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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 50 games similar to Project Motor Racing down to the 29 that fit the “Xbox” category. SnowRunner, MudRunner and Forza Horizon 5 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Project Motor Racing.

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GenreSimulationSubgenreVehicle SimSub-subgenreSim Racing
Tags
NarrativeSoloMultiplayer
Year 2025Dev Straight4 Studios

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Project Motor Racing is SnowRunner — scoring 83/100 on our similarity scale. MudRunner and Forza Horizon 5 follow close behind.

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The best games like Project Motor Racing on Xbox

29 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Project Motor Racing. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.

#1SnowRunner
SnowRunner
SimulationVehicle SimSim Racing
MultiplayerCo-opSoloNarrativeFirst Person
Steam👍 90%· 54KIGDB81· 3OC80· 66
Year 2020Dev Saber Interactive · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of racing sims: deep simulation, racing gameplay and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and sandbox world

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals70
MudRunner
SimulationVehicle SimSim Racing
SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeFirst Person
Steam👍 92%· 43KIGDB70· 4
Year 2017Dev Saber Interactive · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Fits the racing sims cluster, with deep simulation, racing gameplay and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, adventure storytelling and sandbox world

It predates Project Motor Racing by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Game mode89Visuals88
Forza Horizon 5
SimulationVehicle SimSim Racing
SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeFirst Person
Steam👍 89%· 272KRAWG👍 88%· 771IGDB94· 11OC92· 184
Year 2021Dev Playground Games · Xbox Game StudiosPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are racing sims — sharing deep simulation, racing gameplay and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings sports simulation, adventure storytelling and open world exploration

Your Ultimate Horizon Adventure awaits! Explore the vibrant and ever-evolving open world landscapes of Mexico with limitless, fun driving action in hundreds of the world’s greatest cars. Explore a world of striking contrast and beauty.

Genre100Tone100Game mode82Visuals72
Forza Motorsport
SimulationVehicle SimSim Racing
MultiplayerSoloCo-opNarrativeFirst Person
Steam👍 51%· 12KIGDB88· 6OC84· 126
Year 2023Dev Turn 10 Studios · Xbox Game StudiosOn Xbox · PC

✓ Fits the racing sims cluster, with deep simulation, racing gameplay and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings sports simulation, open world exploration and PvP competition

Genre100Tone100Game mode81Visuals71
The Crew™
SimulationVehicle SimSim Racing
SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeFirst Person
Steam👍 63%· 17KRAWG👍 47%· 471MC71IGDB62· 15OC62· 64
Year 2014Dev Ubisoft Reflections · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~16hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of racing sims: deep simulation, racing gameplay and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat

The Crew is an online driving simulator developed by Ivory Tower. Alex Taylor, the brother of a 5-10 motor club founder Dayton, helps his brother run some errands. But it does not go according to plan as Dayton gets killed. Alex is framed for his murder and sent to prison.

It predates Project Motor Racing by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Game mode75Visuals71
Forza Horizon 4
SimulationVehicle SimSim Racing
SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeFirst Person
Steam👍 91%· 302KRAWG👍 91%· 1.7KMC90IGDB91· 14OC92· 143
Year 2018Dev Playground Games · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~13hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of racing sims: deep simulation, racing gameplay and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with battle royale tension, sports simulation and adventure storytelling

Forza Horizon 4 is the eleventh game in the Forza franchise of racing games and the fourth in the Horizon subseries. ###Premise Forza Horizon 4 takes place in a shared open world that is loosely based on the United Kingdom.

Genre100Tone100Visuals72Game mode65
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
SimulationVehicle SimSim Racing
SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeFirst Person
Steam👍 83%· 20KRAWG👍 76%· 780MC86IGDB90· 8
Year 2010Dev Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are racing sims — sharing deep simulation, racing gameplay and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings sports simulation, adventure storytelling and open world exploration

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit is an arcade racing game, where you complete missions switching between a police officer and a racer. While the goal is the same - to reach the finish first, the game allows trying another side of races as you need to stop a lawbreaker in the police part of the game.

It predates Project Motor Racing by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Visuals70Game mode63
F1® 22
SimulationVehicle SimSim Racing
SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeFirst Person
Steam👍 69%· 26KRAWG👍 50%· 42IGDB83· 5OC81· 87
Year 2022Dev Codemasters · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~7hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the racing sims cluster, with deep simulation, racing gameplay and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation, open world exploration and offline

Enter the new era of Formula 1® in EA SPORTS™ F1® 22, the official video game of the 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship™.

Genre100Tone100Visuals71Game mode57
F1® 23
SimulationVehicle SimSim Racing
SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeFirst Person
Steam👍 86%· 18KRAWG👍 74%· 23IGDB88· 5OC85· 58
Year 2023Dev Codemasters · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~8hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are racing sims — sharing deep simulation, racing gameplay and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: sports simulation, adventure storytelling and competitive edge

Be the last to brake in EA SPORTS F1 23, the official video game of the 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship. A new chapter in the thrilling "Braking Point" story mode delivers high-speed drama and heated rivalries.

Where it drifts furthest from Project Motor Racing: tone.

Genre100Game mode80Visuals53Tone25
F1 2011
SimulationVehicle SimSim Racing
MultiplayerSoloCo-opFirst PersonThird Person
Steam👍 76%· 745RAWG👍 59%· 49MC83IGDB77· 10
Year 2011Dev CodemastersPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the racing sims cluster, with deep simulation, racing gameplay and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation and visual third person, while skipping strong narrative focus

The official FORMULA ONE™ game returns with new circuits, split-screen and co-op Championship modes plus all the cars and stars from the 2011 season.

It predates Project Motor Racing by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals71
Dirt 5
SimulationVehicle SimSim Racing
MultiplayerSoloCo-opNarrativeFirst Person
Steam👍 54%· 6.9KIGDB81· 12OC81· 128
Year 2020Dev Codemasters Cheshire · CodemastersOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the racing sims cluster, with deep simulation, racing gameplay and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Project Motor Racing: tone.

Genre100Visuals72Game mode66Tone44
The Crew™ 2
SimulationVehicle SimSim Racing
MultiplayerCo-opSoloFirst PersonOnline
Steam👍 78%· 99KRAWG👍 43%· 334MC66OC66· 123
Year 2018Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of racing sims: deep simulation, racing gameplay and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, melee combat and online features, while skipping strong narrative focus

An open-world racer covering a compressed United States, where you switch between car, boat and plane mid-race at the press of a button. The scale and the freedom to just drive across the country are the draw. Account and launcher problems dominate the negative reviews — even the belatedly added offline mode still requires the publisher's client and anti-cheat to be running.

Genre100Game mode91Visuals87
Project CARS
SimulationVehicle SimSim Racing
SoloMultiplayerNarrativeFirst PersonThird Person
Steam👍 79%· 14KRAWG👍 66%· 270MC83IGDB82· 14OC80· 73
Year 2015Dev Slightly Mad Studios · Bandai Namco EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the racing sims cluster, with deep simulation, racing gameplay and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation and visual third person, while skipping co op

With the help of original technical solutions, the game manages to offer a fully dynamic SETA model of tires, as well as a system of dynamic day and weather change. The player feels how the car adjusts the behavior depending on the work of braking assistance or stability control.

It predates Project Motor Racing by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Game mode72Visuals71
F1® 2021
SimulationVehicle SimSim Racing
MultiplayerCo-opSoloNarrativePvP
Steam👍 86%· 35KRAWG👍 75%· 65OC85· 84
Year 2021Dev Codemasters · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~17hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are racing sims — sharing deep simulation, racing gameplay and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: sports simulation, open world exploration and PvP competition, while skipping visual first person

• The entire F1® 2021 game • Braking Point Content Pack • Celebrate the release of F1® 2021 with exclusive in-game items inspired by the fictional stars of the new ‘Braking Point’ story experience.

Where it drifts furthest from Project Motor Racing: visuals.

Genre100Tone100Game mode53Visuals0
Forza Motorsport 7
SimulationVehicle SimSim Racing
SoloMultiplayerCo-opThird Person
IGDB86· 14OC86· 114
Year 2017Dev Turn 10 Studios · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the racing sims cluster, with deep simulation, racing gameplay and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with visual third person, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Project Motor Racing: visuals.

It predates Project Motor Racing by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals0

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