Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Forza Horizon 4, which both open world.
- Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box is tagged Racing, Open World, Automobile Sim, Multiplayer, Destruction, Great Soundtrack, Driving, Singleplayer by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 1 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
- 4 are from the same studio: Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Burnout Paradise, Need for Speed Most Wanted, Need for Speed Unbound.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
- 1
Forza Horizon 4
Why it matched: both open world; shares 10 player tags including Racing, Driving and Automobile Sim.
Dynamic seasons change everything at the world’s greatest automotive festival. Go it alone or team up with others to explore beautiful and historic Britain in a shared open world.
Forza Horizon 4 at a glance Released 2021 Studio Playground Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 303,167 Price Not listed RacingDrivingAutomobile SimOnline Co-OpControllerExplorationArcadeSports
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Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Criterion Games; both open world; shares 7 player tags including Racing, Driving and Automobile Sim; released around the same time (2012).
The open-world action in Need for Speed Most Wanted gives you the freedom to drive your way. Hit jumps and shortcuts, switch cars, lie low or head for terrain that plays to your vehicle’s unique strengths. Fight your way past cops and rivals using skill, high-end car tech and tons of nitrous.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted at a glance Released 2012 Studio Criterion Games Player sentiment 77% positive of 27,838 Price $19.99 RacingDrivingAutomobile SimArcadeControllerThird PersonGreat Soundtrack
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Burnout Paradise
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Criterion Games; both open world; shares 7 player tags including Racing, Arcade and Driving; released around the same time (2008).
Burnout Paradise Remastered provides the ultimate driving playground for you and your friends to play online. This remaster includes all add-ons from the Year of Paradise, including the Big Surf Island update, meticulously recreated and ready to wreck in 4K.
Burnout Paradise at a glance Released 2008 Studio Criterion Games Player sentiment 63% positive of 8,576 Price $19.99 RacingArcadeDrivingAutomobile SimDestructionThird PersonGreat Soundtrack
- 4
Wreckfest
Why it matched: both open world; shares 9 player tags including Racing, Destruction and Automobile Sim.
Wreckfest is a demolition derby themed racing game with soft-body damage modeling, sophisticated driving dynamics and in-depth vehicle upgrading, featuring both demolition derbies and more traditional track races. It’s all about fun, breakneck racing and over-the-top crashes.
Wreckfest at a glance Released 2018 Studio Bugbear Player sentiment 88% positive of 41,452 Price $29.99 RacingDestructionAutomobile SimDrivingSportsFunnyArcadeSandbox
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Need for Speed Heat
Why it matched: both open world; shares 8 player tags including Racing, Driving and Online Co-Op; published by the same company.
Hustle by day and risk it all at night in Need for Speed™ Heat Deluxe Edition, a white-knuckle street racer, where the lines of the law fade as the sun starts to set.
Need for Speed Heat at a glance Released 2019 Studio EA Gothenburg Player sentiment 84% positive of 153,208 Price $69.99 RacingDrivingOnline Co-OpThird PersonArcadeControllerSportsDestruction
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DiRT 4
Why it matched: both open world; shares 8 player tags including Racing, Automobile Sim and Driving; published by the same company.
DiRT 4 is all about embracing fear. It’s about the thrill, exhilaration and adrenaline that is absolutely vital to off-road racing. It’s about loving the feeling of pushing flat out next to a sheer cliff drop, going for the gap that’s too small and seeing how much air you can get. Be Fearless.
DiRT 4 at a glance Released 2017 Studio Codemasters Player sentiment 80% positive of 16,257 Price Not listed RacingAutomobile SimDrivingSportsArcadeControllerOnline Co-OpGreat Soundtrack
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Need for Speed Most Wanted
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Criterion Games; both open world; shares 7 player tags including Racing, Driving and Automobile Sim.
The open-world action in Need for Speed Most Wanted gives you the freedom to drive your way. Hit jumps and shortcuts, switch cars, lie low or head for terrain that plays to your vehicle’s unique strengths. Fight your way past cops and rivals using skill, high-end car tech and tons of nitrous.
Need for Speed Most Wanted at a glance Released 2020 Studio Criterion Games Player sentiment 77% positive of 27,849 Price $19.99 RacingDrivingAutomobile SimArcadeControllerThird PersonGreat Soundtrack
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Need for Speed
Why it matched: both open world; shares 8 player tags including Racing, Driving and Automobile Sim; published by the same company.
Ready to own the streets? Get behind the wheel of iconic cars and floor it through Ventura Bay, a sprawling urban playground. Explore overlapping stories as you build your reputation – and your dream car – and become the ultimate racing icon.
Need for Speed at a glance Released 2020 Studio Ghost Games Player sentiment 69% positive of 29,486 Price $29.99 RacingDrivingAutomobile SimDestructionArcadeThird PersonControllerOnline Co-Op
- 9
BeamNG.drive
Why it matched: both open world; shares 8 player tags including Driving, Destruction and Automobile Sim; released around the same time (2013).
A dynamic soft-body physics vehicle simulator capable of doing just about anything.
BeamNG.drive at a glance Released 2013 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 97% positive of 416,293 Price $24.99 DrivingDestructionAutomobile SimSandboxRacingThird PersonExplorationFunny
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Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Why it matched: both open world; shares 7 player tags including Racing, Driving and Automobile Sim; published by the same company; released around the same time (2005).
The open-world action in Need for Speed Most Wanted gives you the freedom to drive your way. Hit jumps and shortcuts, switch cars, lie low or head for terrain that plays to your vehicle’s unique strengths. Fight your way past cops and rivals using skill, high-end car tech and tons of nitrous.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted at a glance Released 2005 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 77% positive of 27,838 Price $19.99 RacingDrivingAutomobile SimArcadeControllerThird PersonGreat Soundtrack
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Need for Speed Rivals
Why it matched: both open world; shares 7 player tags including Racing, Driving and Arcade; published by the same company; released around the same time (2013).
Erase the line between single player and multiplayer in this street-racing rivalry between Cops and Racers. Seamlessly join a world where your friends are already racing and chasing
Need for Speed Rivals at a glance Released 2013 Studio EA Gothenburg Player sentiment 76% positive of 10,553 Price $19.99 RacingDrivingArcadeThird PersonSportsDestructionOnline Co-Op
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Need for Speed Undercover
Why it matched: both open world; shares 7 player tags including Racing, Automobile Sim and Driving; published by the same company; released around the same time (2008).
You never thought it would turn out like this. An all-out chase where you're the hunted. And the hunter. Now you must get behind the wheel and risk everything to infiltrate a ruthless international crime syndicate and take them down.
Need for Speed Undercover at a glance Released 2008 Studio EA Black Box Player sentiment 75% positive of 8,006 Price Not listed RacingAutomobile SimDrivingArcadeGreat SoundtrackControllerOnline Co-Op
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Need for Speed Payback
Why it matched: both open world; shares 7 player tags including Racing, Controller and Sports; published by the same company.
Set in the underworld of Fortune Valley, you and your crew were divided by betrayal and reunited by revenge to take down The House, a nefarious cartel that rules the city’s casinos, criminals and cops. In this corrupt gambler’s paradise, the stakes are high and The House always wins.
Need for Speed Payback at a glance Released 2017 Studio EA Gothenburg Player sentiment 85% positive of 32,277 Price $29.99 RacingControllerSportsSandboxArcadeThird PersonOnline Co-Op
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Project CARS
Why it matched: both open world; shares 7 player tags including Racing, Automobile Sim and Driving; published by the same company.
THE ULTIMATE DRIVER JOURNEY delivers the soul of motor racing in the world’s most beautiful, authentic, and technically-advanced racing game.
Project CARS at a glance Released 2015 Studio Slightly Mad Studios Player sentiment 79% positive of 14,438 Price Not listed RacingAutomobile SimDrivingSportsControllerThird PersonArcade
- 15
The Crew 2
Why it matched: both open world; shares 8 player tags including Racing, Automobile Sim and Driving.
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!
The Crew 2 at a glance Released 2018 Studio Ivory Tower Player sentiment 78% positive of 99,588 Price $29.99 RacingAutomobile SimDrivingArcadeOnline Co-OpThird PersonSportsSandbox
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Copa Petrobras de Marcas
Why it matched: both open world; shares 8 player tags including Racing, Automobile Sim and Sports.
COPA PETROBRAS DE MARCAS is a 100% free official game simulating the thrill of competing wheel-to-wheel with models from various automakers in some of the main Brazilian race tracks.
Copa Petrobras de Marcas at a glance Released 2015 Studio Reiza Studios Player sentiment 68% positive of 2,903 Price Free RacingAutomobile SimSportsControllerDrivingOnline Co-OpArcadeGreat Soundtrack
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Need for Speed Unbound
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Criterion Games; both open world; shares 6 player tags including Racing, Driving and Controller.
Race to the top, definitely don’t flop. Outsmart the cops, and enter weekly qualifiers for The Grand: the ultimate street race. Pack your garage with precision-tuned, custom rides, and light up the streets with your style.
Need for Speed Unbound at a glance Released 2022 Studio Criterion Games Player sentiment 60% positive of 60,177 Price $69.99 RacingDrivingControllerArcadeOnline Co-OpSports
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CarX Drift Racing Online
Why it matched: both open world; shares 7 player tags including Racing, Sandbox and Online Co-Op.
Master realistic drift physics, tune 120+ cars and drift online with up to 16 players across platforms. Compete in TOP-32, build unique setups and explore hundreds of community-made Workshop maps.
CarX Drift Racing Online at a glance Released 2017 Studio CarX Technologies, LLC Player sentiment 95% positive of 89,251 Price $16.99 RacingSandboxOnline Co-OpAutomobile SimControllerArcadeSports
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Forza Horizon 5
Why it matched: both open world; shares 7 player tags including Racing, Driving and Automobile Sim.
Explore the vibrant open world landscapes of Mexico with limitless, fun driving action in the world’s greatest cars.
Forza Horizon 5 at a glance Released 2021 Studio Playground Games Player sentiment 89% positive of 279,979 Price $23.99 RacingDrivingAutomobile SimArcadeExplorationOnline Co-OpSports
- 20
DiRT Rally 2.0
Why it matched: both open world; shares 6 player tags including Racing, Automobile Sim and Driving; published by the same company.
DiRT Rally 2.0 dares you to carve your way through a selection of iconic rally locations from across the globe, in the most powerful off-road vehicles ever made, knowing that the smallest mistake could end your stage.
DiRT Rally 2.0 at a glance Released 2019 Studio Codemasters Player sentiment 89% positive of 48,388 Price $19.99 RacingAutomobile SimDrivingSportsController3D Vision
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Project CARS 2
Why it matched: both open world; shares 7 player tags including Racing, Driving and Automobile Sim.
THE ULTIMATE DRIVER JOURNEY! Project CARS 2 delivers the soul of motor racing in the world’s most beautiful, authentic, and technically-advanced racing game.
Project CARS 2 at a glance Released 2017 Studio Slightly Mad Studios Player sentiment 81% positive of 18,429 Price Not listed RacingDrivingAutomobile SimSportsControllerArcadeGreat Soundtrack
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High Octane Drift
Why it matched: both open world; shares 7 player tags including Racing, Automobile Sim and Driving.
Enter the world of professional competitive drift and win online series amongst hundreds of other players to become the living legend. Buy, tune, trade, unite and conquer the drift scene.
High Octane Drift at a glance Released 2016 Studio Cruderocks Player sentiment 55% positive of 5,879 Price Not listed RacingAutomobile SimDrivingSportsControllerOnline Co-OpArcade
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Driver: Parallel Lines
Why it matched: both open world; shares 6 player tags including Racing, Automobile Sim and Driving; released around the same time (2006).
You were the fastest wheelman on the street. You were a legend. You were money. Until they set you up and sent you down. Twenty-eight years inside for someone else's crime. Now you're getting out. Guess what? You got a new job, it's called getting revenge.
Driver: Parallel Lines at a glance Released 2006 Studio Ubisoft Reflections Player sentiment 90% positive of 1,563 Price $9.99 RacingAutomobile SimDrivingThird PersonGreat SoundtrackController
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MudRunner
Why it matched: both open world; shares 7 player tags including Automobile Sim, Driving and Online Co-Op.
MudRunner is the ultimate off-road experience putting the players in the driver seat and dares them to take charge of incredible all-terrain vehicles, venturing across extreme Siberian landscapes with only a map and compass as guides!
MudRunner at a glance Released 2017 Studio Saber Interactive Player sentiment 92% positive of 44,003 Price $19.99 Automobile SimDrivingOnline Co-OpSandboxExplorationRacingThird Person
Common questions
What game is most like Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box?
Forza Horizon 4, on the evidence we have. It both open world. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
What else did the makers of Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box do?
Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Burnout Paradise, Need for Speed Most Wanted, Need for Speed Unbound are also from Criterion Games, and appear in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.