Choose Need for Speed™ Most Wanted
Choose Need for Speed™ Most Wanted if you want an Adventure game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP. 8,187 Steam reviews back the pick.
Need for Speed™ Most Wanted vs Bison Battle Machine
Need for Speed™ Most Wanted and Bison Battle Machine both land in Action, 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, Racing on Steam. Need for Speed™ Most Wanted (2020) is 4 years older than Bison Battle Machine (2024). Bison Battle Machine is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Need for Speed™ Most Wanted (4.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD). 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 Bison Battle Machine
Choose Bison Battle Machine if you want an Indie and Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Bison Battle Machine launched in 2024.
Both Need for Speed™ Most Wanted and Bison Battle Machine sit in Action and Racing on Steam, 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™ Most Wanted |  Bison Battle Machine | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Racing | Action, Indie, Simulation, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 74.6% positive (8,187 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Criterion Games | Jl Apps |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Racing on Steam.
- Need for Speed™ Most Wanted (2020) is 4 years older than Bison Battle Machine (2024).
- Bison Battle Machine is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Need for Speed™ Most Wanted (4.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Need for Speed™ Most Wanted is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Bison Battle Machine has no Deck rating yet.
Need for Speed™ Most Wanted vs Bison Battle Machine — FAQ
- Should I play Need for Speed™ Most Wanted or Bison Battle Machine first?
- If you want chronology, Need for Speed™ Most Wanted (2020) came out before Bison Battle Machine (2024). 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 Bison Battle Machine similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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 Bison Battle Machine have multiplayer like Need for Speed™ Most Wanted?
- No. Need for Speed™ Most Wanted supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Bison Battle Machine 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. Bison Battle Machine doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.