Need for Speed™ Most Wanted

Buy77%

Mostly Positive · 28k player reviews · High confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Criterion Games · Racing · Jun 18, 2020

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Price
$4.99−75%
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio7 of 11
Subtitles10 of 11

Should I buy Need for Speed™ Most Wanted?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 81 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 49 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 37 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 28k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews67% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
81 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I also love how there is no traditional grind to unlock cars.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The cars, environment, graphics, physics, destruction, sparks everywhere it was full of lively fun arcade races.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The only really good thing about this game was the soundtrack, which was amazing as always.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics still look impressive, the soundtrack fits the high-speed action perfectly, and the online multiplayer seamlessly blends with single-player for endless fun.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay81 reviews
Graphics57 reviews
Audio36 reviews
Multiplayer20 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Crashes
59% still recommend
Story
51% still recommend
Controls
52% still recommend
Monetization
31% still recommend
Performance
67% still recommend
Difficulty
79% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
64% still recommend
Linux compatibility
67% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest
$4.99$19.99−75%

The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

9 points recordedtoday · $4.99

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