Which Need for Speed title was the franchise's first original game made for mobile devices?

Need for Speed: No Limits was the franchise’s first original game made specifically for mobile devices.

Released in 2015 for iOS and Android, No Limits was designed as a mobile installment rather than being a direct adaptation or companion to an existing console or PC title. That distinction is important because earlier Need for Speed games had mobile versions, but those were generally ports, adaptations, or simplified versions of established releases.

No Limits was the series’ twenty-first installment and its second free-to-play title, following Need for Speed: World. Its mobile design emphasized short street races, vehicle customization, police pursuits, campaign events, and touch-friendly controls.

The title is sometimes confused with Need for Speed: Shift or Need for Speed: Nitro because both had mobile editions. However, those games originated as broader console or PC projects. No Limits was the first Need for Speed game created as an original mobile experience.