When does Need for Speed™ Most Wanted get good?

Give it 3 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (47%); after 5h it's 1 in 8 (12%). The game has no achievements; this is based on reviews only.

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Need for Speed™ Most Wanted

Jun 18, 2020 Steam: Mostly Positive

Give it 3 hours

Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Steam reviews 77% positive of 28,391

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (47%); after 5h it's 1 in 8 (12%).
The game has no achievements; this is based on reviews only.

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 28,724 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 9.2h for positive, 2.4h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

This game has no achievements.

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.