Games Like Need for Speed (Series) for WindowsSimilar Racing Games like Need for Speed (Series)

There are many alternatives to Need for Speed for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is Forza Horizon. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Stunt Rally or Asphalt. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Need for Speed and many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Need for Speed are The Crew, TrackMania, Midnight Club and CarX Street.

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  1. Forza Horizon icon
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    Forza Horizon is a 2012 racing video game developed by Playground Games and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox 360 on 23 October 2012. The game is the fifth instalment of the Forza series, having originally spun-off from Turn 10 Studios-developed Forza Motorsport titles.

    23 Forza Horizon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Xbox
     
  2. The Crew icon
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    The Crew is an open and persistent world for racing across the United States. It takes 90 minutes to drive from coast to coast in-game. The single-player campaign is 20 hours long, and entails infiltrating criminal groups.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Uplay
    • Xbox
     
  3. TrackMania icon
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    It is the most popular online pc racing game. It fuels 7 different racing environments; hundreds of thousands of tracks and millions of players to compete with. You can download the car you are dreaming of, paint it, drive it through insane tracks made of loopings, ramps and off...

    52 TrackMania alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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  4. Stunt Rally icon
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    Stunt Rally is a racing game with rally style of driving, mostly on gravel.

    It features a rich variety of 172 tracks in 34 sceneries also on other planets.

    Track difficulty ranges from short and easy to very difficult stunt tracks including jumps, skewed loops, pipes winding in.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Asphalt icon
     17 likes

    The series typically focuses on fast-paced arcade racing set in various locales throughout the world, tasking players to complete races while evading the local law enforcement. Gameplay includes teaming up with allied racers and gang groups to assist in police pursuits and...

    29 Asphalt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Android TV
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
    • Nintendo Switch
    • SteamOS
    • Steam
     
  6. Midnight Club icon
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    Midnight Club is a racing game series developed and published by Rockstar Games. All releases of the series have been and are available for PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox and Xbox 360.

    9 Midnight Club alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
     
  7. Embrace the freedom of being a street racer in the dynamic open world of CarX Street. Accept the challenge and become the legend of Sunset City. Realistic races on highways and city streets, plus top-speed drift races from the makers of CarX Drift Racing 2.

    6 CarX Street alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
     
  8. Nitronic Rush icon
     11 likes

    Survival driving game developed by students at DigiPen.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
     
  9. GRID icon
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    GRID (formerly TOCA/Race Driver) is a racing video game series developed and published by Codemasters. The series originally focused specifically on touring car racing, but later the series expanded to cover a wide variety of motorsport.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • PlayStation Network
    • Xbox
    • Android
     
  10. Test Drive Unlimited is an open world racing video game developed by Eden Games published by Atari

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
     
  11. Simraceway icon
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    Simraceway is an online multiplayer racing simulator created by Ignite Game Technologies, Inc. This simulator focuses on realism and recreating the feel of real racing. It is completely free to play, but real money can be spent entering paid-entry events or to unlock vehicles...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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