Need for Speed™ Unbound

In Lakeshore, you take the role of a street racer working toward The Grand, the city’s major racing challenge. Weekly qualifiers set the campaign’s path, while a day-and-night schedule shapes when you race and how much police attention you attract.

Race through city streets and open-world routes in events such as sprints, circuits, drift, and drag races. Police pursuits can follow races and free driving, so you’ll need to evade them as you build your reputation and earn money.

Expand and tune a garage of cars, adjusting performance and customizing their appearance. Online play adds competitive events and modes, with later updates introducing options including Hot Pursuit, LinkUps, and Lockdown, where crews search for cars in lockups.

Players who enjoy the game often point to its arcade racing, car customization, and the variety of online events; some also appreciate its stylized visuals and open-world driving. Reviews also frequently criticize police pursuits and the single-player campaign’s pacing or repetition. Opinions differ on the handling and visual style, while story and dialogue are commonly disliked.