Slightly Mad Studios · EA Bright Light^* +1^*

Need for Speed: Shift

2009 racing video game · sports video game^*

At a glance

Genres

racing video game
sports video game^*

Play modes

single-player video game
multiplayer video game

Series

Need for Speed

Game facts

Developers

Slightly Mad Studios
EA Bright Light^*
IronMonkey Studios^*

Publishers

Electronic Arts

Engines

PhysX

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Platforms

Players by platform

PlayStation 3^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
4^*
PlayStation Portable^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
4^*
Android^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1^*
Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
4^*

Content classifications

ESRB · PlayStation Portable^*
Classification
E - Everyone^*
ESRB · PlayStation 3^*
Classification
E - Everyone^*
ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
E - Everyone^*

Compatibility and community reports

Controller support · 2026-06-27^*
Controller support
Partial^*
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold^*
Reports
36^*
Community confidence
strong^*
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*

System requirements

Windows · Unspecified tier^*
Operating system
Windows XP (Service Pack 3) / Windows Vista (Service Pack 2) / Windows 7^*
Processor alternatives
1.6GHz Intel Core2 or faster/AMD X2 3800+ or faster^*
Memory
(Windows XP) 1 GB RAM; (Windows Vista/Windows 7) 1.5 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
256 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 3.0* DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c compatible^*
Storage
6 GB Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible Controller Support: USB Steering Wheel/Dual Analog Gamepad Online Multiplayer: 512 Kbps or faster; 2-8 players INTERNET CONNECTION, ONLINE AUTHENTICATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY. TO ACCESS ONLINE FEATURES, YOU MUST REGISTER ONLINE. ONLY ONE REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE PER GAME. EA ONLINE TERMS & CONDITIONS AND FEATURE UPDATES CAN BE FOUND AT . YOU MUST BE 13+ TO REGISTER WITH EA ONLINE. EA MAY RETIRE ONLINE FEATURES AFTER 30 DAYS NOTICE POSTED ON .^*
Windows · Minimum^*
Processor alternatives
1.6GHz Intel Core2 or faster/AMD X2 3800+ or faster^*
Graphics alternatives
256 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 3.0*^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*

Interface languages

English^*
French^*
German^*
Spanish - Spain^*
Italian^*
Polish^*
Russian^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Multi-player^*
Partial Controller Support^*
Family Sharing^*

Store genres

Racing^*

Screenshots

Screenshot 1 from Need for Speed: Shift

Screenshot 2 from Need for Speed: Shift

Screenshot 3 from Need for Speed: Shift

* Provisional data