Burnout™ Paradise Remastered

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Mixed · 64%Mixed · 64%2020

$19.99

US Steam price, checked 1 h ago

The verdict

A beloved open-world arcade racer with a great sense of speed, crashes and soundtrack, but the PC port suffers from crashes, the EA app and a forced webcam. Skip it if you hate troubleshooting.

Great for

Nostalgic arcade racing fans who enjoy open-world crashing and don't mind tinkering or mods

Main risk

The game may crash or not launch at all because of the EA app, webcam and compatibility issues

What players love

Nostalgic classic that holds up

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“Starting Burnout Paradise Remastered and plunging headfirst into Paradise City was like coming home”
Steam review · 63.4 h played ↗

“On first launch I even shed a nostalgic tear.”
Steam review · translated · 2.1 h played ↗

Thrilling sense of speed and crashes

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews

“But speed is not just shown on your speedometer, its felt”
Steam review · 10.8 h played ↗

“watching my car turn into mush because I touched a corner brings me indescribable joy”
Steam review · 5.6 h played ↗

“it's pure adrenaline when you race at over 300 km/h to Alice in Chains while knocking rivals off the track”
Steam review · translated · 2.7 h played ↗

Fun open world with freedom

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews

“Why is this so much more fun than modern "sim-cade" open-world racers?”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗

“This is probably the most FREE game I've ever played, do whatever you want!”
Steam review · translated · 22.8 h played ↗

Works fine for some, incl. Steam Deck

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews

“was able to get it running on steam deck without any extra steps. Just download and go.”
Steam review · 1.8 h played ↗

“Dont let the mixed reviews fool you, this game does work and it hasnt crashed on me once.”
Steam review · 1.3 h played ↗

Great soundtrack

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews

“absolute banger of a game with a 10/10 soundtrack”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗

“The music in the game is a separate art form”
Steam review · translated · 3 h played ↗

All DLC and Big Surf Island included

Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews

“we get every DLC, and Big Surf for free”
Steam review · 4.1 h played ↗

“the added island was a great idea, with lots of jumps, perfect for stunts and fun”
Steam review · 11.6 h played ↗

What players complain about

Crashes or won't launch

Mentioned in ~3 in 5 negative reviews

“Game requires the "BPR Modder Installer" community patch JUST TO RUN on 2 different machines I've tested on”
Steam review · 21.6 h played ↗

“the game is completely unplayable because it crashes at the title screen every single startup”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗

“The game is almost 8 years old and the devs can't fix the crash after connecting to the server”
Steam review · translated · 1 h played ↗

Forced EA app launcher

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“The game runs great and is a great throwback to my childhood, so why am I giving it a negative review? EA App.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗

“Fun game ruined by the ea luancher, don't buy”
Steam review · 34.4 h played ↗

Lazy remaster, 60 fps lock, controller issues

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews

“there is absolutely no excuse for locked frame rates”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗

“There's no trace of a remaster here”
Steam review · translated · 0.8 h played ↗

Forced webcam license photo

Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews

“Forces your webcam during play with no option to turn it off”
Steam review · 6.8 h played ↗

“You are also prompted to take a picture for your license every time you complete a race”
Steam review · 5.7 h played ↗

Steam Deck and Linux broken

Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews

“An update broke steam deck compatiblity WTF >:(”
Steam review · 65.6 h played ↗

“the controls do not work with either the built-in or external gamepad”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗

Repetitive events and no fast travel

Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews

“No fast travel, no swapping cars quickly. It's tedium incarnate driving back and forth over and over and over to do the same directionless events.”
Steam review · 33.5 h played ↗

“after the A license rank I have no energy to keep driving the same routes”
Steam review · translated · 8.1 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable

Minimum

OSWindows 7, 8.1, 10 64-bit

ProcessorIntel i3 2120 @ 3.3GHz or Phenom II X4 965 @ 3.40GHz

Memory4 GB RAM

GraphicsNVidia GT 450 or ATI Radeon HD 5750

Storage8 GB available space

Recommended

OSWindows 10

ProcessorIntel i5 3570K or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsNvidia GTX 750 Ti or AMD Radeon R7 265

Storage8 GB available space

OSWindows 7, 8.1, 10 64-bit

ProcessorIntel i3 2120 @ 3.3GHz or Phenom II X4 965 @ 3.40GHz

Memory4 GB RAM

GraphicsNVidia GT 450 or ATI Radeon HD 5750

Storage8 GB available space

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