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Erase the line between single player and multiplayer in this street-racing rivalry between Cops and Racers. Seamlessly join a world where your friends are already racing and chasing

Need for Speed™ Rivals is a racing, driving and open world game developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts.
Released on June 04th 2020 is available only on Windows in 11 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Japanese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 8,851 reviews of which 6,633 were positive and 2,218 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 6.99€ on Steam with a 65% discount.

The Steam community has classified Need for Speed™ Rivals into these genres:

Racing Driving Open World Multiplayer Combat Racing PvP Action Arcade Third Person First-Person Sports Atmospheric Singleplayer Adventure Co-op Destruction Online Co-Op Split Screen War Psychological Horror

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7 (Service Pack 2) 32-Bit
  • Processor: Intel 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo or AMD 2.8 GHz Athlon X2
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon 3870 512 MB or higher performance; NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or higher performance; Intel HD 4000 Integrated 512 MB or higher performance
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 30 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX compatible

User reviews & Ratings

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Oct. 2025
Post Shutdown Review, 10/24/2025 I have been playing Need for Speed Rivals on and off since 2013, starting on the Xbox 360 and later moving to PC. I have completed and replayed it more times than I can count, and every time I return, it still amazes me how special this game is. For a game from 2013, Rivals still looks stunning. The graphics were far ahead of their time, with beautiful lighting, reflections, and weather effects that made Redview County feel alive. Driving through rainstorms, sunsets, and long stretches of highway still feels cinematic even today. The art direction and sense of speed have aged incredibly well. The gameplay was equally ambitious. Rivals perfectly captured that mix of chaos, tension, and adrenaline that defines Need for Speed. The rivalry between cops and racers never got old, and every pursuit felt personal. One of the best features was the Pursuit Tech system, which made every encounter unpredictable. Launching EMPs, shockwaves, and spike strips turned every chase into a high-tech duel. It was creative, satisfying, and added a layer of strategy that made each side feel powerful. It is unfortunate that the game was locked to 30 FPS because it clearly deserved better. The Frostbite engine at the time simply could not handle higher frame rates without breaking the physics and AI. Many players tried to push it beyond that limit, but the game just was not built for it. It is a shame, because if Rivals could run at 60 FPS or more, it would still rival many modern racers in smoothness and feel. Even so, the experience remains incredible despite that limitation. Although Rivals was never a fan favorite, it has always felt like a diamond in the rough. It took risks with its always-online world and bold ideas that were ahead of its time. When everything worked, it delivered pure, chaotic fun that few games have ever matched. Now that the servers are gone, Redview County feels empty, but the game’s spirit still holds up. Even without the online chaos, it remains one of the most unique and enjoyable racers ever made. Thank you, Rivals, for being ambitious, beautiful, and unforgettable. 10/10 — A diamond in the rough that still shines bright, even at 30 frames per second.
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Oct. 2025
RIP to Rivals online... unless the community restores its own servers someday. Anyway great game, got all of the achievements back on Xbox. It's the old Hot Pursuit style of NFS but with a open world and gameplay more built around it vs HP2010, it's fun, also more chaotic but fun anyway. It still works fully offline so go get it whenever EA gives it a discount, who knows how long it has left before delisting.
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July 2025
Get the game before October 7 2025 in case not just online features will be disabled, but the whole game might end up getting delisted. What a shame.
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July 2025
I loved this game since I was teenager. Although the PC port is pretty bad (30 FPS and clipping issues), it's still a fun game. Seeing the news about the shutdown of online servers on next October makes me sad.
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June 2025
---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☐ Old Fashioned ☑ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☑ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☑ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☑ Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☐ Worth the price ☑ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☑ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☑ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10
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Frequently Asked Questions

Need for Speed™ Rivals is currently priced at 6.99€ on Steam.

Need for Speed™ Rivals is currently available at a 65% discount. You can purchase it for 6.99€ on Steam.

Need for Speed™ Rivals received 6,633 positive votes out of a total of 8,851 achieving a rating of 7.33.
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Need for Speed™ Rivals was developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts.

Need for Speed™ Rivals is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Need for Speed™ Rivals is not playable on MacOS.

Need for Speed™ Rivals is not playable on Linux.

Need for Speed™ Rivals offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Need for Speed™ Rivals offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

There is a DLC available for Need for Speed™ Rivals. Explore additional content available for Need for Speed™ Rivals on Steam.

Need for Speed™ Rivals does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Need for Speed™ Rivals does not support Steam Remote Play.

Need for Speed™ Rivals does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Need for Speed™ Rivals.

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Need for Speed™ Rivals PEGI 7
-65% 19.99€ 6.99€ Buy Now
Rating
7.3
6,633
2,218
Game modes
Multiplayer
Online players
55
Developer
Criterion Games
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Release 04 Jun 2020
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