Ranking by series

The Need for Speed games, ranked.

24 games compete in this selection. Need for Speed: Most Wanted tops it with 1,766 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2005 · Racing 1,766
  2. 2 Need for Speed: Underground 2003 · Racing 1,719
  3. 3 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2010 · Racing 1,707
  4. 4 Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2012 · Racing 1,669
  5. 5 Need for Speed: Underground 2 2004 · Racing 1,667
  6. 6 Need for Speed: Carbon 2006 · Racing 1,627
  7. 7 Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed 2000 · Racing 1,578
  8. 8 Need for Speed: Payback 2017 · Racing 1,542
  9. 9 Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit 1998 · Racing 1,531
  10. 10 Need for Speed II 1997 · Racing 1,531
  11. 11 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Remastered 2020 · Racing 1,513
  12. 12 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 2002 · Racing 1,501
  13. 13 Need for Speed: ProStreet 2007 · Racing 1,489
  14. 14 Need for Speed: World 2010 · Racing 1,485
  15. 15 Need for Speed: No Limits 2015 · Racing 1,475
  16. 16 Need for Speed: The Run 2011 · Racing 1,473
  17. 17 Need for Speed 2015 · Racing 1,467
  18. 18 Need for Speed: Heat 2019 · Racing 1,457
  19. 19 Need for Speed: Rivals 2013 · Racing 1,449
  20. 20 Need for Speed: Undercover 2008 · Racing 1,447
  21. 21 Need for Speed: Carbon - Own the City 2006 · Racing 1,435
  22. 22 Need for Speed: Unbound 2022 · Racing 1,417
  23. 23 Need for Speed: High Stakes 1999 · Racing 1,380
  24. 24 The Need for Speed 1994 · Racing 1,366

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In detail

The Need for Speed games ranked, what this ranking says

Need for Speed: Most Wanted leads this selection with 1,766 ELO points, ahead of Need for Speed: Underground and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. The 24 games competing in it have played 4,096 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 24
Duels played by those games 4,096
Game in the lead Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,766
Point gap between 1st and 10th 235
Best represented decade 2000s
Last reading August 21, 2026

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 22 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Need for Speed: Carbon +57 1,627
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed +46 1,578
Need for Speed II +42 1,531

The most contested match-ups

These pairs of games have faced each other more than any others in this selection.

The most contested match-ups
Wins Against Duels played Win rate
Need for Speed: Underground 2 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 6 50%
Need for Speed: Most Wanted Need for Speed: Underground 6 67%
Need for Speed: Underground 2 Need for Speed: Underground 3 67%
Need for Speed: Underground Need for Speed: Undercover 3 100%
Need for Speed: The Run Need for Speed II 3 67%

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

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FAQ

What players ask

What is the best game in the Need for Speed series?

According to community votes, the best game in the Need for Speed series is Need for Speed: Most Wanted, with 1,766 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Need for Speed: Underground and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many Need for Speed games are ranked?

24 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 4,096 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which Need for Speed game is climbing right now?

Need for Speed: Carbon is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 57 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 22 games in the selection moved.

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