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We filtered the 50 games similar to MotorStorm: Apocalypse down to the 18 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Dirt 3, Colin McRae: Dirt and Colin McRae: Dirt 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to MotorStorm: Apocalypse.

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GenreSportsSubgenreRacingSub-subgenreArcade Racing
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SoloMultiplayer
Year 2011Dev Evolution Studios

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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to MotorStorm: Apocalypse is Dirt 3 — scoring 71/100 on our similarity scale. Colin McRae: Dirt and Colin McRae: Dirt 2 follow close behind.

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The best games like MotorStorm: Apocalypse on PlayStation

18 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to MotorStorm: Apocalypse. 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.

#1Dirt 3
Dirt 3
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerThird PersonFirst Person
IGDB86· 7
Year 2011Dev Codemasters Southam · CodemastersOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings visual first person, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

Genre100Game mode100Visuals62
Colin McRae: Dirt
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerThird PersonFirst Person
IGDB81· 5
Year 2007Dev Codemasters Southam · CodemastersOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings visual first person, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

Genre100Game mode100Visuals62
Colin McRae: Dirt 2
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerThird PersonFirst Person
IGDB79· 9
Year 2009Dev CodemastersOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with visual first person, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

Genre100Game mode100Visuals62
Dirt Showdown
SportsRacingArcade Racing
MultiplayerSoloThird PersonOfflineMelee
Steam👍 80%· 3.8KIGDB75· 10
Year 2012Dev Codemasters Southam · Virtual ProgrammingOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing sports simulation, racing gameplay and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, offline and visual first person, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

Genre100Game mode85Visuals62
Garfield Kart - Furious Racing
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerThird PersonOfflinePvP
Steam👍 88%· 15KRAWG👍 44%· 43
Year 2019Dev Artefact · MicroidsPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, competitive edge and offline, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

Garfield, the famous lasagna-loving cat is back to take on Jon, Odie and company in a no-holds-barred racing game! Choose your character and kart according to their characteristics and your driving style, get off the starting line first and control skids to outrun your opponents.

Released 8 years after MotorStorm: Apocalypse.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode72
#6Death Track: Resurrection
Death Track: Resurrection
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerPost-ApocalypticThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 57%· 172MC53IGDB30· 1
Year 2009Dev Gaijin Entertainment · 1C-SoftClubPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, post-apocalyptic world and single-player focus

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

Do you have what it takes to Survive? Death Track: Resurrection is a racing/action title that takes players into a post-apocalyptic, not-too-distant future where traditional sports have been replaced by far more violent entertainment.

Genre100Game mode100Setting69Visuals62
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerThird PersonMeleeSandbox World
IGDB73· 2
Year 2006Dev Rockstar Leeds · Take-Two InteractiveOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of arcade racing games: racing gameplay, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

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

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Burnout Paradise
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerThird PersonSandbox WorldOpen World
IGDB93· 4
Year 2008Dev Criterion Games · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of arcade racing games: racing gameplay, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping sports simulation

Genre100Game mode100Visuals62
MotorStorm
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerThird PersonFirst Person
IGDB85· 4
Year 2006Dev Evolution Studios · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings visual first person, while skipping sports simulation

Same studio: Evolution Studios.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals62
Midnight Club 2
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerThird PersonSandbox WorldOpen World
Steam👍 88%· 994RAWG👍 60%· 122MC81IGDB85· 4
Year 2003Dev Sony Interactive Entertainment · Rockstar GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping sports simulation

Midnight Club 2 is an arcade open-world racing game developed by Rockstar San Diego. It is the direct continuation of Midnight Club: Street Racing and is the second game of the series. ###Plot There is little story present in the game.

It predates MotorStorm: Apocalypse by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals62
Driver: San Francisco
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerThird PersonMeleeOpen World
Steam👍 75%· 2.0KIGDB82· 6
Year 2011Dev Ubisoft Reflections · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the arcade racing games cluster, with racing gameplay, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

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

Genre100Game mode100Visuals60
Need for Speed: The Run
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerThird PersonFirst Person
IGDB67· 9
Year 2011Dev EA Black Box · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of arcade racing games: racing gameplay, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Its own twist: visual first person, while skipping sports simulation

Genre100Game mode100Visuals62
Need for Speed Undercover
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerThird PersonMeleeOpen World
Steam👍 75%· 8.0KRAWG👍 41%· 537MC65IGDB57· 4
Year 2008Dev Electronic Arts Black Box · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, melee combat and exploration and discovery, while skipping sports simulation

Need For Speed Undercover is a racing game and the twelfth installment in the twenty-four-title long series of the same name. ###Gameplay Almost every Need For Speed game features the same gameplay features, and Undercover is no different.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals62
Need for Speed™ Most Wanted
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerThird PersonPvPMelee
Steam👍 77%· 26KRAWG👍 92%· 1.8KMC83IGDB85· 15
Year 2005Dev Electronic Arts Canada · Electronic ArtsOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the arcade racing games cluster, with racing gameplay, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, competitive edge and open world exploration, while skipping sports simulation

Wake up to the smell of burnt asphalt as the scent of illicit street racing permeates the air. Need for Speed Most Wanted challenges you to become the most notorious and elusive street racer. Features • Master the art of cop evasion in Barricade Runner and other new race modes.

Genre100Game mode71Visuals61
Driveclub
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerThird PersonCo-opFirst Person
IGDB77· 11OC68· 67
Year 2014Dev Evolution Studios · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Same family of arcade racing games: racing gameplay, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings co op, visual first person and visual isometric, while skipping sports simulation

Where it drifts furthest from MotorStorm: Apocalypse: visuals.

Same studio: Evolution Studios.

Genre100Game mode71Visuals45

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