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Driver® Parallel Lines
You were the fastest wheelman on the street. You were a legend. You were money. Until they set you up and sent you down. Twenty-eight years inside for someone else's crime. Now you're getting out. Guess what? You got a new job, it's called getting revenge.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
35 of the 74 reviews raise this.
9 of the 74 reviews raise this.
“THIS GAME IS SO SOLID Very underrated, the cars are such fun to drive it's like a diet GTA Great soundtrack and great setting(s)”
“just finished it about a couple of minutes ago, as a fan of the driver series i have played all of them, this one being the only I've haven't tried in the series, but after playing and finishing it, i really wished i…”
“Driver: Parallel Lines is straight up underrated as hell. The 70s side of the game? pure gold. The music, the dirty New York vibe, the cars, the clothes, even the way the city feels, it all comes together perfectly. And…”
7 of the 74 reviews raise this.
“Just finished this gorgeous game, had ton of fun since the last time that i played it on PS2 around 2008-2009... time flies but fun never goes away, such a nice game.”
“THIS GAME IS SO SOLID Very underrated, the cars are such fun to drive it's like a diet GTA Great soundtrack and great setting(s)”
“Driver: Parallel Lines is straight up underrated as hell. The 70s side of the game? pure gold. The music, the dirty New York vibe, the cars, the clothes, even the way the city feels, it all comes together perfectly. And…”
7 of the 74 reviews raise this.
“gta clone with good story”
5 of the 74 reviews raise this.
“Driver: Parallel Lines is straight up underrated as hell. The 70s side of the game? pure gold. The music, the dirty New York vibe, the cars, the clothes, even the way the city feels, it all comes together perfectly. And…”
“Mods used, follow the guide: "How To Get The Best Experience For Driver: Parallel Lines" by NismoRace Negatives: - The character can’t jump - Cars are extremely fragile and take very little damage before being destroyed…”
11 of the 74 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“P. S. If you have difficulties in the walktrough, this guide will be very useful: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3561496240 Nikita Dzhigurda in the crimeworld “Driver® Parallel Lines” is a…”
5 of the 74 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“First off, I see quite a few negative reviews that the game won't launch. It's a problem with modern machines, you have to go to the properties of the .exe file and check "Disable Fullscreen Optimization" in the…”
“Good game, loved it on the 360. This version doesn't work though.”
5 of the 74 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Shorter than Driv3r but definetly better gameplay.”
5 of the 74 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“very dated”
5 of the 74 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“P. S. If you have difficulties in the walktrough, this guide will be very useful: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3561496240 Nikita Dzhigurda in the crimeworld “Driver® Parallel Lines” is a…”
“Driver Parallel Lines is a large open world action game set in New York City focussed on driving and vehicular activities/combat over on foot exploration & movement. The world & activities are simple & reflective of the…”
Counted across 74 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“bring back Driver: San Francisco... a peak experience!”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“bring back san francisco and my wallet is yours”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“If the game launches shifted to the right on Windows 10/11 and you can't exit or Alt+Tab, here is the fix: 1. Go to the game folder. 2. Right‑click "DriverParallelLines.exe" → Properties. 3. Open the "Compatibility" tab. 4. Enable: "Disable fullscreen optimizations". 5. Apply…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Racing |
| Player tags | Racing · Open World · Action · Automobile Sim · Driving · Singleplayer · Classic · Third-Person Shooter · Shooter · Crime · Third Person · Great Soundtrack (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Supported OS: Windows® XP (SP 1 required)/Vista (only) Processor: 2.0 GHz Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon Memory: 256 MB Graphics: 64 MB DirectX 9.0c-compliant supporting Shader Model 1.1(*see supported list) DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compliant sound card Hard Drive: 4.8GB free hard disk space *Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: ATI RADEON 8500/9000/X families,NVIDIA GeForce 3/4/FX/6/7 families (GeForce 4MX NOT supported) Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game.