Need for Speed Rivals
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
- Released
- 2013
- Developer
- EA Gothenburg
- Platforms
- 5 systems
- Critics
- 76
- Steam Deck
- playable
- Download
- 30 GB
What is Need for Speed Rivals?
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
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 15 November 2013 |
|---|---|
| Developer | EA Gothenburg |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts |
| Platforms | PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Racing |
| Languages | 11 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q13375520, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Need for Speed Rivals received?
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.
Accessibility
Seeing
None declared
Hearing
None declared
Input
- Full controller support
Difficulty
None declared
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | full support |
| Cloud saves | No |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Yes |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | playable |
| Download size | 30 GB |
| Add-on content | 1 DLC listed |
| Age gate | 10+ |
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
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 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Need for Speed Rivals 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.
- Performance and stutter62 of 300 (21%)
EA doesn't care about their customers experience, I want to play single player but need to be online and connected to crap servers, FPS is locked at 30, to top it off you have to install some crappy EA launcher thing that I couldn't care less.
Steam review, 11 March 2025 · 2 hours played · 31 readers marked it helpful30 fps and insufferable tutorials.
Steam review, 31 July 2026 · 1 hours played · 26 readers marked it helpful - Servers and connection36 of 300 (12%)
WARNING DONT BUY Servers will be taken down next october.
Steam review, 11 July 2025 · 4 hours played · 264 readers marked it helpfulThe lobby host is randomly selected among the players and when the host leaves/quits, the entire lobby gets disconnected instantly.
Steam review, 4 January 2025 · 7 hours played · 12 readers marked it helpful - Crashes and freezes30 of 300 (10%)
There is a mod to raise the cap without messing up the gameplay and the physics, but for me it caused the game to crash at random intervals.
Steam review, 2 May 2025 · 0 hours played · 11 readers marked it helpful- 30fps cap (the workarounds cause bugs and crashes) - EA stole the original game from customers for no reason.
Steam review, 19 December 2024 · 10 hours played · 9 readers marked it helpful
A further 12 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 Need for Speed Rivals
24 games overlap with Need for Speed Rivals on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Need for Speed Heat, Need for Speed Payback and Need for Speed.
Common questions about Need for Speed Rivals
What platforms is Need for Speed Rivals on?
Need for Speed Rivals is available on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Steam Deck. It first released in 2013.
How much does Need for Speed Rivals cost?
$19.99 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 Need for Speed Rivals?
76% of 10,553 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Mostly Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
What is the Metacritic score for Need for Speed Rivals?
76 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 Need for Speed Rivals work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Need for Speed Rivals as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.
How big is the Need for Speed Rivals download?
30 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.