Need for Speed Heat

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

Genres

• racing video game

Play modes

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  T - Teen^*

Series

• Need for Speed

Engines

• Frostbite 3

Localized titles

• Need for Speed Heat

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Adventure^*
• Racing^*
• Sports^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• PvP^*
• Online PvP^*
• Co-op^*
• Online Co-op^*
• Cross-Platform Multiplayer^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Partial Controller Support^*
• Remote Play on Tablet^*
• HDR available^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Italian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• German^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Spanish - Spain^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Korean^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Simplified Chinese^*
• Traditional Chinese^*
• Arabic^*
• Japanese^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Polish^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Russian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• French^*
• Italian^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Japanese^*
• Polish^*
• Russian^*

Community tags · historical

• Racing^*

  Votes · historical

  538^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  401^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  401^*

• Driving^*

  Votes · historical

  375^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  279^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  274^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  228^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  222^*

• Combat Racing^*

  Votes · historical

  188^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  186^*

• Online Co-Op^*

  Votes · historical

  178^*

• Third Person^*

  Votes · historical

  176^*

• Arcade^*

  Votes · historical

  173^*

• Controller^*

  Votes · historical

  163^*

• Sports^*

  Votes · historical

  152^*

• PvP^*

  Votes · historical

  143^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  141^*

• Character Customization^*

  Votes · historical

  130^*

• Destruction^*

  Votes · historical

  96^*

• Split Screen^*

  Votes · historical

  92^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 10^*

  Processor alternatives

  FX-6350 or Equivalent; Core i5-3570 or Equivalent^*

  Memory

  8 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  AMD: Radeon 7970/Radeon R9 280x or Equivalent; NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 760 or Equivalent^*

  Graphics API

  Version 11^*

  Storage

  50 GB available space^*

  Conditions

  Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Graphics alternatives

  AMD: Radeon RX 480 or Equivalent; NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 1060 or Equivalent^*

  Processor alternatives

  Ryzen 3 1300X or Equivalent; Core i7-4790 or Equivalent^*

  Memory

  16 GB^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  16 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Partial^*

• Steam Deck · Community performance · 2026-06-27^*

  Community-reported frame rate

  45 fps^*

  Reports

  1^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  324^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

Developers

• EA Gothenburg

• Ghost Games^*

Publishers

• Electronic Arts

• 2019-11-08

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2019-11-08 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2019-11-08^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Jun 4, 2020^*

Detailed specifications