games like

Rider

Rider leans Execution (Pure Mechanics). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Racing, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

Like Rider, but easier

Same cheat-test neighborhood, lower Execution demand - the hands aren't as punishing.

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Colin McRae: Dirt 2Pure Mechanics · rally racing

Both lean on execution about the same (8 vs 8). Biggest difference: optimization (3 vs 4) - car tuning and racing lines solvable

ShankPure Mechanics · sidescrolling brawler

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (8 vs 7) - Combo juggling and dodge timing carry every brawl

The Need for SpeedPure Mechanics · arcade racing

Both lean on variance about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: execution (8 vs 7) - Holding racing lines at speed through traffic is the test

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (8 vs 7) - beat-em-up timing and enemy juggling

Skate 2Pure Mechanics · skateboarding sim

Both lean on execution about the same (8 vs 8). Biggest difference: variance (2 vs 1) - Static city, deterministic physics

Hudson's Adventure IslandPure Mechanics · platformercross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (8 vs 8). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

RacingHack and slash/Beat 'em upScience fiction