Need for Speed™ Most Wanted vs Music Drive: Chase the Beat
Need for Speed™ Most Wanted and Music Drive: Chase the Beat 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. Need for Speed™ Most Wanted (2020) is 5 years older than Music Drive: Chase the Beat (2025). Need for Speed™ Most Wanted is currently ~9% cheaper on Steam than Music Drive: Chase the Beat (4.99 USD vs. 5.49 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Side-by-side comparison
 Need for Speed™ Most Wanted |  Music Drive: Chase the Beat | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Racing | Action, Indie, Adventure, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 5.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 74.6% positive (8,187 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Criterion Games | Salve Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, Racing on Steam.
- Need for Speed™ Most Wanted (2020) is 5 years older than Music Drive: Chase the Beat (2025).
- Need for Speed™ Most Wanted is currently ~9% cheaper on Steam than Music Drive: Chase the Beat (4.99 USD vs. 5.49 USD).
- Need for Speed™ Most Wanted is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Music Drive: Chase the Beat has no Deck rating yet.
Need for Speed™ Most Wanted vs Music Drive: Chase the Beat — FAQ
- Should I play Need for Speed™ Most Wanted or Music Drive: Chase the Beat first?
- If you want chronology, Need for Speed™ Most Wanted (2020) came out before Music Drive: Chase the Beat (2025). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Need for Speed™ Most Wanted and Music Drive: Chase the Beat 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.
- Does Music Drive: Chase the Beat have multiplayer like Need for Speed™ Most Wanted?
- No. Need for Speed™ Most Wanted supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Music Drive: Chase the Beat is listed as single-player only.
- Does Need for Speed™ Most Wanted run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Need for Speed™ Most Wanted is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Music Drive: Chase the Beat doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.