Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit overview

Overview

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit comes from Criterion Games and is published by Electronic Arts. It arrived on Steam on Dec 14, 2010, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, and Xbox so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 17 players at 7 October 2026 - 08:36:45 UTC, with a tracked peak near 58. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 83% positive across 20,011 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit is available in 11 languages including:

10 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, usk, oflc, and bbfc

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit has sold up to 1,100,000 units and has 17,452 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $12,800,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit overview details

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Get the Latest Edition About the Game Need for Speed Hot Pursuit launches you into a new open-world landscape behind the wheel of the world's fastest and most beautiful cars. From Criterion, the award-winning studio behind the Burnout series, Hot Pursuit will redefine racing games for a whole new generation. You'll experience stunning speeds, takedowns, and getaways as you battle your friends in the most connected Need for Speed game ever. Through Need for Speed Autolog and its innovative approach to connected social competition, your Hot Pursuit experience will extend beyond the console onto the web, constantly moving your gameplay in new and unique directions. Loaded with action, this game will challenge you to become Seacrest County's top cop or most wanted racer. For the first time ever in a Need for Speed game, you'll be able to play a full career on either side of the law. Whether you're a lead-foot speeder or a cop with a mean streak, make sure your aviators are spotless and your driving record is anything but. Key Features Career – For the first time in Need For Speed history play full careers as both cops and racers. Whether playing online with friends, taking on Friends challenges or the single player career, players will earn bounty that levels them up and unlocks new cars, weapons and equipment. Need For Speed™ Autolog – In Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, your friends drive your gameplay experience. Autolog is a system that links friends directly to each other’s games, enabling them to compare and share all their experiences, pictures and challenges. Autolog inst…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit is listed as a game with No longer available on Steam Store. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Racing. SteamPulse's latest observation records 17 players at 7 October 2026 - 08:36:45 UTC, a tracked peak of 58, and 83% positive reviews.

Overview tags

RacingCombat RacingSportsDrivingPvPAutomobile SimOpen WorldArcadeThird PersonFirst-PersonSimulationAtmosphericMultiplayerOnline Co-OpAdventure

Support and legal notes

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