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2010 PC

A free-to-play online racing entry in the Need for Speed series where you drive tuned cars through a shared city world, evade police chases and race other players online. Levels and car upgrades drive progression.

What defines Need for Speed: World:

  • Co-op or multiplayer
  • Open world
  • Strong character progression
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The closest matches for Need for Speed: World are The Crew, The Crew 2 and Renown. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Need for Speed: World special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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The Crew

92 %

2014 PCPlayStationXbox free 👍 63 % Mixed, 17,039 reviews on Steam

  • Open world
  • Co-op or multiplayer
  • Strong character progression

The Crew lets you drive across a huge scaled-down United States from coast to coast, solo or together with other players in crews. It is an arcade racer with car upgrades, races and missions in an always-online shared world.

The Crew 2

Gameplay comes before story

A huge open-world playground spanning the entire USA where you seamlessly swap between cars, boats and planes and compete in many motorsport disciplines. The focus is on freedom, speed and online fun rather than story.

Renown

Gameplay comes before story

A multiplayer medieval survival game where you start with nothing, gather resources, build a kingdom and fight your way to fame across a large, changing world.

Descenders Next

Gameplay comes before story

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.

Wreckreation

Gameplay comes before story

An arcade open-world racer from veterans of the Burnout and Need for Speed series, where you drive across a huge map, build your own tracks and enjoy races and crashes solo or with friends.

Skull and Bones

Strong character progression

An online pirate game focused entirely on naval combat, where you craft and upgrade ships and build a smuggling empire across the Indian Ocean. The sea battles look great, but story and variety are thin.

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.

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