Ghost GamesElectronic ArtsJun 4, 2020$6.99USView on Steam ↗

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.

Action Adventure Sports Racing Arcade Open World Multiplayer Co-op

Estimated lifetime revenueHigh confidence

$14.2Mgross

$8.5Mlow → high range$24.2M

Net to developer$9.6M

Most likely between $8.5M and $24.2M. On 8 games checked against developer-reported sales, our median error is 11%. How we estimate →

Across 3 stores

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Store	Price	Score	Revenue · chart
Steam	$6.99	84%	approximately $14.2M
PlayStation	$59.99	84%	—
Xbox	$59.99	60%	—

Matched by title. Prices and chart positions are each store's US storefront; Epic charts worldwide. * critic score.

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Reviews

What players mention

Themes across 3235 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.

Story & quests

81% · 243

Visuals & world

77% · 237

Gameplay & combat

71% · 211

Performance & bugs

Player reviews (3,244)

Recommended25h played2 found helpfulJun 2026

Seven years after its release, (for me) Need for Speed Heat still remains as the biggest what if's in the franchise. The core gameplay reflects much of what open-world arcade racing games at its time, especially where the franchise's direction was going. Much of the story is painfully less memorable and more cringeworthy than how Payback was despite its generic protagonists. Speaking of the short and unmemorable story that the game has to offer, I knew the developers wanted to do more content and post-launch support to compensate the game's short storyline. With EA being EA, they really had to shut down Ghost Games a few months after the game's release, preventing the game to achieve what could be its fullest potential (even Payback still has something to offer even a year after its release with the abandoned cars scattered around the map seasonally). Unlike Payback, the game gives you (almost) full creative control on the customization, so you can ♥♥♥♥ around in off-road Ferrari 458 Spiders and drifting Ford F-150 Raptors if you feel like it. Unless you are absolutely unemployed (or don't have friends to play this game with), the game could bore you pretty quickly with its grindy progression, which ironically made it perfect for short gameplay sessions between taking a shower and going to run your errands. I do not recommend buying this game full price like any Need for Speed games from its time, but please do get it when it's on sale. All in all, if you're looking for an arcade racing game with janky physics and close to no post-launch support, this game is for you. Still fun though.