Nostalgia and still-active multiplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Best of all multiplayer is still up! This game lives on!”
Steam review · 9.8 h played ↗
Need for Speed™ Most Wanted
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 78%Mostly Positive · 78%Criterion Games2020Racing · Driving · Action
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A fun, good-looking Burnout-style arcade racer with great sound and open-world driving. It's not the 2005 Most Wanted, and it has locked DLC cars and a forced EA launcher. Skip it if you want that game.
Great for
Arcade racing fans who want cheap, easygoing open-world driving with police chases and a great soundtrack
Main risk
Buying it expecting the 2005 Most Wanted, then hitting the EA launcher, DLC-locked cars and weak controller support
What players love
Fun open-world arcade driving and chases
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“You can spend hours free roaming Fairhaven without touching a race and never get bored.”
Steam review · 2.8 h played ↗
Great soundtrack and engine sounds
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“I don't know of any game with a better soundtrack, it's absolutely amazing.”
Steam review · 15.9 h played ↗
Graphics still look good
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“it is a game from 2012, but for 2012, it looks great, physics are great, and runs easily on my potato of a computer”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Overhated, enjoyable on its own merits
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“If you want to experience Burnout Paradise with licensed cars, this game achieves that formula.”
Steam review · 12.1 h played ↗
Runs well on low-end PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“it runs great even on my potato lol overall fun game :)”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Not the real Most Wanted, misleading name
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Gamers expecting to find an upgraded experience of Most Wanted from 2005 will be disappointed - this is simply a different game using the same name.”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗
Forced, buggy EA launcher and account
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“2/3 of the time, it asks for a product key and won't launch without it, but then it will randomly work fine.”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗
Poor or missing controller support
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The fact that this game, a racing game doesnt have controller support should be illegal”
Steam review · 1.8 h played ↗
Cars locked behind paid DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“there are 31 discoverable vehicles (cars you unlock by roaming the map), 10 most wanted vehicles (cars you unlock by completing the story) and.. TWENTY DLC cars.”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗
No customization or real progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“No customization no body kits wings decals so no personality.”
Steam review · 9.7 h played ↗
Sluggish handling and input lag
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“the input delay is insane.”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable20 GB
Minimum
OSWindows Vista (Service Pack 2 and all available windows updates) 32-bit
Processor2 GHz Dual Core (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHZ or Althon X2 2.7 GHz)
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 10.1 compatible with 512 MB RAM (ATI RADEON 3000, 4000, 5000 OR 6000 series, with ATI RADEON 3870 or higher performance)
Storage20 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 (Service Pack 1 and all available windows updates) 64-bit
ProcessorQuad-Core CPU
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11 compatible with 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 or ATI RADEON 6950)
Storage20 GB available space
OSWindows Vista (Service Pack 2 and all available windows updates) 32-bit
Processor2 GHz Dual Core (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHZ or Althon X2 2.7 GHz)
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 10.1 compatible with 512 MB RAM (ATI RADEON 3000, 4000, 5000 OR 6000 series, with ATI RADEON 3870 or higher performance)
Storage20 GB available space
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