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Need for Speed™ Unbound

Open-world arcade street racing with cop chases and custom cars

Criterion Games · Published by Electronic Arts · Released Dec 1, 2022

ActionRacing

Third-party account required DRM declared on Steam

Reviews
Mixed
61% of 54K
Recent reviews
Mixed
61% of 364 in 30 days
Players
440
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Dec 12, 2024
Minimum PC
RX 570
8 GB RAM · 50 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Need for Speed™ Unbound?

An open-world arcade racing game set in Lakeshore, where you enter street races, evade police, customize cars, and advance through weekly qualifiers toward the Grand. It includes single-player and cross-platform multiplayer competition.

For you if...

  • +you want arcade street racing in an open city
  • +you enjoy tuning and visually customizing a garage
  • +you want both solo and cross-platform competitive play

Not for you if...

  • −you want realistic handling rather than arcade driving
  • −you dislike repetitive tracks and frequent police pursuits
  • −you expect strong writing and natural-sounding dialogue

What players say

61% of 53,695 reviews are positive · 61% of 364 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the arcade racing, car customization, and stylized visuals, though opinions on handling vary. Common complaints target the dialogue, story, soundtrack, repetitive single-player progression, police chases, and limited restarts. Players also report recurring trouble with the required EA launcher, account activation, and DRM.

Players over time

▼ -38% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 1,102 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Sep 21, 20261,102

How many players finish Need for Speed™ Unbound?

17% of Steam players have unlocked «Found Family», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Need for Speed™ Unbound screenshot 1

Need for Speed™ Unbound system requirements

Minimum: RX 570, 8 GB RAM, 50 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 64-bit
Processor
Ryzen 5 2600, Core i5-8600
Graphics
RX 570, GTX 1050 Ti
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
50 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 64-bit
Processor
Ryzen 5 3600, Core i7-8700
Graphics
Radeon RX5700 (8GB), GeForce RTX 2070 (8GB)
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
50 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12

Does Need for Speed™ Unbound have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: PvP (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.

Does Need for Speed™ Unbound run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

DRM
EA online activation and EA app software installation and background use required. Denuvo.
Third-party account
EA Account
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
41
Steam features
HDR
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Simplified Chinese. Text only: Arabic, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese.

Does Need for Speed™ Unbound use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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