Choose Need for Speed™ Most Wanted
Choose Need for Speed™ Most Wanted if you want an Action and Adventure game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP. On Steam, it's currently about 83% cheaper on the Steam Store. 8,187 Steam reviews back the pick.
Need for Speed™ Most Wanted vs Raceborn
Need for Speed™ Most Wanted and Raceborn both land in 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 are Racing games on Steam. Need for Speed™ Most Wanted (2020) is 4 years older than Raceborn (2024). Raceborn scores higher on Steam reviews (77.8% positive) than Need for Speed™ Most Wanted (74.6% 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 Raceborn
Choose Raceborn if it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Raceborn launched in 2024.
Both Need for Speed™ Most Wanted and Raceborn sit in 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 |  Raceborn | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Racing | Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 74.6% positive (8,187 reviews) | 77.8% positive (36 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Criterion Games | Galactic Geckon |
Side by side
- Both are Racing games on Steam.
- Need for Speed™ Most Wanted (2020) is 4 years older than Raceborn (2024).
- Raceborn scores higher on Steam reviews (77.8% positive) than Need for Speed™ Most Wanted (74.6% positive).
- Need for Speed™ Most Wanted is currently ~83% cheaper on Steam than Raceborn (4.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Need for Speed™ Most Wanted is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Raceborn has no Deck rating yet.
Need for Speed™ Most Wanted vs Raceborn — FAQ
- Should I play Need for Speed™ Most Wanted or Raceborn first?
- If you want chronology, Need for Speed™ Most Wanted (2020) came out before Raceborn (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 Raceborn similar?
- They overlap on 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 Raceborn have multiplayer like Need for Speed™ Most Wanted?
- No. Need for Speed™ Most Wanted supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Raceborn 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. Raceborn doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.