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More about this game →We filtered the 39 games similar to NHL 17 down to the 19 that fit the “Co-op” category. Mario Tennis, FIFA 17 and FIFA 18 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to NHL 17.
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Within the “Co-op” category, the closest game to NHL 17 is Mario Tennis — scoring 73/100 on our similarity scale. FIFA 17 and FIFA 18 follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to NHL 17. 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.
✓ Nearly identical: sports simulation, offline and single-player focus.
It predates NHL 17 by 16 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Same family of sports games: sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Its own twist: visual isometric, while skipping offline
✓ Both are sports games — sharing sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Where it differs: brings visual isometric, while skipping offline
✓ Both are sports games — sharing sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Its own twist: visual isometric, while skipping offline
Same studio: EA Canada.
✓ Both are sports games — sharing sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Its own twist: visual isometric, while skipping offline
Same studio: EA Canada.
✓ Same family of sports games: sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Where it differs: brings visual isometric, while skipping offline
Same studio: EA Canada.
✓ Both are sports games — sharing sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Its own twist: visual isometric, while skipping offline
Same studio: EA Canada.
✓ Same family of sports games: sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Stands apart with visual isometric, while skipping offline
Same studio: EA Canada.
✓ Same family of sports games: sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Its own twist: visual isometric, while skipping offline
It predates NHL 17 by 16 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Same family of sports games: sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Its own twist: visual first person and visual isometric, while skipping offline
Where it drifts furthest from NHL 17: visuals.
Same studio: EA Canada.
✓ Fits the sports games cluster, with sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Stands apart with visual isometric and visual 2d, while skipping offline
Where it drifts furthest from NHL 17: visuals.
Same studio: EA Canada.
✓ Same family of sports games: sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Where it differs: brings visual isometric, while skipping offline
Where it drifts furthest from NHL 17: visuals.
Same studio: EA Canada.
✓ Both are sports games — sharing sports simulation, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Where it differs: brings visual isometric, while skipping offline
Where it drifts furthest from NHL 17: visuals.
Same studio: EA Canada.
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