Choose The Pointless Car Chase
Choose The Pointless Car Chase if it's currently about 86% cheaper on the Steam Store. The Pointless Car Chase launched in 2020.
The Pointless Car Chase vs Need for Speed™ Heat
The Pointless Car Chase and Need for Speed™ Heat both land in Action, Adventure, Racing on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Adventure, Racing on Steam. Both released in 2020. The Pointless Car Chase is currently ~86% cheaper on Steam than Need for Speed™ Heat (0.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Need for Speed™ Heat
Choose Need for Speed™ Heat if you want a Sports game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 50,235 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both The Pointless Car Chase and Need for Speed™ Heat sit in Action, Adventure, and Racing on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 The Pointless Car Chase |  Need for Speed™ Heat | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Racing | Action, Sports, Adventure, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 6 reviews | 85% positive (50,235 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | NullReferenceException | Ghost Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, Racing on Steam.
- Both released in 2020.
- The Pointless Car Chase is currently ~86% cheaper on Steam than Need for Speed™ Heat (0.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD).
- Need for Speed™ Heat has co-op; The Pointless Car Chase does not.
- Need for Speed™ Heat is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; The Pointless Car Chase has no Deck rating yet.
The Pointless Car Chase vs Need for Speed™ Heat — FAQ
- Are The Pointless Car Chase and Need for Speed™ Heat similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, Racing on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does The Pointless Car Chase have multiplayer like Need for Speed™ Heat?
- No. Need for Speed™ Heat supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while The Pointless Car Chase is listed as single-player only.