Need for Speed: Rivals

Released: 11/15/2013

Welcome to Redview County, where a street-racing rivalry between cops and racers never stops as both sides compete in an all-out war to take over the social, local and national media and earn the best cars, mods and technology. Risk Everything. Trust No One.

Critics

Steam

Metacritic

Score Breakdown

80.6

Critic Average

52 reviews

Steam User Score

9,960 reviews

Metacritic User Score

1,086 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

+5.0

Metacritic Disparity

+17.6

Combined Disparity

+11.3

Average of both sources

Review Timing

8 early (15%)42 launch window (81%)2 late (4%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 52 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 80.6/100. Critics score this game 5.0 points higher than Steam users and 17.6 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 52)

Rexly Penaflorida IIviaPCMag
Aug 19, 2014Late review
80/100View review
Steam 75.6/100 · +4.4 ptsMetacritic 63/100 · +17.0 pts
Sean CahillviaGaming Nexus
Mar 31, 2014Late review
85/100View review
Steam 75.6/100 · +9.4 ptsMetacritic 63/100 · +22.0 pts
Luciano HowardviaThe Digital Fix
Jan 12, 2014Launch window
80/100View review
Steam 75.6/100 · +4.4 ptsMetacritic 63/100 · +17.0 pts
James BralantviaGameGrin
Dec 29, 2013Launch window
85/100View review
Steam 75.6/100 · +9.4 ptsMetacritic 63/100 · +22.0 pts
Matthew CoddviaNZGamer
Dec 9, 2013Launch window
78/100View review
Steam 75.6/100 · +2.4 ptsMetacritic 63/100 · +15.0 pts

Need for Speed: Rivals

Released: 11/15/2013