When does Heat get good?

Give it 10 hours. In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (86%); after 15h it's almost 1 in 3 (30%). Fully opens up by hour 15.

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Heat

Jun 25, 2020 Steam: Mixed

Give it 10 hours

Gets good by 10h then rated almost like by veterans

Fully opens up by 15h rated like by long-time players

Steam reviews 49% positive of 2,928

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (86%); after 15h it's almost 1 in 3 (30%).
Fully opens up by hour 15.
The opening is criticised more than in 100% of games we track.
The game has no achievements; this is based on reviews only.

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 2,940 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 39.3h for positive, 6.7h 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

This game has no achievements.

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.