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Need for Speed™ Rivals cover art

Need for Speed™ Rivals

Criterion Games · Electronic Arts · 2020-06-04

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ActionAdventureRacing

Franchise: Need for Speed · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: Nov 21, 2013 (PlayStation 3), Nov 19, 2013 (Xbox 360), Nov 22, 2013 (Xbox One), Nov 21, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 29, 2013 (PlayStation 4)

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 an Action, Adventure, Racing game released in 2020, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (76% of 10623 reviews).

53
playing now
76%
positive of 11k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (13 outlets, IGDB)
67/100
IGDB user rating (255 ratings)
100
Nexus mods (67k downloads)
4.12★
PlayStation Store rating (62,682 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

53 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Need for Speed Rivals is a 2013 racing video game developed in collaboration between Ghost Games and Criterion Games, and published by Electronic Arts. It is the twentieth installment in the Need for Speed series, and the debut title for Ghost Games.

Trailer

Need for Speed™ Rivals trailer thumbnail

Need for Speed Rivals - Launch Trailer

≈224,530 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 53 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 722 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~90/week).
  • · Review velocity down 24% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 28,080 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 212k–478k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,623 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$5.99-70%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at EA Store (2024-03-07)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 25 of 29 observed days · $5.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
28328320202026Week of 2020-06-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 283 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 108 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

133292026-09-16 04:00 — 60 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 86 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 116 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 67 players2026-09-21 11:00 — 70 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 93 players2026-09-24 02:00 — 66 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 53 players2026-09-26 17:00 — 133 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 78 players2026-09-29 08:00 — 30 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 71 players2026-10-01 23:00 — 56 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 63 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 125 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 68 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 49 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 83 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 102 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 74 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 61 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 86 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 53 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
19732Jun 2020Aug 2026Jun 2020 — avg 78 · peak 180Aug 2020 — avg 61 · peak 231Oct 2020 — avg 90 · peak 415Dec 2020 — avg 72 · peak 202Feb 2021 — avg 73 · peak 160Apr 2021 — avg 34 · peak 71Jun 2021 — avg 83 · peak 201Aug 2021 — avg 53 · peak 113Oct 2021 — avg 54 · peak 178Dec 2021 — avg 61 · peak 196Feb 2022 — avg 63 · peak 156Apr 2022 — avg 36 · peak 78Jun 2022 — avg 59 · peak 137Aug 2022 — avg 50 · peak 150Oct 2022 — avg 57 · peak 156Dec 2022 — avg 71 · peak 192Feb 2023 — avg 41 · peak 84Apr 2023 — avg 37 · peak 75Jun 2023 — avg 36 · peak 69Aug 2023 — avg 36 · peak 74Oct 2023 — avg 55 · peak 147Dec 2023 — avg 91 · peak 283Feb 2024 — avg 113 · peak 271Apr 2024 — avg 72 · peak 166Jun 2024 — avg 56 · peak 150Aug 2024 — avg 94 · peak 282Oct 2024 — avg 60 · peak 117Dec 2024 — avg 135 · peak 251Feb 2025 — avg 84 · peak 209Apr 2025 — avg 60 · peak 130Jun 2025 — avg 62 · peak 136Aug 2025 — avg 79 · peak 183Oct 2025 — avg 54 · peak 156Dec 2025 — avg 68 · peak 153Feb 2026 — avg 60 · peak 133Apr 2026 — avg 54 · peak 125Jun 2026 — avg 52 · peak 112Aug 2026 — avg 197 · peak 496
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$23.74$0.992015-01-012026-10-152015-01-01 — best price $7.492015-02-26 — best price $20.142015-04-17 — best price $18.582015-06-09 — best price $22.622015-08-12 — best price $20.032016-02-02 — best price $4.992016-09-12 — best price $9.942018-01-06 — best price $9.992019-08-15 — best price $4.992020-06-04 — best price $9.992021-12-21 — best price $1.992022-12-07 — best price $9.992024-02-17 — best price $1.492024-03-03 — best price $9.992024-03-18 — best price $0.992024-04-09 — best price $9.992024-04-24 — best price $9.992024-05-09 — best price $1.992024-05-24 — best price $9.992024-06-09 — best price $9.992024-06-25 — best price $9.992024-07-10 — best price $1.992024-07-25 — best price $9.992024-08-11 — best price $1.992024-08-26 — best price $9.992024-09-11 — best price $9.992024-09-26 — best price $1.992024-10-11 — best price $9.992024-10-27 — best price $9.992024-11-11 — best price $4.992025-01-17 — best price $9.992025-02-07 — best price $1.992025-03-03 — best price $9.992025-11-20 — best price $4.992026-08-08 — best price $1.992026-10-15 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2921162026-05-29 — 207 pageviews2026-06-02 — 184 pageviews2026-06-06 — 196 pageviews2026-06-10 — 166 pageviews2026-06-14 — 169 pageviews2026-06-18 — 136 pageviews2026-06-22 — 154 pageviews2026-06-26 — 192 pageviews2026-06-30 — 196 pageviews2026-07-04 — 147 pageviews2026-07-08 — 198 pageviews2026-07-12 — 205 pageviews2026-07-16 — 205 pageviews2026-07-20 — 151 pageviews2026-07-24 — 157 pageviews2026-07-28 — 155 pageviews2026-08-01 — 222 pageviews2026-08-05 — 292 pageviews2026-08-09 — 205 pageviews2026-08-13 — 227 pageviews2026-08-17 — 166 pageviews2026-08-21 — 187 pageviews2026-08-25 — 149 pageviews2026-08-29 — 193 pageviews2026-09-02 — 202 pageviews2026-09-06 — 201 pageviews2026-09-10 — 137 pageviews2026-09-14 — 151 pageviews2026-09-18 — 166 pageviews2026-09-22 — 180 pageviews2026-09-26 — 158 pageviews2026-09-30 — 116 pageviews2026-10-04 — 176 pageviews2026-10-07 — 166 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opFull controller supportSteam Trading Cards1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Japanese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-06-04 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

PvPCo-opActionArcadeRacingSportsDrivingAdventureOpen WorldAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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