Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
A cheesy, Fast & Furious-style open-world arcade racer with varied race types and strong visuals, held back by a hated gambling-style upgrade system. Skip it if you hate RNG upgrades.
Great for
Arcade racing fans who enjoy a campy action-movie story, car customization and race variety, ideally bought on sale
Main risk
Random Speed Card upgrades and poor off-road/drag handling can make progression a frustrating grind
67 recent reviews
Many recent negative reviews report the game not launching or the EA app/DRM blocking play, plus gacha-upgrade complaints. Cause likely a recent EA launcher problem, but confidence is moderate.
67 recent reviews
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“If you love story games this is the best need for speed game story wise extremely fun and does not get as repeatative as the other ones because of the switch between the 3 main charecters”
Steam review · 24 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“What I really like is how much the races change throughout the game. You have normal races, drag races, drift events, off-road races, etc.”
Steam review · 33.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The visual customization is one of the strongest aspects of the game.”
Steam review · 67.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“I mostly play this on my Steam Deck OLED, it runs at 60fps out of the box, rarely dips below 40fps.”
Steam review · 5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The map is huge. Terrain changes a lot depending on location, and the highways are a nice addition.”
Steam review · 67.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Instead of fine-tuning your car you are just fishing for better cards.”
Steam review · 42.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“awful awful writing. Everytime a character opens their mouth I cringe.”
Steam review · 10.4 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The map is flat, empty, just deserts everywhere with barely any verticality”
Steam review · 2.7 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Offroading is just gambling while the car decides in which diagonal it wants to accelerate randomly depending on the last bump you hit.”
Steam review · 15.5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The mandatory "EA app" bloatware is the very reason I stopped playing any Need for Speed titles”
Steam review · 11.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“What kind of racing game doesnt have wheel support or a way for you to map your buttons to your wheel.”
Steam review · 6.2 h played ↗
From the Steam store page
Minimum
Recommended
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+ Excellent damage and crash physics
− AI rams and griefs the player
analyzed 4 min ago
+ Teaches how cars work
− Useless tutorial
analyzed 16 h ago
+ Gripping undercover cop story
− Combat gets repetitive and stiff
analyzed 16 h ago
+ Runs well and is well optimized
− No key rebinding; controller effectively required
analyzed 17 h ago
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