Challenges in Need for Speed: Unbound are various goals tied to the player's progression.
Completing one-shot or recurring challenges rewards players with unlocked items, in-game cash, and vehicles being made available for purchase. Some challenges can also reward additional experience points towards a player's Speed Pass level.
Certain challenges are tied to either the single-player Story mode or multiplayer Lakeshore Online mode, although progress towards activities and collectibles can be earned across both modes.
Challenges[]
Recurring[]
Recurring challenges are replaced either each day or each week, offering frequent opportunities for players to earn additional bank and XP.
Daily[]
A list of three challenges relating to objectives players can complete in the multiplayer Lakeshore Online mode. The selection offered refreshes each day at 23:00 UTC.
Weekly[]
A list of three challenges relating to objectives players can complete in the multiplayer Lakeshore Online mode. The selection offered refreshes each week on Sunday at 23:00 UTC.
One-shot[]
One-shot challenges can only be completed once and typically tied to the player's progression through a particular metric, game mode, or collection.
Story[]
A series of challenges relating to the player's progression through the single-player Story mode.
Skill[]
A series of challenges relating to the player's driving abilities in both the single-player Story and multiplayer Lakeshore Online modes.
Playlist[]
A series of challenges relating to the player's completion of playlists in the multiplayer Lakeshore Online mode.
Rank[]
A series of challenges relating to the player's rank progression in the multiplayer Lakeshore Online mode.
Activities[]
A series of challenges relating to the player's completion of activities in both the single-player Story and multiplayer Lakeshore Online modes.
Collectibles[]
A series of challenges relating to the player's completion of collectibles in both the single-player Story and multiplayer Lakeshore Online modes.