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Need for Speed™ Heat

$69.99
Release Date:
Metacritic:
72
Developer:
Ghost Games
Publisher:
Electronic Arts
Platforms:
Windows
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About This Game

A thrilling race experience pits you against a city’s rogue police force as you battle your way into street racing’s elite.

Hustle by day and risk it all at night in Need for Speed™ Heat, a white-knuckle street racer, where the lines of the law fade as the sun starts to set. By day, Palm City hosts the Speedhunter Showdown, a sanctioned competition where you earn Bank to customize and upgrade your high-performance cars. At night, ramp up the intensity in illicit street races that build your reputation, getting you access to bigger races and better parts. But stay ready – cops are waiting and not all of them play fair.

The Deluxe Edition comes with:

  • K.S Edition Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Starter Car, available at start in player garage
  • 3 additional K.S Edition cars unlocked through progression
  • 4 exclusive character outfits — swappable and fit both male and female avatars
  • REP rewards increased by 5%
  • BANK rewards increased by 5%

    Need for Speed Heat is Crossplay enabled.

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User Reviews

Mixed
100 user reviews
58%
Positive
9 hrs at review
Recommended

---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☑ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☐ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☑ Big ☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☑ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboard...

90 helpful 13 funny
8 hrs at review
Not Recommended

the game itself is decent but why the fuck do I need to be online and connect to ea's dumb fucking shit app that barely even works to play A SINGLE PLAYER VIDEO GAME

42 helpful 3 funny
2 hrs at review
Not Recommended

Damn... this is really bad even at -93% discount! AI Is totally stupid and bugged. Driving feels anything than real, you have ZERO control on your car, as it feels like a SUPER arcade game, nothing like others arcade games. Graphic and Visual Art is really low level. Feels like a project made by people with no passion or vision of something good. Music is acceptable and story/cinematics isn't really bad, but nothing really different from the other NFS games. Conclusion: I appreciate the fact that for 5 euros you can get the complete game... but I juuuust DON'T LIKE almost anything of it. Especially for the driving part, which for me is foundamental even for that price. EA at its finest. EDIT : I suggest the UNITE mod if you really miss NFS Most Wanted or Underground 2. With that mod, the game looks muuuuch better (better graphic and handling, with arcade and simarcade options). Check it out! :)

18 helpful
42 hrs at review
Recommended

ACAB propaganda but.. This game is amazing. From the gameplay to the lore, this game is for casual and hardcore gamers alike. The lore is extremely rich and deep and it will keep you invested. I recommend this to anyone.

15 helpful 1 funny
121 hrs at review
Recommended

This is the only racing game I have ever played and liked a lot. I don't usually play racing games, as I find them boring, but I really enjoyed this one. It's the only Need for Speed I can sit and play for ages it's a good game. I wish they had made more DLC or additional content for it.

12 helpful 1 funny
50 hrs at review
Recommended

NFS Heat is like combination of two legendary NFS games Underground 2 & Most Wanted as in terms of car building & running from cops. Heat has beautiful graphics and easy mechanics, anyone can easily master any car you choose from after few races. Overall awesome racing game for sure!

7 helpful
10 hrs at review
Not Recommended

I mean if you want a fun-ish racing game, this can satisfy that itch. But the cops in this game are ridiculous. If you don't lose a cop within 1-2 minute(s), you end up with 5+ swarming your car and your heat level skyrocketing to the max level, causing a helicopter you can't run from and a "Rhino" (big armored truck that rams you) to hunt you down. In my experience once you get to a heat level 5 you're just biding your time until your vehicle gets destroyed, there's no actual escaping it.

5 helpful 2 funny
40 hrs at review
Not Recommended

The game splits into two modes, day and night. In the day, cops straight ignore you unless you deliberately ram them, and from races you earn money to spend. At night, cops will actively chase you once you hit the first Heat level(which increases when you finish activities and races), and you earn Rep points, game's EXP, to increase your level and unlock parts and cars. It's a bit exhausting to constantly alternate between two, and it does feel like a cheap way to double the playtime. The game also has a level cap of 50, making REPs past that point completely meaningless. Really, a reward ratio of 70/30 would've sufficed to incentivize the players. I am sure nobody cares, but the story, as always, is nothing to write home about. NFS 2015 was just famous people saying their hi's and in Payback we had a direct to DVD movie plot. This one too has a story some underpaid intern wrote 3 hours before the deadline. But at least it is about street racing and coppers, which is an improvement f...

4 helpful
35 hrs at review
Recommended

For the latest NFS racing games, Heat has been the best so far, even though its story is short and feels fast-paced. Some of these games have issues, but luckily if you search for solutions or try to fix them, you might be able to play them.

4 helpful
2 hrs at review
Not Recommended

if you're looking for a good racing game to play with friends, just keep looking. This game not only forces you to make an account with EA, but also locks multiplayer behind some story progression, all the while chipping away at your precious 2 hour time limit to get a refund, once you finally have the ability to actually play online, you'll still struggle to actually play with friends because the game forces you to jump through even more hoops just to get added to a "crew" after which you can join together in a party and join a PUBLIC lobby because having a private lobby would make too much sense apparently. and even when you get through all of that, you find races are practically pre determined by car stats rather than actual driving skill, making any form of progression a grindy slog instead of just letting players play a normal racing game. The game has most car upgrades locked behind a "reputation" level, which was virtually inaccessible because random police chases will block...

4 helpful

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System Requirements

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: FX-6350 or Equivalent; Core i5-3570 or Equivalent
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD: Radeon 7970/Radeon R9 280x or Equivalent; NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 760 or Equivalent
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 50 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Ryzen 3 1300X or Equivalent; Core i7-4790 or Equivalent
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD: Radeon RX 480 or Equivalent; NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 1060 or Equivalent
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 50 GB available space

FAQ

How much does Need for Speed™ Heat cost?

Need for Speed™ Heat costs $69.99.

What are the system requirements for Need for Speed™ Heat?

Minimum: Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: FX-6350 or Equivalent; Core i5-3570 or Equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: AMD: Radeon 7970/Radeon R9 280x or Equivalent; NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 760 or Equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 50 GB available space Recommended: Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Ryzen 3 1300X or Equivalent; Core i7-4790 or Equivalent Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: AMD: Radeon RX 480 or Equivalent; NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 1060 or Equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 50 GB available space

What platforms is Need for Speed™ Heat available on?

Need for Speed™ Heat is available on Windows PC.

Is Need for Speed™ Heat worth buying?

Need for Speed™ Heat has 58% positive reviews from 100 players. Metacritic score: 72/100.

When was Need for Speed™ Heat released?

Need for Speed™ Heat was released on Jun 4, 2020.

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