Need for Speed™ Most Wanted
The open-world action in Need for Speed Most Wanted gives you the freedom to drive your way. Hit jumps and shortcuts, switch cars, lie low or head for terrain that plays to your vehicle’s unique strengths. Fight your way past cops and rivals using skill, high-end car tech and tons of nitrous.
Offers
What are keyshops?Official stores
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Keyshops
Third-party resellers. Often cheaper, without official store support. Keyshop prices vs Steam →
DLCs (5)
Need for Speed Series (5)
Other games from the same series.
About Need for Speed™ Most Wanted
Key features
- Experience nonstop action — No menus, no lobbies, and no restrictions — just intense competition. Race, battle, crash, and explore at your own pace with a massive variety of things to do (and rewards to collect) throughout the open world.
- Prove you’re the best — Pick a car & jump into a nonstop playlist of competitive events in online mode. Influence the playlist by voting with your car. Jostle for position on the starting line. Cross the finish line and turn around to take out oncoming rivals.
- Beat your friends — Autolog records everything you do, broadcasting a feed of your most newsworthy scores, speeds, and times to your friends — and you’ll see there’s too. Whatever you do, there’s someone to beat.
- Test your urban handling skills — Need for Speed Most Wanted delivers a deep, physical experience that showcases the personalities of awesome licensed cars. Experience insane speeds, spectacular crashes, aggressive driving, and huge drifts.
Game details
Game details
Third-party account: EA Account (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
DRM: EA on-line activation and Origin client software installation and background use required
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Need for Speed™ Most Wanted price history
Lowest tracked price: €4.99 (Jul 7, 2026) · current best: €19.99 across 3 stores.
Need for Speed™ Most Wanted player count & reviews
80% positive reviews in the last 30 days (77% all-time) · ~7 new reviews/day · 392 peak players in the last 30 days.
Need for Speed™ Most Wanted — frequently asked questions
Where can I buy Need for Speed™ Most Wanted at the cheapest price?
Right now the cheapest offer for Need for Speed™ Most Wanted is €19.99 at Steam. KingsPrice compares 4 offers from 3 stores — official stores and keyshops — and refreshes prices throughout the day.
What is the lowest price Need for Speed™ Most Wanted has ever been?
The lowest price KingsPrice has tracked for Need for Speed™ Most Wanted is €4.99 (recorded on Jul 7, 2026). This covers the stores and period we monitor — set a price alert to catch the next drop to that level.
How many people play Need for Speed™ Most Wanted?
Need for Speed™ Most Wanted peaked at 392 concurrent players on Steam in the last 30 days (highest on Jul 7, 2026). The player chart on this page updates daily.
Is it safe to buy a Need for Speed™ Most Wanted Steam key from a keyshop?
Keyshops are marketplaces that resell game keys, usually below official store prices. The keyshops listed on KingsPrice deliver genuine Steam keys, but buyer protection differs from official stores — check the shop's rating and refund policy before buying. You can hide keyshop offers at any time with the keyshops toggle. Keyshop prices vs Steam →
How can I get Need for Speed™ Most Wanted at a discount?
Create a free price alert on this page and KingsPrice will email you when Need for Speed™ Most Wanted drops below your chosen price. The biggest discounts usually appear during seasonal Steam sales and publisher promotions — the sale calendar on this page shows the next confirmed event.
System requirements
Minimum
- OS *: Windows Vista (Service Pack 2 and all available windows updates) 32-bit
- Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHZ or Althon X2 2.7 GHz)
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 10.1 compatible with 512 MB RAM (ATI RADEON 3000, 4000, 5000 OR 6000 series, with ATI RADEON 3870 or higher performance)
- Storage: 20 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
Recommended
- OS *: Windows 7 (Service Pack 1 and all available windows updates) 64-bit
- Processor: Quad-Core CPU
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible with 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 or ATI RADEON 6950)
- Storage: 20 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
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