Choose Need for Speed™ Heat
Choose Need for Speed™ Heat if you want an Action, Sports, and Adventure game with Online PvP, PvP, and HDR available. 50,235 Steam reviews back the pick.
Need for Speed™ Heat vs Late Night Drive
Need for Speed™ Heat and Late Night Drive both land in 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 are Racing games on Steam. Need for Speed™ Heat (2020) is 3 years older than Late Night Drive (2023). Need for Speed™ Heat scores higher on Steam reviews (85% positive) than Late Night Drive (83.3% positive). 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 Late Night Drive
Choose Late Night Drive if you want an Indie and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 99% cheaper on the Steam Store. Late Night Drive launched in 2023.
Both Need for Speed™ Heat and Late Night Drive sit in Racing on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (85% vs 83.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Need for Speed™ Heat |  Late Night Drive | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Adventure, Racing | Indie, Casual, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 69.99 USD | 0.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85% positive (50,235 reviews) | 83.3% positive (42 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Ghost Games | Voxel Bytes |
Side by side
- Both are Racing games on Steam.
- Need for Speed™ Heat (2020) is 3 years older than Late Night Drive (2023).
- Need for Speed™ Heat scores higher on Steam reviews (85% positive) than Late Night Drive (83.3% positive).
- Late Night Drive is currently ~99% cheaper on Steam than Need for Speed™ Heat (0.49 USD vs. 69.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Need for Speed™ Heat is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Late Night Drive has no Deck rating yet.
Need for Speed™ Heat vs Late Night Drive — FAQ
- Should I play Need for Speed™ Heat or Late Night Drive first?
- If you want chronology, Need for Speed™ Heat (2020) came out before Late Night Drive (2023). 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 Late Night Drive similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Do both Need for Speed™ Heat and Late Night Drive have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Need for Speed™ Heat ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Late Night Drive ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Does Need for Speed™ Heat run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Need for Speed™ Heat is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Late Night Drive doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.