Need for Speed™ Unbound
The first 3 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (75%); after 20h it's almost 1 in 3 (30%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- The opening is criticised more than in 98% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- 72% of owners got the first achievement.
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 61,309 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 21.6h for positive, 8.9h 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
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (72.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (41)
story milestone ending side
- Fashion Killa Customize your clothing 100%
- Throwing up Tags Customize your Driving Effects 99%
- Cool Whip Apply a custom wrap to your ride 96%
- Drop the Beat Use max Burst Nitrous 5 times during story mode events 82%
- Hey Lakeshore Complete the prologue 77%
- 100 Miles and Runnin' Drive a total of 100 miles in story mode 74%
- Public Enemy Take down 5 cops within a single session 73%
- Hey Speedie! Reach 200MPH in story mode 55%
- Rebel Without a Pause Complete 30 street races in story mode 52%
- Most Wanted Escape a Heat 5 cop chase 49%
- New Crew Complete Qualifier 1 47%
- Serious Guap Bank $75,000 during one session 39%
- Escape Artist Escape a Heat 5 cop chase in an A+ car 39%
- Rydell's Rydes Fully upgrade your story garage 37%
- Untouchable Escape 50 cop chases 37%
- Style it Out Complete 10 Takeover events 37%
- Oh, It's On Complete Qualifier 2 36%
- Cash Money Millionaire Earn $1,000,000 in story mode 33%
- #Blessed Own 10 vehicles in your story mode garage 31%
- Lake Better Watch Out Complete Qualifier 3 28%
- Access All Areas Fully upgrade your Lakeshore Online garage 27%
- The Collector Own 10 vehicles in your Lakeshore Online garage 25%
- Found Family Complete the Grand 23%
- Kick it Use max Burst Nitrous 5 times during Lakeshore Online events 21%
- In the Flow Score 200,000 during a Takeover event 19%
- Top Billin' Win a Tier S+ Lakeshore Online playlist 17%
- Teacher's Pet Win a Tier A+ Lakeshore Online playlist 16%
- Bring Your A Game Win a Tier A Lakeshore Online playlist 15%
- Superstar Win a Tier S Lakeshore Online playlist 15%
- B for My Name Win a Tier B Lakeshore Online playlist 15%
- Full House Complete a Lakeshore Online playlist with 7 other players 12%
- Mixtape Complete 25 Lakeshore Online playlists 11%
- Flow Master Score 250,000 during a Takeover event 8.4%
- Heaven Spot Collect all street art collectibles 4.0%
- The Bear Champ Smash all bear collectibles 3.7%
- Adbusting Break all billboard collectibles 3.5%
- Caught On Camera Get 3 stars on all Speed Trap activities 3.2%
- In The Zone Get 3 stars on all Speed Run activities 2.9%
- Catch My Drift Get 3 stars on all Drift Zone activities 2.6%
- Frequent Flyer Get 3 stars on all Long Jump activities 2.5%
- Cleaning Up Collect all collectibles and get 3 stars on all activities 2.5%