challenges.

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Distinctive, stylised art style

Arcade snowboarding with over-the-top tricks, fast pacing and one huge connected mountain you can ride freely from peak to base. Races, trick events and hidden shortcuts keep things varied, backed by a flamboyant cast of riders.

Burnout Paradise

Open world

An arcade racer set in the open Paradise City, where you start events at any intersection, pick your own routes and revel in spectacular crashes. Hidden shortcuts, jumps and takedowns make exploring the city a game in itself.

Midnight Club: Los Angeles

Strong character progression

An arcade street racer set in a sprawling, freely drivable Los Angeles where you win illegal races, build your reputation and extensively customize your cars and bikes.

Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights

Strong character progression

An arcade street racer built around tuner culture, with night-time races, deep car customization and online events. You build up your car and climb the import scene.

Street Fighter 6

Distinctive, stylised art style

Street Fighter 6 pairs classic one-on-one fighting, built on tight timing and the Drive system, with World Tour, a single-player mode where you guide a custom fighter through open city hubs. The Battle Hub turns online matches into a social space, and controls cater to newcomers and veterans alike.

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Open world

An extreme sports game where you carve down snowy mountains, dirt trails and parks on a board or bike, ideally with friends. It focuses on fluid tricks, quick reactions and exploring open descents.

Fortnite

Distinctive, stylised art style

A free-to-play battle royale with a bright cartoon look, where fast gunfights and optional building decide who survives. Constant new seasons, live events and a huge library of player-made modes keep it fresh.

Skate.

Focus on a single character

A free-to-play skateboarding sandbox set in an open city where you practice tricks, explore spots and take on challenges with friends and other players. The stick-based control of feet and board is at the heart of the experience.

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