Need for Speed Heat (stylized as NFS Heat) is a racing video game developed by Ghost Games and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It is the twenty-fourth installment in the Need for Speed series and commemorates the series’ 25th anniversary. It was released on November 8, 2019. The game received mixed reviews from critics.
Need for Speed Heat is a racing game set in an open world environment called Palm City, a fictionalised version of the city of Miami, Florida and its surrounding area. The in-game map features diverse geography, including mountainous areas and open fields.[1] Unlike Need for Speed Payback, the game does not include a 24-hour day-night cycle, but players can switch between day and night. During the day, players can take part in sanctioned race events, which reward players with cash to spend on new cars and upgrades. They can also take part in illegal street races at night, which would earn players rep. The more rep player earns, the more aggressive the police will be during the night. Players must escape the cops and get back to their safehouse, before they are busted, or their car is wrecked. When players return to a safehouse, the rep they have earned during the night will be multiplied by their “Heat Level”. If players are arrested, they will lose their rep multiplier, but will still receive their unmultiplied rep. The rep multiplier mechanic works similarly to the SpeedPoints multiplier from Rivals
| Need for Speed Heat | |
|---|---|
| Cover art featuring a Polestar 1 being chased by a Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport police car | |
| Developer(s) | Ghost Games |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Director(s) | Riley Cooper |
| Designer(s) | Yoni Rabinowitz |
| Programmer(s) | Nicolas Mercier |
| Artist(s) | Darren White |
| Composer(s) | Pedro Bromfman |
| Series | Need for Speed |
| Engine | Frostbite 3 |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One |
| Release | November 8, 2019 |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Official Minimum Requirements
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor (AMD): FX-6350 or equivalent
- Processor (Intel): Core i5-3570 or equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB
- Graphics Card (AMD): Radeon 7970/Radeon R9 280x or equivalent
- Graphics Card (Nvidia): GeForce GTX 760 or equivalent
- Direct X: 11
- Online Connection Requirements: 320 KBPS
- Hard Drive Space: 50 GB
