Need for Speed Undercover
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.
- Released
- 2008
- Developer
- EA Black Box
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- 65
- Steam Deck
- playable
- Download
- Not stated
What is Need for Speed Undercover?
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.
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 | 18 December 2008 |
|---|---|
| Developer | EA Black Box |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts |
| Platforms | PC |
| Genres | Racing |
| Languages | 1 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata , seeded TBA. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Need for Speed Undercover 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
- Partial 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 | partial support |
| Cloud saves | No |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Single-player only |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | playable |
| Download size | Not stated |
| Add-on content | None listed |
| Age gate | None |
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
Games like Need for Speed Undercover
24 games overlap with Need for Speed Undercover on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are DiRT 4, Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box and Forza Horizon 4.
Common questions about Need for Speed Undercover
What platforms is Need for Speed Undercover on?
Need for Speed Undercover is available on PC. It first released in 2008.
Do players recommend Need for Speed Undercover?
75% of 8,006 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 Undercover?
65 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 Undercover work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Need for Speed Undercover as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.
Who made Need for Speed Undercover?
Need for Speed Undercover was developed by EA Black Box and published by Electronic Arts.