NFS Underground 2 Browser Version Notes
The port has no version numbers, so each entry is one dated update from its own Changelog, summed up in our words.
Verified on version Oct 31, 2026 update (November 1, 2026)

What changed in each verified version?
These notes list recorded changes and entries verified against each version.
Version Oct 31, 2026 update
- We checked this update in desktop Chrome on November 1, 2026. The start page showed more than 9,000 players online at the time.
- Friends arrived: touch front bumpers for 3 seconds in free roam or add a claimed name, then message each other with I. Friends show in pale lime at any distance.
- Touch controls gained a choice of steering side, nitro on that side and a Career status button in free roam.
- Slower PCs got back the frames they lost on October 29, and cloud saves can now keep the passphrase in the browser's password store.
- Claimed names no longer expire 180 days after your last game, and the start page gained a Changelog button, tabs and the Playing now counter under Play.
Entries verified on this version:
Source: The port's start page Changelog, October 31 entry Copied on November 1, 2026; the site is not linked.
Version Oct 30, 2026 update
- Hungarian joined the game and start page languages.
- Cars keep their spoiler and exhaust tips after a shop visit in free roam, and photo mode can show your own name.
- With a wheel connected, keyboard steering no longer turns to full lock at speed.
- The start page now says why the server cannot be reached instead of just Offline.
Source: The port's start page Changelog, October 30 entry Copied on November 1, 2026; the site is not linked.
Version Oct 29, 2026 update
- Free roam gained invite links to a room or a crew, and rooms can change while you play.
- The world map can show up to 2048 players, and a career setting shows the hidden races on the map.
- Drift mode in free roam now uses the drift races' handling and your car's Drift tuning, nitrous included.
- Controllers and touch controls got less input lag, and phones got fewer touch buttons, a Drift button and the 4:3 HUD.
Source: The port's start page Changelog, October 29 entry Copied on November 1, 2026; the site is not linked.
Version Oct 28, 2026 update
- The career garage holds up to 10 cars, with 2 more slots each stage, and Trade Car sells a car for 80% of what it cost.
- Exposure and White Level sliders arrived for a picture that is too bright, and replays play to the end at 120 and 240 fps.
- Names can be claimed with your cloud save passphrase, and free roam gained a Blocked players list.
Source: The port's start page Changelog, October 28 entry Copied on November 1, 2026; the site is not linked.
Version Oct 27, 2026 update
- Quick chat grew to 152 phrases, and you pick your sixteen in the online settings.
- Cloud save conflicts now show both versions, ask which to keep and save a copy.
- The radio resumes where it left off and gained a Shuffle switch, and Replay returned to the pause menu with Photo Mode after it.
Source: The port's start page Changelog, October 27 entry Copied on November 1, 2026; the site is not linked.
Version Oct 26, 2026 update
- In photo mode, F12 now freezes the world and frees the camera.
- Free roam shows up to 32 players' cars, with phones starting at 16 and tablets at 24.
- Drag races even out the cars all the way, and a race lobby closes when its host seems away for 2 minutes.
- Firefox no longer shows a black or half-drawn picture, and the download log hides names and addresses so it is safe to post.
Source: The port's start page Changelog, October 26 entry Copied on November 1, 2026; the site is not linked.
Which sources support this page?
UBG76 play test of the port's Quick Race screens, The port's start page, settings tabs and Changelog, th0mk/nfsu2-web source code on GitHub, which holds none of the game's code or data and Need for Speed: Underground 2 on Wikipedia support this page, verified against version Oct 31, 2026 update.
- UBG76 play test of the port's Quick Race screens Desktop Chrome with WebGPU, November 1, 2026, no profile loaded.
- The port's start page, settings tabs and Changelog Copied on November 1, 2026. The site is named in the text but not linked, because it serves the original game's data.
- th0mk/nfsu2-web source code on GitHub, which holds none of the game's code or data
- Need for Speed: Underground 2 on Wikipedia