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Need for Speed Rivals
Need for Speed: Rivals (2013), Ghost Games' open-world cop-versus-racer racer with the AllDrive shared-world system. Metacritic 75-80; EA shut down its online servers October 7, 2025, leaving offline play.
Need for Speed Unbound
Need for Speed Unbound (NFS Unbound) is Criterion Games' 2022 open-world street racing game for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, set in Lakeshore City, with anime graffiti effects, A$AP Rocky, Lakeshore Online, and Volume 9 as its final update.
Need for Speed: Carbon
Need for Speed: Carbon is a 2006 EA Black Box street racing game set in Palmont, introducing crew racing, canyon duels, and Autosculpt customization; released October 31, 2006 on 10+ platforms, Metacritic 77.
Need for Speed: Carbon – Own the City
Need for Speed: Carbon – Own the City is EA's 2006 handheld-exclusive spinoff of NFS Carbon for PSP, DS, GBA, and Zeebo, set in Coast City with a revenge story, wingmen crews, and free roam, distinct from the console game.
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010 video game)
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010) is a Criterion Games-developed arcade racer for EA, released November 16, 2010, reviving cops-versus-racers chases in Seacrest County and introducing the Autolog network; it scored 88 on Metacritic and was remastered in 2020.
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 is a 2002 arcade-style racing game by Electronic Arts, the series' sixth entry, with police chases and exotic cars.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005 video game)
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005), by EA Black Box, is a Rockport-set street racing game built on a 15-racer Blacklist and escalating police pursuits; it sold 16 million copies and won 2006 AIAS Racing Game of the Year.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012 video game)
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) is Criterion Games' open-world arcade racer rebooting the 2005 title, released October 30, 2012 by EA for Xbox 360, PS3, Vita, PC, iOS, and Android, set in Fairhaven with EasyDrive, Autolog 2, Speed Points, and over 50 cars.
Need for Speed: No Limits
Need for Speed: No Limits (NFS No Limits) is a 2015 free-to-play arcade racing game for iOS and Android by Firemonkeys and EA, set in Blackridge, with fuel-limited short races, blueprints, and ongoing live-service updates.
Need for Speed: ProStreet
Need for Speed: ProStreet is a 2007 racing game by EA Black Box, the eleventh in the series, built around legal race-day events and realistic damage.
Need for Speed: The Run
Need for Speed: The Run (2011) is EA Black Box's cross-country racing game, the 18th series entry and first on Frostbite 2, following Jack Rourke from San Francisco to New York; Metacritic 68, delisted 2021.
Need for Speed: Undercover
Need for Speed: Undercover (2008), twelfth NFS game by EA Black Box. Open-world racer set in Tri-City Bay with an undercover-cop story, Heroic Driving Engine, and police pursuits; Metacritic 64, mixed reception.
Need for Speed: Underground
Need for Speed: Underground (2003), EA Black Box's street racing game, first in the series with aftermarket visual customization and nitrous oxide; sold about 15 million copies and spawned Underground 2 (2004).
Need for Speed: Underground 2
Need for Speed: Underground 2 (NFSU2) is EA Black Box's November 2004 street racing game set in the open city of Bayview, with circuit, drag, sprint, drift, and URL events, deep tuning customization, and the series' first SUVs.
Need for Speed: World
Need for Speed: World (NFSW, formerly World Online) was EA's free-to-play MMO racing game for Windows, launched July 2010, set in a Tri-City map from Most Wanted and Carbon; shut down July 14, 2015, revived by Soapbox Race World.
Neko Atsume (ねこあつめ)
Neko Atsume (ねこあつめ, Kitty Collector) is Hit-Point's idle mobile cat-collecting game for iOS and Android: place food and toys, photograph visiting cats, over 10 million downloads; sequel Neko Atsume 2 released October 20, 2024 with a Cat's Club subscription.
Nemesis (Resident Evil)
Nemesis (Nemesis-T Type, the Pursuer) is Capcom's Resident Evil bioweapon: a Tyrant implanted with the NE-α parasite by Umbrella Europe, stalking Jill Valentine in Resident Evil 3 (1999) and its 2020 remake while growling "S.T.A.R.S."
Nemona
Nemona (ネモ, Nemo) is the Champion-ranked rival in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (2022), who rebuilds a new team to battle the player through Victory Road, the Academy Ace Tournament, Pokémon Masters EX, and Pokémon Horizons.
Neopets
Neopets is a free virtual pet browser game launched in 1999 by Adam Powell and Donna Williams, set in Neopia, with Neopoints, mini-games, over 150 million players, and owners including Viacom, JumpStart, and NetDragon.
Nero (Devil May Cry)
Nero is a protagonist of Capcom's Devil May Cry series, introduced in Devil May Cry 4 (2008), created by Bingo Morihashi and the son of Vergil.
Nessa (ルリナ) (Pokémon)
Nessa (Japanese: ルリナ, Rurina) is the Water-type Gym Leader of Hulbury in Pokémon Sword and Shield, the second gym leader faced, who Dynamaxes Drednaw; also appears in Pokémon Masters EX, Twilight Wings, and Pokémon Adventures.
NetHack
NetHack: single-player roguelike dungeon crawler, fork of Hack, first released 28 July 1987; goal is retrieving the Amulet of Yendor. Maintained by the volunteer DevTeam; NetHack 5.0.0 released May 2, 2026 with over 3100 changes.
Neuvillette (Genshin Impact)
Neuvillette is a 5-star Hydro catalyst character in Genshin Impact, released September 27, 2023; the Iudex of Fontaine and reborn Hydro Dragon, he is an HP-scaling on-field DPS built around Charged Attack: Equitable Judgment and Sourcewater Droplets.
Neva (video game)
Neva is a 2024 2D platform-adventure game by Nomada Studio and Devolver Digital, following Alba and a wolf cub through a dying world across four seasons; Metacritic 87, Games for Impact winner at The Game Awards 2024.
Neverness to Everness
Neverness to Everness (NTE) is a free-to-play supernatural urban open-world action RPG by Hotta Studio/Perfect World, set in Hethereau, launched April 29, 2026 on PS5, PC, and mobile, with a board-game gacha (Scarborough Fair) and no 50/50 loss.
Neverwinter (video game)
Neverwinter (2013) is Cryptic Studios' free-to-play action MMORPG set in the Forgotten Realms city of Neverwinter, based on Dungeons & Dragons; announced 2010 as a co-op RPG, launched on PC June 20, 2013, later on PS4 and Xbox One, known for its Foundry user-content tool and 30+ modules.
Neverwinter Nights
Neverwinter Nights is a 2002 BioWare role-playing game published by Infogrames, using Dungeons & Dragons third edition rules and shipping with a toolset for building custom modules.
Neverwinter Nights 2
Neverwinter Nights 2 (NWN2) is Obsidian Entertainment's 2006 Atari-published D&D Forgotten Realms RPG sequel to BioWare's Neverwinter Nights, with the King of Shadows campaign, 3.5 rules, and expansions Mask of the Betrayer, Storm of Zehir, and Mysteries of Westgate.
New Game Plus
New Game Plus (NG+, New Game+), a video game replay mode first named in Chrono Trigger (1995) that lets players restart a completed game carrying over character progress, equipment, and abilities, with difficulty and content variations per game.
New Super Lucky's Tale
New Super Lucky's Tale, also called New Super Lucky's Tale (Switch), is Playful Studios' 2019 reworked 3D platformer with a free camera, Book of Ages pages, Jinx and Kitty Litter villains; Metacritic 76.