Riptide GP2 similar games & best alternatives

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Riptide GP2

PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One • 2014

Should you play it?

Rev up your rocket-powered hydro jet and put your racing skills to the test. Riptide GP™2 features dynamic racing on fully interactive water surfaces, a deep career mode with tons of upgrades, customizable riders and skills, online and local multiplayer, and fully integrated controller support.

What works

  • Addictive and fun gameplay
  • Good water physics and visuals
  • Variety of vehicles and upgrades
  • Multiple race modes including multiplayer and split screen
  • Excellent value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Multiplayer community is small or inactive
  • Some grind required for progression
  • Limited track variety
  • Lack of air control and boost management options
  • No narrative or story depth

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Parking Garage Rally Circuit

  • Turbo Golf Racing

  • Super Woden: Rally Edge

  • TrackMania Nations Forever

  • Trackmania United Forever

  • ReCharge RC: High Voltage

More violent

Games that feels like Riptide GP2 but with more combat and destruction

  • DeathSprint 66

  • Turbo Dismount® 2

  • Pacer

  • Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing

  • Super Indie Karts

  • Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

Less fantastical

Games that feels like Riptide GP2 but with less imaginative fiction

  • RIDE

  • #DRIVE Rally

  • Karting Superstars

  • MotoGP™19

  • Hotshot Racing

  • Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 2

More story-driven

Games that feels like Riptide GP2 but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Riptide GP: Renegade

  • XF Extreme Formula

  • New Star™ GP

  • STAR WARS™ Episode I Racer

  • Distance

  • HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED™ 2 - Turbocharged

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Riptide GP2: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fellowship. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Violence.

Last update: 21/08/2026