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NEED FOR SPEED™ HEAT

Need for Speed™ Heat has 996 concurrent players on Steam right now. Its 24 hour peak is 2,109 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.

Niche but breathing. Best chance to find others at peak hours.
Currently at 32% of the all-time peak of 3,072 players.
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Playing now

996

24h peak

2,109

24h change

▼ 10.6%

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ACROSS PLATFORMS

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Current

996

24h peak

2.11K

All-time

3.07K

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