Choose Need for Speed™
Choose Need for Speed™ if you want a Simulation game with Online Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 7,485 Steam reviews back the pick.
Need for Speed™ vs Need for Speed™ Most Wanted
Need for Speed™ and Need for Speed™ Most Wanted both land in Action, Adventure, Racing on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Adventure, Racing on Steam. Both released in 2020. Need for Speed™ Most Wanted scores higher on Steam reviews (74.6% positive) than Need for Speed™ (65.2% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Need for Speed™ Most Wanted
Choose Need for Speed™ Most Wanted if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 74.6% positive across 8,187 reviews.
Both Need for Speed™ and Need for Speed™ Most Wanted sit in Action, Adventure, and Racing on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Need for Speed™ |  Need for Speed™ Most Wanted | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Simulation, Racing | Action, Adventure, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 7.49 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 65.2% positive (7,485 reviews) | 74.6% positive (8,187 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Ghost Games | Criterion Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, Racing on Steam.
- Both released in 2020.
- Need for Speed™ Most Wanted scores higher on Steam reviews (74.6% positive) than Need for Speed™ (65.2% positive).
- Need for Speed™ Most Wanted is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Need for Speed™ (4.99 USD vs. 7.49 USD).
- Need for Speed™ has co-op; Need for Speed™ Most Wanted does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Need for Speed™ vs Need for Speed™ Most Wanted — FAQ
- Which is better, Need for Speed™ or Need for Speed™ Most Wanted?
- On Steam reviews Need for Speed™ Most Wanted scores higher (74.6% positive) than Need for Speed™ (65.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Need for Speed™ Most Wanted is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are Need for Speed™ and Need for Speed™ Most Wanted similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, Racing on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.