Rank 01Why this
Also Combat Racing and Driving, like Need for Speed Rivals.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2020
Games like Need for Speed™ Rivals
- 30 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Need for Speed™ Rivals also play
The closest matches to Need for Speed™ Rivals: Need for Speed™ Most Wanted, Need for Speed™ Payback, Burnout™ Paradise Remastered, The Crew™, and DIRT 5. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Same epic mood as Need for Speed Rivals.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- 2020
Rank 03- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2020
Rank 04 
The Crew™
Why this: Shares open world racing with Need for Speed Rivals.
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DIRT 5
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Need for Speed Rivals.
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Midnight Club 2
Why this: Shares destructible environments with Need for Speed Rivals.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Need for Speed™ Rivals
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- 1Need for Speed™ Most Wanted
Also Combat Racing and Driving, like Need for Speed Rivals.
- 75% of 8,187 reviews
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Genres: Sports, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer
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- Released: 2020
- Developer: Criterion Games
- Price: $19.99checked Nov 4
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 76% of 3,416 reviews
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Racing
- Metacritic 76
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Crash physics make impacts visceral
- Dual perspective gameplay feels fresh
- High octane cop chases are thrilling
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Epic
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Why this: Also Combat Racing and Driving, like Need for Speed Rivals.
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Why this: Same epic mood as Need for Speed Rivals.
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Need for Speed Rivals.
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Why this: Also Combat Racing and Driving, like Need for Speed Rivals.
Phantom Spark
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Need for Speed Rivals.
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Why this: Same intense mood as Need for Speed Rivals.
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Why this: Same intense mood as Need for Speed Rivals.
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Need for Speed Rivals.
About Need for Speed™ Rivals
The closest matches to Need for Speed™ Rivals: Need for Speed™ Most Wanted, Need for Speed™ Payback, Burnout™ Paradise Remastered, The Crew™, and DIRT 5. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Need for Speed™ Rivals is your kind of game, the closest matches are Need for Speed™ Most Wanted, Need for Speed™ Payback and Burnout™ Paradise Remastered — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and epic, and single out its destructible environments and dual perspective play. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Need for Speed™ Rivals: Erase the line between single player and multiplayer in this street-racing rivalry between Cops and Racers. Seamlessly join a world where your friends are already racing and chasing
Is Need for Speed™ Rivals worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 76% of 3,416 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 80% positive across 99 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 9 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 1.7 h played before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Crash physics make impacts visceral
- Dual perspective gameplay feels fresh
- High octane cop chases are thrilling
- Open world racing feels expansive
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“they shut down online servers even though it has active players, EA has to stop shutting down online servers for old games, it's very disrespectful for the players and the community, people paying for these games to enjoy playing online…”
“The game itself is fun but EA has made the baffling decision to make it painfully difficult to reset your save file. I've been wanting to replay this game for literal years but every time I try to reset my save and start over I run into so…”
People who play it also play: Need for Speed™ Most Wanted, Need for Speed™ Payback, Burnout™ Paradise Remastered
Frequently asked about Need for Speed™ Rivals
Can I run it?
Does Need for Speed™ Rivals run on Steam Deck?
Need for Speed™ Rivals is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Need for Speed™ Rivals cost?
Need for Speed™ Rivals is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Need for Speed™ Rivals have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Need for Speed™ Rivals supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Need for Speed™ Rivals?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Need for Speed™ Rivals are Need for Speed™ Most Wanted, Need for Speed™ Payback, Burnout™ Paradise Remastered.
Who developed Need for Speed™ Rivals?
Need for Speed™ Rivals was developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts.