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NEED FOR SPEED™ HEAT

Need for Speed™ Heat has 3,055 concurrent players on Steam right now. Its 24 hour peak is 3,072 and its all-time peak is 3,072. Data refreshes every 5 minutes from the official Steam Web API.

DEV · Ghost GamesPUB · Electronic Arts2020

Hustle by day and risk it all at night in Need for Speed™ Heat Deluxe Edition, a white-knuckle street racer, where the lines of the law fade as the sun starts to set.

Solid daily community. Plenty of people to play with right now.
Currently at 99% of the all-time peak of 3,072 players.
Last updated 2 years ago: Save up to 85%* with the Summer Sale.

Playing now

3,055

24h peak

3,072

24h change

▲ 2.4%

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ACROSS PLATFORMS

STEAMLIVE

Current

3.06K

24h peak

3.07K

All-time

3.07K

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