Need for Speed: No Limits
Need for Speed: No Limits is a 2015 free-to-play racing game for iOS and Android, and a mobile installment in the Need for Speed video game series, developed by Codemasters and published by Electronic Arts. It is the twenty-first installment in the franchise, the franchise's second free-to-play title, as well as the franchise's first original title made for mobile devices, unlike past mobile games in the series that were adaptations or companions of various Need for Speed games. It was released worldwide on September 30, 2015.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2015
- Developer
- Firemonkeys Studios
- Platforms
- 4 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 30 September 2015 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Firemonkeys Studios |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, iPad, Android Tablet |
| Genres | Racing |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q18753801, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Need for Speed: No Limits? How long to beat it
Total play time for Need for Speed: No Limits is about 20.5 hours to do everything, and around 17.5 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 17.5h | 2 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 17.7h | 1 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 20.5h | 1 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Need for Speed: No Limits sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Need for Speed: No Limits lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 83ahead of 41% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 48ahead of 86% of the catalogue
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What readers say about Need for Speed: No Limits
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Part of the Need for Speed series
Need for Speed: No Limits is one of 21 Need for Speed games we track. See the whole series ranked by the GamingPickz Score, plotted on the grid, and listed in release order:
Need for Speed: No Limits head to head
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Common questions about Need for Speed: No Limits
What platforms is Need for Speed: No Limits on?
Need for Speed: No Limits is available on iOS, Android, iPad, Android Tablet. It first released in 2015.
Who made Need for Speed: No Limits?
Need for Speed: No Limits was developed by Firemonkeys Studios and published by Electronic Arts.
How long does it take to beat Need for Speed: No Limits?
about 17.5 hours for the main story, 17.7 hours with the main extras, 20.5 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.