Need for Speed Heat

Overview

Need for Speed Heat (stylised as NFS 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.

Heat received mixed reviews from critics, who mostly found the game to be an improvement over the 2015 reboot and Payback, but not enough to be a full return-to-form for the franchise. It would be Ghost Games' final entry; both for the Need for Speed franchise, and as a head studio. In February 2020, EA shifted development of the franchise back to Criterion Games (the developers of the Hot Pursuit and Most Wanted revivals). Ghost Games would be reverted to their previous name of EA Gothenburg, and became an engineering studio for the Frostbite engine.

Heat would be succeeded by Need for Speed Unbound, which was released in December 2022.

Official trailer

Launch Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Racing, Sport, Adventure

Developer

Ghost Games

Publisher

Electronic Arts

Series

Need for Speed

Engine

Frostbite 3

Platforms

PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One

Age rating

ESRB T

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

Yes

Co op

Yes

Age ratings

ESRB

T

PEGI

16

ACB

M

USK

12

CLASS IND

12

CERO

B

GRAC

12+

Release dates

Subscription history

Trophies

Trophies43

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

3

Silver

8

Bronze

31

Total

43

Points

1275

Platinum time

40 hours

Difficulty

4 out of 10

Playthroughs for platinum

1

Online trophies

6

• The Need For Speed Collect all trophies Platinum 23.27% of players
• Welcome to Palm City Pick your first ride Bronze 40.25% of players
• Consider Yourself Noticed Complete Chapter 1 Bronze 33.67% of players
• Worlds Collide Complete Chapter 2 Bronze 31.02% of players
• Home from Home Complete Chapter 3 Bronze 29.29% of players
• Merciless Complete Chapter 4 Silver 28.5% of players
• Eleven - Fifty Six Take down 100 Cop Vehicles Silver 25.32% of players
• Warp Speed Hit 240 mph using any car Bronze 25.62% of players
• The Brightest Stars Get a 3 Star Rating on all the Activities in the game Silver 23.57% of players
• Change My Name Change the text on the License Plate Bronze 32.98% of players
• Two Racers, One Event Beat your first Crew Time Trial Bronze 31.35% of players
• A Bit Of Paradise Smash your way through all the Billboards Bronze 24.67% of players
• I Said Right Now! Win a race with a car at 400+ Performance Rating Gold 26.33% of players
• Be The Very Best Get all Collectibles and 3 stars on all Activities Gold 23.58% of players
• Comeback Kid Go from last to first place during the final lap of a race and win Bronze 28.59% of players
• Carving Turns Complete the Drift driving story Bronze 28.45% of players
• Off the Grid Complete the Off-road driving story Bronze 26.8% of players
• Friends Reunited Complete the Race driving story Bronze 26.47% of players
• Wrap It Up! Customize a vehicle with a wrap Bronze 34.36% of players
• Don't Quit Your Day Job Complete your first Daily Challenge Bronze 36.91% of players
• Drift, Drift, Drift Complete all Drift Zones Bronze 23.82% of players
• Techin' Win a race with parts equipped in both auxiliary part slots Bronze 31.14% of players
• Blame The Vain Win a race with all vehicle effects slots equipped Bronze 28.32% of players
• Travis, Who? Escape 100 Cop Chases Silver 26.45% of players
• Benefits Are Nice Complete 25 events online with other players Silver 26.74% of players
• You have friends? Complete 5 events online with other players Bronze 28.25% of players
• Get Shrimpin' Collect all the Flamingos Bronze 24.78% of players
• At The Last Second Repair critical damage at a Gas Station at night Bronze 33.86% of players
• Graffer Collect all Street Art Bronze 24.78% of players
• The Most Wanted Win a High Heat 5 race and return to garage safely Bronze 25.35% of players
• Full Send Complete all Long Jumps Bronze 24.06% of players
• All For One Reach max Crew Level with your Crew Silver 27.96% of players
• Sideways Style Win a race with handling parts for maximum drift equipped Bronze 27.79% of players
• The Hackney Dream Win a race with handling parts for maximum off-road traction equipped Bronze 27% of players
• Component Parts Win a race with handling parts for maximum road traction equipped Bronze 31.21% of players
• Redline Win a race with handling parts for maximum race equipped Bronze 29.7% of players
• Humble Beginnings Reach REP Level 2 Bronze 38.26% of players
• Notorious Reach REP Level 50 Silver 26.58% of players
• Cashing In Earn and bank 1 000 000 REP during one night Gold 25.56% of players
• Danger Zone Complete all Speed Traps Bronze 24.06% of players
• Swappin' Win a race in a vehicle with an engine swap Bronze 29.94% of players
• Around The World Win the Discovery Event Silver 25.53% of players
• Hear Me Roar Win a race in a vehicle with tuned exhaust sound Bronze 31.28% of players

Playable today

Credits

Publisher

Electronic Arts

Developer

Ghost Games

Released

2019-11-08

Age rating

ESRB T

Region

US

Time to beat

about 13.5 hours