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We filtered the 49 games similar to Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered down to the 13 that fit the “Racing” category. Grand Theft Auto III, Need for Speed™ and Jet Island top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered.

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CasualCozySolo
Year 2024Dev Aesir Interactive

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Within the “Racing” category, the closest game to Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered is Grand Theft Auto III — scoring 76/100 on our similarity scale. Need for Speed™ and Jet Island follow close behind.

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The best racing games like Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered

13 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

#1Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto III
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 87%· 15KRAWG👍 86%· 1.6KMC93IGDB95· 2
Year 2001Dev DMA Design · CapcomPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, deep simulation and racing gameplay

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, shooter and sandbox freedom, while skipping vibe casual

The one that established the template: a 3D open city with radio stations, missions on call and free roaming between them. Historically it matters enormously. It has aged the hardest of the era — no mission checkpoints, no map markers for much of it, a silent protagonist, and shooting that amounts to auto-aim and hoping.

Where it drifts furthest from Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered: tone and visuals.

It predates Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Combat72World69Visuals45
#2Need for Speed™
Need for Speed™
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 69%· 28KRAWG👍 50%· 824MC66OC65· 78
Year 2015Dev Ghost Games · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with racing gameplay, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: multiplayer gameplay, co op and visual first person, while skipping vibe casual

Become the ultimate icon of today’s urban car culture in Need for Speed™, featuring Five Ways to Play and a huge open world to race and explore from dusk ‘till dawn. * FIVE WAYS TO PLAY – Earn reputation and master all Five Ways to Play - Speed, Style, Build, Crew and Outlaw - to win your own way.

Where it drifts furthest from Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered: visuals and game mode.

It predates Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100World100Progression100Game mode42Visuals39
Jet Island
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeCasualOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 96%· 1.7K
Dev Master IndiePlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, deep simulation and racing gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings sports simulation, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Jet Island is a giant land mass, floating in space. Nearly 16 km across, stone structures and ruins are scattered across this ancient land. Scientists are baffled as to why a long forgotten alien race created this place. However, for those who have made the journey to this world, one thing is clear.

Where it drifts furthest from Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered: game mode.

Genre100Combat100World100Progression100Tone58Game mode34
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 79%· 14K
Year 2021Dev Grove Street Games · Rockstar GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, racing gameplay and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and horror tension, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered: tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100World89Visuals62
Vangers
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 93%· 1.4KRAWG👍 77%· 83
Year 1998Dev K-D Lab · KranX ProductionsPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of open-world action games: racing gameplay, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, horror tension and sandbox freedom, while skipping deep simulation

Special EditionVangers was originally released in 1998 and now we present you with the special reworked edition of the game with improved performance on modern operating systems. Game still runs in 800x600 resolution though, as it was intended to do. Feature List- Vast Sandbox world - do whatever you like, just don’t get caught without Rubbox.

Where it drifts furthest from Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered: visuals and tone.

It predates Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100World75Tone31
Mafia III
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 57%· 63KIGDB68· 23
Year 2016Dev Hangar 13 · 2K GamesOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, racing gameplay and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping deep simulation

New Bordeaux and its period soundtrack are exceptional, and the story handles race and its era with more seriousness than the genre usually manages. Driving feels heavy and right. The structure undercuts all of it — the same racket-clearing loop repeats across every district, and the mission variety runs out long before the map does.

Where it drifts furthest from Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered: tone.

It predates Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Progression100World89Game mode79Combat72Visuals62
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 93%· 30KRAWG👍 93%· 3.1KMC94IGDB94· 4
Year 2002Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, racing gameplay and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, shooter and sandbox freedom, while skipping deep simulation

Tighter and more focused than the open worlds that followed it, with a compact city you learn by heart rather than by map marker. Driving carries most of the game. The shooting has aged badly — no proper cover, stiff aiming — and missions restart from the beginning, which turns a late failure into a long redo.

Where it drifts furthest from Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered: tone.

It predates Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Progression100Game mode84Combat74World69Visuals62
Just Cause
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 66%· 5.2KRAWG👍 48%· 446MC75IGDB60· 1
Year 2006Dev Avalanche Studios · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, racing gameplay and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, shooter and sandbox freedom, while skipping deep simulation

The first outing for the grapple-and-parachute traversal the series became known for, though far cruder here — the hook is limited and stunt-jumping between vehicles is the main trick. The island is large and mostly empty, missions repeat a handful of templates, and the driving physics are loose enough that chases become guesswork.

It predates Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Progression100Game mode84Combat65Visuals62World54
Just Cause 2
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 91%· 51KRAWG👍 64%· 1.4KMC84IGDB85· 4
Year 2010Dev Square EnixPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, racing gameplay and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, shooter and sandbox freedom, while skipping deep simulation

A physics sandbox first and a shooter a distant second. The grapple and parachute let you chain traversal indefinitely, and most of the fun comes from improvising with them rather than from any mission. Expect repetition: the island is enormous but the objectives recycle a handful of templates, and the story is barely present.

It predates Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Progression100World69Combat68Game mode66Visuals62
Clutch
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 73%· 252MC51IGDB80· 1
Year 2009Dev Targem Games · Game Factory InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing racing gameplay, deep simulation and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and horror setting, while skipping adventure storytelling

Clutch is a fast-paced arcade racing game which will challenge the resilience of anyone's nerves. You play as a person who has survived a catastrophe of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), while everyone else in the city has been transformed into a bloodthirsty zombie.

Where it drifts furthest from Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered: tone.

It predates Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals60Combat54
Crash Time 3
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationMultiplayer
Steam👍 85%· 652
Year 2009Dev Synetic · Kalypso MediaPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: racing gameplay, deep simulation and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: multiplayer gameplay and offline, while skipping adventure storytelling

Like its predecessors, Crash Time 3, the new installment of the well-known action racing game series, offers varied gameplay in top quality. The German game forge Synetic has once more taken the graphics engine a significant step further.

Where it drifts furthest from Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered: game mode.

It predates Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100World100Progression100Game mode44
Crazy Taxi
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeCasualOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 86%· 3.6KIGDB60· 1
Year 1999Dev Hitmaker · Acclaim EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · Android · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing racing gameplay, vibe casual and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered: tone.

It predates Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100World67Visuals60
Driver Parallel Lines
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 90%· 1.5KRAWG👍 64%· 106MC61IGDB66· 3
Year 2006Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: racing gameplay, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, shooter and ranged combat, while skipping deep simulation

Driving is where the series always delivered, and the handling here is heavy and satisfying in a way most open-world games skip. The 1978-to-2006 time jump changes the whole city halfway through, which is a strong structural idea. On-foot sections and shooting are stiff and unwelcome, and the difficulty spikes without warning.

It predates Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Combat77Visuals62

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