8 Games like F1® 2021 on Mobile that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to F1® 2021 down to the 8 that fit the “Mobile” category. Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, Forza Horizon 5 and Grid: Autosport top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to F1® 2021.

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GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

The best games like F1® 2021 on Mobile

8 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to F1® 2021. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

#1Need For Speed: Hot PursuitClosest overall match

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GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

SoloMultiplayerPvPCo-opOnlineNarrativeOpen World

Steam👍 83%· 20KRAWG👍 76%· 780MC86IGDB90· 8

Year 2010Dev Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are racing sims — sharing deep simulation, racing gameplay and sports simulation

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, melee combat and exploration and discovery, while skipping offline

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit is an arcade racing game, where you complete missions switching between a police officer and a racer. While the goal is the same - to reach the finish first, the game allows trying another side of races as you need to stop a lawbreaker in the police part of the game.

Where it drifts furthest from F1® 2021: visuals.

It predates F1® 2021 by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlinePvPNarrativeOpen World

Steam👍 89%· 272KRAWG👍 88%· 771IGDB94· 11OC92· 184

Year 2021Dev Playground Games · Xbox Game StudiosPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are racing sims — sharing deep simulation, racing gameplay and sports simulation

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, melee combat and exploration and discovery, while skipping offline

Your Ultimate Horizon Adventure awaits! Explore the vibrant and ever-evolving open world landscapes of Mexico with limitless, fun driving action in hundreds of the world’s greatest cars. Explore a world of striking contrast and beauty.

Where it drifts furthest from F1® 2021: visuals.

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GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

MultiplayerOfflineSoloFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 78%· 8.7KIGDB78· 13OC78· 33

Year 2014Dev Codemasters Southam · CodemastersOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android

✓ Same family of racing sims: deep simulation, racing gameplay and sports simulation

≠ Stands apart with visual first person and visual third person, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from F1® 2021: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for F1® 2021.

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#4F1 2011

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GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

MultiplayerSoloCo-opFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 76%· 745RAWG👍 59%· 49MC83IGDB77· 10

Year 2011Dev CodemastersPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the racing sims cluster, with deep simulation, racing gameplay and sports simulation

≠ Stands apart with visual first person and visual third person, while skipping strong narrative focus

The official FORMULA ONE™ game returns with new circuits, split-screen and co-op Championship modes plus all the cars and stars from the 2011 season.

Where it drifts furthest from F1® 2021: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for F1® 2021.

Same studio: Codemasters.

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GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineNarrativeOpen World

Steam👍 92%· 43KIGDB70· 4

Year 2017Dev Saber Interactive · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Fits the racing sims cluster, with deep simulation, racing gameplay and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, adventure storytelling and sandbox world, while skipping sports simulation

Where it drifts furthest from F1® 2021: visuals.

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#6Need for Speed: Shift

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GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 78%· 2.8KRAWG👍 63%· 415MC83IGDB80· 5

Year 2009Dev Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the racing sims cluster, with deep simulation, racing gameplay and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: exploration and discovery, visual first person and visual third person, while skipping sports simulation

Shift is the thirteenth Need for Speed game. It is considered one of the most hardcore installments of the series. Unlike many of its predecessors, it is oriented towards the actual driving simulation rather than arcade racing.

Where it drifts furthest from F1® 2021: visuals and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for F1® 2021.

It predates F1® 2021 by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Car Mechanic Simulator 2018

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GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldSandbox WorldCrafting

Steam👍 91%· 53KRAWG👍 76%· 100IGDB67· 2

Year 2017Dev Red Dot Games · PlayWayPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of racing sims: deep simulation, racing gameplay and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and crafting mechanics, while skipping sports simulation

A methodical repair sim: diagnose a fault, strip the car to the part that causes it, rebuild, then test-drive it — with barn-find and junkyard modes for hunting classics to restore. The detail is real enough that actual mechanics recognise it. The tutorial is the near-universal complaint: it explains almost nothing, and the opening hours are spent unscrewing wheel bolts to work out the loop yourself.

Where it drifts furthest from F1® 2021: visuals and game mode.

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GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldMeleeSandbox World

Steam👍 97%· 393KRAWG👍 88%· 127

Year 2015Dev SureHit StudioPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS

✓ Same family of racing sims: deep simulation, racing gameplay and open world exploration

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

BeamNG.drive is a realistic, immersive driving game offering near-limitless possibilities. Our soft-body physics engine simulates every component of a vehicle in real time, resulting in realistic, dynamic behavior.

Where it drifts furthest from F1® 2021: visuals and game mode.

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