I was on the lookout for something similar to good, old [i]GeneRally[/i] and this sort of fitted the bill, at least from the outside.
Contrary to some I beg to differ - it is not an unfinished game. Yes, it left early access all of a sudden after a long period of no updates but calling it unfinished is like calling your down syndrome brother an incomplete human being.
Street Heat is a bare bones game. It is a sum of absolute minimum, of what is needed to complete a game. There are no difficulty modes, you're not getting more than 4 cars and about 6 or 7 short tracks. There's only one tournament to play (one set of races, first to 20 points wins), so not a lot and for full asking price this is frankly a sad little racing joke.
And whoever on earth decided to call this soundtrack "masterful" clearly had no clue whatsoever. This is synthwave at its very basic, with not a single track making a mark, and what's worse - it's hard to even notice it in-game. Very bland.
It certainly has the artstyle going for it: monochromatic surroundings with only neon banners giving them a touch of colour. In contrast to bright cars and tracks this actually works pretty well.
The drift based racing model is competent too, although AI is very inconsistent - one time you'll be flying through to the finish line with the rest of the bunch really struggling to keep up, then next time you'll be getting bummed by AI on every turn and corner.
From technical perspective, it played without any issues on the Steam Deck.
Maybe for anything less than £2 based on available content and overall quality. But that's a big maybe. Otherwise don't even consider it.
