Need for Speed™ Rivals

Buy76%

Mostly Positive · 11k player reviews · High confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Criterion Games · Racing · Jun 4, 2020

Player review score
76%
Mostly Positive
Price
$6.99−65%
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
Subtitles0 of 11

Should I buy Need for Speed™ Rivals?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Servers and matchmaking: 56 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 53 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 11k 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 praise8% are divided59% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If you’ve already completed the game once and want to experience it again with improved graphics, enhanced gameplay, and a greater challenge, I highly recommend trying the NFS Rivals Plus mod.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are outstanding for the time, and the game runs very well even on outdated half-decent PCs (I have a GTX 1070).
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack possesses an infectious energy perfectly suited to the breakneck pace of the experience.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The police chases are well designed with various weapons and power-ups for both cops and racers.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay38 reviews
Graphics33 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Combat13 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
80% still recommend
Players complain
Servers and matchmaking
79% still recommend
Performance
60% still recommend
Multiplayer
74% still recommend
Story
81% still recommend
Crashes
68% still recommend
Bugs
80% still recommend
Interface
83% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full 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
$6.99$19.99−65%

The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

9 points recordedtoday · $6.99

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