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games like

Saints Row 2

Saints Row 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Racing - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

EXECUTION5 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10

12 games like Saints Row 2

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

Grand Theft Auto V cover art
Grand Theft Auto VPracticed Mastery · open-world crime

Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: reads (1 vs 2) - Online PvP exists but mostly gear/positioning, not modeling.

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Rage cover art
RagePracticed Mastery · post-apocalyptic FPS

Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (5 vs 6) - id-style gunplay precision against agile bandits.

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Need for Speed: Payback cover art
Need for Speed: PaybackPracticed Mastery · open-world racing

Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (5 vs 6) - Arcade handling and chase setpieces need decent hands

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The Crew cover art
The CrewPracticed Mastery · open-world racer

Both lean on variance about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: execution (5 vs 6) - car control across long cross-country races

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Driver 2: Back on the Streets cover art
Driver 2: Back on the StreetsPracticed Mastery · driving action game

Both lean on variance about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: execution (5 vs 6) - Wrestling the car physics through chase missions is the test

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True Crime: Streets of LAPracticed Mastery · open-world action

Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: reads (1 vs 0) - AI cops and crooks are scripted

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Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now cover art
Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse NowPracticed Mastery · vehicular combat racing

Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (5 vs 6) - Perfect car control trivialises wrecking AI opponents and surviving

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BeamNG.drivePracticed Mastery · physics sandbox

Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (5 vs 6) - Soft-body physics car control

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Need for Speed Unbound cover art
Need for Speed UnboundPracticed Mastery · arcade racing

Both lean on variance about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: execution (5 vs 6) - Arcade drift and grip handling

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Sonic RidersPracticed Mastery · hoverboard racer

Both lean on variance about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: execution (5 vs 6) - Air management, drift timing and shortcuts demand practiced hands

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Kirby Air Ride cover art
Kirby Air RidePracticed Mastery · kart racer

Both lean on variance about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: execution (5 vs 6) - Charge-boost timing and machine handling

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Test Drive Unlimited 2 cover art
Test Drive Unlimited 2Practiced Mastery · open-world racer

Both lean on variance about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: execution (5 vs 6) - Open-road car control decides races

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Game details

Released
2008
Developer
Volition
Platforms
PS3, Linux, PC, X360
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
IGDB critics
81/100
IGDB users
73/100
ShooterRacingAdventureActionComedySandboxOpen world