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Need for Speed™ Unbound

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Need for Speed™ Unbound

Criterion Games · Dec 1, 2022

Race to the top, definitely don’t flop. Outsmart the cops, and enter weekly qualifiers for The Grand: the ultimate street race. Pack your garage with precision-tuned, custom rides, and light up the streets with your style.

Racing Multiplayer Open World Action Driving
Last tracked players
326
All-time peak
2,729
24-hour change
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Steam reviews
60.3% positive
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Race against time, outsmart the cops, and take on weekly qualifiers to reach The Grand, Lakeshore's ultimate street racing challenge. Pack your garage with precision-tuned custom rides, and light up the streets with your style, exclusive fits, and a vibrant global soundtrack that bumps in every corner of the world.

Updates to the game come in the form of Volumes as the game builds towards becoming the Ultimate NFS Experience in one place for the first time.

VOLUMES
  • VOL. 9: LOCKDOWN — Ride or die with your crew. Break into Lockups using NFS's first motorbike and claim the Hot rides inside, plus the arrival of the fully customizable Subaru Impreza WRX STI ’99 and Honda Integra Type R ’98
  • VOL. 8: Cops vs. Racers — Relive the original thrill of the chase with the return of Hot Pursuit mode, Pursuit Tech, and all-new Cop Progression, plus the arrival of the fully customizable Porsche 959 S ‘87 and Lotus Evija ‘23
  • VOL. 7: Drift & Drag — Discover new feels for classic skills, featuring the reintroduction of Drift and Drag modes and League progression, and the arrival of the fully customizable Ford Mustang Dark Horse '24 and BMW M3 Competition Touring '23
  • VOL. 6: Head to Head — Jump straight into the competition with a new dedicated PVP mode featuring weekly playlists, and crush your rivals with the introduction of 3 fully customizable Audi cars
  • VOL. 5 — Show that you’ve reached the top of the scene
  • VOL. 4 — Celebrate 75 years of Porsche
  • VOL. 3 — Work together to crush intense stunt-based challenges
  • VOL. 2 — Head back into the city as Lakeshore evolves
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System requirements Windows

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: Ryzen 5 2600, Core i5-8600
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: RX 570, GTX 1050 Ti
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 50 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: Ryzen 5 3600, Core i7-8700
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Radeon RX5700 (8GB), GeForce RTX 2070 (8GB)
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 50 GB available space
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Electronic Arts
USK rating
12
Brazilian rating
12
Steam Germany rating
12
Achievements
41
Controller support
partial
Features
Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements, Chat Speech-to-text, Adjustable Difficulty, Keyboard Only Option, Playable without Timed Input, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound, Partial Controller Support, HDR available
Languages
English*, French*, Italian*, German*, Spanish - Spain*, Arabic, Japanese*, Korean, Polish*, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese*, Traditional Chinese
*languages with full audio support
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

Can I Play This?

Steam declarations and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility result. Missing data is shown as unknown, never unsupported.

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Windows: unknown
macOS: unknown
Linux: unknown
Steam Deck
unsupported
Valve compatibility test
Input
Controller support: unknown

Developer-declared accessibility on Steam

Features not declared by the developer are not labeled unsupported.

stereo sound surround sound speech to text chat playable without timed input keyboard only option adjustable difficulty
Structured language support (12)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesYesYes
FrenchYesYesYes
ItalianYesYesYes
GermanYesYesYes
Spanish - SpainYesYesYes
ArabicYesNoYes
JapaneseYesYesYes
KoreanYesNoYes
PolishYesYesYes
Portuguese - BrazilYesNoNo
Simplified ChineseYesYesYes
Traditional ChineseYesNoYes

Third-party requirements shown by Steam

Requires 3rd-Party Account: EA Account
Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA Need for Speed™ Unbound EULA
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Value Score

Fair Value — 71th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 71th percentile. Priced as Premium at $69.99.

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Genre Benchmarks

Player Count Top 80%
Value Ratio Top 29%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Need for Speed™ Unbound worth buying right now?
Wait — $69.99. Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
When does Need for Speed™ Unbound go on sale?
Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
Is Need for Speed™ Unbound free to play?
Need for Speed™ Unbound costs $69.99 on Steam.
What genre is Need for Speed™ Unbound?
Need for Speed™ Unbound is a Action, Racing game.
Who developed Need for Speed™ Unbound?
Need for Speed™ Unbound was developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts.
What platforms does Need for Speed™ Unbound support?
Available on Steam for Windows.

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