Action · November 6, 2020

Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered (2020)

Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered (2020) scores 81% positive on Steam from 11.5k reviews, 74 Metacritic, developed by Stellar Entertainment Limited.

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Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered (2020) is a Action title from Stellar Entertainment Limited available on Windows. The title carries a 81% Steam positive rating across 11.5k reviews, a 74/100 Metacritic score, and 116 peak concurrent players — making it a measurable reference point when comparing to peers in the Action category.

Feel the thrill of the chase and the rush of escape in Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered on PC. Unleash a savage sense of speed both as an outlaw and a cop in the world’s hottest high-performance cars. Outsmart the heat or take down lawbreakers with the tactical weaponry at your disposal in a heart-pumping, socially competitive racing experience. Updated with enhanced visuals, cross-platform multiplayer — including the asynchronous competition powered by Autolog — plus all additional main DLC, this is the ultimate edition of Criterion Games’ critically acclaimed Need for Speed debut. It’s time to reignite the pursuit. Cross-platform Multiplayer and Autolog Bolt down the winding Seacrest County roads headfirst in racing that is socially competitive at its core. The groundbreaking Autolog connects you and your friends in head-to-head pursuits and races and instinctively delivers challenges based on your friends’ activities. This highly dynamic system is fueled by friendly competition and is now supported with cross-platform sync and new multiplayer gameplay so you can race each other no matter what platform you’re on. All Main DLC Included, Plus More Updates Get all the additional main DLC delivered at launch, including an extra 6 hours of gameplay and more than 30 challenges. Brand new achievements, wraps, car colors, reduced hard stops, an updated photo mode and gallery, and multiple quality-of-life updates create an even more well-rounded gameplay experience this time around. Exotic Cars with Weapons Drive the world’s most desirable supercars on both sides of the law. Bust suspects in supercharged cop interceptors enhanced with tactical weaponry, or level the playing field with counterattacks and defensive maneuvers as an elite racer. Strategize to gain an edge over the competition, no matter what side you’re on! Chase and Escape A deep and fully defined single-player career delivers the action of both cops and racers, with a seamlessly linked multiplayer experience across all race modes. Take on friends or play through the career solo to earn Bounty and unlock new cars, weapons, and equipment. Enhanced Visuals Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered delivers a timeless racing experience updated for today’s generation of hardware with enhanced visuals.

Release & Availability

Release date Nov 6, 2020
Developer Stellar Entertainment Limited
Publisher Electronic Arts
Base price $4.49 -85%
Platforms Windows
Estimated owners 1M–10M
External links Official site · Metacritic page · Support

Release timeline

Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered launched on Nov 6, 2020.

Studio and publishing

The title was developed by Stellar Entertainment Limited and published by Electronic Arts.

Platform support

Playable natively on Windows.

Packages & editions

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Reception & Reviews

Steam community score

Steam users rate Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered 81% positive across 11.5k reviews — categorised as Mostly Positive.

9.3k positive · 2.2k negative

Critic consensus (Metacritic)

Critics aggregated on Metacritic awarded a 74/100 score.

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User score

Metacritic user score stands at 6.5/10.

Curator & community recommendations

Steam curators and players have issued 11.4k recommendations for this title.

Peak concurrent players

Peak concurrent Steam players reached 116 — a measurement of how active the playerbase got at launch or during a surge.

Gameplay Profile

Genres

  • Action
  • Racing

Community tag consensus

  • Racing · 191
  • Driving · 168
  • Open World · 167
  • Combat Racing · 166
  • Multiplayer · 164
  • Competitive · 148
  • Vehicular Combat · 138
  • Action · 128
  • Action-Adventure · 118
  • Crime · 108
  • Realistic · 107
  • Cinematic · 94

Playtime profile

Community average playtime is 12 hours, with a median of 6 hours — a short (5–15 hours) commitment. Two-week average sits at 2 hours per active player.

Steam achievements

The title ships with 66 Steam achievements to unlock.

Languages supported

Interface / subtitles: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish – Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Traditional Chinese.

Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish – Spain, Japanese, Traditional Chinese.

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered released?

Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered was released on Nov 6, 2020 by Stellar Entertainment Limited.

Is Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered worth playing?

Based on 11.5k Steam reviews, Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered holds a 81% positive rating (Mostly Positive) — suggesting the game resonates with most players who try it.

What platforms does Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered support?

Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered runs natively on Windows.

How much does Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered cost?

Base price on Steam is $4.49 (before seasonal discounts).

What Metacritic score did Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered receive?

Critics rated Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered 74/100 on Metacritic.