The first Need for Speed game was released way back in 1994, and the most recent was released in 2022, so it’s safe to say that there have been a lot of titles in the franchise. It’s easy to get confused or completely forget titles, so here’s the full list.
It’s amazing to think that the first Need for Speed was released on a Sega Saturn, but it also makes me feel incredibly old. I’ve dipped in and out of the franchise over the years, and the games never fail to keep me entertained. There was even a Need for Speed movie in 2014, but that doesn’t count in this context.
Every Need for Speed game and when it was released
For a long time, there was a new Need for Speed title (or a couple) every year, with that pattern only slowing down after the release of Rivals in 2013. With that said, here’s all of the Need for Speed games in order of release, right from the very beginning:
| Year | Title | Platforms |
| 1994 | The Need for Speed | MS-DOS Windows PlayStation 3DO Sega Saturn |
| 1997 | Need for Speed II | Windows PlayStation |
| 1998 | Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit | Windows PlayStation |
| 1999 | Need for Speed: High Stakes (Road Challenge in Europe) | Windows PlayStation |
| 2000 | Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed (Porsche 2000 in Europe) | Windows PlayStation Game Boy Advance |
| 2002 | Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 | Windows GameCube PlayStation 2 Xbox |
| 2003 | Need for Speed: Underground | Windows GameCube PlayStation 2 Xbox Game Boy Advance |
| 2004 | Need for Speed: Underground 2 | Windows GameCube PlayStation 2 Xbox Gameboy Advance Nintendo DS PSP |
| 2005 | Need for Speed: Most Wanted | Windows GameCube PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 Xbox Xbox 360 Wii Game Boy Advance Nintendo DS PSP Mobile |
| 2006 | Need For Speed: Carbon | Windows Mac OS X GameCube PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 Xbox Xbox 360 Wii Game Boy Advance Mobile Nintendo DS PSP |
| 2007 | Need for Speed: ProStreet | Windows PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 WiiXbox 360 Mobile Nintendo DS PSP |
| 2008 | Need for Speed: Undercover | Windows PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 Wii Xbox 360 Mobile Nintendo DS PSP |
| 2009 | Need for Speed: Shift | Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 PSP Mobile |
| 2009 | Need for Speed: Nitro | Wii Nintendo DS |
| 2010 | Need for Speed: World | Windows |
| 2010 | Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit | Windows PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Wii Nintendo Switch Xbox 360 Mobile |
| 2011 | Shift 2: Unleashed | Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 iOS |
| 2011 | Need for Speed: The Run | Windows PlayStation 3 Wii Xbox 360 PS Vita Mobile |
| 2012 | Need for Speed: Most Wanted | Windows PlayStation 3 Wii U Xbox 360 PS Vita Mobile |
| 2013 | Need for Speed Rivals | Windows PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Xbox 360 Xbox One |
| 2015 | Need for Speed: No Limits | Android iOS |
| 2015 | Need for Speed | Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One |
| 2017 | Need for Speed Payback | Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One |
| 2019 | Need for Speed Heat | Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One |
| 2022 | Need for Speed Unbound | Windows PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X|S |
In July 2024, Need for Speed Mobile released in China, but it hasn’t released for the rest of the world just yet. There are rumors that the game will release on both iOS and Android towards the end of the year, but there is no confirmation of this from EA at the time of writing.
Published: Sep 19, 2024 10:26 am