Hotshot Racing

Hotshot Racing

Steam Deck Verified

Sumo Digital Ltd · Racing · Sep 10, 2020

Worth it for the right player.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $3.99.

77%
Mostly Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Servers and matchmaking: 77 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 52 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

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 praise17% are divided33% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise 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.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I have played this game so much I have acquired every ingame unlockable (as of writing only 1.4% of players have the achievement for doing this), and even purchased the soundtrack to support the devs.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise 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.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
It has full controller support and I didn't experience any crashes or stutters.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise 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.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Plays great on Steam Deck, too!
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Graphics56 reviews
Story and characters52 reviews
Audio26 reviews
Controls20 reviews
Co-op20 reviews
Steam Deck19 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Multiplayer47 reviews
72%
Gameplay46 reviews
59%
Players complain% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking77 reviews
53%
Difficulty52 reviews
63%
Performance24 reviews
46%
Crashes22 reviews
41%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $3.99 (−80%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $3.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
53
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.