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Need for Speed: Undercover

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App ID 17430
App Type Game
Store Name Need for Speed Undercover
Developer
Publisher Electronic Arts
Supported Systems
Technologies PunkBuster AntiCheat
Last Changenumber 28969397
Last Record Update 13 May 2025 – 22:31:54 UTC ()
Release Date 19 December 2008 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
😏 73.65%
7k reviews
15
In-Game

You never thought it would turn out like this. An all-out chase where you're the hunted. And the hunter. Now you must get behind the wheel and risk everything to infiltrate a ruthless international crime syndicate and take them down.

This app has been retired and is no longer available on the Steam store.

Additional Information

Developer EA Black Box
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gamedir Need for Speed Undercover
metacritic_name Need for Speed Undercover
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controller_support partial
metacritic_score 65
NoServers Yes
metacritic_fullurl http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/need-for-speed-undercover
primarycache 17431
state eStateAvailable
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GameManualURL https://store.steampowered.com/manual/17430/
DisableOverlay Yes
InstallScript 17430_install.vdf
LegacyKeyRegistrationMethod registry
LegacyKeyRegistryLocation HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Valve\TestApp17430\SteamKey
LaunchEULA http://storefront.steampowered.com/eula_testapp17430
Publisher Electronic Arts
eulas
0 ↴
id17430_eula_1
nameNeed for Speed: Undercover EULA 1
urlhttp://store.steampowered.com//eula/17430_eula_1
languages (extended) english,german,french,spanish,russian,czech,danish,hungarian,italian,dutch,polish,swedish
Store Release Date 18 November 2008 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Racing (9)
Store Genres Action (1), Racing (9)
Steam Release Date 19 December 2008 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 18 November 2008 – 08:00:00 UTC () (1226995200)
app_retired_publisher_request Yes
Store Asset Modification Time 14 March 2020 – 23:17:16 UTC () (1584227836)
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library_capsuleen
library_heroen
library_logoen
logo_position ↴
pinned_positionCenterCenter
width_pct50
height_pct100
review_score 6
review_percentage 75
Detected Technologies (?) PunkBuster AntiCheat, Tiled 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
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • This game supports Steam Deck's native display resolution but does not set it by default and may require you to configure the display resolution manually
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • 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: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 11 January 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 252136
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav1
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:42:24 UTC (), in changelist #196282

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

🏁 Racing 🌍 Open World 🕹️ Multiplayer 💥 Action 🚗 Automobile Sim 🚗 Driving 🕹 Arcade 👤 Singleplayer 🖥️ Simulation 📚 Story Rich 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🎮 Controller 🕒 Classic 👥 Online Co-Op

Categories

Single-player Family Sharing Multi-player

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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header_image
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library_assets_full
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library_hero ↴
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library_logo ↴
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Assets
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library_herolibrary_hero.jpg
community_icon851262b86d0cabde463381f1524a39492b662d06.jpg
page_background_pathapp/17430
timestamp5 October 2021 – 16:12:29 UTC

Steam charts

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  • 15 players right now
  • 22 24-hour peak
  • 634 all-time peak 10 September 2011
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  • 11,974 followers
  • 5,982 positive reviews
  • 1,957 negative reviews
  • 75.35% positive reviews

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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 8 24-hour peak
  • 6,656 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😏 Mostly Positive
  • 73.65% SteamDB Rating
  • 5,982 75.3% positive reviews
  • 1,957 24.7% negative reviews

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How many players are playing Need for Speed: Undercover right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 15 players live playing Need for Speed: Undercover on Steam.

Need for Speed: Undercover had an all-time peak of 634 concurrent players on 10 September 2011.

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