Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered

Buy81%

Very Positive · 15k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Stellar Entertainment Limited · Racing · Nov 6, 2020

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Price
$5.99−80%
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
66
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio6 of 10
Subtitles0 of 10

Should I buy Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 38 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 34 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 15k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise8% are divided42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Instead of forcing a cinematic storyline, the progression is simple and effective—advance your career either as a racer striving to become the Most Wanted or as a police officer rising through the ranks.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The remaster includes all downloadable content from the original, enhanced visuals, improved performance, cross-play multiplayer, and an updated Autolog system that adds a competitive social layer across platforms.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Textures and lighting were generally good, in general I liked the graphics of the game.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
That being said, this game is absolutely fantastic, you can feel the weight of the cars both through the handling and the perfect sound design present.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I still love tha gameplay and the difficulty is slightly different, which is fine.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Very fun on Steam Deck though, runs great, but it eats at the battery life of my model (which is only a couple months old).

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay66 reviews
Multiplayer42 reviews
Graphics40 reviews
Audio20 reviews
Difficulty14 reviews
Steam Deck14 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
86% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
50% still recommend
Performance
59% still recommend
Bugs
72% still recommend
Controls
53% still recommend
Interface
54% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest
$5.99$29.99−80%

The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $5.99

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