Need for Speed™ Heat
The first 3 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (56%); after 10h it's 1 in 10 (10%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The opening is criticised more than in 85% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- 89% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 156,075 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 26.3h for positive, 9.8h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (89% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (42)
story milestone ending side
- Welcome to Palm City Pick your first ride 100%
- Humble Beginnings Reach REP Level 2 79%
- Don't Quit Your Day Job Complete your first Daily Challenge 73%
- Consider Yourself Noticed Complete Chapter 1 53%
- At The Last Second Repair critical damage at a Gas Station at night 50%
- Wrap It Up! Customize a vehicle with a wrap 46%
- Component Parts Win a race with handling parts for maximum road traction equipped 43%
- Techin' Win a race with parts equipped in both auxiliary part slots 40%
- Swappin' Win a race in a vehicle with an engine swap 36%
- Two Racers, One Event Beat your first Crew Time Trial 35%
- Worlds Collide Complete Chapter 2 35%
- Redline Win a race with handling parts for maximum race equipped 33%
- All For One Reach max Crew Level with your Crew 32%
- Hear Me Roar Win a race in a vehicle with tuned exhaust sound 32%
- Change My Name Change the text on the License Plate 30%
- Home from Home Complete Chapter 3 26%
- Merciless Complete Chapter 4 23%
- Notorious Reach REP Level 50 21%
- You have friends? Complete 5 events online with other players 19%
- Travis, Who? Escape 100 Cop Chases 19%
- I Said Right Now! Win a race with a car at 399 Performance Rating 17%
- Sideways Style Win a race with handling parts for maximum drift equipped 17%
- Carving Turns Complete the Drift driving story 16%
- The Most Wanted Win a High Heat 5 race and return to garage safely 14%
- Cashing In Earn and bank 1 000 000 REP during one night 14%
- Comeback Kid Go from last to first place during the final lap of a race and win 12%
- The Hackney Dream Win a race with handling parts for maximum off-road traction equipped 12%
- Off the Grid Complete the Off-road driving story 11%
- Friends Reunited Complete the Race driving story 11%
- Benefits Are Nice Complete 25 events online with other players 11%
- Eleven - Fifty Six Take down 100 Cop Vehicles 9.2%
- Warp Speed Hit 240 mph using any car 9.1%
- Blame The Vain Win a race with all vehicle effects slots equipped 9.0%
- Around The World Win the Discovery Event 8.3%
- A Bit Of Paradise Smash your way through all the Billboards 3.0%
- Drift, Drift, Drift Complete all Drift Zones 2.6%
- Get Shrimpin' Collect all the Flamingos 2.6%
- Graffer Collect all Street Art 2.6%
- Danger Zone Complete all Speed Traps 2.6%
- Full Send Complete all Long Jumps 2.4%
- The Brightest Stars Get a 3 Star Rating on all the Activities in the game 2.1%
- Be The Very Best Get all Collectibles and 3 stars on all Activities 2.0%