EA Gothenburg · Criterion Games^* +1^*

Need for Speed Rivals

2013 racing video game

At a glance

Genres

racing video game

Play modes

co-op mode
single-player video game
multiplayer video game

Series

Need for Speed

Game facts

Developers

EA Gothenburg
Criterion Games^*
Ghost Games^*

Publishers

Electronic Arts

View full details

Platforms

Players by platform

PlayStation 3^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
4^*
Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
6^*

Content classifications

ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
E10+ - Everyone 10+^*
ESRB · PlayStation 3^*
Classification
E10+ - Everyone 10+^*

Compatibility and community reports

Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold^*
Reports
50^*
Community confidence
strong^*
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*
Controller support · 2026-06-27^*
Controller support
Full^*

System requirements

Windows · Minimum^*
Operating system
Windows 7 (Service Pack 2) 32-Bit^*
Processor alternatives
Intel 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo or AMD 2.8 GHz Athlon X2^*
Memory
4 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
AMD Radeon 3870 512 MB or higher performance; NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or higher performance; Intel HD 4000 Integrated 512 MB or higher performance^*
Network
Broadband Internet connection^*
Storage
30 GB available space^*
Audio hardware
DirectX compatible^*
Windows · Recommended^*
Processor alternatives
Intel Quad-Core CPU or AMD Six Core CPU^*
Graphics alternatives
AMD Radeon 7870 3GB or higher performance; NVIDIA GeForce GT660 3GB or higher performance^*
Memory
8 GB^*
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*
Memory
8 GB^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
macOS^*
Supported
No^*
Linux^*
Supported
No^*

Interface languages

English^*
Full audio
Yes^*
French^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Italian^*
Full audio
Yes^*
German^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Spanish - Spain^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Portuguese - Brazil^*
Dutch^*
Polish^*
Russian^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Japanese^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Traditional Chinese^*

Audio languages

English^*
French^*
Italian^*
German^*
Spanish - Spain^*
Russian^*
Japanese^*
Traditional Chinese^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Multi-player^*
PvP^*
Online PvP^*
Co-op^*
Online Co-op^*
Full controller support^*
Steam Trading Cards^*

Store genres

Action^*
Adventure^*
Racing^*

Screenshots

Screenshot 1 from Need for Speed Rivals

Screenshot 2 from Need for Speed Rivals

Screenshot 3 from Need for Speed Rivals

* Provisional data