
✓ Nearly identical: sports simulation, offline and single-player focus.
≠ Missing: co op.

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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to NHL 17 is NBA 2K11 — scoring 64/100 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.
≠ Missing: co op.

✓ 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.

✓ 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.

✓ Both are sports games — sharing sports simulation, multiplayer gameplay and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, turn-based strategy and vibe casual, while skipping co op
A golfing spin-off in the famous Worms series. Worms Crazy Golf - it's a familiar mix of the main series gameplay and classic golf transforming the latter into turn-based madness. Now the main goal is not to destroy all of the enemy’s worms. The goal is to get into the hole with fewer strikes. The game is a continuation of the mobile-exclusive Worms Golf and adaptation of the format on the PC.
Where it drifts furthest from NHL 17: visuals.

✓ 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.