
Need for Speed: Carbon
PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Release Date
- October 31, 2006
- Genres
- Racing, Simulator
- Themes
- Open world
- Game Type
- Main game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Mac
- Game Modes
- Single-player, Multiplayer, Split screen
- Player Perspective
- First person, Third person
- Alternate Titles
- NFS: Carbon, NFS Carbon, NFSC
- IGDB Rating
- 71.6/100
Overview
Need for Speed: Carbon is an arcade-style street racing game set in an open-world city. Players compete in illegal night races across different event types, including circuits, sprints, drifting, and canyon duels on winding mountain roads, while evading police pursuits. Cars are drawn from licensed real-world models across tuner, muscle, and exotic classes, and can be heavily tuned and visually customized. A key feature is the crew system, in which players recruit AI wingmen with specialized roles to assist during races and take over rival-controlled territories.
Releases and Editions
- PC (Microsoft Windows) | 2006-10-31
- Xbox 360 | 2006-10-31
- PlayStation 3 | 2006-11-17
- Mac | 2007-08-17








