The Crew™ 2 similar games & best alternatives

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The Crew™ 2

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One • 2018

Should you play it?

Take on the American motorsports scene as you explore and dominate the land, air, and sea across the entire USA. New: play The Crew 2 offline or online with the new Hybrid mode, available now!

What works

  • Massive open world with diverse environments
  • Variety of vehicles including cars, boats, planes, motorcycles
  • Seamless vehicle switching mechanic
  • Extensive customization and creative options
  • Active multiplayer and community events

Things to keep in mind

  • Grind-heavy progression system
  • Arcade-style physics may disappoint sim fans
  • Minimal story or narrative depth
  • Some repetitive race events
  • Always-online requirement limits offline play

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Riders Republic

  • Touge Shakai

  • The Crew Motorfest

  • HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED™

  • Dream Car Builder

  • KartRider: Drift

More survival-focused

Games that feels like The Crew™ 2 but with a stronger survival pressure

  • Need for Speed™ Heat

  • Split/Second

  • Need for Speed™ Rivals

  • Distance

  • Assetto Corsa

  • BallisticNG

More story-driven

Games that feels like The Crew™ 2 but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Screamer

  • GRID Legends

  • Riptide GP: Renegade

  • Need for Speed™ Payback

  • Disney•Pixar Cars Mater-National Championship

  • Forza Horizon 5

Less social

Games that feels like The Crew™ 2 but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Arizona Derby

  • Rush Rally 3

  • Inertial Drift

  • Trackmania United Forever

  • GT Legends

  • Riptide GP2

More violent

Games that feels like The Crew™ 2 but with more combat and destruction

  • Wreckfest

  • Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now

  • Crashday Redline Edition

  • GRIP: Combat Racing

  • Asphalt Legends

  • Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing

Less exploratory

Games that feels like The Crew™ 2 but with less exploration of areas and secrets

  • Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered

  • Table Top Racing: World Tour

  • Hotshot Racing

  • iRacing Arcade

  • Torque Drift

  • Project Torque - Free 2 Play MMO Racing Game

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Similarity map

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with The Crew™ 2. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with The Crew™ 2. These titles are not in What to play next.

The Crew™ 2: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Violence, Story.

Last update: 21/08/2026