OpenForSpeed

What it does

Controls

It supports gamepads and racing wheels, with selectable gamepad or wheel input modes for four games where the input mods conflict.checked 9 Oct 2026

Dependencies

The README recommends GE-Proton and describes DXVK as the graphics translation layer used in its tested setup.checked 9 Oct 2026

Display and graphics

The script detects the monitor resolution and GPU resources to tune game settings, including resolution, shadows, reflections, and ultrawide HUD scaling.checked 9 Oct 2026

Documentation

The repository says its documentation is available in English, Brazilian Portuguese, and Spanish.checked 9 Oct 2026

External integrations

Wheel setup instructions describe using Oversteer for wheel profiles, pedal combination, and rotation settings.checked 9 Oct 2026

Game compatibility

The README lists eight playable games and notes that NFS III needs a gamepad mapper while ProStreet requires the ElAmigos repack among the tested versions.checked 9 Oct 2026

Games

The project lists Underground, Underground 2, Most Wanted, Carbon, ProStreet, Undercover, NFS III Hot Pursuit, and Hot Pursuit 2.checked 9 Oct 2026

Graphics tuning

The script detects monitor resolution and GPU information to select graphics settings, and offers high, medium, and low presets based on VRAM.checked 9 Oct 2026

Input utility

Its optional Python input bridge can calibrate axes, apply deadzones and inversion, drop axes, and forward force feedback.checked 9 Oct 2026

Installation

The installer puts files in the user's home folder and says it does not need root access.checked 9 Oct 2026

Install location

The project says installation files go in the user's home folder and the main install does not require sudo.checked 9 Oct 2026

Integrations

The setup uses GE-Proton and references Oversteer for wheel configuration, AntiMicroX for mapping a gamepad to keyboard input, and ThirteenAG fixes and mods.checked 9 Oct 2026

Intended audience

The project is for people setting up classic Need for Speed games on Linux, including users of immutable systems such as SteamOS and Bazzite.checked 9 Oct 2026

Limit

The README says NFS III is keyboard only unless a gamepad is mapped to keyboard input with AntiMicroX.checked 9 Oct 2026

Limits

With XtendedInput enabled, the in-game Controls menu for Most Wanted is disabled because it crashes, and the README recommends wheel mode to use that menu.checked 9 Oct 2026

Purpose

OpenForSpeed provides a script and configuration to play eight classic Need for Speed games on Linux.checked 9 Oct 2026

Security

The repository says the input utility needs no root and uses only Python's standard library.checked 9 Oct 2026

Security and permissions

The maker says the main install runs without sudo; the wheel-permission setup instructions separately include a sudo command to install a udev rule.checked 9 Oct 2026

Setup

The installer configures the games with Proton, widescreen fixes, graphics settings, and launchers.checked 9 Oct 2026

Storage

The installer keeps one game prefix per game under ~/Games, and unpacked archives can use around 8 GB for four games.checked 9 Oct 2026

Support

The maker asks users to report issues with their distro, GPU, and changes, and specifically welcomes reports from Bazzite and Steam Deck users.checked 9 Oct 2026

Supported systems

The maker says it was tested on Ubuntu based and Fedora based systems and is built to work on Bazzite, SteamOS, and Steam Deck.checked 9 Oct 2026

System support

The README says it was tested on Ubuntu based and Fedora based systems and is built to work on Bazzite, SteamOS, and Steam Deck.checked 9 Oct 2026