Nostalgic classic, simple and focused
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“You pick a car, race, win, get a better car, race... no upgrades, no skill trees.”
Steam review · 17.7 h played ↗
Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 81%Very Positive · 81%Stellar Entertainment Limited2020Racing · Driving · Vehicular Combat
$29.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
Fast, simple arcade cops-and-racers game with great drifting, sound and online play, but a barely-changed remaster tied to a flaky EA launcher. Skip it if launch failures would sink you.
Great for
Nostalgic arcade racing fans who want pure speed, cop chases and crossplay multiplayer, ideally on sale
Main risk
The forced EA app and updates can stop the game launching or cause crashes and freezes
What changed in the last 30 days
85 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews report that an update (likely the EA app) left the game unable to launch or lacking controller support. Fairly confident, as many recent reviews say the same.
85 recent reviews
What players love
Thrilling cop vs racer chases
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The police chases are insane, the cars feel great, and the whole game is just pure fun.”
Steam review · 4.8 h played ↗
Fun arcade driving and drifting
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Best sound design and drifting feel ever in a racing game”
Steam review · 29.8 h played ↗
Great sound, soundtrack and car roster
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The engine sounds when your in the garage just made me feel things”
Steam review · 22.9 h played ↗
Lively crossplay multiplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Thanks to crossplay I'm able to consistently find full lobbies”
Steam review · 47.5 h played ↗
Cheap on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“Amazing experience overall so far for $6.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Won't launch or breaks after updates
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“great game but for some reason just refuses to launch 99 out of 100 times.”
Steam review · 2.1 h played ↗
Forced EA app and always-online DRM
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The real problem is the terrible Steam + EA app integration.”
Steam review · 6.4 h played ↗
Crashes, freezes and stutter
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“You hit a cop with spike, your screen freezes. You emp an opponent, your screen freezes.”
Steam review · 39.5 h played ↗
Lazy remaster with little improvement
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Remastered? Renewed? They didnt change anything, and the game runs like crap.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
60 FPS lock and input lag
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Locked to 60fps (really?! in 2020?!!?!)”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗
Repetitive races and aggressive rubber-banding
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“The first hour or two are a delight, but the remaining ~20 hours repeat the same thing dozens of times.”
Steam review · translated · 21.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support45 GB
Minimum
OSWIndows 10, 64 Bit
Processor(AMD) Phenom II X4 965 or equivalent (Intel) Corei3-2120 or equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics(AMD) Radeon HD 5870 or equivalent (Nvidia) GeForce GT 640 or equivalent
Storage45 GB available space
Recommended
OSWIndows 10, 64 Bit
Processor(AMD) FX-8350 or equivalent (Intel) Core i5-350K or equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics(AMD) Radeon R9 270x or equivalent (Nvidia) GeForce GTX 660 or Equivalent
Storage45 GB available space
OSWIndows 10, 64 Bit
Processor(AMD) Phenom II X4 965 or equivalent (Intel) Corei3-2120 or equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics(AMD) Radeon HD 5870 or equivalent (Nvidia) GeForce GT 640 or equivalent
Storage45 GB available space
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