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SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen WorldExploration
IGDB84· 4
Year 2010Dev EA Black Box · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · Xbox
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We filtered the 44 games similar to NHL 09 down to the 7 that fit the “Xbox” category. Skate 3, FIFA 15 and FIFA 17 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to NHL 09.
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Year 2008Dev EA Canada
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The best games like NHL 09 on Xbox
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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.
SportsTraditional Sports
SoloMultiplayerIsometricCo-op
IGDB82· 14OC83· 66
Year 2014Dev EA Canada · EA SportsOn PS4 · Xbox
✓ Both are sports games — sharing sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Where it differs: brings co op
Same studio: EA Canada.
Genre100Visuals100Game mode71
SportsTraditional Sports
SoloMultiplayerIsometricCo-opThird Person
IGDB87· 19OC83· 87
Year 2016Dev EA Vancouver · EA SportsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
✓ 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.
Genre100Game mode71Visuals71
SportsTraditional Sports
SoloMultiplayerIsometricCo-op2D
IGDB83· 13OC83· 61
Year 2015Dev EA Canada · EA SportsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
✓ 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.
Genre100Game mode71Visuals54
SportsTraditional Sports
SoloMultiplayerIsometricCo-opThird Person
IGDB80· 15OC84· 104
Year 2017Dev EA Romania · EA SportsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
✓ 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.
Genre100Game mode71Visuals71
SportsTraditional Sports
SoloMultiplayerIsometricCo-opThird Person
IGDB76· 10OC82· 101
Year 2018Dev EA Vancouver · EA SportsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
SportsTraditional Sports
SoloMultiplayerIsometricCo-opThird Person
IGDB79· 7OC78· 79
Year 2019Dev EA Romania · EA SportsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox