Choose Need for Speed™ Heat
Choose Need for Speed™ Heat if you want an Adventure and Racing game with Online Co-op, HDR available, and Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 50,235 Steam reviews back the pick.
Need for Speed™ Heat vs Forest Football
Need for Speed™ Heat and Forest Football both land in Action, Sports 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, Sports on Steam. Need for Speed™ Heat (2020) is 4 years older than Forest Football (2024). Forest Football is currently ~29% cheaper on Steam than Need for Speed™ Heat (4.99 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 Forest Football
Choose Forest Football if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 29% cheaper on the Steam Store. Forest Football launched in 2024.
Both Need for Speed™ Heat and Forest Football sit in Action and Sports on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, 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
 Need for Speed™ Heat |  Forest Football | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Adventure, Racing | Action, Sports, Strategy, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 6.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85% positive (50,235 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Ghost Games | Golden Cube |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Sports on Steam.
- Need for Speed™ Heat (2020) is 4 years older than Forest Football (2024).
- Forest Football is currently ~29% cheaper on Steam than Need for Speed™ Heat (4.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD).
- Need for Speed™ Heat has co-op; Forest Football does not.
- Need for Speed™ Heat is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Forest Football has no Deck rating yet.
Need for Speed™ Heat vs Forest Football — FAQ
- Should I play Need for Speed™ Heat or Forest Football first?
- If you want chronology, Need for Speed™ Heat (2020) came out before Forest Football (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Need for Speed™ Heat and Forest Football similar?
- They overlap on Action, Sports 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 Need for Speed™ Heat run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Need for Speed™ Heat is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Forest Football doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.