NASCAR Heat 5

NASCAR Heat 5 is a racing video game simulating the 2020 NASCAR season. It was developed by 704Games and was published by Motorsport Games on July 10, 2020 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows via Steam. Chase Elliott is the cover athlete for the standard edition, and Tony Stewart is the cover athlete for the Gold Edition.
Gameplay.
Other than a new single-player track testing mode, gameplay remained largely the same as its predecessor, "NASCAR Heat 4". Minor tweaks to pit stops, the paint booth and in-race retirements (DNF) were also introduced.
Development and release.
After having Monster Games develop the first four installments of the rebooted "NASCAR Heat" series, publisher 704Games took over development and handed publishing over to Motorsport Games. "NASCAR Heat 5" was released on July 7, 2020 for those who pre-ordered the Gold Edition; standard copies of the game were released on July 10. Along with the early release date, the Gold Edition includes bonus spotter voices, paint schemes and career mode opportunities. Additional downloadable content packs were also announced with the release of the game.
Reception.
Before its release, "Heat 5" was criticized for focusing on minor changes instead of addressing major issues that previous "Heat" titles had. Developer 704Games claimed that the approach was due to limitations of legacy code that the game was built on.