Choose Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered
Choose Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 5,391 Steam reviews back the pick.
Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered vs Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown
Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered and Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown both land in Action, Racing on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Racing on Steam. Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown has co-op; Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered does not. Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown has no Deck rating yet. No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown
Choose Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown if you want a Sports and Indie game with Shared/Split Screen, Online PvP, and Shared/Split Screen PvP. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend.
Both Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered and Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown sit in Action and Racing on Steam and both list Multi-player, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered |  Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | — |
| Genres | Action, Racing | Action, Sports, Indie, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 5.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 79.7% positive (5,391 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Stellar Entertainment Limited | Psypher Interactive |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Racing on Steam.
- Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown has co-op; Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered does not.
- Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown has no Deck rating yet.
Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered vs Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown — FAQ
- Are Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered and Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown similar?
- They overlap on Action, Racing on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.