Need for Speed™ Most Wanted
The open-world action in Need for Speed Most Wanted gives you the freedom to drive your way. Hit jumps and shortcuts, switch cars, lie low or head for terrain that plays to your vehicle’s unique strengths. Fight your way past cops and rivals using skill, high-end car tech and tons of nitrous.
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June 18, 2020
6 years and 46 days ago
Steam Reviews
Mostly Positive26,766 reviews77.3%
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Game contextLatest: IGF Team
| ContextThe evidence factors used to assess whether this game belongs on IndieGame.Fan. | Status | Notes Latest Contributor: IGF TeamEdit notes |
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Updated: Jul 13, 2026Developer scaleThe operating scale of the game's developer. | Criterion Games is part of Electronic Arts. | |
Updated: Jul 13, 2026Publisher scaleThe operating scale of the game's publisher. | Electronic Arts is part of Electronic Arts. | |
Updated: Jul 13, 2026Publisher statusHow the game's publishing relationship is classified. | Electronic Arts is part of Electronic Arts. | |
Updated: Jul 13, 2026FundingThe known source of funding behind the game. | Electronic Arts provides the corporate publishing relationship for this release. | |
Updated: Jul 13, 2026Release statusWhether and how the game has been released. | Electronic Arts is listed as a separate publisher for this release. |
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6 itemsAbout the Game
The open-world action in Need for Speed™ Most Wanted gives you the freedom to drive your way. Hit jumps and shortcuts, switch cars, lie low, or head for terrain that plays to your vehicle’s unique strengths. Fight your way past cops and rivals using skill, high-end car tech, and tons of nitrous. It’s all about you, your friends, and a wild selection of cars. Let’s see what you can do.
Key features
Key features
- Experience nonstop action — No menus, no lobbies, and no restrictions — just intense competition. Race, battle, crash, and explore at your own pace with a massive variety of things to do (and rewards to collect) throughout the open world.
- Prove you’re the best — Pick a car & jump into a nonstop playlist of competitive events in online mode. Influence the playlist by voting with your car. Jostle for position on the starting line. Cross the finish line and turn around to take out oncoming rivals.
- Beat your friends — Autolog records everything you do, broadcasting a feed of your most newsworthy scores, speeds, and times to your friends — and you’ll see there’s too. Whatever you do, there’s someone to beat.
- Test your urban handling skills — Need for Speed Most Wanted delivers a deep, physical experience that showcases the personalities of awesome licensed cars. Experience insane speeds, spectacular crashes, aggressive driving, and huge drifts.
