Hotshot Racing

Buy77%

Mostly Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Sumo Digital Ltd · Racing · Sep 10, 2020

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
53
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio0 of 10
Subtitles10 of 10

Should I buy Hotshot Racing?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 91 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 54 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Servers and matchmaking: 67 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 47 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 39 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k 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 praise300 helpful reviews50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
91 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Then the gameplay is good fun although it's the old problem that nearly all boost games have: If no boost, you jug along as if this was a sunday drive, not a race.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
54 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
So with this game it's incredibly frustrating, because it starts off with banger music (probably not to everyones liking, but it fits so well and takes a nose dive into oldschool racing game soundtracks), stunning visuals that haven't been seen since the early voxel racers.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Outside of the Grand Prix, Single Race and Time Trial modes, there are also a few variants where you have to watch your car's health while racing and the more classic Cops and Robbers that can all be fun in multiplayer online, or with friends in split-screen.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack, which is more of a background beat, is pleasant and fitting for the races and accelerates on the last lap for added pressure.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I ran it on the Steam Deck and it performed really well.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The ending scenes with each character are short, but a nice bonus.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay91 reviews
Graphics54 reviews
Co-op44 reviews
Audio25 reviews
Steam Deck17 reviews
Story13 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Servers and matchmaking
52% still recommend
Difficulty
70% still recommend
Multiplayer
72% still recommend
Performance
48% still recommend
Controls
65% still recommend
Crashes
30% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Save Anytime
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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