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Need for Speed™ Rivals
Erase the line between single player and multiplayer in this street-racing rivalry between Cops and Racers. Seamlessly join a world where your friends are already racing and chasing
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
50 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“[code]Played on the Steam Deck [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45534557/]@MatureContent[/url][/code] This game is like Hot Pursuit but expanded upon. There are a lot more options here, like unlocking and…”
“Really make sure you pay attention to the fact the online servers are down, because I didn't and if you want it for multiplayer, it won't work. But otherwise it's a good single player game.”
“Best nfs game of all time the crash physics and shake intensity made me crash my controller irl, this the only racing game that made me feel fear”
9 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Kind of a sequel to NFS Hot Pursuit (+) -Burnout-like ,classic critereion -Aggresive cops -Open world pursuits ofc -Insane graphics -Pursuit tech again (-) -Duels too easy -AI is mostly slow in the majority of events…”
“I Completed the Racer and Police both Carrers and also Completed all missons in both sections then i review this game. The over all game is good but not like old Need For Speed Games. In game some bugs and glitches is…”
“Best way to experience Need for Speed: Rivals is with the EvolutionWorks mod. It brings improved lighting and graphics, smarter racer and cop AI, longer and more engaging races, and tons of polish that makes the whole…”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Neet cool and such an underrated game! Perfect on a SteamDeck and any other device. U can get 60Fps, use launch command and internet Commend!”
“THIS GAME IS RECOMENDED BECAUSE IT IS EASY TO RUN ON PC AND IS VERY FUN WITH P1 MCLAREN”
“amazing game, runs on the lowest of low pc's :3”
25 of the 104 reviews raise this · 18 of them still recommend the game.
“Really make sure you pay attention to the fact the online servers are down, because I didn't and if you want it for multiplayer, it won't work. But otherwise it's a good single player game.”
“We are sorry, but servers for this title have been shut down. Thank you very much for playing!”
“only game i was thrilled the servers shut down for. while missing friends times sucks i don't have worry about getting harassed as a racer anymore”
17 of the 104 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“I really wanted to like this but the technical and gameplay problems are very difficult to overlook. For starters the game runs at a paltry 30FPS fixed, which I personally don't mind but the choppiness for a racing game…”
“Mods used: Rivals+ Cops2Racers Rivals Graphics 5.0 No Crash Cam No Traffic Reduced Pop‑in Magnetism‑Be‑Gone Thunder Extended Area SFX Triple Health 10× Health Upgrades Weapon Regen Stage 4 Weapons for all cars…”
“Kind of a sequel to NFS Hot Pursuit (+) -Burnout-like ,classic critereion -Aggresive cops -Open world pursuits ofc -Insane graphics -Pursuit tech again (-) -Duels too easy -AI is mostly slow in the majority of events…”
16 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“I really wanted to like this but the technical and gameplay problems are very difficult to overlook. For starters the game runs at a paltry 30FPS fixed, which I personally don't mind but the choppiness for a racing game…”
“Kind of a sequel to NFS Hot Pursuit (+) -Burnout-like ,classic critereion -Aggresive cops -Open world pursuits ofc -Insane graphics -Pursuit tech again (-) -Duels too easy -AI is mostly slow in the majority of events…”
“[h3] [b] All Units, Be Advised ... 2026 [/b] [/h3] is this game good in 2026? i was unsure but i gave it a go anyway. bought this on a deep discount, runs on ultra settings but the fps is capped at 30. things i didn't…”
12 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I really wanted to like this but the technical and gameplay problems are very difficult to overlook. For starters the game runs at a paltry 30FPS fixed, which I personally don't mind but the choppiness for a racing game…”
“I Completed the Racer and Police both Carrers and also Completed all missons in both sections then i review this game. The over all game is good but not like old Need For Speed Games. In game some bugs and glitches is…”
“Its boring and broken”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Mods used: Rivals+ Cops2Racers Rivals Graphics 5.0 No Crash Cam No Traffic Reduced Pop‑in Magnetism‑Be‑Gone Thunder Extended Area SFX Triple Health 10× Health Upgrades Weapon Regen Stage 4 Weapons for all cars…”
“Arkansas Police train based off the AI police in this game. Arkansas Police still aren't THIS aggressive. Fun casual racing game with a cool police mode. - Looks great and handles great. - Mechanics are pretty solid for…”
“Despite the game server is being shut down, the game is still playable from start to end, and it was really fun to play. Although, there's one vehicle that are locked through app or something.”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 75.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☑ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too…”
— a player, Steam review · 95 hrs played“Very cool game, acctualy my favorite nfs game, sadly only playable on 30 fps (game limitation) if ea is reading this, PLEASE let me play at 60 or more fps, PLEASE”
— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played“they shut down online servers even though it has active players, EA has to stop shutting down online servers for old games, it's very disrespectful for the players and the community, people paying for these games to enjoy playing online, if you don't wanna keep your servers, let…”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Racing |
| Player tags | Racing · Driving · Open World · Multiplayer · Combat Racing · PvP · Action · Arcade · Third Person · First-Person · Sports · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Portuguese - Brazil, Dutch, Polish, Russian * , Japanese * , Traditional Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Official site | https://www.ea.com/games/need-for-speed |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 (Service Pack 2) 32-Bit Processor: Intel 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo or AMD 2.8 GHz Athlon X2 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon 3870 512 MB or higher performance; NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or higher performance; Intel HD 4000 Integrated 512 MB or higher performance Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 30 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible