Action · June 18, 2020
Need for Speed™ Most Wanted (2020)
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
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 22.8k Steam reviews | Top 22% in Action |
| Positive rating | 77% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 76% |
| Metacritic | 78/100 | Genre average 77 — top 52% of Action titles |
| Concurrent peak | 133 players | Top 31% in Action by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 6 h average | Top 63% for session depth among Action |
Peer Action titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
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)
- English volume_up
- French volume_up
- Italian volume_up
- German volume_up
- Spanish - Spain volume_up
- Czech
- Dutch
- Japanese volume_up
- Polish
- Russian volume_up
- Traditional Chinese volume_up
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
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 date | Jun 18, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Criterion Games |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts |
| Base price | $3.99 -80% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 5 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support |
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- PvP
- Online PvP
Community
- Steam Trading Cards
Other
- Single-player
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