Need for Speed: World

A free-to-play online racing game set in an open world. EA closed it in 2015; Soapbox Race World provides a launcher and community servers.

Original game: Closed
Community project availability is listed separately below.

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Soapbox Race World

A community project that returns players to Need for Speed: World through a launcher and a list of community-run servers. It states that it is not affiliated with Electronic Arts.

Source checked Nov 2, 2026 · Published project information, not a gameplay test.

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How to get started

Download the launcher from the Soapbox Race World website. It sets up the game installation; then pick a server from the list and create an account on that server.

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