7 PvP games like Need for Speed™ Payback that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Need for Speed™ Payback down to the 7 that fit the “PvP” category. Need for Speed: Rivals, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Hunt: Showdown 1896 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Need for Speed™ Payback.

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The best pvP games like Need for Speed™ Payback

7 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Need for Speed™ Payback. Each one has been evaluated across 17 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: Rivals

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerSoloCo-opPvPOnlineMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird 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, adventure storytelling and sports simulation

≠ Its own twist: offline, while skipping sandbox freedom

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#2Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPOnlineMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 43%· 15KIGDB83· 8OC83· 155

Year 2024Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping racing gameplay

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#3Hunt: Showdown 1896

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerCo-opPvPSoloOnlineMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 74%· 272KRAWG👍 74%· 317MC79IGDB75· 5OC80· 9

Year 2018Dev CrytekPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: deep simulation, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, shooter and survival mechanics, while skipping racing gameplay

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerSoloPvPCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 40%· 2.1K

Year 2016Dev Gadget GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, survival mechanics and shooter, while skipping racing gameplay

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerSoloCo-opPvPMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 69%· 180KRAWG👍 63%· 730MC84IGDB88· 9OC87· 175

Year 2021Dev 343 Industries · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, shooter and competitive edge, while skipping racing gameplay

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#6SOS

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerPvPOnlineCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 28%· 6.7KRAWG👍 23%· 26

Dev Outpost GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, battle royale tension and shooter, while skipping racing gameplay

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerSoloPvPMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 86%· 219KIGDB89· 21OC87· 124

Year 2016Dev EA Digital Illusions CE · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping racing gameplay

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