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Need for Speed Heat

Ghost Games · Nov 8, 2019

PC · PS4 · Xbox One

Teen

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Hustle by day and risk it all at night in Need for Speed™ Heat, a thrilling race experience that pits you against a city’s rogue police force as you battle your way into street racing’s elite.

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Scores by platform

PC

Critic 7.3 (21 critics) · Gamer 8.7

7.8

PlayStation 4

Critic 7.1 (46 critics) · Gamer 8.4

7.6

Xbox One

Critic 7.2 (32 critics) · Gamer 5.7

6.7

Critic reviews

  • ZTGD

    Drew Leachman · Dec 11, 2019

    8.0
    Ultimately, Need for Speed: Heat is a decent racer. In fact, I would say it is a great playing one. It’s just missing something new. Since Most Wanted on the 360, the formula hasn’t changed much. Payback tried to, but never really came into its own. Heat has everything that is needed to make a fun racing game, and it does so very well. Maybe I’m just looking for something and don’t really know what it is. I enjoyed my time with Heat and I’m sure other arcade racing fans will too. It’s a solid game that plays and looks great, even with the little grind that may come along with it.
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  • GameSpace.com

    Kris Brooks · Nov 29, 2019

    7.5
    Overall Need for Speed Heat was a fully enjoyable game with many features that help keep the game from getting stale or boring. With the ability to use Studio App to design cars on your mobile and import into the game, customizing your in-game character you can make adjustments for hours. I would highly recommend NFSH to anyone that loves a good street racer game that just wants to get a nice ride and have fun.
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  • Way Too Many Games

    Thomas Medina · Nov 23, 2019

    8.5
    Need for Speed: Heat is a much better game than I thought it could possibly be. It’s not the most original, but its return-to-basics strategy is just what the franchise needed. Car customization and tuning is in-depth yet simple, the day/night cycle fun to work with, and the story is entertaining if generic. I don’t know if this formula will survive another game, but it’s certainly the best template to work with that Need for Speed has seen in over a decade.
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  • Darkstation

    Jukka Piira · Nov 21, 2019

    9.0
    Compared to its obvious role models, it doesn’t ramble all over the place but has a grateful focus to it. The game comfortably speeds along a yellow brick road that goes neatly between calculated appeal of Forza Horizon and the excess abundance of The Crew, and that’s why I liked it better than those two. In fact, I’m afraid that NFS Heat kind of spoils its genre. I need games with a human touch and after this, racing games without this much personality just won’t do anymore.
  • Comic Book

    John Newby · Nov 19, 2019

    6.0
    Need for Speed: Heat may not be as jam-packed with options or refined as the Forza Horizon series, but Ghost Games still provides an enjoyable experience for fans of street racing. The world is beautiful, the soundtrack fits the South Florida theme, and there are endless customization options. More importantly, the game is smooth and only featured one technical error. Need for Speed: Heat may not be changing the racing genre, but early experiences make it appear to be a solid return for the series, although finding other racers in the online mode may be fairly difficult.
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  • Wccftech.com

    Nathan Birch · Nov 19, 2019

    6.0
    Need for Speed Heat ditching its predecessor’s heavy-handed microtransactions and live-service nonsense is commendable, but in most other ways, this is actually a step back for the series. The game provides some solid arcade thrills, but a limited map, so-so visuals, slapdash action, and irritating cops weigh the experience down. If you’re desperate for a new open-world racer, Need for Speed Heat may be worth a spin, but most will want to wait until this one hits the used car lot.
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Gamer reviews

  • Bruno Murphy

    Dec 2, 2024 · PS4

    10

    Need for Speed Heat

    Underrated

  • Agung Baskoro

    Jan 12, 2024 · PS4

    7.0

    Need for Speed Heat

    Actually this is good racing game. Grafiknya, suaranya kyk musiknya backsoundnya, gameplaynya menurut gue udah memuaskan pas lagi main. Mode nya juga bisa kita pilih sendiri dan syukur bgt gaperlu semua mode dikelarin. Karena gue gasuka bgt drift…Kalo story sih tergolong ringan sebenernya, dan sederhana banget malah. Hal yang bikin game ini cuma dpt rating 7 adalah… POLISI NYA SUSAH BANGET WOY! Kalo udh dikejar polisi, susah bgt buat avoidnya apalagi pas mobil masih culun. Ditabrakin gangefek, malah mobil kita gampang rusak. Bikin stress.

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  • Giro Xen

    Jan 22, 2022 · PS4

    8.7

    Need for Speed Heat

    Proposta 76 Gráficos 88 Controles 76 Som 100(jogando sem música) Dificuldade 86(dia)/94(noite) Must Play definitivo

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  • Nassim MGS

    Jan 7, 2022 · PS4

    9.0

    Need for Speed Heat

    Awsom

  • Fyzul Asyraf

    Aug 31, 2021 · PS4

    5.0

    at first i was excited to play this because it has been a while since i play nfs series. but after 2 days , this thing already feels repetitive idk why i stopped playing this. maybe ea should focus on sports game only because the face animation looks exactly the same from fifa to star wars to nfs.

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  • erik

    Jun 17, 2021 · PC

    7.6

    it's hard playing racing games with a keyboard. kinda boring but I enjoy the campaign

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