Action · June 18, 2020

Need for Speed™ Most Wanted (2020)

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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. It’s all about you, your friends, and a wild selection of cars. Let’s see what you can do. Key features Experience nonstop action — No menus, no lobbies, and no restrictions — just intense competition. Race, battle, crash, and explore at your own pace with a massive variety of things to do (and rewards to collect) throughout the open world. Prove you’re the best — Pick a car & jump into a nonstop playlist of competitive events in online mode. Influence the playlist by voting with your car. Jostle for position on the starting line. Cross the finish line and turn around to take out oncoming rivals. Beat your friends — Autolog records everything you do, broadcasting a feed of your most newsworthy scores, speeds, and times to your friends — and you’ll see there’s too. Whatever you do, there’s someone to beat. Test your urban handling skills — Need for Speed Most Wanted delivers a deep, physical experience that showcases the personalities of awesome licensed cars. Experience insane speeds, spectacular crashes, aggressive driving, and huge drifts.

Action releases from 2020

236 Action titles launched in 2020 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume22.8k Steam reviewsTop 22% in Action
Positive rating77% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 76%
Metacritic78/100Genre average 77 — top 52% of Action titles
Concurrent peak133 playersTop 31% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours6 h averageTop 63% for session depth among Action

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Racing · 269
  • Multiplayer · 216
  • Open World · 214
  • Driving · 203
  • Action · 155
  • Competitive · 155
  • Automobile Sim · 146
  • Arcade · 141
  • Adventure · 129
  • Combat Racing · 126
  • First-Person · 122
  • Vehicular Combat · 118
  • Singleplayer · 116
  • Controller · 108
  • Third Person · 92

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (11)

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  • Dutch
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  • Polish
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Full audio (8)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Russian
  • Traditional Chinese

Reception Metrics

Steam community

77%Mostly Positive · 22.8k reviews

17.5k positive · 5.2k negative

Metacritic

78/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.5/10

Curator recommendations

21.9k

Peak concurrent players

133

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

6h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

2h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

1h

Current engagement

Release & Availability

Release dateJun 18, 2020
DeveloperCriterion Games
PublisherElectronic Arts
Base price$3.99 -80%
DLC / Add-ons5 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP

Community

  • Steam Trading Cards

Other

  • Single-player

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