EarthKart: Google Maps Driving Simulator similar games & best alternatives

EarthKart: Google Maps Driving Simulator

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2023

Should you play it?

3D Google Earth Driving Simulator

What works
  • Unique concept of driving on real-world maps
  • Relaxing and nostalgic exploration
  • Wide range of locations worldwide
  • Active developer engagement and updates
  • Free to play with optional premium
Things to keep in mind
  • Paywall limits session frequency
  • Janky driving mechanics and controls
  • Graphical and map rendering issues
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features
  • Some bugs and crashes reported

What to play next

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Games that feel the closest overall

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Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

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  • 100 hidden cats 2

  • Lawnmower Game
If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Exploration

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  • Autonomy

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  • Escapism

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Similarity map

Explore nearby similar games and see why they’re close.

How to use the graph
Similarity map

Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

  • Purple star: this page’s game — everything on the map is relative to it.
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot for a screenshot preview, score, and top score gaps; click to compare in the panel on the right.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

EarthKart: Google Maps Driving Simulator: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value, Strategy.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Competition

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  • Escapism

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    "Players use the game as a relaxing, nostalgic escape from real life, immersing in memories and atmosphere."

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  • Expectation

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    "Players engage voluntarily out of personal interest and nostalgia, not obligation or pressure."

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  • Experimenting

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  • Exploration

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  • Fantasy

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  • Story

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  • Strategy

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  • Value

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  • Violence

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  • Survival

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