Unbound is the best modern NFS for me.

I've been an avid Unbound player since April 2023. I played all the volumes released by Team Kaizen and greatly enjoyed them. Of course, the game is not perfect, riddled with many bugs here and there, but that hasn't stopped me from enjoying it.

When I tried 2015 and Heat, I personally found them less enjoyable then Unbound. The physics of the 2015 reboot were terrible, and in Heat, cars feel heavy and understeery. I haven't tried Payback, and I probably won't ever try it because of all the negative reviews I heard about it.

Because of this, I personally consider Unbound the best among modern NFS.