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More about this game →We filtered the 44 games similar to NHL 09 down to the 28 that fit the “PC” category. 2002 FIFA World Cup, FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 and Zombie Bowl-o-Rama top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to NHL 09.
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Within the “PC” category, the closest game to NHL 09 is 2002 FIFA World Cup — scoring 67/100 on our similarity scale. FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 and Zombie Bowl-o-Rama follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to NHL 09. Each one has been evaluated across 4 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.
✓ Nearly identical: sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay.
Same studio: EA Canada.
✓ Nearly identical: sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay.
Same studio: EA Canada.
✓ Same family of sports games: sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping visual isometric
Bowl or Beware! From the depths of the graveyard…a gruesome gang in search of brains! When Zombies show up at the town’s lanes, it’s up to you to put ‘em back in the ground! The Zombies have taken over your favorite lanes, and it’s up to you to send ‘em back to the graveyard where they belong!
✓ Both are sports games — sharing sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Where it differs: brings combat magic, fantasy world and visual third person, while skipping visual isometric
Where it drifts furthest from NHL 09: visuals.
✓ Fits the sports games cluster, with sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Where it differs: brings visual third person, while skipping visual isometric
Where it drifts furthest from NHL 09: visuals.
✓ Fits the sports games cluster, with sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Stands apart with co op
Same studio: EA Canada.
✓ Same family of sports games: sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Its own twist: co op and visual third person
Released 8 years after NHL 09.
✓ Same family of sports games: sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Its own twist: co op, visual first person and visual third person
Same studio: EA Canada.
✓ Fits the sports games cluster, with sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Stands apart with co op, visual 2d and visual third person
Same studio: EA Canada.
✓ Both are sports games — sharing sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Where it differs: brings co op and visual third person
Released 9 years after NHL 09.
✓ Both are sports games — sharing sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Its own twist: co op and visual third person
Same studio: EA Canada.
✓ Same family of sports games: sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Where it differs: brings co op and visual third person
Same studio: EA Canada.
✓ Both are sports games — sharing sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Its own twist: co op and visual third person
Same studio: EA Canada.
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