Which Heat: Pedal to the Metal expansion after the base game?

1-6 players (base) Racing / hand management About 30-60 min

The game

Already own Heat? The expansions are simple: two new circuits, a new mechanism, and one more car in the box. Plus a box that is only about the robot drivers.

1-6 players with the base game, up to 7 with one expansion and 8 with Heavy Rain plus Tunnel Vision. Every expansion needs the base game.

Which car count with what. The base game has 6 cars. Heavy Rain adds a 7th, Tunnel Vision an 8th car colour that realistically plays when you also have Heavy Rain's grid slots in mind at big counts.

Legends is not circuits. The Legends box upgrades the automated drivers from the base game. No new tracks in it.

Newest boxes are out. Rocky Roads was released on 27 February 2026 and Legends in spring 2026 (Days of Wonder). Both need the base game.

Which boxes do you already own?

Put on the table what you already have, and how many of you play.

You usually play with

1-6

Release timeline

Base 2022, Heavy Rain 2024, Tunnel Vision 2025, Rocky Roads and Legends 2026.

The graph

How the Heat: Pedal to the Metal boxes connect, plus the mechanics. An arrow starts at the expansion and points to the box it needs.

needs another box
contains this box
part of the line
game mechanic

Depending on what you want

You want	Get
Rain and chicanes in Japan	Heavy Rain
Tunnels in Spain and the Netherlands	Tunnel Vision
Gravel in South Africa and Germany	Rocky Roads
Smarter robot drivers	Legends

Tick your boxes at the top and the answer follows.

At the table

Box	What it brings
Heat: Pedal to the Metal	1-6 players. USA, UK, Italy and France circuits.
Heat: Heavy Rain	Japan and Mexico, weather, a 7th car.
Heat: Tunnel Vision	Spain and Netherlands, tunnels, a violet car.
Heat: Rocky Roads	South Africa and Germany, gravel sections.
Heat: Legends	Advanced automated drivers. No circuits.

Compatibility

Box	Needs	Players
Heat: Pedal to the Metal	standalone base	1-6
Heat: Heavy Rain	needs base	1-7
Heat: Tunnel Vision	needs base	1-8
Heat: Rocky Roads	needs base	1-7
Heat: Legends	needs base	1-5

Championship systems you build from the circuits and the weather and garage cards are inside the boxes, outside the picker.

FAQ

Which Heat expansion first?

Heavy Rain: Japan and Mexico, weather, and the 7th car. Tunnel Vision next for tunnels and the 8th colour.

How many players can Heat seat?

6 with the base game, 7 with one circuit expansion, 8 once Heavy Rain and Tunnel Vision are combined.

What is in the Legends box?

An advanced version of the Legends automated drivers from the base game. No circuits.

Who publishes Heat in English?

Days of Wonder. Designers: Asger Harding Granerud and Daniel Skjold Pedersen.