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Need for Speed™ Rivals

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App ID 1262600
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Electronic Arts
Franchise Need for Speed
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Frostbite Engine, EA_App Launcher
Last Changenumber 31865459
Last Record Update 23 October 2025 – 17:40:26 UTC ()
Release Date 4 June 2020 – 14:56:41 UTC ()
😏 73.57%
9k reviews
36
In-Game
🏁 Racing 🌍 Open World 🚗 Driving 🏎️ Combat Racing 🥊 PvP

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

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: The publisher has marked this game as ineligible

Developer Criterion Games
metacritic_name Need for Speed: Rivals
controller_support full
metacritic_score 76
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/need-for-speed-rivals?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Electronic Arts
eulas
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urlhttps://store.steampowered.com//eula/1262600_eula_0
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 1 (The publisher has marked this game as ineligible)
Store Release Date 19 November 2013 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
3rd-Party Account EA Account
3rd-Party DRM EA on-line activation and Origin client software installation and background use required.
Primary Genre Racing (9)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Racing (9)
Steam Release Date 4 June 2020 – 14:56:41 UTC ()
Original Release Date 19 November 2013 – 08:00:00 UTC () (1384848000)
Store Asset Modification Time 9 July 2025 – 16:58:49 UTC () (1752080329)
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review_score 6
review_percentage 75
mastersubs_granting_app EA Play (1289670)
Detected Technologies (?) Frostbite Engine, EA_App Launcher, OpenSSL SDK, Qt SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game's launcher/setup tool may require the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game's first-time setup requires an active Internet connection
  • Note: Singleplayer gameplay requires an active Internet connection
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game's launcher/setup tool may require a touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text
  • Note: This game's first-time setup requires an active Internet connection
  • Note: Singleplayer gameplay requires an active Internet connection
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 18 January 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 9899173
  • configuration:
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    requires_internet_for_setup1
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer1
    recommended_runtimeproton-experimental
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 4 March 2020 – 04:56:54 UTC (), in changelist #7881069

Supported Languages

11 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes
Dutch Yes
Polish Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes

Tags

🏁 Racing 🌍 Open World 🚗 Driving 🕹️ Multiplayer 🏎️ Combat Racing 🥊 PvP 💥 Action 🕹 Arcade 👤 Third Person 🙌 First-Person 🏅 Sports 🌫 Atmospheric 👤 Singleplayer 🗺️ Adventure 💥 Destruction 🤝 Co-op 👥 Online Co-Op 📺 Split Screen ⚔️ War 🎮 Controller

Categories

Single-player Online PvP Online Co-op Steam Trading Cards Multi-player PvP Co-op

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp7 October 2025 – 21:57:48 UTC

Trailer 289970 ↴

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Steam charts

  • 36 players right now
  • 65 24-hour peak
  • 415 all-time peak 17 October 2020
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  • 6 24-hour peak
  • 4,525 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😏 Mostly Positive
  • 73.57% SteamDB Rating
  • 7,115 75.2% positive reviews
  • 2,350 24.8% negative reviews

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How many players are playing Need for Speed™ Rivals right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 36 players live playing Need for Speed™ Rivals on Steam.

Need for Speed™ Rivals had an all-time peak of 415 concurrent players on 17 October 2020.

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