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Need for Speed™ Rivals

Erase the line between single player and multiplayer in this street-racing rivalry between Cops and Racers. Seamlessly join a world where your friends are already racing and chasing

macOS

Playable

Recommendations

9,032

Released

2020

Playing Need for Speed™ Rivals on macOS

Need for Speed™ Rivals has been tested and is playable on macOS using any of the methods below:

Parallels Playable

Need for Speed™ Rivals is playable on macOS using Parallels. Parallels is virtual machine software that lets you run Windows on macOS.

See playability reports below for more information.

Playability Reports

CrossOver
Broken
Mac mini M4
  • 24GB RAM
  • 10-Core CPU
  • 10-Core GPU
  • macOS Sequoia
Method
Comments

It crashes at startup.

Parallels
Excellent
1440p < 1 Hour
Mac mini M4
  • 24GB RAM
  • 10-Core CPU
  • 10-Core GPU
  • macOS Sequoia
Method
  • Parallels (Windows) v20.4.1
  • EA App
Graphics
Custom
Comments

I had most settings on medium. 4K was also playable although it felt like it dropped under 30 FPS sometimes.

About Need for Speed™ Rivals

Need for Speed™ Rivals: Complete Edition

Online servers are no longer available. Own the complete Need for Speed™ Rivals experience. Get the full game, plus all six downloadable content packs with the Complete Edition. Key features 6 additional packs — Get the Simply Jaguar Complete Pack, the Ferrari Edizioni Speciali Complete Pack, the Concept Lamborghini Complete Pack, the Koenigsegg Agera One, the Complete Movie Pack, and the Loaded Garage Pack. Race with friends — Imagine your race and your friend’s pursuit colliding, creating a world where no 2 events feel the same. Don’t want to play with others? Simply choose to make Redview County yours alone and dominate the advanced Racer and Cop AI. High-stakes rivalry — Racers are lone wolves out for glory, driving agile cars built for high-speed racing and epic chases. Cops work in teams to hunt down and bust racers using the full power of the police force. Switch roles whenever you like, and watch the stakes grow through a new scoring system that puts your speed points on the line. Your car, your identity — Personalize your cars with performance and style modifications. Power up your car with the latest upgrades in pursuit technology and personalize your bodywork with fresh paint jobs, liveries, custom license plates, rims, and decals to show off your car to the world. Pursuit and evasion tech — Use the latest pursuit tech and modifications to change your pursuit or escape strategy on the fly. Racers evade Cops using turbo bursts, jammers, and electromagnetic pulses. Cops will be armed for aggressive busts, deploying shockwaves, spike strips, and calling in police roadblocks or helicopter support.


About the Game

Online servers are no longer available. Welcome to Redview County, where a street-racing rivalry between cops and racers never stops as both sides compete in an all-out war featuring the fastest cars, mods and technology in a gritty open road environment. Play as either a cop or racer, where each side of the law has its own set of high stakes challenges, rewards and consequences. Risk everything in the ultimate high stakes rivalry.

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