Need for Speed Carbon, Underground, and Most Wanted are some of the best-known, but do you know all 29 games in the franchise?
Are you a fan of Need for Speed games and can you remember all the franchise releases in order? Some titles stand out, such as Carbon, Underground, and Most Wanted, the latter being a lot of people's favorite. In total, there are 29 games. Check out the complete list from the first game, The Need for Speed, to the most recent releases and find out if you know the entire franchise.
All Need for Speed games in order
1. The Need for Speed (1994)
Release date:
December 2, 1994
Platforms: 3DO,
MS-DOS, Windows, PlayStation, Saturn
2. Need for Speed II (1997)
Release date: March
31, 1997
Platforms: PC,
PlayStation
3. Need for Speed: V-Rally (1997)
Release date: July
4, 1997
Platforms: PC, Game
Boy, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Game Boy Color
4. Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit (1998)
Release date: March
25, 1998
Platforms: PC, PlayStation
5. Need for Speed: High Stakes (1999)
Release date: March
24, 1999
Platforms: PC,
PlayStation
6. Need for Speed: V-Rally 2 (1999)
Release date:
October 31, 1999
Platforms: PC,
PlayStation, Dreamcast
7. Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed (2000)
Release date: March
29, 2000
Platforms: PC,
PlayStation, Game Boy Advance
8. Need for Speed: V-Rally 3 (2002)
Release date: June
21, 2002
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, Xbox
9. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (2002)
Release date:
October 2, 2002
Platforms: PC,
PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube
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10. Need for Speed: Underground (2003)
Release date:
November 17, 2003
Platforms: PC,
PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube
11. Need for Speed: Underground 2 (2004)
Release date:
November 9, 2004
Platforms: PC, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS
12. Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005)
Release date:
November 11, 2005
Platforms: PC, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS
13. Need for Speed: Carbon (2006)
Release date:
October 30, 2006
Platforms: PC, Game
Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360,
PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, Mac OS X
14. Need for Speed: ProStreet (2007)
Release date:
November 14, 2007
Platforms: PC,
PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo
DS, Wii
15. Need for Speed: Undercover (2008)
Release date:
November 18, 2008
Platforms: PC,
PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo
DS, Wii
16. Need for Speed: Shift (2009)
Release date:
September 15, 2009
Platforms: PC,
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, Android, iOS
17. Need for Speed: Nitro (2009)
Release date:
November 3, 2009
Platforms: Nintendo
DS, Wii
18. Need for Speed: World (2010)
Release date: July
27, 2010
Platforms: PC
19. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010)
Release date:
November 16, 2010
Platforms: PC,
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Android, iOS, Wii
20. Need for Speed: Shift 2: Unleashed (2011)
Release date: March
29, 2011
Platforms: PC,
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS
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21. Need for Speed: The Run (2011)
Release date:
November 15, 2011
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, Wii
22. Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)
Release date:
October 30, 2012
Platforms: PC,
PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, iOS, Android, Wii U
23. Need for Speed: Rivals (2013)
Release date:
November 15, 2013
Platforms: PC,
PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360
24. Need for Speed: No Limits (2015)
Release date:
September 30, 2015
Platforms: iOS,
Android
25. Need for Speed (2015)
Release date:
November 3, 2015
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
26. Need for Speed: Payback (2017)
Release date:
November 10, 2017
Platforms: PC,
PlayStation 4, Xbox One
27. Need for Speed: Heat (2019)
Release date:
November 8, 2019
Platforms: PC,
PlayStation 4, Xbox One
28. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered (2020)
Release date: November 6, 2020
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
29. Need for Speed: Unbound (2022)
Release date:
December 2, 2022
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
This is the complete chronology of the games in the Need for Speed series. Each title has brought something new, evolving the franchise and gaining a loyal fanbase. Now that you know the release order, you can dive into each game and relive the adrenaline of street racing.
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