Need for Speed Heat
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.
- Released
- 2019
- Developer
- EA Gothenburg
- Platforms
- 4 systems
- Critics
- 72
- Steam Deck
- playable
- Download
- 50 GB
What is Need for Speed Heat?
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.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 8 November 2019 |
|---|---|
| Developer | EA Gothenburg |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts |
| Platforms | PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Racing |
| Languages | 13 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q66439292, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Need for Speed Heat received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
Accessibility
Seeing
None declared
Hearing
None declared
Input
- Partial Controller Support
Difficulty
None declared
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | partial support |
| Cloud saves | No |
| Cross-platform play | Yes |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Yes |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | playable |
| Download size | 50 GB |
| Add-on content | 2 DLC listed |
| Age gate | None |
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Problems players report
We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Need for Speed Heat on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.
- Performance and stutter29 of 300 (10%)
OPTIMIZATION & GRAPHICS the game tries so hard to hide the fact that its an unoptimized piece of crap by using various elements such as draw distance and the graphical fidelity during the nighttime.
Steam review, 31 July 2026 · 28 hours played · 122 readers marked it helpfulFun game, garbage PC optimization.
Steam review, 14 July 2026 · 50 hours played · 49 readers marked it helpful - Crashes and freezes18 of 300 (6%)
Random NPC cars spawn in the middle of races causing you to crash into them and lose your place.
Steam review, 4 July 2026 · 31 hours played · 8 readers marked it helpfulFrom the second I launched it, the intro stuttered — video freezing, audio breaking up, the whole thing a laggy mess.
Steam review, 12 August 2026 · 2 hours played · 6 readers marked it helpful - Will not launch or install10 of 300 (3%)
EA is terrible and won't launch the game.
Steam review, 25 June 2026 · 40 hours played · 53 readers marked it helpfulSteam Launch is Broken: The game literally refuses to launch through Steam.
Steam review, 15 July 2026 · 29 hours played · 1 readers marked it helpful
A further 3 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.
Games like Need for Speed Heat
24 games overlap with Need for Speed Heat on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Need for Speed Rivals, Need for Speed Payback and Need for Speed Unbound.
Common questions about Need for Speed Heat
What platforms is Need for Speed Heat on?
Need for Speed Heat is available on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam Deck. It first released in 2019.
How much does Need for Speed Heat cost?
$69.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.
Do players recommend Need for Speed Heat?
84% of 153,208 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
What is the Metacritic score for Need for Speed Heat?
72 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.
Does Need for Speed Heat work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Need for Speed Heat as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.
How big is the Need for Speed Heat download?
50 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.