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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 MX Bikes down to the 6 that fit the “Hardcore” category. My Summer Car, DiRT Rally and DiRT Rally 2.0 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to MX Bikes.

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GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

The best hardcore games like MX Bikes

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to MX Bikes. 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.

#1My Summer CarClosest overall match

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GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

SoloMultiplayerNarrativeHardcoreOpen WorldFirst PersonEarly Access

Steam👍 95%· 114KRAWG👍 81%· 83

Year 2016Dev Amistech GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, roguelike runs and sandbox freedom, while skipping visual third person

MY SUMMER CAR is the ultimate car owning, building, fixing, tuning, maintenance AND permadeath life survival simulator. You start the game with hundreds of loose parts and assemble both car and engine. Not only you need to maintain your car, but yourself as well.

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#2DiRT RallyClosest on visuals

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GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

SoloMultiplayerHardcoreFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 40KRAWG👍 71%· 674MC86IGDB85· 13OC85· 59

Year 2015Dev Feral InteractivePlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: deep simulation, racing gameplay and sports simulation.

≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.

Full Oculus VR SupportDiRT Rally now fully supports Oculus Rift giving you the ultimate experience in racing immersion.

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GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

SoloMultiplayerHardcoreFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 89%· 48KRAWG👍 65%· 334MC83IGDB81· 10OC83· 84

Year 2019Dev CodemastersPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: deep simulation, racing gameplay and sports simulation.

≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.

DiRT Rally 2.0 dares you to carve your way through a selection of iconic rally locations from across the globe, in the most powerful off-road vehicles ever made, knowing that the smallest mistake could end your stage.

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#4RaceRoom Racing Experience

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GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

SoloMultiplayerHardcoreFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 76%· 27KRAWG👍 17%· 143

Year 2013Dev Sector3 StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: competitive edge, PvP competition and free to play, while skipping strong narrative focus

RaceRoom Racing Experience is a free-to-play racing simulator. It houses official race series such as DTM, WTCC and ADAC GT Masters, but to get access to all content players are bond to excruciating grind.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for MX Bikes.

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GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

MultiplayerHardcoreOfflineManagement

Steam👍 94%· 40KRAWG👍 69%· 115MC88OC88· 100

Year 2020Dev CodemastersPlaytime ~8hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with offline and resource management, while skipping strong narrative focus

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Steam Xbox PS

#6FlatOut

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GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing

SoloMultiplayerHardcoreThird PersonOffline

Steam👍 91%· 6.4KRAWG👍 87%· 402MC72IGDB80· 2

Year 2004Dev Bugbear Entertainment · Strategy FirstPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: melee combat, offline and PvP competition, while skipping sports simulation

Flatout is the racing game with a heavy focus on destruction and associated with the drivers tearing out the front windshield. It is the first part of the tetralogy, followed by the three sequels and one remaster. ###Gameplay The game consists of two modes: survival and racing.

Where it drifts furthest from MX Bikes: visuals.

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