Choose Need for Speed™ Heat
Choose Need for Speed™ Heat if you want an Adventure 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 ICR - Multiplayer Car Racing
Need for Speed™ Heat and ICR - Multiplayer Car Racing both land in Action, Sports, 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, Sports, Racing on Steam. Need for Speed™ Heat (2020) is 6 years older than ICR - Multiplayer Car Racing (2026). ICR - Multiplayer Car Racing is free; Need for Speed™ Heat is paid (69.99 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 ICR - Multiplayer Car Racing
Choose ICR - Multiplayer Car Racing if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. ICR - Multiplayer Car Racing launched in 2026.
Both Need for Speed™ Heat and ICR - Multiplayer Car Racing sit in Action, Sports, and Racing 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 |  ICR - Multiplayer Car Racing | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Adventure, Racing | Action, Sports, Free To Play, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 69.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 85% positive (50,235 reviews) | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Ghost Games | ANSH JAIN GLOBAL NETWORKS LLP |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Sports, Racing on Steam.
- Need for Speed™ Heat (2020) is 6 years older than ICR - Multiplayer Car Racing (2026).
- ICR - Multiplayer Car Racing is free; Need for Speed™ Heat is paid (69.99 USD).
- Need for Speed™ Heat has co-op; ICR - Multiplayer Car Racing does not.
- Need for Speed™ Heat is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; ICR - Multiplayer Car Racing has no Deck rating yet.
Need for Speed™ Heat vs ICR - Multiplayer Car Racing — FAQ
- Should I play Need for Speed™ Heat or ICR - Multiplayer Car Racing first?
- If you want chronology, Need for Speed™ Heat (2020) came out before ICR - Multiplayer Car Racing (2026). 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 ICR - Multiplayer Car Racing similar?
- They overlap on Action, Sports, 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.
- Is ICR - Multiplayer Car Racing free?
- Yes — ICR - Multiplayer Car Racing is a free-to-play Steam title. Need for Speed™ Heat is paid (69.99 USD).
- Does Need for Speed™ Heat run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Need for Speed™ Heat is rated Deck Playable by Valve. ICR - Multiplayer Car Racing doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.