Need for Speed games in order

Deepanker Verma

3 years ago

Need for Speed is a popular racing video game franchise by Electronic Arts. The game series began in 1994 with the launch of The Need for Speed. This makes Need for Speed one of the oldest franchises under the EA Sports brand. There have been several games in the franchise since the launch of the first game. The latest game in the franchise will be Need for Speed Unbound which is set to release in December 2022. If you want to play all NFS games but don’t know the right order, you are at the right place. In this article, I will list NFS games in order of release date.

The game was originally developed by Vancouver-based gaming studio Distinctive Software. EA acquired the company in 1991 and renamed it EA Canada. EA Canada started developing the Need for Speed series in late 1992 and worked on it until 2002. In 2002, EA acquired Black Box games and contracted to work on Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2.

Need for Speed games in order of release date

1. The Need for Speed

Release date: 31st August 1994
Platforms: DOS, Windows, 3DO, Saturn, PS1

2. Need for Speed II

Release date: 31st March 1997
Platforms: Windows, PS1

3. Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit

Release date: 25th March 1998
Platforms: Windows, PS1

4. Need for Speed: High Stakes

Release date: 1st March 1999
Platforms: Windows, PS1

5. Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed

Release date: 29th February 2000
Platforms: Windows, PS1

6. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2

Release date: 2nd October 2002
Platforms: Windows, GC, PS2, Xbox

7. Need for Speed: Underground

Release date: 17th November 2003
Platforms: Windows, GC, PS2, Xbox

8. Need for Speed: Underground 2

Release date: 15th November 2004
Platforms: Windows, GC, PS2, Xbox

9. Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Release date: 15th November 2005
Platforms: Windows, GC, PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360

10. Need for Speed: Carbon

Release date: 31st October 2006
Platforms: Windows, Mac OS X, GC, PS2, Xbox, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360

11. Need for Speed: ProStreet

Release date: 14th November 2007
Platforms: Windows, PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360

12. Need for Speed: Undercover

Release date: 18th November 2008
Platforms: Windows, PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360

13. Need for Speed: Shift

Release date: 15th September 2009
Platforms: Windows, PS3, Xbox 360

14. Need for Speed: Nitro

Release date: 3rd November 2009
Platforms: Wii

15. Need for Speed: World

Release date: 27th July 2010
Platforms: Windows

16. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit

Release date: 16th November 2010
Platforms: Windows, PS3, PS4, Wii, Switch, Xbox 360, Xbox One

17. Shift 2: Unleashed

Release date: 29th March 2011
Platforms: Windows, PS3, Xbox 360

18. Need for Speed: The Run

Release date: 15th November 2011
Platforms: Windows, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360

19. Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Release date: 30th October 2012
Platforms: Windows, PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360

20. Need for Speed Rivals

Release date: 15th November 2013
Platforms: Windows, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One

21. Need for Speed: No Limits

Release date: 30th September 2015
Platforms: Android, iOS

22. Need for Speed

Release date: 3rd November 2015
Platforms: Windows, PS4, Xbox One

23. Need for Speed Payback

Release date: 10th November 2017
Platforms: Windows, PS4, Xbox One

24. Need for Speed Heat

Release date: 8th November 2019
Platforms: Windows, PS4, Xbox One

25. Need for Speed Unbound

Release date: 2nd December 2022
Platforms: Windows, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

What’s your favorite Need For Speed game? Let me know about it in the comments.

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