Race against time, outsmart the cops, and take on weekly qualifiers to reach The Grand, Lakeshore's ultimate street racing challenge. Pack your garage with precision-tuned, custom rides and light up the streets with your style, exclusive fits, and a vibrant global soundtrack that bumps in every corner of the world.
About the story
In the city of Lakeshore, you, your partner Yaz, and mechanic Rydell run a repair and mod shop...until a shocking betrayal by Yaz leaves the shop underfunded and threatened for shutdown. Two years later, after you meet a girl named Tess and help her escape the cops, she decides to work with you and Rydell to raise money and enter the Grand, the city's biggest street race, to take back your ride and become the best in the city.
Platforms
PC PS5 Series X|SGenres
RacingThemes
Action
Languages: English and 11 more
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| English | |||
| Chinese (Traditional) | |||
| French | |||
| German | |||
| Spanish (Spain) | |||
| Arabic | |||
| Korean | |||
| Portuguese (Brazil) | |||
| Japanese | |||
| Chinese (Simplified) | |||
| Polish | |||
| Italian |
Media
Critic Reviews
Cubed3
By Sandy Kirchner-WilsonThe best Need for Speed title in a long time, Unbound has such a fun gameplay loop and funky style that it's hard to put down. It has a hard difficulty and slightly odd game feel, but most players of racing games will have a blast here and probably fall in love with the chaotic and frantic police chases. Pick this up!
Saudi Gamer
ByA decent effort but one that doesn't offer anything new or novel. The developer might have changed but the game is still living under the shadow cast by them.
Niche Gamer
By Jonathan WhiteEA, this ain’t how you move units. This series need to take a cue from the unique styling of the visuals and either needs to revamp the feeling of playing NFS in the next one, or someone needs to put this damn thing down behind the barn like Old Yeller and let Criterion get back to making Burnout games (which is really what we all want anyway.)
Final Weapon
By Alex PattersonWhile the latest entry in the Need for Speed franchise is capable of presenting some great arcade racing thrills, NFS Unbound is an uneven experience that can often leave players feeling disappointed. Some may be able to overlook its flaws and enjoy what the game does well, but it still lives in the shadows of the best entries in the series. This paints a worrying picture for a franchise that already has been struggling to reclaim its glory days for years now.
XboxEra
By Győző BakiNeed For Speed has found its identity, and while a few concepts require some finetuning, it’s the best episode in a long while and one of the most stylish and generally finest racers of the generation thus far.
