Choose Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box
Choose Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 4,091 Steam reviews back the pick.
Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box vs Street Racing Syndicate
Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box and Street Racing Syndicate both land in 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 are Racing games on Steam. Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box (2009) is 5 years older than Street Racing Syndicate (2014). Street Racing Syndicate scores higher on Steam reviews (85.7% positive) than Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box (84.3% positive). 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 Street Racing Syndicate
Choose Street Racing Syndicate if you want the Shared/Split Screen side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2014) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,207 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box and Street Racing Syndicate sit in Racing on Steam and both list Multi-player, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (84.3% vs 85.7% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box |  Street Racing Syndicate | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2009 | 2014 |
| Genres | Racing | Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 84.3% positive (4,091 reviews) | 85.7% positive (1,207 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Criterion Games | Eutechnyx |
Side by side
- Both are Racing games on Steam.
- Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box (2009) is 5 years older than Street Racing Syndicate (2014).
- Street Racing Syndicate scores higher on Steam reviews (85.7% positive) than Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box (84.3% positive).
- Steam Deck: Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box is Deck Unsupported, Street Racing Syndicate is Deck Playable.
Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box vs Street Racing Syndicate — FAQ
- Which is better, Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box or Street Racing Syndicate?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box sits at 84.3% positive (4,091 reviews), Street Racing Syndicate at 85.7% (1,207). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box or Street Racing Syndicate first?
- If you want chronology, Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box (2009) came out before Street Racing Syndicate (2014). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box and Street Racing Syndicate similar?
- They overlap on 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.