5 Simulation games like Hunt: Showdown 1896 that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Hunt: Showdown 1896 down to the 5 that fit the “Simulation” category. Trailmakers, Need for Speed™ Payback and Need for Speed™ top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Hunt: Showdown 1896.

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The best simulation games like Hunt: Showdown 1896

5 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Hunt: Showdown 1896. Each one has been evaluated across 23 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.

#1Trailmakers

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

Co-opSoloOnlineMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 92%· 36KRAWG👍 59%· 70OC69· 5

Year 2020Dev FlashbulbPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: deep simulation, survival mechanics and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, racing gameplay and sandbox freedom, while skipping first-person shooting

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#2Need for Speed™ Payback

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerSoloCo-opPvPOnlineMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst 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 deep simulation, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, sports simulation and sandbox freedom, while skipping first-person shooting

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExplorationFirst 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 deep simulation, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, adventure storytelling and visual third person, while skipping first-person shooting

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerSoloMeleeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 85%· 652

Year 2009Dev Synetic · Kalypso MediaPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: deep simulation, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay and offline, while skipping first-person shooting

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 96%· 1.7K

Dev Master IndiePlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with deep simulation, open world exploration and melee combat

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

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