Released Jun 18, 2020 $19.99 Mostly Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Need for Speed™ Most Wanted

By Criterion Games · published by Electronic Arts

Racing Multiplayer Open World Driving Action Competitive Automobile Sim Arcade AdventureControllerCombat RacingSingleplayer

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Reviews 25,534 Mostly Positive

Players yesterday 133 at the busiest moment

Owners 1M–2M estimated

Need for Speed™ Most Wanted is a game tagged Racing, Multiplayer and Open World by Criterion Games, released Jun 18, 2020. It has 25,534 Steam reviews (Mostly Positive). It has an estimated 1M–2M owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Need for Speed™, Need for Speed™ Heat and Need for Speed™ Unbound.

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.

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Need for Speed™ 92% match · Racing, Multiplayer, Open World
Need for Speed™ Heat 87% match · Racing, Multiplayer, Open World
Need for Speed™ Unbound 84% match · Racing, Multiplayer, Open World
Drift Horizon Online 83% match · Racing, Multiplayer, Open World
Veteran Racer 81% match · Racing, Multiplayer, Open World
Need for Speed™ Rivals 81% match · Racing, Multiplayer, Open World
Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered 81% match · Racing, Multiplayer, Open World
Wreckreation 79% match · Racing, Multiplayer, Open World
Forza Horizon 5 77% match · Racing, Multiplayer, Open World
The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled 75% match · Racing, Open World, Driving

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Everything Steam lists for Need for Speed™ Most Wanted · record updated 1 day ago

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Overview

App ID1262560

Release dateJun 18, 2020

Last change number40146752

Last record update1 day ago

App type: Game
Developer: Criterion Games
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Franchise: Need for Speed, EA Play
Metacritic: 78
Website: ea.com/games/need-for-speed/need-for-speed-most-wanted-2012

Windows

Steam Deck: Playable

Single-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam Trading Cards

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Build	Branch	Updated
10351185	public	Jan 27, 2023

Packages & DLC

ID	Name	Price (US)
1262570	Not on the store yet	—
1262571	Not on the store yet	—
1262572	Not on the store yet	—
1262573	Not on the store yet	—
1271370	Not on the store yet	—
1271371	Not on the store yet	—

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
228990	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
1262561	—	All	5.98 GB	4.92 GB	8159337960243801699
1262562	— English	All	280.9 MB	271.5 MB	5012803750226627305
1262563	— Czech	All	280.9 MB	271.5 MB	7921462770404366095
1262564	— German	All	275.4 MB	266.3 MB	4242758401599755215
1262565	— Spanish	All	160.9 MB	155.4 MB	2380870759557892643
1262566	— French	All	271.5 MB	262.5 MB	5039871595179445303
1262567	— Italian	All	270.1 MB	261.1 MB	2969329943246974267
1262568	— Japanese	All	150.2 MB	144.4 MB	2538938085050636979
1262569	— Dutch	All	280.9 MB	271.5 MB	5285949095913521388
1262574	— Polish	All	280.9 MB	271.5 MB	2004072646874807804
1262575	— Russian	All	172.6 MB	166.9 MB	846617153359097864
1262576	— Tchinese	All	281.0 MB	271.5 MB	3618581195646082986
3340991	—	All	241.7 MB	241.4 MB	8430176064263014822

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	10351185	Jan 27, 2023	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Need for Speed(TM) Most Wanted

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
steam2ea://launchgame/1262560?platform=steam&theme=nfsmw		All

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Need for Speed™ Most Wanted

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