76
iRank89
SportsRacingArcade Racing
OfflineSoloMultiplayerThird PersonOpen World
IGDB92· 4OC87· 146
Year 2025Dev Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 9 · NintendoOn Switch
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More about this game →Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.
We filtered the 50 games similar to Cars down to the 4 that fit the “Adventure” category. Mario Kart World, Tony Hawk's Underground and Sonic R top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Cars.
iRank65/ 100
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GenreSportsSubgenreRacingSub-subgenreArcade Racing
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OfflineSolo
Year 2006Dev Rainbow Studios
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Within the “Adventure” category, the closest game to Cars is Mario Kart World — scoring 76/100 on our similarity scale. Tony Hawk's Underground and Sonic R follow close behind.
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The best adventure games like Cars
4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Cars. Each one has been evaluated across 6 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.
SportsRacingArcade Racing
OfflineSoloMultiplayerThird Person
IGDB80· 2
Year 2003Dev Beenox · ActivisionOn PC
✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, adventure storytelling and offline
≠ Its own twist: sports simulation and deep RPG systems
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
#3Sonic R
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SportsRacingArcade Racing
OfflineSoloMultiplayerThird PersonCo-op
Year 1998Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn PC
✓ Same family of arcade racing games: racing gameplay, adventure storytelling and offline
≠ Stands apart with fantasy world and co op
It predates Cars by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Visuals100Game mode84
SportsRacingArcade Racing
MultiplayerSoloOfflineThird PersonCo-op
Steam👍 84%· 148KRAWG👍 45%· 560MC73OC72· 119
Year 2019Dev Ghost Games · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, adventure storytelling and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Where it differs: brings sports simulation, strong narrative focus and open world exploration
Hustle by day and risk it all by night in Need for Speed™ Heat, a thrilling race experience that pits you against a city’s rogue police force as you battle your way into street racing’s elite.
Released 13 years after Cars.
Genre100Visuals77Game mode71