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Need for Speed™ Heat cover art

Need for Speed™ Heat

Ghost Games · Electronic Arts · 2020-06-04

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ActionAdventureRacingSports

Franchise: Need for Speed · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Nov 08, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 08, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Nov 08, 2019 (Xbox One)

Hustle by day and risk it all at night in Need for Speed™ Heat Deluxe Edition, a white-knuckle street racer, where the lines of the law fade as the sun starts to set.

2,429
playing now
84%
positive of 153k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
22
twitch viewers (latest)
70/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (232 ratings)
19h
to beat · completionist 32h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$69.99
steam price (US)

2,429 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Need for Speed Heat is a 2019 racing video game developed by Ghost Games and published by Electronic Arts for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. It is the twenty-fourth installment in the Need for Speed series and commemorates the series' 25th anniversary. Set in Palm City, a fictionalised version of Miami, Florida, the game's single-player campaign revolves around the player character partaking in the "Speedhunters Showdown", an exhibition held in the city that promotes legal street racing, while getting involved with siblings Lucas and Ana Rivera as they interact with the city's police force, led by authority figure Lt. Frank Mercer.

Trailer

Need for Speed™ Heat trailer thumbnail

Need for Speed™ Heat Official Reveal Trailer

≈386,706 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 2,429 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 11,270 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,409/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 3.1M–6.9M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 153,094 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$8.99-85%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at EA Store (2023-12-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 18 of 26 observed days · $6.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
13k13k20202026Week of 2020-06-01: 2,697 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 744 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,627 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 344 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 815 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 192 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 537 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 622 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 140 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2,794 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 252 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,429 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 231 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1,674 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 332 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 698 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 129 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 474 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 309 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 759 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 172 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2,497 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 414 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,504 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 267 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1,141 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 195 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1,549 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 387 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2,344 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 369 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,058 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 158 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,077 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 175 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 995 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 151 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 937 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 764 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 138 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 489 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 625 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 948 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 157 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 744 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 117 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 372 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1,322 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 498 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 13,033 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3,136 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 4,009 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 496 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2,206 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 422 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,798 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 358 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1,016 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 236 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 918 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 231 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 767 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 168 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 844 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 815 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 197 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,242 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 232 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 671 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 172 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2,506 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 529 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1,375 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 246 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2,172 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 325 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2,260 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 407 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2,410 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 408 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3,131 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 651 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2,875 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 580 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,559 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 270 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1,370 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 253 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1,096 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 226 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,387 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 274 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1,603 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 287 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1,033 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 188 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 755 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 132 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 885 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 153 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2,340 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 497 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,971 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 386 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,221 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 201 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,657 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 349 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1,085 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 176 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1,215 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 238 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 898 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 214 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,217 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 236 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1,673 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 347 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1,066 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 192 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 976 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 135 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 820 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 158 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,375 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 236 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,461 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 229 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1,075 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 173 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,652 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 388 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1,094 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 176 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1,181 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 199 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 832 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 151 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 885 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 163 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2,167 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 380 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

9.0k1.9k2026-08-06 21:00 — 6,290 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 4,392 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 7,228 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 6,640 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 5,259 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 7,765 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 7,321 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 5,752 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 8,505 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 7,488 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 4,184 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 7,184 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 5,981 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 4,139 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 7,113 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 5,680 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 3,915 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 5,826 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 5,621 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 2,861 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 3,282 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 3,574 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 2,843 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 3,154 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 3,466 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 2,262 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 1,895 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 3,159 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 2,429 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$69.99$2.992019-08-142026-08-272019-08-14 — best price $59.992019-12-20 — best price $34.792020-01-20 — best price $63.202020-02-13 — best price $61.972020-03-18 — best price $29.992020-05-06 — best price $29.992020-05-27 — best price $53.992020-06-13 — best price $23.992020-07-17 — best price $59.992020-08-01 — best price $59.992020-09-01 — best price $23.992020-09-26 — best price $59.992020-10-19 — best price $63.692020-11-12 — best price $20.992020-11-27 — best price $17.692020-12-15 — best price $56.992021-01-13 — best price $56.992021-01-29 — best price $27.002021-02-28 — best price $59.992021-04-06 — best price $14.992021-05-25 — best price $59.992021-07-30 — best price $53.992021-09-28 — best price $13.202021-10-28 — best price $15.002021-12-21 — best price $10.322022-02-15 — best price $59.992022-07-07 — best price $59.992023-07-13 — best price $59.992024-02-20 — best price $59.992024-09-26 — best price $59.992025-03-13 — best price $2.992025-09-25 — best price $59.992026-03-26 — best price $59.992026-08-10 — best price $3.492026-08-27 — best price $8.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4882022026-05-29 — 296 pageviews2026-06-01 — 329 pageviews2026-06-04 — 276 pageviews2026-06-07 — 281 pageviews2026-06-10 — 280 pageviews2026-06-13 — 252 pageviews2026-06-16 — 223 pageviews2026-06-19 — 309 pageviews2026-06-22 — 333 pageviews2026-06-25 — 249 pageviews2026-06-28 — 270 pageviews2026-07-01 — 205 pageviews2026-07-04 — 239 pageviews2026-07-07 — 290 pageviews2026-07-10 — 259 pageviews2026-07-13 — 324 pageviews2026-07-16 — 290 pageviews2026-07-19 — 313 pageviews2026-07-22 — 244 pageviews2026-07-25 — 232 pageviews2026-07-28 — 215 pageviews2026-07-31 — 370 pageviews2026-08-03 — 384 pageviews2026-08-06 — 428 pageviews2026-08-09 — 333 pageviews2026-08-12 — 309 pageviews2026-08-15 — 264 pageviews2026-08-18 — 287 pageviews2026-08-21 — 276 pageviews2026-08-24 — 297 pageviews2026-08-26 — 251 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

8102026-08-27 09:33 — 29 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 81 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 47 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 39 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 36 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 37 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 63 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 57 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 40 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 60 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 22 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 17 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 22 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 73 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 62 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 54 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 22 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 71 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 71 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 68 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 31 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 22 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

42
achievements tracked
89%
earned "Welcome to Palm City"
14.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller Support2 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Arabic, Japanese, Polish

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

Co-opActionArcadeRacingSportsDrivingAdventureControllerOpen WorldAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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