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We filtered the 50 games similar to Descenders down to the 16 that fit the “Racing” category. Jet Island, Need for Speed™ Payback and Need for Speed™ top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Descenders.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action
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RelaxingMultiplayerSolo
Year 2019Dev RageSquid

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Within the “Racing” category, the closest game to Descenders is Jet Island — scoring 86/100 on our similarity scale. Need for Speed™ Payback and Need for Speed™ follow close behind.

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16 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Descenders. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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.

Jet Island
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 96%· 1.7K
Dev Master IndiePlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with deep simulation, sports simulation and racing gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and vibe casual, while skipping roguelike runs

Need for Speed™ Payback
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 85%· 31KRAWG👍 43%· 741MC61OC60· 110
Year 2017Dev Ghost Games · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with racing gameplay, sports simulation and deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping roguelike runs

Need for Speed™
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 69%· 28KRAWG👍 50%· 824MC66OC65· 78
Year 2015Dev Ghost Games · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with racing gameplay, deep simulation and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, visual first person and visual topdown, while skipping sports simulation

Crash Time 3
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerSoloMeleeOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 85%· 652
Year 2009Dev Synetic · Kalypso MediaPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: racing gameplay, deep simulation and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: offline, while skipping sports simulation

Trailmakers
ActionOpen World Action
Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 92%· 36KRAWG👍 59%· 70OC69· 5
Year 2020Dev FlashbulbPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: deep simulation, racing gameplay and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and survival mechanics, while skipping sports simulation

Need for Speed: Rivals
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 76%· 10.0KIGDB80· 13OC80· 58
Year 2013Dev Ghost Games · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with racing gameplay, sports simulation and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and PvP competition, while skipping deep simulation

Saints Row 2
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 76%· 21KRAWG👍 64%· 897MC78IGDB81· 6
Year 2008Dev Volition · Deep SilverPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: racing gameplay, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and shooter, while skipping sports simulation

Just Cause
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldProceduralExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 66%· 5.2KRAWG👍 48%· 446MC75IGDB60· 1
Year 2006Dev Avalanche Studios · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing racing gameplay, open world exploration and procedural generation

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and shooter, while skipping sports simulation

Just Cause 2
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 91%· 51KRAWG👍 64%· 1.4KMC84IGDB85· 4
Year 2010Dev Square EnixPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with racing gameplay, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and shooter, while skipping sports simulation

Saints Row: The Third
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 96%· 69KIGDB85· 10
Year 2011Dev Volition · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: racing gameplay, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling, while skipping sports simulation

Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 88%· 954
Year 1998Dev Stainless Games Ltd. · Interplay EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing racing gameplay, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, post-apocalyptic world and visual first person, while skipping sports simulation

Grand Theft Auto 2
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 92%· 491IGDB70· 1
Year 1999Dev DMA Design · Take-Two InteractiveOn PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing racing gameplay, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling, while skipping sports simulation

Grand Theft Auto
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 84%· 393IGDB80· 1
Year 1997Dev DMA Design · BMG InteractiveOn PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with racing gameplay, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, shooter and sandbox freedom, while skipping sports simulation

RAGE
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 78%· 18KRAWG👍 52%· 834MC79IGDB81· 10
Year 2011Dev Aspyr Media · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: racing gameplay, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, shooter and adventure storytelling, while skipping sports simulation

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
ActionOpen World Action
SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 92%· 83KRAWG👍 93%· 4.1KMC93IGDB93· 6
Year 2004Dev Rockstar North · CapcomPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: racing gameplay, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping sports simulation

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