Need for Speed™ Most Wanted

Last updated: 2026-03-11
  • Engaging and fun gameplay
  • Unique and varied car selection
  • Large and beautiful open world
  • Not a true sequel to 2005 version
  • Limited car customization options
  • Expensive and excessive DLC
Need for Speed™ Most Wanted header

Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mostly Positive (6/10)
Total reviews
25,283
Positive
19,53577.3%
Negative
5,74822.7%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
1,925,975
Estimated revenue
$38,500,240
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
46711.11%
Estimated copies lost
35,575
Estimated revenue lost
$711,144
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
46711.1%
Avg playtime 0.6h
1874.4%
Avg playtime 0.9h
> 2h playtime
52612.5%
Avg playtime 69.5h
3,02471.9%
Avg playtime 28.6h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day2 rev/day
Last 30d8.5 rev/day
Quarterly116.9 rev/qtr
Days covered2,090.8 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
4,204 total
Organic purchasers3,91493.1%
Voted up: 76%
Key activations2906.90%
Voted up: 79%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
4,204 total
First impression0-2h1,03224.5%
Voted up: 51%
Mid game2-10h1,65139.3%
Voted up: 81%
Late game10-20h79118.8%
Voted up: 87%
Endgame20h+73017.4%
Voted up: 91%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.95% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
53.7%
Global baseline 76.4%
82 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 25,283 total.