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Driver: Parallel Lines

You were the fastest wheelman on the street. You were a legend. You were money. Until they set you up and sent you down. Twenty-eight years inside for someone else's crime. Now you're getting out. Guess what? You got a new job, it's called getting revenge.

Racing

Player score
9.0/10
1,563 reviews
Released
2006
Developer
Ubisoft Reflections
Platforms
3 systems
Critics
61
Steam Deck
playable
Download
Not stated
We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Driver: Parallel Lines?

You were the fastest wheelman on the street. You were a legend. You were money. Until they set you up and sent you down. Twenty-eight years inside for someone else's crime. Now you're getting out. Guess what? You got a new job, it's called getting revenge.

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released14 March 2006
DeveloperUbisoft Reflections
PublisherAtari
PlatformsXbox, Nintendo Wii, Steam Deck
GenresRacing
Languages5 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q376217, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Driver: Parallel Lines received?

Players90%positive of 1,563 · Very Positive
Metacritic61critic aggregate, PC

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

What does it support?

Technical support
CapabilitySupport
ControllerNot stated
Cloud savesNo
Cross-platform playNo
Mod supportNo official workshop
Online playSingle-player only
In-game purchasesNo
Steam Deckplayable
Download sizeNot stated
Add-on contentNone listed
Age gate17+

Content descriptors

  • General mature content

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$9.99

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Problems players report

We read the 88 most recent negative Steam reviews of Driver: Parallel Lines on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

  1. Crashes and freezes7 of 88 (8%)

    Yeah, fun a** game if it wouldn't glitch and crash all the time unexpectedly when going from sequence to sequence.

    Steam review, 18 March 2025 · 17 hours played · 7 readers marked it helpful

    It doesn't work properly on high-refresh-rate monitors (like my 144 Hz), and using third-party widescreen patches often prevents it from launching or crashes it to the task manager.

    Steam review, 2 April 2026 · 8 hours played · 5 readers marked it helpful

A further 4 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like Driver: Parallel Lines

24 games overlap with Driver: Parallel Lines on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Mafia, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City and Mafia II (Classic).

All 24 games like Driver: Parallel Lines

Common questions about Driver: Parallel Lines

What platforms is Driver: Parallel Lines on?

Driver: Parallel Lines is available on Xbox, Nintendo Wii, Steam Deck. It first released in 2006.

How much does Driver: Parallel Lines cost?

$9.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend Driver: Parallel Lines?

90% of 1,563 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

What is the Metacritic score for Driver: Parallel Lines?

61 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.

Does Driver: Parallel Lines work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Driver: Parallel Lines as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.

Who made Driver: Parallel Lines?

Driver: Parallel Lines was developed by Ubisoft Reflections and published by Atari.