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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 45 games similar to California Games down to the 7 that fit the “Xbox” category. Skate 3, FIFA 16 and FIFA 17 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to California Games.

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to California Games is Skate 3 — scoring 63/100 on our similarity scale. FIFA 16 and FIFA 17 follow close behind.

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The best games like California Games on Xbox

7 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to California Games. Each one has been evaluated across 4 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.

#1Skate 3
Skate 3
SportsTraditional Sports
SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen WorldExploration
IGDB84· 4
Year 2010Dev EA Black Box · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · Xbox

✓ Fits the sports games cluster, with sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from California Games: visuals.

Released 23 years after California Games.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals0
FIFA 16
SportsTraditional Sports
SoloMultiplayer2DCo-opIsometric
IGDB83· 13OC83· 61
Year 2015Dev EA Canada · EA SportsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the sports games cluster, with sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Stands apart with co op, visual isometric and visual third person

Where it drifts furthest from California Games: visuals.

Released 28 years after California Games.

Genre100Game mode71Visuals49
FIFA 17
SportsTraditional Sports
SoloMultiplayerCo-opIsometricThird Person
IGDB87· 19OC83· 87
Year 2016Dev EA Vancouver · EA SportsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of sports games: sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Its own twist: co op, visual isometric and visual third person, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from California Games: visuals.

Released 29 years after California Games.

Genre100Game mode71Visuals0
FIFA 18
SportsTraditional Sports
SoloMultiplayerCo-opIsometricThird Person
IGDB80· 15OC84· 104
Year 2017Dev EA Romania · EA SportsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are sports games — sharing sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings co op, visual isometric and visual third person, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from California Games: visuals.

Released 30 years after California Games.

Genre100Game mode71Visuals0
FIFA 15
SportsTraditional Sports
SoloMultiplayerCo-opIsometric
IGDB82· 14OC83· 66
Year 2014Dev EA Canada · EA SportsOn PS4 · Xbox

✓ Both are sports games — sharing sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings co op and visual isometric, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from California Games: visuals.

Released 27 years after California Games.

Genre100Game mode71Visuals0
FIFA 19
SportsTraditional Sports
SoloMultiplayerCo-opIsometricThird Person
IGDB76· 10OC82· 101
Year 2018Dev EA Vancouver · EA SportsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the sports games cluster, with sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Stands apart with co op, visual isometric and visual third person, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from California Games: visuals.

Released 31 years after California Games.

Genre100Game mode71Visuals0
FIFA 20
SportsTraditional Sports
SoloMultiplayerCo-opIsometricThird Person
IGDB79· 7OC78· 79
Year 2019Dev EA Romania · EA SportsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of sports games: sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Its own twist: co op, visual isometric and visual third person, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from California Games: visuals.

Released 32 years after California Games.

Genre100Game mode71Visuals0

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