5 Games like Star Overdrive on Xbox that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 40 games similar to Star Overdrive down to the 5 that fit the “Xbox” category. Midnight Club 2, Need for Speed Undercover and Garfield Kart - Furious Racing top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Star Overdrive.

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The best games like Star Overdrive on Xbox

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Star Overdrive. 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.

#1Midnight Club 2Closest overall match

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SoloThird PersonMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen World

Steam👍 88%· 994RAWG👍 60%· 122MC81IGDB85· 4

Year 2003Dev Sony Interactive Entertainment · Rockstar GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, single-player focus and visual third person

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping adventure storytelling

Midnight Club 2 is an arcade open-world racing game developed by Rockstar San Diego. It is the direct continuation of Midnight Club: Street Racing and is the second game of the series. ###Plot There is little story present in the game.

It predates Star Overdrive by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Need for Speed Undercover

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GenreSportsSubgenreRacingSub-subgenreArcade Racing

SoloThird PersonMultiplayerMeleeOpen World

Steam👍 75%· 8.0KRAWG👍 41%· 537MC65IGDB57· 4

Year 2008Dev Electronic Arts Black Box · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, single-player focus and visual third person

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping adventure storytelling

Need For Speed Undercover is a racing game and the twelfth installment in the twenty-four-title long series of the same name. ###Gameplay Almost every Need For Speed game features the same gameplay features, and Undercover is no different.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Star Overdrive.

It predates Star Overdrive by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Garfield Kart - Furious RacingClosest on visuals

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GenreSportsSubgenreRacingSub-subgenreArcade Racing

SoloThird PersonMultiplayerOfflinePvP

Steam👍 88%· 15KRAWG👍 44%· 43

Year 2019Dev Artefact · MicroidsPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, single-player focus and visual third person

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation, vibe casual and competitive edge, while skipping adventure storytelling

Garfield, the famous lasagna-loving cat is back to take on Jon, Odie and company in a no-holds-barred racing game! Choose your character and kart according to their characteristics and your driving style, get off the starting line first and control skids to outrun your opponents.

Where it drifts furthest from Star Overdrive: game mode.

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SoloThird PersonMultiplayerCo-opOpen World

IGDB89· 26OC91· 130

Year 2016Dev Playground Games · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the arcade racing games cluster, with racing gameplay, single-player focus and visual third person

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Star Overdrive: game mode.

It predates Star Overdrive by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Need for Speed™ Unbound

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMelee

Steam👍 60%· 58KRAWG👍 57%· 145OC75· 116

Year 2022Dev Criterion Games · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping adventure storytelling

The world is your canvas in Need for Speed™ Unbound. Prove you have what it takes to win The Grand, Lakeshore's ultimate street racing challenge.

Where it drifts furthest from Star Overdrive: game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Star Overdrive.

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