Need for Speed™ Most Wanted overview

Overview

Need for Speed™ Most Wanted comes from Criterion Games and is published by Electronic Arts. It arrived on Steam on Jun 18, 2020, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, and Steam Trading Cards. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, and Xbox so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Need for Speed™ Most Wanted's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 251 players at 11 September 2026 - 13:25:40 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1,286. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 77% positive across 27,690 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Need for Speed™ Most Wanted is available in 11 languages including:

10 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, usk, kgrb, and fpb

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Need for Speed™ Most Wanted has sold up to 837,000 units and has 25,145 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $7,900,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Need for Speed™ Most Wanted overview details

Need for Speed™ Most Wanted combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

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.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Need for Speed™ Most Wanted is listed as a game with $19.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, and Steam Trading Cards, and is associated with Action, Adventure, and Racing. SteamPulse's latest observation records 251 players at 11 September 2026 - 13:25:40 UTC, a tracked peak of 1,286, and 77% positive reviews.

Overview tags

RacingMultiplayerOpen WorldDrivingActionCompetitiveAutomobile SimArcadeAdventureCombat RacingFirst-PersonVehicular CombatSingleplayerControllerThird Person

Support and legal notes

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