Every Need for Speed game, in release order
There are 23 main Need for Speed games, from The Need for Speed (1994) to Need for Speed: Unbound (2022). The page also lists 22 remasters, ports, compilations and spin-offs.
2 ratings from the Tier community across the series.
Start with The Need for Speed (1994), the first game in the series.
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010) is the highest-rated entry, with a critic score of 90/100.
Main Need for Speed games
Remasters, ports and re-releases
- Need for Speed: High Stakes
- Need for Speed: Underground
- Need for Speed: Underground 2
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted 5-1-0
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted
- Need for Speed: Carbon
- Need for Speed: Carbon
- Need for Speed: ProStreet
- Need for Speed: ProStreet
- Need for Speed: Undercover
- Need for Speed: Undercover
- Need for Speed: The Run
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted
- Need for Speed Most Wanted U
- Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Remastered
Compilations
Spin-offs and crossovers
How many Need for Speed games are there?
There are 23 main Need for Speed games, from The Need for Speed (1994) to Need for Speed: Unbound (2022). The page also lists 22 remasters, ports, compilations and spin-offs. Updated November 2026.
In what order should I play Need for Speed?
Play the main Need for Speed games in release order: The Need for Speed (1994), Need for Speed 2 (1997), Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit (1998), Need for Speed: High Stakes (1999), Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed (2000), Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (2002), Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005), Need for Speed: Carbon (2006), Need for Speed: Carbon – Own the City (2006), Need for Speed: ProStreet (2007), …. The highest-rated entry is Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010), a common starting point for newcomers. Remasters and ports are listed apart: play the version available on your platform.
What is the latest Need for Speed game?
The latest Need for Speed game is Need for Speed: Unbound, released in 2022.