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About Need for Speed: Shift
Need for Speed SHIFT is an award-winning authentic racing game that combines the true driver’s experience with real-world physics, pixel-perfect car models, and a wide range of authentic race tracks. Need for Speed SHIFT takes players in a different direction to create a simulation experience that replicates the true feeling of driving high-end performance cars. Players are thrust into the loud, visceral, intense, athletic experience of racing a car on the edge of control from the driver’s perspective through the combination of perception based G-forces, the hyper reality of the cockpit view, and the brutal experience of a first person crash dynamic. Need for Speed SHIFT features an accurate, accessible physics-based driving model that allows you to feel every impact, every change of track surface and every last bit of grip as you push yourself to the edge.
Release Date
Sep 15, 2009
Developer
Slightly Mad Studios
Publisher
Electronic Arts
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Is Need for Speed: Shift worth buying?

Steam
78.17% positive
'Mostly Positive', 2,854 reviews
Metacritic
83
Critics (IGDB)
80/100
5 critics

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What is Need for Speed: Shift about?

Need for Speed SHIFT is an award-winning authentic racing game that combines the true driver’s experience with real-world physics, pixel-perfect car models, and a wide range of authentic race tracks. Need for Speed SHIFT takes players in a different direction to create a simulation experience that replicates the true feeling of driving high-end performance cars. Players are thrust into the loud, visceral, intense, athletic experience of racing a car on the edge of control from the driver’s perspective through the combination of perception based G-forces, the hyper reality of the cockpit view, and the brutal experience of a first person crash dynamic. Need for Speed SHIFT features an accurate, accessible physics-based driving model that allows you to feel every impact, every change of track surface and every last bit of grip as you push yourself to the edge.

RacingAutomobile SimSimulationDrivingMultiplayerOpen WorldControllerArcade

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

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What is the cheapest place to buy Need for Speed: Shift?

Right now the lowest price for Need for Speed: Shift we're tracking is $248.34 at Kinguin. We compare 1 store and prices refresh every few minutes.

What is the lowest price Need for Speed: Shift has ever been?

The lowest price we've recorded for Need for Speed: Shift is $24.39 at Gamivo on June 4, 2026. The current best price is about 918% above that low.

Is Need for Speed: Shift worth buying?

78% of 2,854 Steam user reviews for Need for Speed: Shift are positive ("Mostly Positive"). It also holds a Metacritic score of 83.

When was Need for Speed: Shift released?

Need for Speed: Shift released on September 15, 2009, developed by Slightly Mad Studios and published by Electronic Arts.

What platforms is Need for Speed: Shift available on?

Need for Speed: Shift is available on PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360. It supports single player, multiplayer.

When do Need for Speed: Shift prices drop?

Need for Speed: Shift last hit a new low of $24.39 on June 4, 2026 at Gamivo. Current best price is $248.34. Prices on this page refresh every few minutes, so check back around seasonal sales for new lows.

Where's the cheapest place to buy Need for Speed: Shift?

The cheapest Need for Speed: Shift price right now is $248.34 at Kinguin.

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All-time low: $24.39 at Gamivo on Jun 4, 2026 — the current best price is 918% above it.

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